UTTRI associated faculty in Mumbai for Symposium on Transforming Urban Livability

Four stand in front of symposium banner — (L-R) Mark Fox, Meric Gertler, Baher Abdulhai, Amer Shalaby at the Symposium on Transforming Urban Livability, Mumbai, March 6, 2019.

UTTRI associated professors Baher Abdulhai, Mark Fox and Amer Shalaby were in Mumbai, India on March 6 to participate in panels at the Symposium on Transforming Urban Livability.

The one-day event was co-sponsored by University of Toronto, Tata Trusts and Social Alpha.

President Meric Gertler was the keynote speaker. At the conference, Social Alpha, a branch of Tata Trusts, launched a “Quest for Urban Livability”, a seed funding challenge for innovators and entrepreneurs working to solve urbanization issues.

President Gertler led the U of T delegation to India to deepen collaborative opportunities with academic and corporate partners and to meet with alumni and prospective students.