Enrique Penalosa Lecture & Crafting India's Urban Vision Panel Discussion , IIMA

Date: Monday, November 16, 2009
Time: 5:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: IMDC auditorium, IIM Ahmedabad
The symposium began with an address by Enrique Peñalosa, the former mayor of Bogotá, Colombia who is in the league of the world’s greatest city leaders.Dr. Prem Pangotra, Chair , CIPR , IIMA delivered the welcome address.
Penalosa was behind the transformation of Bogota which was once infested with crime, drugs and pollution into a city that is now celebrated worldwide as model of urban renewal.
The address was followed by a Panel discussion titled “Crafting India’s Urban Vision” was moderated by Prof. Navdeep Mathur, IIM A & Prathima Manohar , The Urban Vision. It  included Panelists : Dr. Bimal Patel – Leading Architect & Planner , Prof . Rameshwar – Dean of Urban Design School and Chairman of Graduate school , CEPT University , I . P . Gautam , Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad and Kiran Bir Sethi, Riverside School.
The Symposium was hosted by the CIPR , IIMA; The Urban Vision and ITDP.