Private Sector Roundtable

Business Roundtable on Corporate Leadership for Sustainable Urbanization

Organized in cooperation with UN-HABITAT and the GLOBE Foundation of Canada

The Business Roundtable is an invitation-only event which shall bring together a select group of leading corporations, public policy thinkers and leading commentators committed to the private sector being a part of the solution for a sustainable urban future. The roundtable shall delve into how private companies can play a leading role in providing solutions, products, technology/infrastructure, employment and innovative ideas to meet the urban challenge as reflected in the Millennium Development Goals. The Business roundtable will profile the leadership of corporations worldwide with respect to urban challenges such as: dwellings, urban infrastructure, transport, communications and other issues. A particularly prominent feature of the roundtable will be to examine the role of the private sector in creating economic activity and employment through sustainable urban development approaches.

Chair:

• John Wiebe, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, GLOBE Foundation of Canada

Moderator:

• Christopher Henderson, Chief Executive Offi cer, The Delphi Group, Canada