A series of online discussions "CITY AND PEOPLE" in preparation for the XIII architectural forum "Architecture VRN"

22 May – 5 June 2020
Moscow

In preparation for the 13th architectural forum “VRN Architecture”, the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Voronezh Region and the Agency for Strategic Development “CENTER” organized a series of online conferences “CITY AND PEOPLE”. Discussions are live on the YouTube-channel of the Agency for Strategic Development “CENTER”. During the discussion, experts will raise questions about the role and influence of urban and expert communities on the development of urban territories and the importance of collegial bodies in power, share success and failure stories on examples of specific cities and regions. 

Online Conference “CITY AND PEOPLE: The Role of Citizens and Expert Communities in Urban Development”

Date: May 22, 2020

Time: 12.00-13.30 Moscow time

Key discussion points:

  • Does the city need expert communities? Is it universal evil or the engine of change?
  • What is the effectiveness of the "professional citizens"? What is the difficulty?
  • How do authorities and experts interact: confrontation or consolidation? Overcoming misunderstandings or collective synergy?

Speakers:

  • Sergei GeorgievskiiSergei Georgievskii General Director of the Agency for Strategic Development "CENTER", moderator of the discussion
  •  Irina Alekseeva Irina AlekseevaHead of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning under the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Chief Architect of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
  • Andrei ErenkovAndrei ErenkovHead of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Voronezh Region
  • Alexander Tomashenko Alexander Tomashenko Head of the Competence Center for Urban Issues in the Kaluga Region - TOLK
  •  Natalia Fishman-Bekmambetova Natalia Fishman-Bekmambetova Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan
  •  Daria Shorina Daria Shorina Advisor to the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Director of ANO "Institute for the Development of the Urban Environment of the Nizhny Novgorod Region"

Online conference "CITY AND PEOPLE: the role of collegial bodies in power"

Date: June 5, 2020.

Time: 12.00-13.30 Moscow time.

Key discussion points:

  • What is the role of collegial bodies in power?
  • Why do we need city councils, arch councils and public councils and what is the effectiveness of their activities? What are the difficulties and obstacles?
  • How to correlate decisions of collegial bodies with decisions and responsibilities of officials?

Speakers:

  • Maria SedletskayaMaria SedletskayaLeading analyst of the Agency for Strategic Development CENTER, moderator of the discussion
  • Andrei ErenkovAndrei ErenkovHead of the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning of the Voronezh Region
  • Petr IvanovPetr IvanovSociologist of the city in the "Laboratory of the Civil Engineering"
  • Naida Ismatulaeva Naida Ismatulaeva Head of the Department of Construction and Architecture of the Lipetsk Region, chief architect of the Lipetsk Region
  • Alexander Lozhkin Alexander Lozhkin Head of the Department of Construction and Architecture of the Novosibirsk City Hall, chief architect of the city of Novosibirsk
  • Evgenia Murinets Evgenia Murinets Advisor to the Governor of the Astrakhan Region, Director of Urban Policy Institute, member of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Construction of Russia on the formation of a comfortable urban environment
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