
Elisabeth Belpaire, Switzerland/Belgium
President (2024-2027), Executive Committee Member
Elisabeth Belpaire is an engineer architect, an urban and spatial planner and brings over 25 years of experience; architecture, urban planning, design and governance in Belgium, France, Switzerland.

Frank D’hondt, Greece/Belgium (2019-2025)
Secretary General, Executive Committee Member
Frank is a freelance city & regional planner, with 30 y. of global experience in designing & conducting participatory strategic planning processes. He advises urban & rural communities and their national & local governments on achieving sustainable urban and territorial development.

Markus Appenzeller, Netherlands/Germany (2023-2026), Treasurer, Executive Committee Member
Practitioner, educator, and thinker with 20+ years of experience in urbanism, architecture, and landscape design worldwide. Focus on transformative changes of cities, climate, and the way we collaborate.

Tijana Tufek Memišević, United States/Bosnia and Herzegovina (2023-2026), Executive Committee Member
Dr. Tijana Tufek Memisevic is a Bosnian American architect, researcher and consultant in sustainable urban development. Tijana supports the research community in engaging with professional organizations, local authority, and civic society to work towards sustainable, inclusive and resilient cities. She is a member of the ISOCARP Board and the Scientific Committee.

Mahak Agrawal, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Mahak Agrawal is an urban planner, climate scientist, public policy and sustainability expert, with deep experience advancing sustainability, equity, and climate resilience across sectors and continents. She is the initiator of All Bits Count (ABC)—a creative climate action project launched at the UN Summit of the Future
and UN Climate Change Conference COP29—and serves on the Steering Board of the ITA-AITES Committee on Underground Space (ITACUS) and the Board of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP). She is also a LinkedIn Top Green Voice, TEDx Fellow, and former United Nations fellow.

Shi Nan, China (2023-2026)
Dr. Shi Nan has over 30 years planning experiences specialized in policy analysis and master planning. Shi Nan is the Executive President and Secretary General of Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC), the national academic and professional organization of China.

Wafa Al-Daily, United States (2023-2026), Executive Committee Member
Dr. Wafa Al-Daily is a senior urban planner, a researcher, a lecturer, and an international development expert with a demonstrated working history for about two decades in academia, government agencies, NGOs, CBOs, local communities, and the private sector in the USA and the MENA region.