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15 November - Mayors Forum
- Meabh McMahon, moderator of the session
Speakers:
- Valentina Superti, Director, Ecosystem II: Tourism and Proximity, DG GROW, European Commission
- Laia Bonet, Vice Mayor, Barcelona
- Carlo Ratti, MIT Senseable City Lab
Speakers:
- Marja Ruigrok, Vice-Mayor, Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, city of Haarlemmermeer
- Alexander Vandersmissen, Mayor, City of Mechelen
- Filipe Araújo, Vice Mayor, Porto
- Grigoris Konstantellos, Mayor, Vari Voula Vouliagmeni
- Ivica Puljak, Mayor, City of Split
This roundtable discussion among Mayors will concentrate on the evolution of the current major urban challenges, and how cities deploy efficient Local Green Deals to address climate change, high energy prices, supply chain shortages and support their local businesses. It will seek to highlight good paradigms and expand political commitment and action during the next phase of ICC and beyond.
This roundtable discussion will focus on how ICC has benefited cities to improve access to funding, how to streamline ICC support, better engage with local businesses and citizens and improve access to finance by navigating through different EU and national support measures.
- Nikos Maroulis, ICC Project Director, Technopolis Group Belgium
- Valentina Superti, Director – Ecosystem II: Tourism and Proximity, DG GROW, European Commission
16 November - ICC Conference: Towards a green, digital and resilient economy
- Meabh McMahon, moderator of the session
- Valentina Superti, Director – Ecosystem II: Tourism and Proximity, DG GROW, European Commission
- Francesca Bria, President, Chairwoman of the Italian National Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital SGR
- Nikos Maroulis, ICC Project Director, Technopolis Group Belgium
Introduction on the topic of Local Green Deals in the context of ICC:
- Dana Eleftheriadou, Head of Cities and Proximity, DG GROW, DG GROW, European Commission
City speakers:
- Agnes Schönfelder, Climate Policy Advisor, Spokesperson Local Green Deal, CEO Climate Action Agency, City of Mannheim
- Tim Guily, Smart City Advisor, City of Leuven
- Cornelia Dinca, International Liaison, Amsterdam Smart City, Amsterdam Metropolitan Region
- Remus Balan, Cross Alp Med project, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Var
City speakers:
- Paula Boet Serrano, City of Barcelona
- Nicole La Iacona & Mieke Van Cauwenberghe, City of Mechelen
- Alice Xu, Project Manager, City of Toronto
- Velko Velkov, Sofia Municipality, Digitalisation, Innovation and Investment Unit, City of Sofia
EC presenting on Transition pathways and skills partnerships of various ecosystems, e.g., tourism, construction, proximity and social economy, and retail/or agri-food - inviting cities to join up.
Proximity and social economy: Karel Vanderpoorten, Policy officer, Social Economy, DG GROW, European Commission
Construction: Ilektra Papadaki, Team Leader, Construction, DG GROW, European Commission
Agri-food: Blaga Popova, Policy officer, Food, Retail, Health, DG GROW, European Commission
Tourism: Elfa Kere, Policy officer, Tourism, DG GROW, European Commission
City speakers:
- Daniel Freitas, Head of Carbon Neutrality, City of Porto (Reducing, recycling, and circulating organic waste)
- Kari Granfors, Project Manager, City of Pori
Presentation of main envisaged activities and themes supported under the renewal of the Intelligent Cities Challenge.
Chaired by DG GROW:
- Dana Eleftheriadou & Natalia Gkiaouri, DG GROW, European Commission
- Igor Kalinic & Lucia Masarova, EISMEA, European Commission
Conclusions:
- Igor Kalinic, Head of Sector, EISMEA, European Commission
- Dana Eleftheriadou, Head of Cities and Proximity, DG GROW, European Commission
Closing Keynote:
- Michela Magas, Industry Commons, Member of the NEB high level roundtable
Event Location
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Location | : | Barcelona, Spain |