NEWS
April 2013
FCL (Future Cities Laboratory) LUNCH TALK: THE PENANG PROJECT
Luke Mitchell, Design Specialist and Coordinator of Asian Projects for Fundación Metrópoli.
April 2013
Artícle "Revue Urbanisme" (París).
Pierre Laconte, Fondation pour l’environnement urbain, Past-President Association internationale des urbanistes (www.ffue.org).
March 2013
Video of the World Bank webinar. Innovative Approaches to Promoting Urban Green Growth: The Penang Project
Luke Mitchell, Design Specialist and Coordinator of Asian Projects for Fundación Metrópoli.
March 2013
Fundación Metrópoli participates in MIPIM 2013, Cannes. 12-15 March.
Fundacion Metropoli participates at the fair MIPIM in Cannes from 12 to 15 March 2013, in collaboration with the State Institute of Typology Research and Experimental Design in Moscow (GUP MNIITEP), leading institute in Russia in the development of new housing projects and public buildings as well as modernizing the old ones.
March 2013
Fundación Metrópoli participates in the Multilateral Tourism Technical Conference in Washington, organized by ICEX and Segittur.
Fundación Metrópoli participated in the Multilateral Tourism Working sessions, which took place from 6th to 8th March in Washington, organized by ICEX and SEGITTUR.
The Working sessions were organized in different presentations where Spanish agencies could present to the different multilateral agencies based in Washington: The World Bank, the Inter American Development Bank (IADB), The Organisation for American States (OEA) and the Millenium Challenge Corporation.
The aim of those sessions is to point out the profile and working methods of the different International Financial Institutions (IFIS) to facilitate the development of projects and initiatives in the tourism industry based on sustainable principles which will be implemented by the borrowing countries.
The participating Spanish agencies, amongst which we can find Fundación Metrópoli, shared their large experience in their different fields of expertise; they presented in Washington their successful cases and good practices as an example for the new emergent destinations and other international institutions.
The IFIS commitment towards the tourist sector is materialized in the financing of a large number of projects that will give business opportunities to tourism-related Spanish enterprises. Spain has a long tradition as a tourist destination supported by decades of international leadership in the tourist industry. This tradition is based on quality products and the constant research for new technologies that can be applied to the tourist business, etc.
March 2013
Alfonso Vegara will give a lecture at UNSW (University of New South Wales, Sydney), next 6th March 2013 at 18:30 pm.
In the context of “2013 Utzon Lecture Series Launch / Sixth Annual Paul Reid Lecture in Urban Design”, Alfonso Vegara will give the lecture ‘Intelligent Territories: The 21st century city in Europe and Asia’, next wednesday 6th March at 18:30pm. UNSW of Sydney, Faculty of Built Environment.
February 2013
The Fundacion Metropoli signes a collaboration agreement with the Russian Housing Development Foundation (RHD) to participate in the development of Russian territories.
Signing took place on 22 February 2013 within the frames of the 2nd Russian Investment Construction Forum.
The document was signed by the General Director of the RHD, Alexander Braverman and Fundacion Metropoli president, Alfonso Vegara.
February 2013
Article "Hyper and Dynamic Growth in the ASEAN Region and the Emerging Strategy for Bintan Eco-Island (Indonesia)". Isocarp Review 08
Alfonso Vegara Gómez, Mark Dwyer y Maki Kawaguchi
February 2013
Seggittur and Fundacion Metropoli collaborate in the application of technology in tourist destinations.
The State Agency for the Management of Innovation and Tourist Technologies of Spain, Sergittur and Fundacion Metropoli have signed an agreement to collaborate on the application of technology to the development of intelligent tourist destinations.
Both organizations will cooperate in the development of programs to improve the competitiveness and Spanish tourism quality in smart cities and territories, through innovation and new technologies.
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February 2013
Interview with Alfonso Vegara Gómez
Singapore, Asia's Gate: Interview with Alfonso Vegara Gómez in the economy review Finanzas.com
Alfonso Vergara was appointed as Honorary Consul General of Singapore in Madrid in 2004. The charged is renewed every three years.
To see the interview click here.
February 2013
World Cities Summit 2013. Newsletter
The inaugural issue of the World Cities Summit (WCS) newsletter, presented by his Managing Director, Larry Ng Lye Hock. This quarterly supplement will share news and stories leading up to WCS 2014 in June. It will feature up-to-date news regarding WCS, as well as interesting articles from sponsors and partners of WCS 2014 on urban issues and the challenges facing cities.
January 2013
Collaboration Agreement with the IMPLAN (Puebla, Mexico)
Fundacion Metropoli signs a collaboration agreement with the IMPLAN (Municipal Planning Institute), Puebla, Mexico
The event was held in the City Council of the City Hall of Puebla and was chaired by Eduardo Rivera Pérez, Mayor of Puebla and president of the National Association of Mayors. The Agreement was signed by the coordinator of the IMPLAN Luis Armando Olmos Pineda and Alfonso Vegara Gómez, president of Fundacion Metropoli.
