Excerpts from a one-day conference "Zoning the City: Addressing New York City's 21st Century Challenges" sponsored by the New York City Department of City Planning, the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute of Baruch College.The event takes place on November 15, 2011, at McGraw-Hill Conference Center, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor. [Part I -- 58 min.] WelcomeRobert K. Steel, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, New York CityZoning New York CityAmanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning CommissionPanel One: Shaping New York City Zoning, 1961 to the Present Hilary Ballon, Deputy Vice Chancellor, NYU Abu Dhabi; University Professor of Urban Studies and Architecture, NYUCarol Willis, Founder, Director, Curator, The Skyscraper Museum, New York; Adjunct Associate Professor of Urban Studies, Columbia UniversityAlex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm StrategistsModerator: Rick Bell, Executive Director, American Institute of Architects New YorkPanel Two: Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century Daniel L. Doctoroff, President and CEO of Bloomberg LPRosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions (CS)Rohit T. Aggarwala, C40 Cities Climate Leadership GroupPaul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture,The New SchoolModerator: Errol Louis, Host, "Inside City Hall," NY1 Panel Three: Zoning's Role In Addressing Challenges Facing New York City In the 21st Century: Zoning and the Competitive CityVishaan Chakrabarti, AIA, Holliday Professor and Director, Center for Urban Real Estate, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia UniversityKairos Shen, Chief Planner, Boston Redevelopment AuthorityModerator: Alex Garvin, Professor of Urban Planning and Management (Adjunct), Yale University; President and CEO, AGA Public Realm Strategists Panel Four: Zoning and the Equitable CityToni Griffin, Professor & Director of the J. Max Bond Center at the Spitzer School of Architecture, City College of New York, CUNYJohn Rahaim, Director of Planning, City and County of San FranciscoModerator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignPanel Five: Zoning and the Sustainable CityHarriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Government of the District of ColumbiaJonathan F. P. Rose, President, Jonathan Rose CompaniesModerator: Jack Nyman, Director, Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY[Part II -- 60 min.] Framing the Place of Zoning in Modern CitiesJerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignPanel Six: Zoning and the Physical CityMatthew Carmona, Professor of Planning & Urban Design, Bartlett School of Planning, University College LondonPeter Park, Loeb Fellow, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignModerator: Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic, The New Yorker; Joseph Urban Chair in Design and Architecture, The New SchoolPanel Seven: Where Do We Go From Here?Thom Mayne, Founder, MorphosisRobert A. M. Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture; Founder and Senior Partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects, LLPMary Ann Tighe, Chief Executive Officer, New York Tri-State Region, CB Richard Ellis; Chair, Real Estate Board of New YorkModerator: Jerold S. Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design and Director, Master in Urban Planning Degree Program, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignClosing RemarksAmanda M. Burden, Director, New York City Department of City Planning; Chair, New York City Planning Commission