Mayor of Cebu, the Philippines
Mr. Michael Lopez Rama is a Filipino politician in the Philippines currently serving as Mayor of Cebu City. Mr. Rama started his political career as Councilor of Cebu City for three successive terms from 1992 to 2001, filling in the slot of his uncle, Clemente "Cle" Rama, a veteran councilor, and leading the Committee on Education.
Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Since August 2013, Mr. Michael Berkowitz has been The Rockefeller Foundation's Managing Director for its 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge. 100 Resilient Cities – part of the Foundation's $100 million commitment to build urban resilience worldwide – is an organization whose purpose is to support cities to adopt and incorporate a resilience mindset in their planning, development, and community-building so that they are prepared for a wide range of shocks and chronic stresses.
Head, National Disaster Manage Centre, South Africa
As the Head of the National Disaster Management Centre in South Africa, Mr. Ken Terry leads a dynamic team to promote an integrated and coordinated system of disaster management, with special emphasis on prevention and mitigation, by national, provincial and municipal organs of state, statutory functionaries, and other role players involved in disaster management and communities.
Special Envoy for International Waters Affairs, The Netherlands
Mr. Henk Ovink has been appointed as the first Special Envoy for International Water Affairs for the Kingdom of the Netherlands by the Ministries of Infrastructure and the Environment, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, and Economic Affairs. In his capacity as thematic ambassador, the Special Envoy for International Water Affairs reinforces Dutch ambitions in the water domain; he contributes to boosting the international market position of Dutch know-how and expertise.
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联合国住房和可持续城市发展大会（人居三）筹委会第二次会议——2015年4月14日至16日
联合国人居署理事会第25届会议——2015年4月17日至23日
联合国肯尼亚内罗毕办事处
联合国内罗毕办事处（UNON）将成为2015年4月的两个重要会议的举办地。
第一个会议是联合国住房和可持续城市发展大会（人居三）筹委会第二次会议，定于2015年4月14日至16日举行。
第二个会议是联合国人居署理事会第25届会议，定于2015年4月17日至23日举行。利用成员国和正式认可的合作伙伴均有高层代表参会的良机，2015年14日至23日将开辟两个会议的通用展区。
各成员国、利益相关方、及可持续城市发展领域的组织获邀展示其项目、创新成果和解决方案。
各成员国、利益相关方及参与可持续城市发展的组织。其中包括：
Special Representative of the Secretary General For Disaster Risk Reduction, Head, UNISDR
Senior Director, Global Practice on Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience, World Bank Group
Director and Professor, Research Center for Safety Science at Kansai University and Executive Director of Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute, Japan
Graduated from Department of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University in 1969, and obtained PhD in 1976 from Kyoto University. He was Associate Professor in 1976, Research Fellow, University of Washington in 1981-82, Fulbright Senior Research Fellow at Princeton University in 1992 and got the full professor position in 1993.
Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Hokkaido Development Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Kisaburo Ishii is Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). He is in charge of policies on land, infrastructure and Hokkaido development. After graduating from Tokyo University, Law Department, in 1979, he joined the Ministry of Construction (now restructured as MLIT).
by Muna Ndulo