The agreement lays the groundwork for interinstitutional collaboration to investigate and promote the development of strategic initiatives in the territory of the city of Puebla and Puebla-Tlaxcala metropolitan region. Fundacion Metropoli will participate in the development of specific projects from the Strategic Plan Puebla 500 formulated by IMPLAN.
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January 2013
Fundación Metrópoli in Fitur
Fundacion Metropoli participates in the first edition of FITUR Know How & Export held at IFEMA (Madrid), from 29 January to 3 February 2013.
This participation takes place in the context of the strategic partnership between Fundacion Metropoli and Segittur, the State Agency for the Management of Innovation and Tourist Technologies.
The aim of this event is to create a space for collaboration between different organizations related to innovation applied to the tourism industry and international projection. Fundacion Metropoli presentation took place on January 30, in charge of his vice president, Ignacio Alcalde Marcos.
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January 2013
Alfonso Vegara Gómez in "Because of My Eisenhower Fellowship", EF's 60th anniversary (1953-2013).
Short stories of 60 selected Fellows will be published here to celebrate this milestone. Four new stories each month through the end of 2013 promise to capture your interest and answer the question "What was the result of this Eisenhower Fellowship?".
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December 2012
Alfonso Vegara Gómez. Video: How will our Cities evolve?
Lee Kuan Yew World City Price 2012. The Nominating Committee members describe how cities will look like in the future.
December 2012
Alfonso Vegara Gómez participated in the Moscow Urban Forum 2012.
Last 4th-5th December, Alfonso Vegara Gómez, President of Fundación Metrópoli participated in the Moscow Urban Forum 2012 organized by the Moscow City Government.
Alfonso Vegara participated in the Plenary Session: Management of a Global City, the Experience of Contemporary Agglomerations, moderated by Alexander Auzan (member of the Economic Council of the President of the Russian Federation, Russia) and with the participation of Paul Ostergaard (senior vice president for Urban Design Associates, USA), Reinier de Graaf (partner of OMA, the Netherlands), Andrei Sharonov (Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy, Russia), Marat Khusnullin (Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Construction, Russia), Igor Shuvalov* (first vice-premier of the Russian Federation, Russia), Tatiana Maleva* (Director, Institute of Human Development of Metropolis, Russia).
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(Gallery, Live broadcast, Hall A – Plenary Session: Managing a Global City, The Experience of Contemporary Agglomerations)
Brief summary of the intervention of Alfonso Vegara: Intelligent Cities by Fundacion Metropoli.
We live in a world of Cities. The competition today is not any more between Countries but between Cities. Cities are the engines of innovation and the new Clusters of the Global Economy. This presentation will share the experience of Fundacion Metropoli in designing cities of the future around the world. In particular, We will present our methodologies to discover the Clusters of Excellence of Cities and Strategic Projects in an hypercompetitive environment.
We will share Projects of Fundacion Metropoli in America, Europe, Asia, and key references to face the challenge of designing the Moscow of the Future.
November 2012
Alfonso Vegara participated in the event Promoting the development of Italian cities: thoughts on the future and how attracting capital investment / private equity”. 30th november at the Enzo Biagi Auditorium, Library Salaborsa, Bologna.
Video of the presentation "Preparing for the future, the necessary vision", promoted by all the main Bologna constituencies (from University to the Regional Industry Association, Chamber of Commerce etc) to draw the attention to the need of change and relaunch of the City.
As Bilbao is one of the most important case history in Europe Alfonso Vegara´s lecture illustrated how the city has managed such a great transformation.
October 2012
Alfonso Vegara Gómez participated in the World Energy Forum 2012, Dubai.
Last 22th-24th October, Alfonso Vegara Gómez, President of Fundación Metrópoli participated in the World Energy Forum 2012 in Dubai.
A FORUM FOR WORLD LEADERS, under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.
The United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, and as an Energy Access Campaign platform, world leaders from governments and private sector institutions from the United Nations Member States will be gathering at this high-level international conference in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, to focus on providing universal access to basic energy services that will benefit all nations and peoples, and to chart a roadmap for a sustainable global energy system that can fuel economic and social development worldwide.
October 2012
Ignacio Alcalde Marcos, Vice President of Fundación Metrópoli participated in the International Conference on Technological Parks, Vitoria.
Ignacio Alcalde Marcos, Vice President of Fundación Metrópoli participated in the International Conference on Technological Parks, Vitoria.
Last 18th October, Ignacio Alcalde Marcos, Vice President of Fundación Metrópoli participated in the X International Conference of APTA, The Spanish Association of Technological Parks. The event took place in Vitoria, north of Spain.
Ignacio Alcalde took part in the round table that discussed on Mobility, Planning and Construction: Sustainable factors.
September 2012