United Nations

• Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations and Executive Director, UN-HABITAT
• Miloon Kothari, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
• Evelyn Herfkens, Executive Coordinator, Millennium Campaign, United Nations, New York, United States
• Frannie Léautier, Vice President, World Bank Institute, Washington, USA (Moderator)
• Katherine Sierra, Vice President and Network Head, Infrastructure, World Bank, Washington DC, USA

Canada

• Jacques Bensimon, Secretary General National Film Board of Canada
• Diane Finley, Minister, Human Resources and Social Development, CanadaLawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Government of Canada
• André Juneau, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada
• Gordon Campbell, Premier, Province of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Sam Sullivan, Mayor, City of Vancouver, Canada
• Gérald Tremblay, Mayor, City of Montreal; North American President of UCLG, and Vice President of AIMF, Canada
• Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament, Government of Canada, Calgary, Canada
• Charles Kelly, Commissioner General, World Urban Forum 3, Canada
• Angela Hryniuk, Executive Director, InterSpiritual Centre of Vancouver Society, Canada
• Michael Schapcott, Wellesley Institute, Canada
  Anthony (Tony) Dorcey, Professor and Director, Centre for Human Settlements and School of Community and Regional Planning, The University of British Columbia, Canada
• John Friedmann, Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
• Kevin Newman, News Anchor, Global National, Vancouver, BC (Facilitator)
• Anna-Maria Tremonti, Host, The Current, CBC, Toronto, Canada (Facilitator)
• Avi Lewis, Presenter, CBC, Canada (Facilitator)

Albania

• Dritan Shutina, Executive Director, Co-PLAN, Institute for Housing Development, Tirana, Albania

Afghanistan

• Ghulam Sakhi Noorzad, Mayor, Kabul, Afghanistan

Brazil

• Fernando Damata Pimentel, Mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  
• Evaniza Rodrigues, Uniao Nacional de Moradia, Brazil
  
• Erminia Maricato, Professor, Faculty of Architecture, University of San Paulo, Brazil

Cameroon

• Lamine Mbassa, Director of Economic and Financial Affairs, Communauté Urbaine de Douala (CUD), Cameroon

Chile

• Paula Jiron, Professors, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

China

• Wang Guangtao, Minister of Construction of China

Colombia

• Enrique Penalosa, former Mayor, City of Bogota, Colombia

Ecuador

• Paco Moncayo, UCLG-Co-President, Mayor of Quito, Ecuador

Ghana

• Harriette Amissah-Arthur, Director of KITE, Accra, Ghana

India

• Kumari Selja, Minister of State for Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, India
  
• Jockin Arputham, National Slum Dwellers Federation of India, Mumbai, India
  
• Jawaid Akhtar, Managing Director, Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation, India
  
• Sunita Narain, Centre for Science and Environment, India
  
• Anumita Roychowdhury, Coordinator Policy Research and Advocacy on vehicular pollution in India for the "Centre for Science and Environment" (CSE), New Delhi, India

Indonesia

• Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador on MDG for Asia and the Pacific, Jakarta, Indonesia (Chair)

Italy

• Marcello Balbo, Professor,University of Venice, Italy
  
• Pietro Garau, Professor and Director, Centro Studi Urbanistici per i Paesi in via di Sviluppo of DIPTU, Universita’ degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy

Japan

• Naokazu Takemoto, Deputy Minister of Finance, Government of Japan

Luxembourg

• Mateu Turró, Associate Director, Projects Directorate European Investment Bank, International, Luxembourg

Mexico

• Gil Elorduy, Chairman, Global Parliamentarians on Habitat; Senator of Mexico (Co-chair)

Pakistan

• Arif Hassan, Chairman Urban Resource Centre (URC), Karachi, Pakistan

Peru

• Luz Maria Sanchez Hurtado, Executive Director, Estrategia, Lima, Peru

The Netherlands

• Sybilla Maria Dekker , Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment

The Philippines

• Mary Jane C. Ortega, Mayor, City of San Fernando, La Union, The Philippines
• Arjun Thapan, Deputy Director General, Mekong Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila, The Philippines

Rwanda

• Ms. Mary Balikungeri, Rwanda Women's Network, Kigali, Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

• Charles L. Choguill, Professor, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  

Spain

• Antonia Trujillo, Minister of Housing, Spain
  
• Luis Eduardo Garzón, Mayor, Bogotá, Spain
  
• Elisabeth Gateau, Secretary General, UCLG, Barcelona, Spain (Moderator)

South Africa

• Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Housing of the Republic of South Africa, Government of South Africa
  
• Tasneem Essop, Western Cape Government's Minister of Environment, Planning and Economic Development, South Africa
  
• Rose Molokoane, South African Homeless People's Federation, South Africa
  
• Bhekokwakhe Hamilton Cele, Transport Safety and Community Liaison Officer, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Sweden

• Professor Hans Rosling, Gapminder Foundation, Sweden
  
• Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chairperson, Global Water Partnership, Sweden (Facilitator)

Tanzania

• Edward Ngoyai Lowassa, Prime Minister, Government of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  
• John Pombe Magufuli, Minister of Land and Human Settlements, Tanzania

Uganda

• Maria Mutagamba, Minister of State for Water, Ministry of Water, Lands & Environment, Uganda

United Kingdom

• Baroness Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, UK
  
• Steve Bradshaw, Producer, BBC-Panorama
  
• Patrick Wakely, Development Planning Unit, University College London, UK
  
• Mr. Anwar Versi, Editor, African Business, London, UK
  
• Ian Davies, Visiting Professor, Cranfield University, UK

United States of America

• Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, USA
  
• John Wasielewski, Director, Office of Development Credit, U.S. Agency for International Development, USA
  
• Jacqueline E. Schafer, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Economic Growth and Trade, USA
  
• Eric Garcetti, City Council President, Los Angeles, USA
  
• Vijay Modi, Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, USA
  
• Enrique Penalosa, Visiting Scholar, New York University, New Your, USA
  
• Zaine Verjee, Anchor, CNN, Atlanta, USA (Facilitator)

Other

• Mr. Jean-Pierre Mbassi, Secretary General, United Cities & Local Governments Africa
  
• Brian Field , Senior Economist at the European Investment Bank
• Cliff Hague, President, Commonwealth Association of Planners
  
• Herbert Girardet, Environmental Consultant and Senior Adviser to Eco-City, Dongtan, China