Closing remarks for #EURESFO23
20. October 12:15 - 13:30
Drawing on the discussions from the three days of the forum, the final plenary session aims to bring to the audience the main reflections around the central EURESFO23 question: What is needed to help local and regional governments address resilience challenges towards 2030 and beyond?
Different resilience stakeholders attending the forum including political and technical representatives from local and regional governments, but also other practitioners will discuss the way forward to meet the 2030 objectives. Reflecting on the governance, innovation and resilience solution practices highlighted during the conference and particularly on the outcomes of the Financing and Investment Forum, speakers will debate on the opportunities for a resilient European future.
The session will also outline the results from the closed-door discussions around a European Resilience Partnership, bringing together different stakeholders working on resilience in Europe.
Speakers
ICLEI Europe, Director of the Green Metropolitan Region of Arnhem-Nijmegen
Harriett Tiemens, ICLEI Europe, Director of the Green Metropolitan Region of Arnhem-Nijmegen
Fresh Thoughts Consulting/EU Taxonomy Expert
Linda Romanovska, Fresh Thoughts Consulting/EU Taxonomy Expert
Regional Director Europe & Managing Director, ICLEI Europe
Wolfgang Teubner, Regional Director Europe & Managing Director, ICLEI Europe
Wolfgang Teubner is the ICLEI regional director for Europe and also the managing director (CEO) of the ICLEI European Secretariat. He has more than 20 years professional experience working with local governments on sustainable urban development, climate adaptation and mitigation, Local Agenda 21, waste management, as well as sustainable urban transport policies. During his career he has been involved in more than 100 European an international projects.
Head of Climate Policy Unit at Air Protection and Climate Policy Office, City of Warsaw
Joanna Heyda, Head of Climate Policy Unit at Air Protection and Climate Policy Office, City of Warsaw
Joanna Heydais a climate expert as well as a public relations and CSR specialist with over 16 years of experience. She currently holds the position of Head of Climate Policy Unit at Air Protection and Climate Policy Office in the City of Warsaw where she is responsible for mitigation and adaptation to climate change plans and measures implementation. Especially interested in nature-based solutions and citizens’ engagement in the process of mitigation and adaptation, policy and behaviour change in the field as well as development of monitoring and evaluation systems including indicators approach fit to the city's specific needs.
Senior Technical Advisor, Council of Europe Development Bank
Elisa Muzzini, Senior Technical Advisor, Council of Europe Development Bank
Elisa helps cities and communities become more resilient, inclusive and sustainable with project financing, capacity building, knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships. She is currently Senior Technical Advisor for Urban and Regional Development at the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB). Prior to joining the CEB, she was a Senior Economist at the World Bank where she managed lending operations, analytical work and capacity building on sustainable and inclusive urban development, with a focus on countries in the South Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean regions. Elisa is also a Gestalt Professional Certified Coach (GPCC) and an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Associate Certified Coach. She received a graduate degree in Economics with a concentration in public financial policy from the London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Bocconi University in Italy.
Moderator
Coordinator, Urban Resilience and Climate Adaption, ICLEI Europe
Vasileios Latinos, Coordinator, Urban resilience and climate adaption, ICLEI Europe
Vasileios is a climate adaptation and resilience expert, with 13+ years experience, working with local and regional governments throughout Europe. He is coordinating the resilience portfolio of ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability for Europe, responsible for development, management and coordination of projects and services in the topical areas of climate change adaptation, urban resilience and disaster risk reduction and supporting the programmatic development of ICLEI in this field. Vasileios is also involved in standardisation activities and manages the European Urban Resilience Forum since 2016.