100 Year Anniversary Industry Series Event Urban Planning & Design Forum Go back »
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Time2015-09-15 | 07:30 - 12:30
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Venue:AmCham Shanghai Conference Center
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Address:Suite 568, Shanghai Centre, 1376 Nanjing Road West
上海美国商会会议室 南京西路1376号,上海商城568室 -
Fee:Members: 300 RMB |
Non Members: 500 RMB
[MEMBERS FROM THE EUROPEAN CHAMBER ARE OFFERED MEMBER PRICE]
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AmCham Shanghai invites you to our annual Urban Planning & Design Forum on Tuesday, September 15 from 07:30–12:30 at the AmCham Shanghai Conference Center. The Forum’s purpose is two-fold: a reflection and look back of 100 years of urban planning and design featuring academics and architecture firms, followed by a safety in design forum which aims to encourage and raise awareness of safety in design programs.
Designed by industry leaders, the Forum provides a platform for sharing best practices aimed at decreasing safety incidents, advocating, communicating and integrating knowledge around international standards of safety in 4 key areas of design – employee, environment, end-user and equipment.
AGENDA
07:30 Registration
Session I: 100 Years of Architecture & Design
08:15 Welcome Remarks
08:30 Keynote: An Historical Overview of Shanghai’s Architectural Development
Dr. Li Xiangning, Assistant Dean & Director of International Programs, Tongji University of Architecture & Urban Planning
09:00 Industry Panel: The Changing Landscape of Urban Planning & Design
Tom Ford, Planning & Urban Design Studio Leader, Gensler Shanghai
David Chen, Chairman of FOG International Captial Group, Executive Director of the Board of Bridge Capital Group
Dr. Li Xiangning, Assistant Dean & Director of International Programs, Tongji University of Architecture & Urban Planning
Moderator: Phil Branham, Co-founder & President, B&L Group
09:45 Networking Break
Session II: Safety in Design
10:15 Introduction
Steve Willett, Managing Director, Lend Lease China
10:25 Presentation: Creating an On-site Safety Culture through Behavioral Practices
10:50 Presentation: How to Ensure Safety of Design for Consumers and Users
Andrew Bolstein, Vice President of Operations, Disney
11:15 Panel Discussion: Use of Equipment & Tools to Achieve Safety, a Safe Work Environment & Facilities Management
Jane Briggs, Head of HSE & Risk, Gleeds China
Victor He, EHS Director, AECOM
John Murray, General Manager, Hertz Equipment Rental Company
Moderator: Steve Willett, Managing Director, Lend Lease China
12:00 Q&A
12:30 End of Forum
This Forum includes coffee, pastries and a brown bag lunch.
Who should attend?
- Designers and Architects
- Environmental, Health and Safety officers
- Corporate construction and facility management heads
- Construction firms
- Project managers and Engineering professionals
- Materials and supply companies
- Legal and insurance professionals
- HR leaders and General Managers
- Service provides and consultants in related fields
More speaker details coming soon!
100th Anniversary Program
For 100 years, AmCham Shanghai has been at the forefront of the people, partnerships, and progress of American business success in China. Throughout 2015, our centennial year, we are producing a series of events and publications that celebrate our storied history and the opportunities of the coming century. By reflecting on the past, present, and future of the U.S.-China Commercial relationship, the centennial programs communicate how American business and AmCham Shanghai have contributed to China’s development in the past and will do so in the future. The programs showcase examples of our impact on China’s growth and raise the profile of American business in Shanghai.
This program is brought to you by AmCham Shanghai’s Design & Construction Committee. For more information on how you can get involved with this or any of AmCham Shanghai’s 23 industry-specific committees, please contact Project Manager, Lindsay Ross at Lindsay.ross@amcham-shanghai.org<.
