Confirmed Speakers
Charlotte Beerten
Climate & Sustainability Expert
Municipality of Alken
Max Beijneveld
EU Policy Coordinator
Climate Alliance
Frederik Ceulemans
Alderman, Urban Renewal, Climate and Citizen Participation
City of Brussels
Ana de Miguel
CEO
EMVS Madrid
Eric Dessaer
Landscape Architect
SWECO
Lies Eeckman
Managing Director
Polestar Belgium & Luxembourg
Pieter Flamand
Senior Managing Consultant
South Pole
Isabel RodrĂguez GarcĂa
Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda
Government of Spain
Kris Geuens
Project Engineer
Flemish Environment Agency
Ellen Jackowski
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mastercard
Krzysztof Kuik
Director, Clean Planet, DG RTD
European Commission
Agathe Legond
Director, European Strategy
ĂŽle-de-France Region
AnaĂŻs Maes
Alderwoman, Town Planning, Public Spaces and Mobility
City of Brussels
Veronica Manfredi
Director, Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition, DG ENV
European Commission
Anton Nikitin
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Vilnius
Hubert Rahier
Professor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
André Sobczak
Secretary General
Eurocities
Niels Souverijns
R&D Land Use & Climate Impacts
VITO
Barbara Stoll
Senior Director, Clean Cities
Transport & Environment
Dr Axel Volkery
Head of Unit – Innovation & Urban Mobility, DG MOVE
European Commission
Lampros Yfantis
Senior Manager
ERTICO – ITS Europe
Agenda
Draft agenda — final speakers and timings to be confirmed.
Opening Keynote
Isabel RodrĂguez GarcĂa
Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda
Government of Spain
Session 1: Urban Resilience Through Design
Veronica Manfredi
Director, Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban Transition, DG ENV
European Commission
Anton Nikitin
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Vilnius
Ellen Jackowski
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mastercard
Niels Souverijns
R&D Land Use & Climate Impacts
VITO
Charlotte Beerten
Climate & Sustainability Expert
Municipality of Alken
Kris Geuens
Project Engineer
Flemish Environment Agency
Eric Dessaer
Landscape Architect
SWECO
Session 2: Housing and the Built Environment
André Sobczak
Secretary General
Eurocities
Ana de Miguel
CEO
EMVS Madrid
Hubert Rahier
Professor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pieter Flamand
Senior Managing Consultant
South Pole
Afternoon Keynote Fireside Discussion — City of Brussels
Frederik Ceulemans
Alderman, Urban Renewal, Climate and Citizen Participation
City of Brussels
AnaĂŻs Maes
Alderwoman, Town Planning, Public Spaces and Mobility
City of Brussels
Session 3: Clean Energy & Infrastructure
Krzysztof Kuik
Director, Clean Planet, DG RTD
European Commission
Agathe Legond
Director, European Strategy
ĂŽle-de-France Region
Session 4: Transport & Infrastructure
Dr Axel Volkery
Head of Unit – Innovation & Urban Mobility, DG MOVE
European Commission
Lies Eeckman
Managing Director
Polestar Belgium & Luxembourg
Lampros Yfantis
Senior Manager
ERTICO – ITS Europe
Barbara Stoll
Senior Director, Clean Cities
Transport & Environment