OMEGA Workshop 2013-04-10

VREF CoE OMEGA London Workshop

10th-12th April 2013 | University College London, London, UK

Theme: Mega Transport Projects: Policy-making, Planning and Political Leadership

Workshop Programme PDF

Welcoming Address Stephen Caddick, Vice Provost (Enterprise), UCL Anders Brännström, Chairman of the Board, VREF Harry Dimitriou, Director, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL
Great Planning Disasters Revisited Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL Presentation PDF
Politics and Mega Transport Projects in London Ken Livingston, Former London Mayor
Open discussion: Megaprojects, their Economics and Political Leadership Chaired by Anders Brännström, Chairman of the Board, VREF (TBC)
Megaproject Risks in a Hypermobile World Prof. John Adams, Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, UCL Presentation PDF
Introduction to OMEGA 2 Project: What Constitutes a ‘Successful Mega Transport Project? Prof. Harry Dimitriou, OMEGA Centre, Bartlett School of Planning, UCL Presentation PDF
Open Discussion: Megaprojects, their Social and Environmental Impact and Political Leadership Chaired by Måns Lönnroth, Advisor to VREF
The OMEGA 2 Project: Generic and Context-specific Lessons Phil Wright, OMEGA Centre, bartlett School of Planning, UCL Presentation PDF
Panel Discussion: Potential Resonance of OMEGA Lessons in Developing Economies Chaired by Henrik Nolmark, Director, VREF Observations from China Jia Wenzheng, Associate Professor, CUSTReC Observations from India Prof. D. Mohan, TRIPP/Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Observations from Africa David Mfinanga, ACET, University of Dar es Salaam Presentation PDF Observations from South America Spokesperson to be confirmed by CoE
Open Discussion: Power of Context Part 1 & 2 – The Political and Governance Dimension Chaired by Mary Thynell, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg

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