14. September 2022

Time
Content
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome coffee and registration
Location
Amphitheater
9:00 - 9:05
Official welcome by the organisers
Ine Vandecasteele (EEA) Vasileios Latinos (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Amphitheater
9:05 - 9:15
Opening statement by the City of Athens
Speaker
Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens
Moderator
Holger Robrecht (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Amphitheater
9:15 - 10:30
PLENARY 1
A strategic perspective towards a climate resilient and inclusive future for European cities and regions
Speakers
Vasileios Axiotis (City of Athens) Pénélope Komites (City of Paris) Argyro Paraskevopoulou (Region of Attica) Dimitris Karnavos (City of Kallithea, Member of Committee of the Regions) Elisa Valía (City of Valencia)
Moderator
Holger Robrecht (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Amphitheater
10:30 - 11:30
PLENARY 2
Focus on Athens: from dealing with heat and wildfires to regenerating the city centre
Speakers
Eleni Myrivili (City of Athens) Elissavet Bargianni (City of Athens) Stefanie Lindenberg (European Investment Bank) Leonor Berriochoa (European Investment Bank)
Moderator
Vasileios Latinos (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Amphitheater
11:30 - 13:00
Marketplace
Location
Purifier
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Location
Upper Courtyard
14:00 - 15:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Masterclass on Urban Heat: from Analysis to Action
Speakers
Elissavet Bargianni (City of Athens) Efren Feliu (Tecnalia) Kristen Guida (Greater London Authority) Ad Jeuken (Deltares) Iphigenia Keramitsoglou (National Observatory of Athens) Maria Wirth (Alchemia-Nova) Simone Nardicchia (City of Milan)
Moderator
Eleni Myrivili (City of Athens) Leon Kapetas (Resilient Cities Network)
Location
Amphitheater
How is your city adapting? An open conversation on implementing and accelerating climate adaptation!
Speakers
Eleni Mougiakou (Commonspace, Athens) Arnoud Molenaar (City of Rotterdam) Hans-Martin Neumann (City of Linz) Rens de Boer (Wageningen University)
Moderators
Max Beijneveld (Climate Alliance) Ine Vandecasteele (European Environment Agency)
Location
Innovathens
A post-industrial revolution with nature!
Speakers
Iva Bedenko (CIty of Zagreb) Laura Guaita (KEAN) Anacleto Rizzo (IRIDRA SRL) Maria Teresa Ribeiro (Cascais Ambiente)
Moderators
Vasileios Latinos (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Warehouse
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
Location
Upper Courtyard
16:00 - 17:30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
Resilient Governance: Chief Resilience Officers' roundtable
Speakers
Kathy Oldham (City of Manchester) Noemie Fompeyrine (City of Paris) Tamsin Faragher (City of Cape Town) Dr. Folayinka Dania (City of Lagos) Arnoud Molenaar (City of Rotterdam) Ahmed AbuLaban (City of Ramallah)
Moderator
Lina Liakou (Resilient Cities)
Location
Amphitheater
Living with water: planning for coastal adaptation, smart cities and resilient territories
Speakers
Regine Resbeut (City of Cannes) Susana Sousa Gonçalves (City of Matosinhos) Judith Moreno (City of San Sebastian) Chrysi Laspidou (University of Thessaly) Zoi Vrontisi (E3Modelling)
Moderator
Carme Machi Castaner (ICLEI Europe) Paul Sayers (Sayers and Partners)
Location
Warehouse
Using data for accelerated climate action and resilience
Speakers
Estefania Lahera (Google) Akshay Sriprasad (Google) ​Emmy Papazoglou (City of Athens) Luis Tejero (City of Madrid) Camile Magan (AirPays de la Loire, Nantes) Bettina Tratz-Ryan (Research Vice President Smart Ecosystems and Environmental Sustainability, Gartner. Inc)
Moderator
Alis Daniela Torres (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Innovathens
17:30 - 19:00
Cocktail hour
Location
Upper Courtyard

