European Stories of Resilience Making & Local Sustainability Award Ceremony

25. June 17:00 - 18:00

The final session of Day 1 will begin with reflections from selected speakers and panellists, sharing key insights and takeaways from the day’s discussions, highlighting emerging themes, challenges, and opportunities explored across sessions. 

This will be followed by the inspirational speech “Promise, Progress, and the Path Ahead for Private Adaptation Financing Driving Resilience Across Europe”, setting a visionary tone for the future of resilience-building through private sector engagement. 

The session will then transition into the presentation of the European Urban Resilience Sustainability Award, with a brief overview of its purpose, history, and evaluation criteria, along with acknowledgments of the jury and partner organizations. A short panel discussion with jury members and partners will explore how the award aligns with the forum’s themes, share insights from the evaluation process, and discuss trends and standout ideas in urban innovation. 

Speakers

Linda Romanovska

Head of Sustainability Consulting, Materra

LInda Romanovska, Head of Sustainability Consulting, Materra

Linda is a highly regarded senior expert on climate change, sustainability and sustainable finance. Co-author of EU's climate change policies and several sustainable finance and corporate sustainability reporting frameworks and standards internationally, including EU Taxonomy and CSRD. A senior advisor with close to 20 years of experience, current Head of Sustainability Consulting at Materra, and doctoral researcher at the University of New South Wales. For almost two decades, Linda has succeeded in high-impact work on a wide range of sustainability topics through policy-making, research and consulting the public and the private sector, financial institutions and many local governments.  Her honorary appointments include several advisory boards supporting research and practical tool development, as well as a role in the investment committee of a sustainable investment fund by AxleTree Capital.