LiveableCitiesX Summit

Planning better cities.
Delivering for communities.

LiveableCitiesX Summit brings together government leaders, municipal teams and industry to discuss what is affecting cities now and what needs urgent attention next.

Join policymakers, city planners, developers, designers and sustainability specialists for direct conversations on policy direction, population needs, climate demands, mobility systems and funding for urban growth.

This programme covers:

Where cities are directing spend in mobility, housing, energy and community facilities
How planning, design and regulation are changing
What is affecting delivery and how teams are responding
Where funding for urban development is moving
What global pressures mean for cities in this region

Gain clear direction for your next move at LiveableCitiesX Summit.

Meet the experts defining
industry direction

Big 5 Global's advisory board sets the strategic priorities of the event, identifying industry challenges and priorities that attract serious buyers and position exhibitors as solution leaders.

Ana Hudson

Executive Director of Sustainability & Environment

Anas Bataw

Partner

Andre Vreman

Chairman

Angela Pernsteiner

Visionary Founder

Anna Tari

President

Corey Gray

President

Dr. Christina Yan Zhang

CEO

Dean McGrail

President, Middle East and Asia

Gaurav Jaisinghania

Head of Consulting - Middle East

Greg Karpinski

COO & Partner

Harry Nakichibandi

Chief Digital Officer

Marjan Faraidooni

Chief HR Officer and Chief of Education and Culture

Michelle Carr

Founder

Patrick Rouse

Chief Development Officer

Pedram Rad

CEO

Paul Hilton

Regional Managing Director Middle East, South Asia and International Development

Paul O’Brien

Chief Development Officer

Shawn Myers

Middle East Masterplanning Director

Richard Abboud

Chief Executive Officer

Vladimir Kantar

CEO

Vladimir Vlahovic

Vice President and Founding Member

Designed around city challenges.
Focused on practical solutions.

The agenda mirrors the discussions happening in planning councils, development committees and municipal strategy rooms:

How do we meet housing, mobility and climate needs at the same time?
How do we align policy, capital and community impact?
Who can help us move from intent to execution without delay?

Key themes

Each theme addresses a specific pressure affecting cities today.

Global
policy signals

Integrated
urban systems

Design for people
and communities

Cities as engines
of growth

Urban resilience and climate readiness

Why attend?
Because clarity drives action.

LiveableCitiesX Summit helps you understand how cities make decisions, allocate budgets and manage rising pressure. You gain practical insight, real cases and access to the people directing urban delivery. Here’s how it helps you:

Real Estate Developers and Asset Owners

Working under tighter demands?
See how cities guide approvals and where development can support urban priorities.

Public Sector
Infrastructure Leaders

Running systems under strain?
Hear how cities fund upgrades and manage essential networks without major delays.

Urban Planners and
City Designers

Balancing complex demands?
See how cities set planning goals and manage growth across key urban systems.

Sustainability and
ESG Leads

Facing rising compliance?
See how cities build climate goals into planning, approvals and project delivery.

Government and Municipalities

Need policy alignment?
Learn how cities coordinate teams and plan around national priorities.

Investors and
Development Banks

Looking for clear signals?
Learn where cities are directing capital and which projects match investment criteria.

Delegates in the room:
Industry leaders who joined us

Here’s what our
delegates had to say

"This is my first time at LivableCitiesX Summit. It’s been a great opportunity to meet people, network and gain insights into urban development in the Middle East. We also discussed enhancing affordable housing and localizing solutions from ASEAN and China. I’m looking forward to coming back next year."

Daniel Liu

Executive Director, Morrow Intelligence

"This is my first time attending LiveableCitiesX Summit. My main purpose was to connect and network with people in the field, and over these two days, I’ve had so many valuable networking opportunities. I didn’t expect the event to be so engaging, but it completely changed my perception, it’s very professional and interesting."

Sahra Ghasemi

Marketing Manager, IFBS Holding LLC

"The key takeaway for me at LivableCitiesX Summit was understanding people dynamics and how cities are shaped by residents, government policies, and the environment that attracts them. I’m looking forward to attending next year as well."

Rippendeep Kaur Sra

Consultant, Engel and Voelkers

"LiveableCitiesX Summit was a really great experience. We saw a lot of innovative ideas and concepts that made us think differently and ask questions we hadn’t considered before. The sessions were engaging and encouraged interaction with both the speakers and the audience."

Mohammed Shawqie

Winter Associate, Larsen & Toubro

"LivableCitiesX Summit was extremely exciting, so many people to meet, speakers to listen to and exhibitors to explore. One of the biggest takeaways for me is networking. Being here allowed us to engage with professionals in a very analytical and intellectual way and gain a lot of knowledge while increasing our company’s visibility."

