Sandra is an invited speaker at the yearly City Debates conference at the American University of Beirut. This year's edition, "Reconceptualizing Boundaries, Urban Design in the Arab World", aims at exploring the significance of urban design theory to the Arab World by investigating relevant emerging practices and pedagogies. Sandra will present the Beirut River Project in a panel focusing on operational research, with spatial and ecological focus. Panelists also include: Christoph Wessling (BTU-Cottbus), Thomas Stellmach (GIZ & Uberbau) and moderator Leon Telvizian (LU)