Harvard University Club of Houston

Jeb Brugmann, Leading Expert on Urban Geography

WAIT LIST ONLY 'Can India's Cities be Made to Work?'

limited COMPLIMENTARY Seating for Harvard Club members

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Distinguished 1988 Harvard graduate Jeb Brugmann, is visiting Houston and speaking at the Asia Society on Wednesday, March 20th.  The founding Partner of The Next Practice, Jeb is an expert in urban development and his topic of discussion on the 20th is 'Can India's Cities be Made to Work?'  Our friends at The Asia Society have reserved limited free seating for Harvard alumns and their guests and those registered with our club one day before the event will receive complimentary seats.  The registration and reception begins at 6:30 pm. and the program begins at 7 pm, and The Asia Society is located at 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston 77004. 

Take advantage of this opportunity by clicking on the link below to register one day before the event (sign up by March 19). 

March 20th 

Can India's Cities be made to Work?
 

Jeb Brugmann speaks at Asia Society on Marc 20th.  Cities in India, which has a population of 1.2 billion people, have been starved of planning and investment for decades.  Many lack formal public transport systems and suffer heavy congestion.  Uncontrolled expansion has led to the creation of large slum areas in some of the most prosperous centers.

Jeb Brugmann argues that instead of clearing slums, India should use them for its poverty reduction strategy.  Brugmann also states that Indian cities are currently copying Western city models blindly but instead should focus on development on the basis of their own uniqueness.

Schedule:
Registration & Reception at 6:30 pm
Program begins at 7 pm

Join Jeb Brugmann at Asia Society Texas Center as he explains what can be done to make Indian cities work.

Jeb Brugmann Bio:
Jeb Brugmann, with professional experience in 28 countries, is the founding partner of The Next Practice. Brugmann is a strategist and innovation expert in the fields of business and development, serving major corporations, local governments, and non-profit organizations worldwide. In addition to using a tested, disciplined innovation process developed with leading business thinker Prof. C.K. Prahalad, he focuses on innovation in market analytics, product development, and business modeling to increase local responsiveness and customization as a source of competitive advantage and global problem-solving. He served as ICLEI Secretary General from 1991-2000, and as interim executive director of ICLEI USA in 2009. In 2004, he co-founded The Next Practice innovation consultancy with Prof. Prahalad. He is speaker to business, government, civic, and academic audiences worldwide and provides executive education as a Senior Associate with the University of Cambridge (UK) Program for Sustainability Leadership. He has received a variety of distinctions and awards for his international initiatives and publications. He is the author of Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Changing the World published in 2009.

  

Sincerely,


Julia Bailey,
President
Harvard University Club of Houston