Second AirQualityAsia High-Level Strategy Session, 2018

18 April, 2018

Pictured left to right: Hon. Matthew J. Nolan, Treasurer, AQA, Hon. Senator Loren Legarda, The Philippines, Hon. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), U.S. Congress.

AirQualityAsia (AQA), in conjunction with the US-Asia Institute, held its Second Annual High-Level Strategy Session (HLSS2) on Sustainable, Healthy Cities and Sustainable Energy solutions on the 17th and 18th of April 2018 on the sidelines of the World Bank’s Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.

The meeting allowed for interaction with parliamentarians from Asia, city officials, experts from the World Bank, IFC, and other air pollution specialists.

Morning Session: Sustainable Cities, Healthy Cities

Venue: The Parlor Room at the Capitol Hill Hotel, 200 C Street SE, Washington, DC 20003

Featured Speakers:

Hon. Sen. Loren Legarda, The Philippines, Chair, Foreign Relations, Climate Change and Finance Committees
Hon. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, [D-HI], United States
Hon. Mercy Barends, MP, Indonesia, Member, Energy Commission, Chair, National Group, AQA
Hon. Charlotte Marchandise-Franquet, Deputy Mayor, Rennes, France
Mr. Iyad Kheirbek, Executive Director, AirQuality Program, New York City
Mr. Drew Kodjak, Executive Director, International Council on Clean Transportation

Afternoon Session: Sustainable Energy

Venue: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 188, Washington, D.C. 20002

Featured Speakers:

Hon. Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh, Senate of Pakistan
Mr. M. Ivan Jacques, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, the World Bank
Mr. Daron Bedrosyan, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program, the World Bank
Ahmad Rafay Alam, Esq., Environmental Law Advisor, AQA

Second AirQualityAsia High-Level Strategy Session, April 2018

Welcome Reception

17 April 2018

Hosts: Ms. Shazia Z. Rafi, President and Convenor, AirQualityAsia and Ms. Mary Sue Bissell, Executive Director, US-Asia Institute

Special guest and remarks from: Hon. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, [D-IL], U.S. Congress

Venue: US-Asia Institute, 232 East Capitol NE, Washington, DC 20003

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Pictured left to right: Hon. Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh, Senate of Pakistan, Hon. Jörgen Andersson, MP, Sweden, Dr. Altyn M. Aringazina, Head, Department of Population Health and Social Sciences, WHO Expert Advisory Panel, Hon. Mercy Chriesty Barends, MP, Indonesia, Ms. Shazia Z. Rafi, President and Convenor, AirQualityAsia, Hon. .Monica Green, MP, Sweden, Hon. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, U.S. Congress, Hon. Matthew J. Nolan, Treasurer, AQA, Hon. Charlotte Marchandise-Franquet, Deputy Mayor, Rennes, France, Hon. Senator Mir Muhammad Yousaf Badini, Senate of Pakistan, Hon. Senator Mir Kabeer Ahmed Muhammad Shahi, Senate of Pakistan, Mr. Muhammad Arshad Nazar, Senate of Pakistan.