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1 DAY2 (November 14) 1. Introduction session 7 th Asia Smart City Conference -List of speakers, discussants and moderators (tentative)- As of November 8, 2018 Speaker City of Yokohama World Bank Asian Development Bank Institute 2. Thematic Sessions (1) Water and waste Speaker Cebu City, Philippines City Government of Bandung, Indonesia Battambang Provincial Administration, Cambodia Danao, Philippines Kitakyushu, Japan Rawalpindi, Pakistan Mongolia Astana City, Kazakstan FINETECH CO., Ltd. GOODMAN Inc. Guun Co., Ltd. Takenaka Corporation JFE Engineering Corporation TOSHIKOGYOU Co., Ltd. Commentator City of Yokohama, Japan Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association World Resources Institute, China (2) Transport and mobility Speaker Bangkok, Thailand BAPPENAS, Indonesia Phnom Penh Municipality, Cambodia Phnom Penh City Hall Administration Tbilisi Municipality City Hall, Georgia Vientiane Capital Administration Office, Laos Phnom Penh Department of Land Management Urban Planning Construction and Cadaster Arthur D. Little Faurecia 1

2 NEC Corporation Commentator Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport and Urban Development (JOIN) Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) World Resources Institute Embassy of Indonesia (3) Energy efficiency Speaker City of Yokohama Thane, India AMATA Corporation PCL Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning Government of Pakistan (Rawalpindi Water and Sanitation Agency, Punjab) iforcom Co., Ltd. GreenPlace Assets Commentator Future Cities Research (Fundacion Metropoli) Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center(OECC), Japan Embassy of Germany Ministry of Environment, Japan (4) Disaster resilience Speaker Metro Manila, Philippines Akimat of Astana City, Kazakhstan Ministry of Local Government, Fiji Hezhou city, China Nausori Town Council, Fiji Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Philippines Japan Weather Association JVCKENWOOD Corporation One Concern Commentator Japan ICT Fund (JICT) Embassy of Philippines (5) Urban infrastructure provision for smart cities Speaker Astana City, Kazakhstan Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), Philippines Battambang Provincial Administration, Ministry of Interior, Cambodia Senior Accounts Officer, Ministry of Local Government, Fiji 2

3 Tbilisi Municipality City Hall, Georgia Vientiane Capital Administration Office, Laos Municipal Corporation, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Phnom Penh Municipality, Cambodia Ministry of Local Government, Fiji Nausori Town Council, Fiji Mongolia Dassault Systèmes EX Research Institute Ltd. Commentator Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Asian Institute of Technology Alumni Association Embassy of Philippines (6) Utilizing big data/ open data for land development Speaker Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on Smart City and Innovation District, Vietnam Government of Pakistan (Rawalpindi Water and Sanitation Agency, Punjab) Municipal Corporation, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Asia Air Survey Co., Ltd. Google Earth Outreach PASCO Corporation Commentator Yokohama City University ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability Embassy of Germany (7) Retooling manufacturing and industrials Speaker Danao, Philippines Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning iforcom Co., Ltd. World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan Commentator Yokohama City University Embassy of Indonesia (8) Citizen engagement through smart technology Speaker City Government of Bandung, Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand Phnom Penh Department of Land Management Urban Planning Construction and Cadaster Government of Pakistan (SURR Social) Phnom Penh City Hall Administration 3

4 Kitakyushu, Japan Madrid City Council SRPOST Inc. Yokohama Community Design Laboratory Commentator Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) Fundacion Metropoli Asian Development Bank 4

5 DAY3 (November 15) 1. Panel Discussion (1) Capstone 1 on Integrated Urban Development Panelist Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan Yokohama National University Yokohama City University AMATA Corporation PCL (2) Capstone 2 on Exponential Technologies Panelist Accenture Digital Hitachi Nissan Motor Corporation Asia University 2. Plenary Opening Session Opening Speech Mayor, City of Yokohama Keynote Speech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Ministry of Environment, Japan Video Message UN-HABITAT C40 Panel Discussion Panelist World Bank Asian Development Bank City of Yokohama Province of Cebu Moderator IGES Closing Session Student Speech Yokohama City University Joint Declaration City of Yokohama 5

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