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Stefan Al is a Dutch architect and urban designer, currently serving as Senior Associate Principal at the global design firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) in New York. Al has worked as a practising architect on renowned projects such as the 600-meter-high Canton Tower in Guangzhou and the preservation of world heritage in Latin America at the World Heritage Center of UNESCO. He has dedicated his career to designing and researching innovative and sustainable built environments that improve the quality of life for everyone. He frequently gives keynote speeches and presentations to audiences ranging from architects to business executives to institutions including the United Nations. Over the years, Al has served as a TED Resident and professor at the University of Hong Kong and The University of Pennsylvania, where he directed the urban design program and co-taught an online course, Designing Cities, with more than 70,000 students. In addition, he has served in various capacities to major institutions, such as the World Heritage Center of UNESCO, working on the preservation of world heritage in Latin America, the Hong Kong government, consulting on the development of the city’s harbour and external lighting guidelines, and to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, serving as an expert on compact city design.