This session brings together experts in governance, regulation, and urban policy to explore how cities can radically reframe institutional incentives and frameworks to enable sustainable transitions. Through panel discussions, keynote insights, and case studies, the focus is on designing regulatory tools, experimentation platforms, and incentive structures that support cross-sector collaboration and systems change.
Policy Innovation for Urban Transitions | Future Cities Symposium & Exhibition 2025
This session brings together experts in governance, regulation, and urban policy to explore how cities can radically reframe institutional incentives and frameworks to enable sustainable transitions. Through panel discussions, keynote insights, and case studies, the focus is on designing regulatory tools, experimentation platforms, and incentive structures that support cross-sector collaboration and systems change.
Global Challenges Research Professor, School of Geography, University of Bristol, Emeritus Professor at the African Centre for Cities (ACC), University of Cape Town
CLC Visiting Fellow, Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Data-Smart City Solutions program at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
Chief Economist for Infrastructure Policy, Policy Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Japan
