The Financial Times will bring together 200 key decision-makers, including urban planners, property developers, investors, financiers, environmentalists, architects and regulators, for a landmark Summit in Shanghai focused on the latest trends and best practice in urban regeneration.

 

This one-day conference will examine the pressures facing the world’s cities as they expand and age, and how under-developed areas are being renewed, often through public-private partnerships, to create sustainable living and working environments.

 

Successful projects around the world will be used as models for a discussion on identifying and sharing best practice in urban renewal. Leading experts will examine the innovative funding solutions that have helped deliver key projects and other factors behind the most ground-breaking initiatives, including mixed use and mixed-tenure strategies, community inclusion, the role of design and architecture, impact assessment and regulatory support. How can planners ensure that urban regeneration is financially viable while also meeting community and sustainability goals?

 

The Summit will also look at the new projects being implemented in emerging hubs like Shanghai and the scope for multi-sector cooperation, given the increasingly important role of private enterprise in a field that has significant social and economic implications. Given the reliance on different sectors of society, do the costs of partnership sometimes outweigh the benefits for property developers?