Reza Pourvaziry is an architect with over 20 years of experience, specializing in sustainable urban architecture. He founded the International Art & Architecture Research Association (IAARA) in 2002 and has received multiple international architecture awards. Since 2004, he has served on the UN-Habitat's Steering Committee for Best Practices and was appointed the First Global Advocate of UN-Habitat in 2016. He has been the Founder and Chair of the Urban Economy Forum since 2018 and played a key role in establishing the World Urban Pavilion in Regent Park, launched in April 2020.