Urban Development Network

Registration and welcome coffee

Welcome and opening

Johannes HAHN, European Commissioner for Regional Policy

Keynote address: Urban Metabolisms: An engine for city transformation

Eva Gladek, Founder and CEO of Metabolic

Keynote address: European initiatives for urban development

Normund Poppens, Deputy Director-General, DG Regional and Urban Policy, European Commission

Panel I: Added value of working with integrated urban strategies
What are the potential benefits and trade-offs of integrated thinking across a range of urban systems, topics, issues and perspectives that are traditionally considered separately? A debate between experts issuing the urgent need to reconfigure urban areas to more sustainable places and the requirement of an integrated approach.

Charlina Vitcheva, (acting) Director DG REGIO inclusive growth, urban and territorial development
Emmanuel Moulin, Head of the URBACT Secretariat
Oliver Heidrich, University of Newcastle
Sorcha Edwards, Secretary-General of CECODHAS Housing Europe
Claire Roumet, Executive Director of Energy Cities
Contributions from the cities of Amsterdam and Malaga

Coffee break

Panel II: The need for urban innovation
Which urban innovations are helping shape the city of tomorrow? How can cities cultivate an environment for innovation? Cities and experts debate on ideas, guidance and practical support on how to create a smart and future-proofed city.

Carina Lopes, Partner at CityMart
Peter Madden, Chief Executive of the Future Cities Catapult
David Altabev, Senior programme manager at NESTA
Andrea Coleman, Advisor at Mayors Challenge-Bloomberg
Eva Gladek, Founder and CEO of Metabolic
Contributions from the cities of York, Athens and Barcelona

Networking Lunch Exhibition "Gathering of people and information" - Exhibition of European urban networks, organizations and initiatives

European exchange and learning programme for cities (URBACT), European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN), Smart Cities and Communities, Joint Programming Initiative Urban Europe, European Investment Bank, Cities associations and networks (EUROCITIES, Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Housing Europe, Energy cities), Covenant of Mayors etc.

Parallel thematic workshops - round 1

WS 1 - Sustainable urban development
Sharing experience on urban integrated strategies and the trade-off of integrated thinking and working

Parallel thematic workshops - round 1

WS 1 - Sustainable urban development
Sharing experience on urban integrated strategies and the trade-off of integrated thinking and working

Moderator: Peter Ramsden

Panellists:
Ivan Tosics, Metropolitan Research Institute, Budapest on the trade-offs of integrated thinking and working
Contributions from the cities of Tampere, Almada, Barcelona and Ghent

WS 2 - Citizen's participation
Sharing experience on involving local partners in shaping the future development of their cities

Moderator: Darinka Czischke

Panellists:
Thomas Dawance Brussels Community Land Trust
Contributions from the cities of Martin Gorecki (Berlin) and Athens

WS 3 - URBACT
Cities networking for sustainable urban development. Cities sharing their (URBACT) experience of transnational networking to improve local urban policies and governance

Moderator: Raffaele Barbato

Panellists:
URBACT partner cities
Contributions from the cities of Manchester, Amersfoort, Sodertalje, Gdansk, Bristol and Udine

WS 4 - Testing Urban Ideas
Cities test their innovative ideas before an expert panel and in exchange with the audience

Moderator: Paul Bevan

Panellists:
Eva Gladek, founder and CEO Metabolic
Peter Madden, Chief Executive of the Future Cities Catapult
David Altabev, Senior programme manager at NESTA
Andrea Coleman, Advisor at Mayors Challenge-Bloomberg

Parallel thematic workshops - round 2

WS 1 - Sustainable urban development
Sharing experience on a European instrument integrated territorial investments (ITI) that can formulate integrated responses to diverse territorial needs

Moderator: Peter Ramsden

Panellists:
Martijn de Bruijn, DG REGIO on the European instrument Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI)
Cities (Lille, Prague and Wroclaw), CEMR and experts working on the European instrument for integrated territorial investments (ITI)

WS 2 - Citizen's participation
Sharing experience on Community-led Local Development (CLLD)

Moderator: Darinka Czischke

Panellists:
Merja Haapakka, DG REGIO on the European instrument Community-led Local Development (CLLD)
Cities (Goteborg, The Hague and Berlin), Swedish board of Agriculture and experts involved in the CLLD approach

WS 3 - URBACT
Cities networking for sustainable urban development. Cities sharing their (URBACT) experience of transnational networking to improve local urban policies and governance

Moderator: Melody Houk

Panellists:
URBACT partner cities
Contributions from the cities of Manchester, Amersfoort, Sodertalje, Gdansk, Bristol and Udine

WS 4 - Testing Urban Ideas
Cities test their innovative ideas before an expert panel and in exchange with the audience

Moderator: Paul Bevan

Panellists:
Eva Gladek, founder and CEO Metabolic
Peter Madden, Chief Executive of the Future Cities Catapult
David Altabev, Senior programme manager at NESTA
Vanda Knowles, Eurocities

Closing remarks

Jan Olbrycht, Member of the European Parliament and president of the Urban intergroup