15. September 2022

8:30 - 9:00
Welcome coffee
Location
Upper Courtyard
9:00 - 11:00
WORKSHOPS
Utilising NBS for an equitable transition towards urban resilience
Speakers
Signe Iversen (City of Aarhus) Julia Tzortzi (City of Pireaus) Marc Barra (Paris Region) Josip Beber (Green Energy Cooperative) Maria Wirth (Alchemia Nova) Imre Saar (Viimsi City) Åsa Ode Sang (SLU) Richard Hardiman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Guest expert: Miguel Vega (RJB-CSIC)
Moderators
Marianne Zandersen (University of Aarhus) Elena Petsani (ICLEI Europe) Vasileios Latinos (ICLEI)
Location
Amphitheater
Transformative pathways for a more resilient, regional development in Europe and beyond
Speakers
Johannes Klumpers (European Commission) Ana-Maria Mitroi-Ciobica (European Investment Bank) Konstantina Karydi (Urban Innovative Actions, Resilient Cities Catalyst) Harriët Tiemens (Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region) Chrysi Laspidou (Università of Thessaly) Rim Khamis (Acterra) Dimitra Siatitsa (Municipality of Thessaloniki) Tereza Hnátková (Czech University of Life Science, Prague)
Moderators
Jole Lutzu (ICLEI Europe) Luca Arbau (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Purifier
Ukraine Cities on the path of resilient & sustainable post war Recovery
Speakers
Anatolii Kutsevol (Deputy State Secretary of the Government of Ukraine) Tetyana Simchuk (Rivne Regional Military Administration) Anna Studilko (Institute of Urban Development) Oksana Nechytailo (Irpin City Council)
Moderators
Silvia Haslinger Olsson (Nordic Urban Resilience Institute) Magnus Qvant (City of Malmö) Olena Tarasova-Krasiieva (UNDP Ukraine)
Location
Innovathens
11:30 - 13:30
STUDY VISITS
Lycabettus Hill
National Garden
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Location
Upper Courtyard
14:30 - 16:00
PARALLEL SESSIONS
From seed to tree: Tackling climate hazards with the European Policy Support Facility
Speakers
Stella Psarropoulou (City of Thessaloniki) Piero Pelizzaro (City of Bologna) Lorenzo Chelleri (International Network of Urban Resilience Research) Eefje Hendriks (Avans University) Elena Visnar-Malinovska (European Commission)
Moderators
Luca Arbau (ICLEI Europe) Max Beijneveld (Climate Alliance)
Location
Amphitheater
Digital Twins to Future-Proof Europe’s Buildings and Neighbourhoods
Speakers
Ilia Christantoni (DAEM SA, City of Athens) Adam Estefányi (Brno City Municipality) Eftychia Kalogianni (Future Insight)
Moderator
Andreas Jäger (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Innovathens
Making Cities Resilient 2030: Resilience Hubs: from expectation to reality
Speakers
Ares Gabas (City of Barcelona) Kathy Oldham (City of Manchester) Magnus Qvant (City of Malmö) Grzegorz Synowiec (City of Wrocław) Andrew Mackay Bower (UNDRR) Susana Sousa Gonçalves (City of Matosinhos)
Moderators
Jole Lutzu (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Purifier
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
Location
Upper Courtyard
16:30 - 18:00
PLENARY 3
Financing a resilience partnership in Europe and beyond
Speakers
Elena Visnar-Malinovska (European Commission) Andrew Mackay Bower (UNDRR) Holger Robrecht (ICLEI Europe) Elisa Muzzini (Council of Europe Development Bank) Lina Liakou (Resilient Cities) Harriët Tiemens (Arnhem-Nijmegen Green Metropolitan Region) Marnie McGregor ( Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy)
Moderator
Nuha Eltinay (ICLEI Europe)
Location
Amphitheater
18:00 - 19:00
Prosecco o'clock
Location
Upper Courtyard

Venue Map

EURESFO 2022 is taking place at Technopolis, City of Athens. For detailed information on getting to the event, please review the event Logistics Package.  Please additionally find the Venue Map below.