Pietro Elisei, Romania/Italy (2021-2024)
President, Executive Committee Member
Town and regional planner, senior researcher and policymaker. He collaborated, as consultant, with ministries, cities and towns all over Europe, holding important positions in international organizations dedicated to urban planning (PLANUM SG, ISOCARP VP).
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.
Elisabeth Belpaire, Switzerland/Belgium
Executive Committee Member, President-Elect (2023-2024) & President (2024-2027)
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.
Darinka Golubovic-Matic, Serbia (2022-2025)
Treasurer, Executive Committee Member
Darinka Golubovic Matic is an associate professor in the Faculty of Construction Management (Architecture and Urbanism; Civil Engeenering) at the University of Union Nikola Tesla in Belgrade (Serbia).
Markus Appenzeller, Netherlands/German (2023-2026)
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.
Sabina Dimitriu, Romania (2022-2025)
Executive Committee Member
Urban and Regional Planner with a decade of experience developing programs, strategies, plans, and policies for Sustainable Urban Development.
Tijana Tufek Memišević, United States/Bosnia and Herzegovina (2023-2026)
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.
Ali A. Alraouf, Qatar (2019-2025)
Ali A. Alraouf is an architect, urban designer and planner interested in research and practice related to comprehensive sustainable design and urban planning. He published more than 105 journal refereed papers, critical reviews, essays, in addition to books and book chapters.
Dorota Kamrowska-Załuska, Poland (2023-2026)
Dorota Kamrowska-Zaluska, a University Professor at the Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning within the Faculty of Architecture at Gdansk University of Technology and practitioner in the field of urban design and planning with more than two decades of experience working in both the public and private sectors across Poland, France, and Asia.
Rolf Schuett, Germany (2022-2025)
Architect and Urban Planner born in Bolivia. His expertise includes architectural design (air transport, oil industry, commercial, culture, residential), urban conservation, community development, resilience planning for informal settlements, urban revitalisation, GIS and digitalization.
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)
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.