Conference Program - Building Community City 10-11/9/2017

Evening Plenary – Israel 2048

Moderated by Michal Bitterman, Co-founder and Executive Director of The Natural Step Israel

Greetings

Arch. Alon Yitzhaki, Chairman of Board of Directors, ILGBC

Roni Brik, President, Israel Builders Association

 Prof. Colin Price, Head of The Porter School of Environmental Studies

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Keynote Presentation

Technology and sustainability alongside innovation and leadership, Sivan Ya'ari, Founder and CEO of Innovation: Africa

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 Announcement of the annual Green Building Award winners

Morning Plenary

Sustainable Built Environment in Israel 2048: From Vision to Reality

Moderated by Sivan Klingbail, Journalist and TV news anchor on “Osot Chesbon”, Channel 10 and “Sogrim Chesbon” on the Educational Channel

Greetings

 Israel Danziger, Director of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

Hila Beinish, Executive Director, Israeli Green Building Council

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The Way to promote a sustainable built environment in Israel, Arch. Alon Yitzhaki, Chairman of Board of Directors, ILGBC

Sustainable built environment in Israel – 100 years since its foundation: From Vision to Reality – Executive Panel

Opening Remarks: Ron Huldai, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Chairman, Forum 15, the Israeli Forum for Self-Government Cities

Panel members

Adv. Eitan Atia, Executive Director of Forum 15

Eli Cohen, CEO of Termokir and Chairperson of “Made in Israel”, Israeli Manufacturer’s Association

Arch. Edna Lerman, Chair of Israel Planners Association

Daniela Paz, Founder and CEO, Real Estate Consulting Company Paz Economy & Engineering

Dror Gershon, Executive Director, MIU Movement for Israeli Urbanism

Michal Bitterman, Founder and CEO, The Natural Step Israel

Netanel Lapidot, Director of Senior Department  of Strategy and Planning Policy, Ministry of Construction and Housing

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Keynote Speaker

Creating Cities for All, Gil Penalosa, Founder & Chair of 8 80 Cities

 Smart Cities

 In Cooperation with S.U.iT.S – Smarter Urban & iT Strategies LTD

Chair: Arch. Rafi Rich, CEO & Founder, S.U.iT.S – Smarter Urban & iT Strategies LTD

IN (IMBY – in my back yard), OUT (NIMBY – not in my back yard), Dr. Orli Ronen, Head of the Urban Innovation and Sustainability Lab at the Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University

Grey water recycling and associated legal aspects, Adv. Asaf Hadassi, Legal Consultant, The Israeli Coalition for Gray Water Recycling

A smart and sustainable city – Can Israel learn from Africa's experience? Arch. Rafi Rich, CEO & Founder, S.U.iT.S and UNHABITAT smart cities adviser

Mission Impossible – Innovation in Cities, Sharone April, ‎Director of Innovation Team (JLM i-team) at Jerusalem Municipality

Digital agriculture in the smart city, Galia Cukierman, lecturer on urban agriculture and food quality and sustainability management, The Hebrew University

Moving from Energy Efficiency to Energy Management

In collaboration with the Energy Ministry

Chair: Eitan Parnas, Founder & Director General of the Green Energy Association of Israel

Energy rating of buildings in Israel, Yechezkel Lifshitz, Deputy Director General: Energy Infrastructures and Water Resources 

Net zero buildings 2030 – towards a policy for Net-zero building initiated by the Energy Ministry, Keren Schvetz, R&D director, Israeli Green Building Council

Near Net Zero – Nearby and far, Anat Barchkovsky, Shikun & Binui Solel Boneh

Creating together renewable energy revolution, Adam Cromer, Founder and CEO, Green Insight

Tel Aviv – A city that doesn't stop (electricity-wise) – local energy production, action plan for a net zero city 2035, Arch. Uriel Babczyk, Director of Sustainable Design & Building, Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality

Infrastructure and Mobility

Chair: Nachman Shelef, Board Member, MIU Movement for Israeli Urbanism

 Who is stuck in traffic? A radically new perspective on our transport problems, Prof. Karel Martens, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Highway 77 – The first green road in Israel – challenges and opportunities, Ofer Levy, Planning and engineering manager, Shikun & Binui Solel Boneh Infrastruture

From vision to commuting by the light railway, Gali Glatt Simhi, VP, QU, information systems & environmental safety, NTA

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Executive Panel – Towards a sustainable mobility future in Israel

Moderator: Nachman Shelef, Board Member, MIU Movement for Israeli Urbanism

Panel Members: Irit Shperber, Director of transport planning, Israeli Transport Ministry; Meital Lehavi, Deputy Mayor, Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality; Shmuel Grossbird, Deputy Mayor, Elad Municipality; Tal Venger, VP Urban Planning & Environmental Consulting, AVIV AMCG; Gi Yaacov, Executive Director, 15 Minutes NGO