ICLEI World Congress 2021 | ICLEI | 13 April 2021 | Virtual Event

We will convene virtually for high-level discussions on the strategic direction of the ICLEI Network and the contribution of local and regional governments to the UN Decade of Action. Then, in the second quarter of 2022, we will convene in person in Malmö, so far as the global health crisis permits, to actively inspire and exchange with one another on the best practices in local sustainable development, and learning first-hand from the wealth of sustainability initiatives that the City of Malmö has implemented and continues to develop.

Every three years, ICLEI hosts the ICLEI World Congress to showcase how cities, towns and regions across our network are advancing sustainable urban development worldwide. The ICLEI World Congress connects local and regional governments with their peers and strategic partners, and provides a platform for discussions that will inform and enhance their work.

From the founding World Congress in New York City, USA in 1990, the ICLEI World Congress has always taken a deep and critical look at the most relevant and pressing issues in urban sustainability. The ICLEI World Congress is the core event organized by ICLEI. Each event is a chance for the network and our partners to come together and outline the future of sustainability in urban areas worldwide.

2021 Speakers

Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh
Mayor, City of Malmö, Sweden

Minna Arve
Mayor, City of Turku, Finland

Manuel de Araujo
Mayor, City of Quelimane, Mozambique

Amanda Stone
Councillor, Yarra City Council, Australia

Tunç Soyer
Mayor, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey

Atishi Marlena
Member of the Legislative Assembly, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

Fengchao Wang
Mayor, Chengdu Municipal People’s Government, China

Gino Van Begin
Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Kobie Brand
Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Emani Kumar
Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

Bill Peduto
Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, USA

Lisa Helps
Mayor, City of Victoria, Canada

Susan Aitken
Leader, Glasgow City Council, United Kingdom

Vico Sotto
Mayor, Pasig City Government, Philippines

Carolina Urrutia Vásquez
Environment Secretary, City of Bogotá, Colombia

Mohammed Adjei Sowah
Mayor, Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana

Lina Jia
Vice Mayor, Changchun Municipal People's Government

Jyrki Katainen
President, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Burcu Tuncer
Head of Circular Development, ICLEI World Secretariat

Elizabeth Mrema
Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Mauricio Vila Dosal
Governor, Yucután State Government, Mexico

Valérie Plante
Mayor, City of Montréal, Canada

Cheryl Jones Fur
Deputy Lord Mayor, Växjö Municipality, Sweden

Mami Mizutori
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR

Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay
Mayor, Makati City, Philippines

Erias Lukwago Ssalongo
Mayor, City of Kampala, Uganda

Jakub Mazur
Deputy Mayor, City of Wrocław, Poland

Dr. Saleemul Huq
Director of International Centre for Climate Change Adaptation and Development (ICCCAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr. Nazmul Huq
Head of Resilient Development Pathway, ICLEI World Secretariat

Shinjirō Koizumi
Minister of the Environment and Minister in charge of Climate Change, Government of Japan

Frank Cownie
Mayor, City of Des Moines, USA

Katja Dörner
Mayor, City of Bonn, Germany

Simon Chrisander
Councillor, City of Malmö, Sweden

Maryke van Staden
Director of ICLEI's Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting (carbonn Climate Center)

Dr Eszter Mogyorósy
Head of Innovative Finance, ICLEI World Secretariat

Rohit Sen
Head of Climate & Energy Action, ICLEI World Secretariat

Cesar Carreño
Head of Climate Data, Low Emission Development, ICLEI World Secretariat