9 October 2019 Programme

Please note that the programme is currently under development and subject to change

12:30

Meet in the foyer of Glasgow City Chambers to meet study tour leaders who will lead delegates on 1 of 2 of the following tours...

13:00

Walking study tours

City Centre & Avenues Tour (by foot)

Cycling study tours

City Centre Murals Trail (by bike)

South City Way (by bike)

14:30

14.50 

Refreshment break and networking at Glasgow City Chambers

Welcome from Garnethill Primary School choir

15:00

16.30

Banqueting Suite, Glasgow City Chambers

Why Healthy Streets matter

Susan Aitken, Leader of the Council, Glasgow

Lee Craigie, Active Nation Commissioner, Scotland

Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Director, Urban Planning, Environment & Health Initiative, Barcelona Institute for Global Health

Riccardo Marini, Founder, Marini Urbanismo 

Tea and coffee served

Pioneering Healthy Cities

Anabel Gulias Torreiro, Councillor and vice-mayor, Pontevedra, Spain

Mayor Peter Soulsby, Leicester City Council

Cllr Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader of the Council, London Borough of Waltham Forest 

17.45

Comfort break

18:00

Banqueting Suite, Glasgow City Chambers

International Healthy Streets Awards 2019

The Awards recognise and reward excellence in the planning and delivery of Healthy Street improvements in towns and cities in Great Britain, Ireland and beyond.

18:30

Civic Reception, hosted by Eva Bolander, Lord Provost, Glasgow

Picture Gallery, Glasgow City Chambers

Networking reception to welcome delegates and speakers to Glasgow, and to toast the winners of the 2019 Healthy Streets Awards

19:30

Day 1 close