Programme
Day 1: Catalytic Land Development - Inception and Concept
08h00 - 08h30: Welcoming remarks
08h00 – 08h10: Ambassador Helene Budliger Artieda (Embassy of Switzerland)
08h10 – 08h20: Paul Noumba Um, World Bank Country Director for South Africa
08h20 – 08h30: Malijeng Ngqaleni, DDG Head of Intergovernmental Relations National Treasury
08h30 – 08h45: Overview of 3 days (Moderator)
SESSION 1
08h45 – 10h30: Key City Challenges for SA, and policy responses to these challenges
09h10 – 09h45 (1B): Cities' perspectives on urban land redevelopment challenges and their responses, City Feedback
10h20-10h30 – Q&A
SESSION 2
11h00 – 11h45: Transit-Oriented Development
11h30-11h45 – Q&A
SESSION 3
11h45 – 12h25: Transit-Oriented Development
12h05 - 12h25: Q&A
SESSION 4
12h25 – 13h00: Lessons/Outcomes from TOD projects
12h55-13h15 – Q&A
SESSION 5
14h00 – 14h40: South Africa’s Regulatory Framework: Constraints and Opportunities for Real Estate Transactions
14h00 – 14h40: Explore how city-focused legislation enables and/or constrains the city’s ability to partner with the private sector and/or award projects to the public or private sector, and impacts the use of innovative financing mechanisms
Panel Discussion: James Aiello, TV Pillay and Wayne McCommans (National Treasury)
14h40 – 15h00: Q&A
SESSION 6
15h00 – 15h45: Objective Setting for Catalytic Land Development
15h00-15h35: Demonstrate importance of setting catalytic program and project objectives, refining the objectives throughout the program/project and the economic, fiscal and social impact that these objectives can have on a program/project. Speaker: Alberto Gomes Silva (Porto Maravilha)
15h35 – 15h45: Q&A
SESSION 7
16h00 – 16h45: Economic and Social Inclusion and Urban Regeneration
16h00 – 16h30 :Discuss the unintended impacts of urban regeneration, such as social exclusion and gentrification; and how cities can try to minimize the impacts. Speakers: Dr. Geci Karuri-Sebina (SA Cities Network), Global Examples: Valerie Santos and Alberto Gomes Silva
16h30 – 16h45: Q&A
SESSION 8
16h45 – 17h45: City Breakaways
Integrate knowledge from experts into a city’s catalytic programs and projects and a case study Speaker: Cities
17h45 – 18h00: Summary of the Day, Moderator
Day 2: Program Pre-Feasibility and Feasibility
08h45 - 09h00: Outline for the day, Moderator - Stan Wall
SESSION 1
09h00 – 09h45: Real Estate Market Update
09h00-09h35 - Provide cities with a high level overview of current market trends Speaker: Zandile Makhoba; Head of Research (JonesLangLaSalle)
SA Property Market Update
09h35-09h45: Q&A
SESSION 2
09h45-10h15: Understanding Private Real Estate Investment: Brownfield/Infill Housing
9h45-10h05 - Discuss opportunities/pitfalls of inclusionary zoning, business models for mixed income housing developments, issues encountered with various typologies of tenure and density, Speaker: Rory Gallocher, Chief Executive Officer (Social Housing Regulatory Authority)
10h05 – 10h15: Q&A
SESSION 3
10h15-10h45: SA's national transport agencies and their business models
10h15-10h30: Provide insight into how other transit agencies in SA think about TOD and other development. What are the incentives that drive these agencies, and how do we negotiate cities' v agency needs? Speakers: Sisa Maboza; Startegic Network Planning (PRASA); William Dachs (Gautrain Management Agency)
10h30 – 10h45: Q&A
SESSION 4
11h25 – 12h10: Measuring the social, fiscal and economic impact of land (re)development programs and projects
11h25-11h45: Discuss how to quantitively demonstrate economic, social and fiscal returns and conduct pre-feasibility assessments of impact, Speaker: Stan WalL (HR&A Advisors)
11h45-11h55: Worked Example, Speaker: Yasmin Coovadia, (National Treasury)
11h55 – 12h10: Q&A
SESSION 5
12h10 – 13h30: Creating Real Estate Market Feasibility Studies
12h10-12h45: Demonstrate how city objectives are applied within its market demand context, and the costs and other impacts to achieve the objectives. Speaker: Stan Wall, HR&A Advisors
12h45 – 13h15 - Case Studies for Cornubia, King Edward and Leralla - methodologies used and lessons learnt, Speaker: Implementing cities to present (10 mins each)
13h15 – 13h30: Q&A
SESSION 6
14h30 – 15h00: Development Charges
Discuss the scope of proposed changes to Development Charges guidelines and impact on the cities, including: timeline, reporting, DC calculation, Speaker: Judy Mboweni (National Treasury)
SESSION 7
15h00 – 15h45: Using Land-Based Financing
15h00 – 15h30: Leveraging municipal land value increments, multiple tools and approaches for urban planning (housing, transportation), Speakers: Enrique Silva (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy); Helen Rourke (Development Action Group)
15h30 – 15h45: Q&A
SESSION 8
16h00 – 16h45: Using Land-Based Financing Tools to raise funding
16h00 – 16h30: Development Charges and Sale of Development Rights, Speaker: Paulo Sandroni (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
16h30 – 16h45: Q&A
SESSION 9
16h45 – 17h45: City Breakaways
Integrate knowledge from experts into a city's catalytic programs and projects, Speakers: Cities
17h45 – 18h00: Summary of the Day, Moderator
Day 3: Catalytic Land Development: Finalization of Program Preparation and selected project preparation
08h45 - 09h00: Outline for the day, Moderator - Alberto Gomes Silva
SESSION 1
09h00 – 10h30: Financing Catalytic Developments
09h00 – 09h30 (1A): Developer to provide insight into how they view and price for development risks in projects
09h30 – 09h45: Q&A
09h45 – 10h30 (1B): Using a single case study, show perspectives of various stakeholders in a catalytic land development program: city, land developer/infrastructure, vertical developer, banks, grant financiers (NT), Speaker: Jeffrey Wapnick, Managing Director (City Property)
SESSION 2
10h45 – 13h00: Institutional arrangements to preparing the program and associated projects
10h45 – 11h15 (2A): Project portfolio, program and project management capacities required, sequencing of tasks, management of timelines and reporting/monitoring responsibilities, Speaker: Alberto Gomes Silva, Porto Maravilha (Rio de Janeiro)
11h15 – 11h45 (2B): Discuss various public sector-driven institutional forms that are used for implementing land (re)development projects, Speaker: Valerie Santos / Leila McKenna/Alan Dinnie
11h45 – 12h00: Q&A
12h00 – 12h30 (2C): Cities self-identify problem areas for project and program management efficiencies in their projects/programs/city, Speaker: Cities to compile and report
12h30 – 12h45: Q&A
SESSION 3
14h00 – 15h30: City Presentations
Integrate knowledge from experts into city projects, Speaker: Report-back from each of the cities from 3 days
15h30 – 16h00: Workshop Summary, Speakers: David Savage / Robert McGaffin
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