Confirmed Speakers
Winston Beck
VP Group public Affairs
Heidelberg Materials
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
Eric Dessaer
Landscape Architect
SWECO
Michela di Nola
Head of Projects
REVOLVE Media
Lies Eeckman
Managing Director
Polestar Belgium & Luxembourg
Arne Ferket
Local Climate Adaptation Advisor
Flemish Environment Agency
Pieter Flamand
Senior Managing Consultant
South Pole
Lionel Francou
Head of the Climate and Transition City Unit
City of Brussels
Eleonora Gatti
Head of Climate Technology innovation Unit, Climate Innovation and Montreal Protocol
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Julie Greenwalt
Senior Climate Advisor
Cities Alliance
Solveig Honoré Hatton
Senior Vice President, Public Sector Europe
Mastercard
Andreas Huss
Climate Strategist and Transition Leader
City of Stockholm
Ellen Jackowski
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mastercard
Aino Kulonen
Senior Climate Policy Adviser
Association of Finnish Cities and Municipalities
Agathe Legond
Director, European Strategy
Île-de-France Region
Yu-Chun Liao
Councillor
City of Leuven; Vice CEO, U-Regenerative
Valérie Libert
Alderwoman for Smart City, Climate, Energy and Environment
Municipality of Ixelles
Anaïs Maes
Alderwoman, Town Planning, Public Spaces and Mobility
City of Brussels
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director
United Nations Environment Programme
Federico Merino
Senior Advisor
Buenos Aires City Government
Anton Nikitin
Chief Sustainability Officer
City of Vilnius
Mattia Pellegrini
Head of Unit, Clean Air, Noise, Urban Policy and New European Bauhaus, DG ENV
European Commission
Hubert Rahier
Professor
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Isabel Rodríguez García
Minister of Housing and Urban Agenda
Government of Spain
Ioannis Sagias
Deputy Head of Unit, Strategy, Policy Coordination and Urban Transitions
DG RTD, European Commission
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
Theme Partners
Agenda
9:50am – 9:55amWelcome and Setting the Scene
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9:55am – 10:05amKeynote Address
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10:05am – 10:15amKeynote Address
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10:15am – 11:00amSession 1: Urban Resilience Through Design
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11:00am – 11:15amBuilding Climate-Resilient Neighbourhoods: Tackling Urban Heat and improving access to water
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11:15am – 11:25amFireside Discussion: Cities as Partners: Scaling Urban Resilience through Collaboration
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11:25am – 11:35amDistrict Cooling as a vital component of Sustainable Urban Planning
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11:35am – 12:00pmNetworking Break
12:00pm – 12:15pmHow small municipalities can tackle climate change – insights from Alken
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12:15pm – 1:00pmSession 2: Housing and the Built Environment
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1:00pm – 2:00pmNetworking Lunch
2:00pm – 2:15pmAfternoon Keynote Fireside Discussion – City of Brussels
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2:15pm – 2:55pmSession 3: Clean Energy & Infrastructure
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2:55pm – 3:25pmNetworking Break
3:25pm – 4:40pmSession 4: Transport & Infrastructure
In Conversation with:
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Panel Discussion: Delivering the Next Generation of Sustainable Transport
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4:40pmClosing Remarks and Conference Close
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