For more information, please visit: http://www.amcham-shanghai.org/AmChamPortal/Event/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=6953
Speakers
Dr. Xiangning Li
Dr. Xiangning Li is full professor in history, theory and criticism at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning. He is also Assistant Dean and Director of International Programs there, and a guest editor of Time+Architecture, one of the leading architectural magazines in China. He has published widely on contemporary architecture and urbanism in China and he was a visiting scholar at MIT, teaching a course on the same topic in the year of 2006. In 2009, Dr. Li was the UFI fellow at MAK Center of Art and Architecture in Los Angeles, and Erasmus Mundus visiting professor at TU Darmstadt. He lectured in universities and institutes including Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Southern California, and Canadian Center for Architecture. His recent books include The Real and the Imagined: Study of Value System in Contemporary Urban Theory (2009), and Updating China: Projects for a Sustainable Future (2010). Prof. Li was curatorial committee member for 2007 Shenzhen Biennale and 2008 Shanghai Biennale. Dr. Li acts as the chief curator for the serial Sino-German forums and exhibitions sponsored by Goethe Institute, Germany. He was appointed as director for Shanghai Contemporary Architecture Culture Center (Museum) in 2010. He is chief curator of 2010 Sanya Design Biennale and co-curator of 2011 Chendu Biennale and 2011 Shenzhen Biennale. He recently curated an exhibition on contemporary Chinese architects “From Research
to Design” in Milan Triennale.
Mr. Phil Branham
Phil Branham is the Co-founder and President of B&L Group, Inc. He has over 40 years of national and international experience in management, engineering and construction. He has lived and worked in various areas of China since 1997. His business and civic activities include serving as Chairman of the 2004 American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, past President of the American Society of Plant Engineers in Tucson, AZ and on the International Advisory Group for Xuhui and Luwan District in Shanghai.
His international business expertise is enriched by working with clients from the United States, China, Kazakhstan and Europe. This international experience includes design, management and construction for projects ranging from the 200 meter high Citigroup Tower in Pudong, Shanghai to the 2.5 million m2 office, research and manufacturing facility for UTStarcom and manufacturing plants including foreign owned semiconductor manufacturing and chemical facilities in China and a new Marine Base Port servicing vessels on the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. Phil’s experience includes work for select companies like IBM, Intel, Motorola, Citigroup, Detroit Edison, Microchip, P & G, Micron, International Rectifier, Silicon Systems, Newmont Mining, Allied Signal, UTStarcom, Winbond Electronics, Caspian Services, General Motors, Bayer, SMIC, Ford Motor Company, Kimberly Clark and Corning.
Mr. Tom Ford
Tom Ford is the Planning & Urban Design Studio Leader in the Shanghai office of Gensler, designers of the Shanghai Tower. He is a motivated member of multiple project teams and provides senior leadership and urban design expertise. Tom is particularly interested in the cultural and physical contexts in which large and complex projects are envisioned, planned, and developed. He is highly successful in maintaining good client relationships and is valued by both clients and team members for his collaborative design approach, work ethic, sense of humor, and communication skills. Prior to joining Gensler, Tom worked throughout Asia providing urban design services as a consultant to international firms. This urban design work followed the
founding of The Office of Tom Ford in California in 2008. He earned a Master of Architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley and launched his architecture career in the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Over the course of Tom’s career, his urban design work has won awards on both sides of the Pacific Ocean from a variety of organizations, including local and State chapters of the American Planning Association and the Hong Kong Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Since 2002, always in concert with his son, Tom has seen the Chicago Cubs play baseball in over 15 ballparks in cities and towns across North America, including the village of Cooperstown, New York.
