WorldGBC SCI Guest Speaker Series: Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities

Sustainable Cities Initiative Speaker Series

We are excited to announce that Byrna Lipper of the Rockefeller Foundation will be speaking at 4pm EST, Monday 15 December 2014, on their 100 Resilient Cities program.

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100 Resilient Cities - Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation (100RC) is dedicated to helping cities around the world become more resilient to the physical, social and economic challenges that are a growing part of the 21st century.

100RC aims not only to help individual cities become more resilient, but will facilitate the building of a global practice of resilience among governments, NGOs, the private sector, and individual citizens.

Byrna Lipper is Vice President for Relationships with 100 Resilient Cities. Bryna Lipper has previously held leadership roles in government, non-profit, and private sector organizations dedicated to advancing the quality of urban life. Most recently, she was the Director of Philanthropic Research and Initiatives for the Office of International and Philanthropic Innovation (IPI) at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The SCI Speaker Series features presentations and interviews with representatives from leading organizations working towards the realization of more sustainable cities. All GBCs and their members are welcome to attend the SCI Speaker Series.

About WorldGBC SCI

The World Green Building Council’s Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) supports national green building councils (GBCs) in their relationships with local governments around the world, with the aim of creating greener, more sustainable cities everywhere.

The SCI also partners with other leading global organizations working towards greener, smarter cities. By collaborating with like-minded organizations, the SCI is better able to provide the information, expertise and insight that local governments need to drive their sustainable city agendas and fundamentally shift the form and function of our urban environments.

Through capacity building and cultivating opportunities for growth, partnership and influence, the SCI works to enable all GBCs to have robust sustainable city programs. With initiatives designed to support the efforts of GBCs at all stages of their evolution, participation in the SCI is open to all WorldGBC members.

Click here to read more about the WorldGBC SCI.