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Salzburg Global's newest Fellows will meet between September 2022 and August 2023

Salzburg Global Seminar and World Urban Parks are excited to launch the second cohort of the Emerging Urban Leaders program.

For a second time, this initiative brings together a diverse, cross-sectoral, and international cohort of practitioners and change-makers to help implement innovative, practical interventions to tackle the problems facing our urban environments.

With a focus on increasing well-being, access to green space, and equity in the city, the Emerging Urban Leaders program will tackle inequality and improve the quality of life for all urban space users.

Fellows will discuss with and be mentored by a wide range of established leaders from urban design, conservation, civil society, government, and health sectors.

The first cohort began on March 17, 2021, and this second group of Fellows will run from September 2022 to August 2023. Through this time, the program will be augmented with regular sessions with an assigned mentor and opportunities for exchange with the wider Salzburg Global and World Urban Parks’ communities.

To be able to achieve the objectives of this program, it consists of multiple elements:

Two-Hour Monthly Meetings

• One hour of discussion with an influential leader.
• One hour of group discussion, peer-peer advice sharing, reflection, and project progress reports.

Project Development

• Each Fellow undertakes a practical project over the course of their participation in the program. Project ideas were submitted as part of the application process.
• Ongoing support to implement the projects is provided in the form of mentorship, peer advice, and regular goal-setting and feedback sessions.

Mentorship

• Each Fellow is assigned a mentor-based (where possible) on their preferences to support them in implementing their project.
• Mentor and mentee meet regularly over the course of the year-long program.

Thought Leadership

• Fellows have the opportunity to submit articles to the ICLEI Cities with Nature Buzz monthly newsletter, Salzburg Global, World Urban Parks, and the Diplomatic Courier, as well as present their work on the Futures Cities Podcast and the World Urban Parks congress.

Fellows in the second Emerging Urban Leaders cohort include:

• Bianca Abud, Biologist, Park Manager, Urbia Gestao de Parques, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Suramya Bansal, Student, Rock Art Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Matt Boyce, Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States of America
• Lucia Caves, Landscape Architect and Parks Project Manager, Thrive Spaces and Places Ltd. Christchurch, New Zealand
• Elizabeth Chege, Festival Director, Africa in Motion Film Festival Glasgow, United Kingdom
• Gábor Csapó, Google Nest, Taiwan
• Temuulen Enkhbat, Researcher, GerHub NGO, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
• Anas Sanusi Gusau, CEO, Golden Star Development Initiative, Sokoto, Nigeria
• Mayu Ferrufino, Executive Director, Cuscatlán Park Foundation (FUNDAPARC)
• Catie Hastings, D.E.I (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Coordinator, City of Coral Gables United States of America
• Matias Honour, Project Director, Fundacion Mi Parque, Santiago, Chile
• Christina Jang, Program Manager of Technical Assistance, 10-Minute Walk Program, Trust for Public Land, New York, United States of America
• Zairah Khan, BlueO2, The Hague, The Netherlands
• Venus Kashyap, Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, New Delhi, India
• Naim Keruwala, Program Director, CITIIS National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, India
• Anna Mathis, Natural Resources Manager, City of Chattanooga, USA
• Nalini Mohan, Parks Program Coordinator, City of Calgary, Canada
• Paula Moreira, Project Management Office, Niterói City Hall, Brazil
• Irene Nagudi, Team Lead, Kichini Gardeners Initiative, Wakiso, Uganda
• Chúk Odenigbo, Directeur fondateur, Future Ancestors Services, McLennan, Canada
• Emilia Oscilowicz, Research and Community Relations Coordinator, Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability Barcelona, Spain
• Ayanda Roji, General Manager: Research and Knowledge Management, City of Johannesburg Parks Agency, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Mateja Rot, CEO and Founder, City Says and Head of international relations SUUW, City Says / Slovene Union of University Women SUUW Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Renelle Sarjeant, Urban Planner and Designer, Public Space Global, Earth Medic Foundation for Planetary Health, La Romain, Trinidad, and Tobago
• Rasha Sayed, Professor in Architecture Engineering and Landscape Architecture, Birmingham City University
• Treasure Sheppard, Analyst, Los Angeles County Development Authority Alhambra, United States
• Christy Spier, Adaptive Communities Coordinator, Green Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
• Masamichi Tamura, Co-Chair / Doctoral Student, World Urban Parks (Ageing, Well-being & Parks committee) / Tokyo Institute of Technology (architecture), Tokyo, Japan
• Matthias Weber, It’s the Glue, Hamburg, Germany
• Gavin White, Director of Planning and Projects, Riverlife, Pittsburgh, United States of America
• Savit Willmott, Chief Executive, The Natural History Consortium, Bristol, United Kingdom
• Alexander Wray, Project Coordinator, ParkSeek Canada, London, Canada

Find out more about the Emerging Urban Leaders program and World Urban Parks.