SURFACES REPORTER (SR) is organising an exclusive e-talk between Ar Dikshu C. Kukreja, Managing Principal, CPKA, New Delhi, India and Ms Anuela Ristani, Deputy Mayor of Tirana, Albania. H.E Mr. Rahul Shrivastava, ambassador of India to Romania, Albania & Moldova will be the chief guest. Both speakers will discuss about respective capital cities’ urban transformation, policies of city engagement, urban transformations, increasing green cover, pedestrian areas, improving air quality, enabling usage of alternative means of transportation, making cities space more child-friendly etc.
31st AUG | TUE | 3:30 PM IST | 12 PM CEST | (Europe Time)
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This session will see an interesting dialogue between Ar Dikshu C. Kukreja and Ms Anuela Ristani and followed by a panel discussion moderated by Vertica Dvivedi, Editor-in-Chief, SURFACES REPORTER and Aurela Cuku, Founder of Artissima Art Gallery and Artissima Art Agency.
KEY SPEAKERS
ANUELA RISTANI
Deputy Mayor of Tirana
Anuela is the Deputy Mayor of Tirana in charge of International Affairs and Sustainable Development. She joined the City in 2015 as the Chief of Staff, and was appointed Deputy after 2019 elections. During her work for the city she has overseen the Green City Action Plan, the Tirana Child Friendly agenda and the Resilience and Sustainability strategies.
Prior to joining local government she established the National Youth Service where she also co-founded RYCO -Regional Youth Cooperation Office with the participation of the six Western Balkan Countries. Ms. Ristani joined public service from more than a decade of experience with multinational corporations and International Organizations where she’s served as Strategic Management and Communications expert.
DIKSHU C. KUKREJA
Managing Principal, CPKA, New Delhi
Dikshu C. Kukreja received his B. Arch. Honours as Gold Medalist from School of Planning & Architecture. He attended the prestigious Taliesin Fellowship at Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, USA and received his Masters of Architecture & Urban Design from Harvard University. He was elected the founding Vice President of Asia GSD, which grew to become one of the largest student organizations at Harvard University.
He is the Managing Principal of C P Kukreja Architects. CPKA is ranked amongst the top 100 architecture firms in the world and top 5 in Asia. CPKA has achieved the unique distinction of being the first design firm in India to have acquired a US-based design practice, specializing in sustainability. Mr. Kukreja has been selected as the ‘Young Icon of the Decade’, ‘Best Citizen of India’ and most recently as the ‘Face of 21st Century Architecture in India’, and recently featured in ‘Who’s Who of Asia’.
He has been Guest Writer for The Times of India and Hindustan Times newspapers on Urban Issues and featured by CNBC TV on the programme ‘Young Turks’. He was selected as Cultural Ambassador by Govt. of Finland. He is Member, Governing Body, Sushant School of Art & Architecture and elected as the youngest President of Harvard Club of India and the first architect to achieve this distinction.
H.E Mr. Rahul Shrivastava
Ambassador of India to Romania, Albania & Moldova
Rahul Shrivastava was born in Chhattisgarh State in Central India. He spent his younger years growing up in Odisha State, but now lives in Delhi, India, with his wife and their two children. He attended Ravenshaw University in Cuttack and the National Institute of Technology, Raurkela both of which are in Odisha State.
Rahul’s work, as a diplomat, has taken him to many interesting places and at the age of 40 he became India’s then youngest appointed Ambassador. He has also penned several books which include several works of fiction and one narrative self-help, non-fiction title.
Aurela Cuku (Moderator)
Founder of Artissima Art Gallery and Artissima Art Agency
Aurela is a travel and art enthusiast, independent curator and managing partner of Artissima Art Gallery, which is located in Dubai. Originally from Albania, her culturally rich persona is a result of growing up in Italy where she immersed herself in art, history, culture. She has lived in England and the USA, and is now based in the United Arab Emirates. It was during her travel in Mexico and the U.S. that she had an idea to open an art gallery in the U.A.E., which is now Artissima.
Aurela's goal is to make the gallery alive, vibrant and colorful by reflecting the expressions, dreams, history and cultures of people worldwide. And now, she is making this happen with the UAE trip called 'The Journey of Artissima", which entails traveling in the seven emirates of the country along with different artists to bring art to the people.
Vertica Dvivedi (Moderator)
Editor-in-chief, SURFACES REPORTER
Vertica Dvivedi is an entrepreneur, leader, influencer, community builder, and speaker. A story of her entrepreneurial struggle was published in "Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul at Work" written by Jack Canfield for Westland publishing. She is the Editor-in-chief of SURFACES REPORTER magazine which is a decade old news & information portal for architects, interior designers, builders and building materials. She is also the founder of WADE ASIA, one of the largest platforms for women in design.
Vertica Dvivedi is known for her speaking & moderation abilities. She has met and had sessions with some of the best architects, designers, artists of the world, and India. She has been a guest speaker at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (Delhi) and Sri Jai Narain Mishra PG College Lucknow.
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Date: 31st Aug 2021 (TUESDAY)
Time: 3:30 PM IST |12 PM CEST (Europe Time)
Where: SR Facebook page and Youtube channel and CPKA Facebook Page
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