Final Programme
Time
Content
8.30 - 9.00
Participants log-in
9.00 - 9.10
Opening statement
Cheryl Jones-Fur, Deputy-Mayor of Växjö, ICLEI Regional Executive Committee Aleksandra Kazmierczak, Urban Climate Change Adaptation Expert, European Environment AgencyFacilitator
Holger Robrecht, Deputy Regional Director, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability 9.10 - 9.20
Welcome by the City of Malmö
Simon Chrisander, Deputy Mayor, City of MalmöKeynote
Andries Gryffroy, member of the Flemish Parliament, member of the European Committee of the Regions 9.20 - 10:30
OPENING PLENARY
Part I: Coping, learning and building urban resilience
Confirmed speakers
Simon Chrisander, Deputy Mayor, City of MalmöEmilio Servera-Martinez, Research and Development Officer, Las Naves – City of ValenciaKathy Oldham, Chief Resilience Officer, Greater Manchester Sebastien Maire, Chief Resilience Officer, City of ParisFacilitator
Holger Robrecht, Deputy Regional Director, ICLEI Local Governments for SustainabilityPart II: Towards a more ambitious EU adaptation strategy
Confirmed speakers
Elena Visnar-Malinovska, Head of Adaptation Unit, DG Clima, European Commission Stefania Manca, Coordinator, EU Urban Agenda Partnership for Climate AdaptationFacilitator
Holger Robrecht, Deputy Director, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability 10.30 - 10.45
Break
10.45 - 12.15
SESSION 1A: Nature-Based Solutions for a better climate - seeking adaptation and mitigation synergies
Organised by
Covenant of Mayors for Climate and EnergyConfirmed speakers
Leszek Drogosz, City of Warsaw Sofia Asplund, City of VaxjöLene Vinther Larsen, City of Aarhus Luis Tejero, City of MadridFacilitator
Alis-Daniela Torres, Covenant of MayorsCo-facilitator
Veronica Rebollo, ICLEI EuropeSESSION 1B: Connecting up the dots between science, municipalities, insurance and climate risk assessment
Organised by
Insurance2020/OasisHub projectConfirmed speakers
Christopher Genillard, Genillard & Co Dr. Fred Hatterman, Potsdam Institute for Climate ChangeDr. Martin Drew, DTU Radoica Stefanović, Head of development at Waterworks and Sewerage, Public Utility Company Waterworks and Sewerage, Novi Sad, Serbia Zsofia Hanza, City of BudapestMarc Chiappero, Aria Technologies, BrazilProf.Dr. Christian Witt, ChariteTracy Irvine, OasisHubFacilitator
Dickie Whitaker, Oasis Loss Modelling Framework 12.15 - 13.00
Lunch break
13.00 - 14.15
SESSION 2A: Cities for a Resilient Recovery
Organised by
Global Resilient Cities Network and Nordic Urban Resilience InstituteConfirmed speakers
Stefania Manca, GenoaJulie Halkier Nilsson, VejleAnne-Marie Hitipeuw, The HagueFacilitator
Lina Liakou, Global Resilient Cities NetworkSession 2B: Financing resilient cities; beyond the EU Green Deal
Organised by
UFZ and PLACARD projectConfirmed speakers
Sophie Tremolet, The Nature ConservancyGerry Muscat, European Investment BankChristian Nussmueller, City of GrazPiero Pelizzaro, City of Milan Bernd Decker, EASME, European Commission Matthieu Collette, Moody’s Credit AgencyFacilitator
Oleksandr Sushchenko, UFZSESSION 2C: Leveraging public procurement for more resilient cities
Organised by
ICLEI EuropeConfirmed speakers
Kenza Khachani, OECD CitiesPaula Rodrigues, City of Torres Vedras Birte Detjen, City of BremenSanne van Kamp, City of HaarlemAlessandra Aires, City of TurinFacilitator
Josefine Hintz, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability 14.15 - 14.30
Break
14.30 - 15.30
Closing plenary: Beyond resilience; outlook, future challenges and prospects
Organised by
ICLEI Europe, the European Environment AgencyConfirmed speakers
Wolfgang Teubner, Managing Director, ICLEI European SecretariatLina Liakou, Global Resilient Cities Network Cheryl Jones-Fur, , Deputy-Mayor of Växjö, ICLEI Regional Executive Committee Tadashi Matsumoto, Head of Unit, Sustainable Development and Global Relations, OECDAndrew McKay Bower, Programme Management Officer, UNDRRFacilitator
Holger Robrecht, Deputy Director, ICLEI Local Governments for SustainabilityRapporteur
Linda Romanovska, Expert on adaptation to climate change 15.30
End