BIOGRAPHY

As an Urban Development Specialist at the UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, he is responsible for providing technical support to cities under the project “Promoting the Implementation of the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanization Strategy – Phase II.” His work focuses on assisting local governments in developing integrated urban proposals, fostering strategic partnerships, and strengthening capacities to promote people-centered urban development.

Before joining UN-Habitat, he worked at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), where he supported policy development and implemented sustainable transport projects across various cities in the ASEAN region, particularly in the areas of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and transport planning. He also has extensive international experience in urban development and decentralization in France and Tunisia, particularly in the fields of social housing, accessibility to sports facilities, and air quality improvement.

TOPIC

Strategic Investment Directions for Sustainable and Smart Urban Development