The 28th UIA World Congress of Architects will take place in Copenhagen, July 2-6, 2023. With the theme “Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind”, the congress will shed light on architecture’s potential to shape better societies and contribute to a sustainable future. The invited keynote speakers include leading global voices from the worlds of architecture, politics, science and business.
Keynote speakers:
The keynote speakers for UIA World Congress of Architects 2023 are:
– Bjarke Ingels (Architect. Founder, BIG)
– Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Award-winning writer)
– Chris Downey (Founder, Architecture for the Blind)
– Christian Benimana (Architect. Co-founder, African Design Centre. Director, MASS Design Group)
– Connie Hedegaard (Chair of the EU Commission Mission Board on Adaptation to Climate Change)
– Elizabeth Timme (Architect. Co-founder, Office of Office)
– Francis Kéré (Architect. Founder, Kéré Architecture)
– Jim Hagemann Snabe (Chairman, Siemens. Board Member, World Economic Forum)
– Kunlé Adeyemi (Architect, professor, and development strategist. Founder and principal of NLÉ)
– Maria Neira (Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health at WHO)
– Mette Skjold (CEO & partner, SLA)
– Partha Dasgupta (Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge)
– Ursula von der Leyen (President of the European Commission) (tbc)