Mr. David Chen
David Xiaoou Chen is the Chairman of FOG International Capital Group, Executive Director of the Board of Bridge Capital Group, a commercial real estate investment and asset management company with operations in China, Hong Kong and USA. David is also the senior adviser of Hong Kong listed Yue Xiu REITs, the largest real estate REITs within mainland China. David Chen has wide experience in large scale real estate investment, development, planning & design, asset management and international business operations; he has been living and working in China, United States, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia for many years. David has been working as Vice President, China, of CDPQ-Ivanhoe Cambridge Group; it is a pre-eminent, Canadian-based global property owner, manager, developer and investor, focusing on high-quality regional and super-regional shopping centers, office buildings and high-end residential properties. His past experience also includes a senior executive position in Hong Kong New World Group, which is one of the top real estate developer and investor in Hong Kong and listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange as blue chip company. He is a Harvard University Alumni, and USA citizen; Mr. Chen is also the Deputy Vice Chairman of BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) China and a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB). David is a visiting professor of Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) teaching Sustainable Development and Green Building Technology course under Real Estate Development Chief Executive Education Program. He is also the MBM (MBA Mentor) for China Ren Min University’s MBA program. He also teaches in Tsinghua University and Peking University for Commercial Real Estate Development and Design Management course. While living in USA, David has been a Guest Lecturer of Boston Architecture Center (BAC, founded in 1880), teaching architectural design and planning studios.
Mr. Andrew Bolstein
Andrew Bolstein is Vice President, Operations for Shanghai Disney Resort, where he will lead thousands of Cast Members (Disney’s term for employees), across a wide variety of operational business units, throughout the development and operating phases of the new resort. Andrew has been contributing to the Shanghai Disney Resort project since 2009, participating in negotiations and the current design development phase. A 20-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, Andrew brings with him a proven track-record as a strategic leader with deep experience in developing high performance teams and delivering world-class guest experiences in international markets.
Mr. Steve Willett
Steve Willett is Managing Director for Lend Lease China Project Management & Construction and is a highly experienced project & construction professional. Steve has spent over 12 years working in Greater China of which the last 8 years he has been based in Shanghai. Steve has over 20 years’ experience in the construction and project management industry and joined Lend Lease in 1998. Steve has been involved in the delivery of over 50 projects in China for major multinational clients like, Merck, Roche, Hanesbrands, GE, Nokia, Corning, SAP etc. Steve holds a Bachelor of Civil and Structural Engineering (Honours) from the University of Sydney and has previously worked in Australia; Taiwan and Hong Kong on a variety of different projects such as large road projects; 1.5km span bridges; large airports; commercial buildings; large retail projects and large complex industrial projects. Steve has executed these projects from concept design through to handover and running the initial set up of maintenance teams. Steve holds a Bachelor of Civil and Structural Engineering (Honours) of University of Sydney and
LEED AP accredited by USGBC.
Mr. John Murray
John Murray is currently the General Manager of China for Hertz Equipment Rental and is based out of their region Head Office in Shanghai, China. Born and raised just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada he has over 20 years of equipment rental experience and has been with Hertz Equipment Rental since 2012. Previous to his current position he was the Region Manager of Sales for Eastern Canada with Hertz. As a proven leader he has extensive experience in operations and sales where he has built, developed and managed high performing teams. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Mayville State University in North Dakota, USA and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Victor He
Victor He is SH&E Director of AECOM, Greater China and responsible for all relevant AECOM SH&E procedures and ensure processes are well implemented across Greater China in accordance with AECOM Corporate expectations.
Victor He has worked for several MNC companies spanning 20 years, including BP and Intel. He is a highly experienced SH&E professional, with 17 years focused on SH&E management across the APAC region. Skilled in the implementation of international corporate SH&E, his focus is in Quality and Engineering integration programs in the Asia Pacific region.
Ms. Jane Briggs
Jane Briggs is Head of HSE and Risk at Gleeds China, a Project Management and Cost Management Practice. She graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering and spent her first few years working for ICI, designing, building, commissioning and operating chemical plants. She then moved in to Consultancy focusing on risk, safety and training. Over the past 25 years Jane has been able to apply her safety, risk and training knowledge to many different industries including the, oil ,gas, power, rail , ship building and construction industries. For most of the past 20 years she has been working in Asia with most of that time being based in Shanghai. She has worked for Det Norske Veritas, Aker Kvaerner and Lloyds Register as well as organisations such as China Light and Power and British Gas Global, Shell, SECCO and Victoria State Government. In her current position she is working with the Gleeds HSE and Project Management teams and other organisation to develop and implement good safety and risk practices on projects from the project conception through to completion.