Rita Patra

Ln I Technologies

Look back at our speaker line-up for 2025

H.E. Eng. Yousif Abdalla

Assistant Undersecretary for Federal Infrastructure Projects Sector

UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

H.E. Dr. Saif Al Nasri

Acting Undersecretary

Department of Municipalities and Transport

H.E. Abdulla Geldiyev

Ministry of Construction and Architecture, Turkmenistan

Mohamed Al Marri

Executive Board Member & CEO Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI)

Adel Abdulla Albreiki

Chief Executive Officer of Aldar Projects

Aldar Properties PJSC

Alex Zagrebelny

Founder and CEO

R.Evolution Real Estate Developer

Saeed Mohammed Al Qatami

CEO

Deyaar

Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse

Vice President & Director, Advisory & Innovation - Woolpert Asia-Pacific

Chair, United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management - Geospatial Societies (UN-GGIM: GS)

Damir Jaksic

CIO and Executive Director Digital Advisory Services

KEO Group

Ismail Azam

Chief Product Officer

Government Confidential

Tarika Jain

Regional Lead in London for Women in Construction Tech

nCircle Tech Ltd

Mauricio Weiss

Founding Partner

Zacua Ventures

Andrea Di Gregorio

Executive Director

Sustainable Energy Sector - Ras Al Khaimah Municipality

Dr Valerio Soldani

Trade Commissioner

Italian Trade Commission Office of Italian Embassy

Leonardo Cavalli

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

One Works

Barry Lewis

CEO

ALEC

Amin AlJaber

Chief Information Officer

Nesma & Partners

Himanshu Kaul

CTO & Director of Innovation - Cognitive Cities

ELISIUM City

Dr Ghazi Hussain Ali AlQahtani

Director of Consulting, Research and Decision Support Department

General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA)

Saravanan Sugumaran

Managing Director

MORROW Intelligence

Salla Eckhardt

Founder

SEE Bright

Ramzi Jaber

Director (e.construct) and Cofounder (VAES.ai)

e.construct and VAES.ai

Dr Raj Kamalanathsharma

Advisory Consultant

Independent

Prof Tarig Ali

Professor

American University of Sharjah

Agenda recap:
Designed for urban decision-makers

See what delegates learned from the previous edition.

Boosting investment in MENA’s urban economies

Key learnings:

Delegates found out how to unlock hidden public wealth, drive investments and build attractive urban economies through
smarter collaboration and asset management.

Urban diplomacy for a resilient future

Key learnings:

Delegates learnt how cities lead on trade, climate and diplomacy – proving local action can shape global outcomes in a world of geopolitical and environmental challenges.

Rebuilding cities with humane urbanism

Key learnings:

Delegates saw how humane urbanism turns disaster recovery
into a catalyst for resilient, inclusive and thriving cities built
for their communities.

Building vibrant, investable future economies

Key learnings:

Delegates heard about how human-centered urban economies
boost growth, attract talent and turn liveability into a city’s
competitive edge.

Portfolio of events

Planning better cities. Delivering for communities.

Meet the experts defining industry direction

Ana Hudson

Anas Bataw

Andre Vreman

Angela Pernsteiner

Anna Tari

Corey Gray

Dr. Christina Yan Zhang

Dean McGrail

Gaurav Jaisinghania

Greg Karpinski

Harry Nakichibandi​

Marjan Faraidooni

Michelle Carr

Patrick Rouse

Pedram Rad

Paul Hilton

Paul O’Brien​

Shawn Myers

Richard Abboud

Vladimir Kantar

Vladimir Vlahovic

Designed around city challenges. Focused on practical solutions.

Key themes

Global policy signals

Integrated urban systems

Design for people and communities

Cities as engines of growth

Urban resilience and climate readiness

Why attend?Because clarity drives action.

Real Estate Developers and Asset Owners

Public Sector Infrastructure Leaders

Urban Planners and City Designers

Sustainability and ESG Leads

Government and Municipalities

Investors and Development Banks

Delegates in the room: Industry leaders who joined us

See city priorities early. Hear decisions first‑hand.

Here’s what our delegates had to say

Daniel Liu

Sahra Ghasemi

Rippendeep Kaur Sra

Mohammed Shawqie

Rita Patra

Look back at our speaker line-up for 2025

H.E. Eng. Yousif Abdalla

H.E. Dr. Saif Al Nasri

H.E. Abdulla Geldiyev

Mohamed Al Marri

Adel Abdulla Albreiki

Alex Zagrebelny

Saeed Mohammed Al Qatami

Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse

Damir Jaksic

Ismail Azam

Tarika Jain

Mauricio Weiss

Andrea Di Gregorio

Dr Valerio Soldani

Leonardo Cavalli

Barry Lewis

Amin AlJaber

Himanshu Kaul

Dr Ghazi Hussain Ali AlQahtani

Saravanan Sugumaran

Salla Eckhardt

Ramzi Jaber

Dr Raj Kamalanathsharma

Prof Tarig Ali

Agenda recap: Designed for urban decision-makers

Boosting investment in MENA’s urban economies

Urban diplomacy for a resilient future

Rebuilding cities with humane urbanism

Building vibrant, investable future economies

Trusted by our 2025 sponsors, partners and supporters

LiveableCitiesX
Summit

Planning better cities.
Delivering for communities.

Meet the experts defining
industry direction

Harry Nakichibandi

Paul O’Brien

Designed around city challenges.
Focused on practical solutions.

Global
policy signals

Integrated
urban systems

Design for people
and communities

Cities as engines
of growth

Why attend?
Because clarity drives action.

Public Sector
Infrastructure Leaders

Urban Planners and
City Designers

Sustainability and
ESG Leads

Investors and
Development Banks

Delegates in the room:
Industry leaders who joined us

See city priorities early.
Hear decisions first‑hand.

Here’s what our
delegates had to say

Agenda recap:
Designed for urban decision-makers

Trusted by our 2025
sponsors, partners and supporters