Strong governance and active community participation are key to successful port–city development. This workshop will bring together experiences and tools for building trust, fostering dialogue, and ensuring inclusive decision-making.
Strong governance and active community participation are key to successful port–city development. This workshop will bring together experiences and tools for building trust, fostering dialogue, and ensuring inclusive decision-making.
TBC Stacey-Ann Dennison-Heron is the Assistant Vice President of Planning and Project Design at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ)—Jamaica’s principal maritime agency. In this role, she plays a pivotal part in conceptualising and shaping national development projects under the PAJ’s remit. A Registered Architect with over 17 years of industry leadership, she brings extensive experience across governmental, educational, institutional, commercial, and residential sectors in both Jamaica and Barbados.
Since joining the PAJ in early 2022, Mrs Dennison-Heron has quickly become a core member of the organisation, collaborating effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders to drive strategic project outcomes.
She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Technology, Jamaica, and by the age of 30, earned her certification as a Registered Architect licensed to practise in Jamaica. She is also a Certified Project Practitioner, specialising in the management of major infrastructure and development projects.
Mrs Dennison-Heron currently serves as Chairperson of the Architects Registration Board (ARB) and has been an active contributor to the Jamaican Institute of Architects (JIA). Her leadership within the JIA includes serving as President, Vice President, and Honorary Secretary, as well as Chairperson of the Education & Membership Committee and member of the Practice Committee.
Sabah Zrari holds a PhD in Political Science from the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and a Master's degree in Urban Planning, Local Development and Regional Planning from the same institution. A French national, she has been living in Chile since 1996.
She heads the International Institute for Cities and Ports (IIPC), a training organisation that brings together professionals from ports, territories and civil society to address city-port issues. She is also the academic director of the online programme on the sustainability of port cities, offered since 2022 jointly by the International Association of Cities and Ports (AIVP) and the IIPC, in three languages – Spanish, French and English – (link to the programme).
Her research focuses mainly on the governance of port territories and the quality of urban life in port cities, in relation to issues of sustainability, competitiveness and territorial cohesion.