Building Liveable Cities through Urban Regeneration in the Era of AI

Time: 20 - 21 September 2025

Venue: X-BAR, IA111, IA123, SIP Campus, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou

CONFERENCE THEME

The Symposium of "Building Liveable Cities through Urban Regeneration in the Era of AI" aims to bring together leading scholars, practitioners, and policymakers in urban planning, architecture, and artificial intelligence to explore cuttingedge strategies for sustainable urban regeneration. Through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and interdisciplinary dialogues, the event will facilitate knowledge exchange on topics such as big data-driven planning, smart city design, community engagement, and AI-enhanced governance.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

20th September

MORING SESSION

Register + Keynote speeches

Keynote Speakers:

• Zhiqiang Wu (Tongji University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering）
• Nan Shi (Secretary General of Urban Planning Society of China)
• Jian Liu (Tsinghua University)
• Yan Tang (Tsinghua University)
• Xin Yi (Southeast University)
• Marc Aurel Schnabel (XJTLU)
• Moderator: Yanhui Lei (XJTLU)

AFTERNOON SESSION

Paralleled Panel Discussion 1: Sustainable Community and Regeneration

• David Shaw (Nanjing University)
• Bing Chen (XJTLU)
• Leilei Sun (Soochow University)
• Yu Song (XJTLU)
• Jindong Wu (Zhejiang University)
• Yunqing Xu (XJTLU)
• Panel Moderator: Jiayan Liu (Tsinghua University)

Paralleled Panel Discussion 2: Urban Intelligence and Regneration

• Yuanyuan Mao (Soochow University)
• Joon Sik Kim (XJTLU)
• Qining Chen (SCP)
• Yanhui Lei (XJTLU)
• Xiaofang Wei (Suzhou University of Science and Technology)
• Qiantao Zhang (XJTLU)
• Yiwen Wang (XJTLU)
• Panel Moderator: Yuan Lai (Tsinghua University)

21st September

MORING SESSION

Fieldtrip

Route 1: Shiquan Street + Cang Street + City Wall Museum

Route 2: Shihui Neighborhood Centre

SPONSOR

Design School, XJTLU

Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning and Design Institute

ORGANISER

Department of Urban Planning and Design, XJTLU

China City Planning Review

School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

CO-ORGANISER

Soochow University

Suzhou University of Science and Technology

SCP Consultants (Suzhou Industrial Park) Co Ltd

XJTLU Think Tank

Urban and Environmental Studies University Research Centre

CONFERENCE SUPPORT

Xinyu Shen, Ziyu Fan, Sifan Yu, Department of Urban Planning and Design, XJTLU

Yan Zhu, Design School, XJTLU

Caige Li and Jinxin Liu, China City Planning Review

SOCIAL MEDIA

China Urban Planning WeChat Official Account

Design School WeChat Official Account

Design School Linkedln

XJTLU WeChat Official Account