Inaugural Event of the WC2 University Network
September 1-3, 2010
Day 1:
World Cities – Present and Future
Venue: Cass Business School Auditorium, Bunhill Row, EC1Y 8TZ
Session 1
The role and evolution of World Cities
Where have world cities come from and where are they going? Has the recent crisis
interrupted the evolution of world cities or accelerated it? What will be the pattern of world
cities in the future? How can world cities become sustainable?
09.30 -10.30
Registration and coffee
10.30 -10.35
Introduction – Prof. Dinos Arcoumanis (Deputy ViceChancellor, Research & International)
10.35 -10.50
Conference Opening – Lord Mayor and Chancellor of City
University London
10.50 -11.00
Welcome to City University– Prof. Paul Curran, ViceChancellor
11.00 -11.30
Keynote Address 1 - Tony Travers, London School of
Economics
11.30 -12.00
Coffee Break
12.00am-12.30
Keynote Address 2 – Dame Judith Mayhew-Jonas, Chairman
The New West End Company
12.30-13.00
Panel Discussion – Chaired by Prof. Greg Clark
13.00-14.00
Lunch
Session 2
National and business advantages of World Cities
What is the value of having world cities for national economies and business? Do all nations
need world cities? What are the unique advantages for companies in advanced sectors?
What are the disadvantages? What challenges have to be overcome to realise the benefits
of world cities?
14.00-14.10
Introduction – Prof. Greg Clark (Cass Business School)
14.10-14.25
UK Government - Brian Collins, Chief Scientific Advisor,
Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
14.25-14.40
Transport – Michele Dix, Managing Director, Group Planning
Transport for London (TfL)
14.40-14.55
Business – Angela Knight, Chief Executive, Bankers
Association
14.55 – 15.30
Discussion
15.30-16.00
Tea break
Session 3
The role of Universities in World Cities
16.00-16.10
Introduction – Prof. Dinos Arcoumanis (Deputy ViceChancellor, Research & International), City University London
16.10-17.20
Short presentations by WC2 Founding members
17.20-17.30
Closing Remarks – Prof. Dinos Arcoumanis (Deputy ViceChancellor, Research & International), City University London
17.30-19.00
Reception at the Cass Business School
Day 2: World Cities World Class (WC2) University Network
Venue: College Building, 280 St John Street, EC1V 0HB
Session 4
Presentation of Founding Members (Rooms AG04)
09.00-09.30
Coffee/Breakfast (Room AG02)
09.30-09.45
Introduction to WC2 Network – Professor Dinos Arcoumanis
09.45-10.00
Presentation of Seoul National University
10.00-10.15
Presentation of Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10.15-10.30
Presentation of Waseda University, Tokyo
10.30-10.45
Coffee break (Room AG02)
10.45-11.00
Presentation of University of Sao Paulo
11.00-11.15
Presentation of Technische Universitat Berlin
11.15-11.30
Presentation of UAM (Metropolitan Autonomous University)
11.30-11.45
Presentation of Politecnico di Milano
11.45-12.45
Discussion
12.45-14.00
Lunch (Room AG05)
Session 5
WC2 Thematic Areas/Clubs (Rooms AG04)
14.00-14.45
Establishment of WC2 Transport Club (Facilitated by Professor
Dinos Arcoumanis, DVC (Research & International)
14.45-15.30
Establishment of WC2 Cultural Industries Club (Facilitated by
Professor Christie Slade, Dean, Schools of Arts and Social
Sciences)
15.30-16.15
Establishment of WC2 Business Club (Facilitated by Mr
Richard Gillingwater, Dean, Cass Business School)
16.15-16.30
Tea Break (Room AG05)
16.30-17.15
Establishment of WC2 Global Health Club (Facilitated by
Professor Stanton Newman, Dean, School of Health and
Community Sciences)
17.15-18.00
Establishment of WC2 Sustainability Club (Facilitated by
Professor Tim Lang, Head of Food Policy Group)
19.30 - 22.00
Dinner for WC2 Founding members & Deans at the Royal
Society
Day 3: World Cities World Class (WC2) University Network
Venue: College Building, St John Street, EC1V 0HB
Session 6
WC2 Club Summaries and Future Plans (Rooms AG04)
9.00-9.30
Coffee/Breakfast (Room AG05)
9.30-11.00
Summaries from WC2 Club Rapporteurs
11.00-11.30
Coffee break (Room AG05)
11.30-12.45
Decisions about WC2 Scholars, Spring 2011 Meeting, Update
on new members…
12.45-13.00
Closure of WC2 Inaugural Meeting
13.00-14.00
Lunch (Room AG05)
14.00-
Departures/ Travel to Transport for London
(Room AG06 is available as a break-out room on both the 2nd and 3rd September.)
15.00-16.15
Optional activity: Transport for London project
Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, Bankside, London. SE1
We will visit the headquarters of the iBus project which is a state-of-the-art Automatic
Vehicle Location (AVL), radio and an on-bus passenger information display and
announcement system which keeps London’s millions of passengers informed every step of
the journey. We will reach the headquarters via a combination of tube and bus travel to see
the advanced technology in practice.