Main Stage Agenda

The Main Stage event brought together a diverse group of speakers to discuss the future of our cities. The event was presented entirely online allowing many to tune in live for the premiere and others to watch the content in the following weeks. Speakers talks are listed below. To view a full list of speakers including bios, click here.

Main Stage Speakers in order of appearance:

Guadalajara Video (0:25): Alejandro Villasenor Rodriguez and UdeG Videographers

  • Welcome from the University of Guadalajara (4:43)- Ricardo Villanueva, Rector General for the University of Guadalajara

  • Introduction of Jalisco, Mexico (7:20)- Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, The Governor of Jalisco 

  • Performance (9:10) UdeG Cámara Orchestra Higinio Ruvalcaba

  • The Power of WITHOUT (14:41)- Kent Larson, Director of the MIT Media Lab City Science group

  • Introduction to FORM (20:22)- Mayra Gamboa, Leader of the City Science Lab at UdeG and Maggie Church, Program Coordinator at MIT City Science

FORM

FORM Video (22:07): Art Direction: Gabriela Bilá Advincula. Edition/Motion: Ribs+Seixas. Sound: Holger Prang. Camera: Jimmy Day. Set: Maitane Iruretagoyena. 

  • Cities WITHOUT (23:18)- Lord Norman Foster OM, Founder and Executive Chairman Foster + Partners and President Norman Foster Foundation, in conversation with Kent Larson 

  • Function WITHOUT invisibility (29:08)- Frida Escobedo, Architect and Founder of Frida Escobedo Studio

  • Urban Experience WITHOUT Segregation (34:22)- Vinicius M. Netto, Architect, Director of the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

  • Learning WITHOUT Schools (39:52)- Dina Buchbinder, Founder of Education for Sharing, in conversation with Dianne Dain

  • Museums WITHOUT Walls (46:19)- Eduardo Santana, Director of Environmental Science Museum at University Cultural Center of University of Guadalajara (UdeG)

  • Cities WITHOUT Inequality (50:58)- Eduardo Lopez Moreno, Head of Knowledge and Innovation at UN-Habitat headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and Director Interim for Mexico and Cuba country office

Introduction to TRUST (54:57)- Mayra Gamboa and Maggie Church

TRUST

  • TRUST Video (56:26): Art Direction: Gabriela Bilá Advincula. Edition/Motion: Ribs+Seixas. Sound: Holger Prang. Camera: Jimmy Day. Set: Maitane Iruretagoyena. 

  • Communities WITHOUT Fear (57:37)- Tenzin Priyadarshi, Founding Director of the MIT Center for Ethics and Transformative Values, in conversation with Kent Larson 

  • Mexico WITHOUT Crime (1:04:12)- María Salguero, geophysicist, feminist, researcher, data expert, and activist

  • Mobility WITHOUT Barriers(1:09:02)- Mario Silva, Director of the Metropolitan Institute of Planning and Development Management of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (IMEPLAN)

  • Citizen Safety WITHOUT Violence (1:13:49)- Rodrigo Canales, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Yale School of Management

  • Cities WITHOUT Gender Bias (1:18:58)- Gabriela de la Torre, Research and Gender Policy Coordinator at the Metropolitan Institute of Planning and Development Management of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (IMEPLAN)

  • Data WITHOUT Surveillance (1:23:47)- Sandy Pentland, Director of MIT Connection Science and the Human Dynamics research group


Introduction to TOGETHER (1:28:31)- Mayra Gamboa and Maggie Church

TOGETHER

  • TOGETHER Video (1:29:48): Art Direction: Gabriela Bilá Advincula. Edition/Motion: Ribs+Seixas. Sound: Holger Prang. Camera: Jimmy Day. Set: Maitane Iruretagoyena. 

  • How Will We Live Together? (1:31:00)- Hashim Sarkis, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning of MIT in conversation with Kent Larson 

  • From With(in) (1:35:39)- Gabriela Bila, Researcher in the MIT City Science group, Featuring Eva, Nada AlShazly, and Love (Mama G) Bassey

  • The Power of WITHOUT Conclusions (1:47:46)- Kent Larson, Director of the MIT City Science group

Hablamos Pronto (1:49:50)- City Science Summit Organizers