Keynote Speaker
Dr. Eric Sanderson, The Mannahatta Project

Moderator
Martin Felsen, Archeworks
Giles A. Jacknain, The Oikos Collective
Edward Keegan, Architect, Author, Critic

Panelists
Janet Attarian, City of Chicago, Department of Transportation,
Justin Borevitz, University of Chicago, Department of Ecology & Evolution
Cathy Hudzik Breitenbach, The Chicago Park District
Eric Davis, CDM
Aaron Durnbaugh, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Phil Enquist, SOM, Urban Design and Planning
Danielle Ghalayini, Center for Neighborhood Technology
JohnPaul Kusz, IIT, Stuart School of Business
Sean Lally, UIC, WEATHERS
Alex Lehnerer, UIC, School of Architecture
Kees Lokman, Terry Guen Design Associates, IIT
Clare Lyster, CLUAA, UIC, School of Architecture
Peter Mulvaney, City of Chicago, Department of Water
Florian Pfahler, Hannah's Bretzel
Mason Pritchett, Casimir Kujawa Architects
David Thompson, Chicago Center for Urban Ecology
Lyndon Valicenti, City of Chicago, Department of Environment
Andrew Vesselinovitch, Trust for Public Land
Jesse Vogler, theNorthroom, IIT

Alex Lehnerer
UIC, School of Architecture

Something irresistible drew Alex Lehnerer to the City of Chicago in 2008. Lehnerer is an architect and urban designer with his office ALSO in Zurich, Switzerland. He has been teaching and researching at the ETH in Zurich for five years before coming to UIC. His interest lies in the contemporary metropolis and its playful future. His 010 Book Grand Urban Rules is published in spring 2009; it is based on his PhD research and contains a lot of affection for the city's inventiveness and will to steer its own fortune. As urban designer and partner of the urban (research) practice KAISERSROT, he is involved in a series of large scale urban design projects throughout Europe. Lehnerer comes to Chicago via Berlin, Rotterdam, Los Angeles and Zurich.