May 27, 2008
9:00am-4:00pm

This one-day learning event was aimed at those working on urban upgrading and private sector colleagues trying to work in low income urban areas. The course focused on innovations in urban upgrading involving the private sector and attempted to spark new ideas for expanding our efforts in scaling up slum upgrading.

Video 1

Welcome and Introduction

Laszlo Lovei, Director, Finance, Economics and Urban Development Department, World Bank

The Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Urban Pyramid

Chair: Maria Emilia Freire, Senior Advisor, FEU, World Bank

Scaling Innovative Solutions to benefit the next 4 billion
Ella Delio, Senior Associate, World Resources Institute

Review of Private Sector Initiatives in Slums

Chair: Lawrence M. Hannah, Former World Bank Staff

Private Sector Initiatives in Slums
Judy Baker, Senior Economist, FEU, World Bank and Kim McClain, Consultant

Video 2

The Experience of the Patrimonio Hoy Program (Mexico)

Chair: Loic Chiquier, Lead Financial Officer, FPDSN, World Bank

CEMEX Progressive Housing for Low Income Families
Israel Moreno Barcelo, General Manager, Patrimonio Hoy, CEMEX

Video 3

Experiences from NGOs: WSUP and CHF

Chair: Abha Joshi-Ghani, Sector Manager, FEU, World Bank

WSUP
William Day, Board Chair, Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP), and

Slum Communities Achieving Livable Environments with Urban Partners (SCALE-UP)
Brian English, Cooperative Housing Finance (CHF) International

Innovations in Financial Models for Slum Upgrading

Chair: Robert Buckley, Managing Director, Rockefeller Foundation 

Engaging Slum Dwellers and the Private Sector to Finance a Better Future
David Painter, TCG International

The Slum Upgrading Facility

Chair: Victor Vergara, Lead Urban Specialist, WBI, World Bank

Speaker: Chris Williams, UN Habitat

Video 4

Open Discussion on Scaling Up and Opportunities for the World Bank

Chair: William Cobbett, Program Manager, Cities Alliance, World Bank