Advisory Committee
The Advisory Committee is an international team of individual urban and governance experts collaborating together and advising the Executive Committee on the development of the GPM, providing detailed substance for the GPM program and the Annual Summit. The Advisory Committee members ensure global representation and specific expertise relevant to the work of the GPM.
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Ian Klaus
Founding Director Garnegie California, USA
Chair Advisory Committee![image001](https://globalparliamentofmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/image001-150x150.jpg)
Professor Eric Corijn
Urban Studies, Vrije Universiteit Brussels
Director of Research and Policy
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Sigmar Gabriel
Former Vice-Chancellor Germany
Former minister of Foreign Affairs
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Jozias van Aartsen
Former minister of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture
Former mayor of The Hague
Former acting mayor of Amsterdam
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Michael Nutter
Former mayor of Philadelphia
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Ulli Sierau
Former mayor of Dortmund
Advisor to UN-Habitat
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Mauricio Rodas
Former mayor of Quito
WEF
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Amanda Eichel
Former ED Global Covenant of Mayors
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Seth Schultz
CEO Resilience Rising
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Debra Greenspan
Managing Director Energy & Sustainability team, Finsbury and Glover
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Hazem Galal
Global Leader for Cities & Local Government, PwC Middle East
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Charles Landry
Urban Specialist Creative City
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Tom Cochran
CEO and Executive director US Conference of Mayors
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Elizabeth Johnston
Executive Director EFUS
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Henk Ovink
Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands
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Lord Wei of Shoreditch
Member of House of Lords, United Kingdom
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Eileen Haring Woods
Haring Woods Studio
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Leah Barber
Patron Advisory Committee