Conference Programme

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22 April 2021, 14:00-17:45 CET

14:00 - 14:05
Welcome by moderators
Francesca Bria, President, Italian National Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital
Bjarke Ingels, Architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group
14:05 - 14:30
Opening remarks: The New European Bauhaus vision & timeline
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament
António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal
14:30 -15:00
Keynote dialogue 1: The New European Bauhaus as a project of hope and driver for change
Moderator: Francine Lacqua, Journalist, TV anchor, Bloomberg Television editor
Mike Bloomberg Entrepreneur, philanthropist, three-term mayor of NYC
Bjarke Ingels Architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group
15:00 - 16:00
Panel discussion - Placeship European Bauhaus: A Journey to the future
Shigeru Ban, Architect, Japan
Michela Magas, Industry Commons Concept Creator
Marcos Ros Sempere, MEP & Founder of the New European Bauhaus Friendship Group in the European Parliament
Päivi Tahkokallio, President, The Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA)
Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
16:00 - 16:15
BREAK
16:15 - 16:40
Keynote dialogue 2 - The New European Bauhaus Triangle of Virtue: Beautiful. Sustainable. Together.
Moderator: Francine Lacqua, Journalist, TV anchor, Bloomberg Television editor
Gina Gylver, Climate Activist
Sheela Patel, Grassroot Activist & co-founder Slum Dwellers International (SDI)
16:40 - 17:35
Panel discussion - The New European Bauhaus: a Bridge Between Art and Technology in a Global World
Maria Atkinson, Chairperson, LafargeHolcim Foundation
Filipe Boni, Architect, LEED AP, UGREEN
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi, MEP & Chair, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), European Parliament
Olafur Eliasson, Artist, Denmark
Alexandra Mitsotaki, Cofounder and President, World Human Forum
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
17h35 - 17h45
Closing remarks & announcement of day 2

23 April 2021, 12:50-18:00 CET

12:50 - 15:00 Co-creation workshops by invitation only

12:50 - 13:00 Welcome by moderator

13:00 - 14:30 Parallel co-creation workshops

Facilitated by Members of the New European Bauhaus High-level Roundtable & Official Partners

Regenerating construction ecosystems	Co-designing the New European Bauhaus movement
This workshop focuses on an eco-systemic approach to the construction, use and renovation of spaces and buildings (built environments). Facilitators Group A: José Pedro Sousa, Architect, Professor FAUP, University of Porto, Portugal Matti Kuittinen Adjunct Professor, Resource-efficient construction and environmental impacts at the Department of Architecture, Aalto University Facilitators Group B: Hubert Trammer, Architect, National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning, Poland Georg Pendl, President of the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE)	This workshop addresses the evolving needs and the emerging roles and competences needed to reinforce a bottom-up, global movement with a purpose like the New European Bauhaus. Facilitators Group A: Mária Beňačková Rišková, Curator, Editor, Independent Expert in Design, Multimedia, and Cultural Heritage, Head of the Slovak Design Center in Bratislava 2016-2020 Carlos Teixeira, Charles L. Owen Professor in Design, IIT Institute of Design Facilitators Group B: Petr Skvaril, Global Partnerships & Programs Director, Impact Hub Masha Smirnova, Campaign Manager EU Green Deal, Eurocities

This workshop focuses on an eco-systemic approach to the construction, use and renovation of spaces and buildings (built environments).

Facilitators Group A:

José Pedro Sousa, Architect, Professor FAUP, University of Porto, Portugal
Matti Kuittinen Adjunct Professor, Resource-efficient construction and environmental impacts at the Department of Architecture, Aalto University

Facilitators Group B:

Hubert Trammer, Architect, National Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning, Poland
Georg Pendl, President of the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE)

This workshop addresses the evolving needs and the emerging roles and competences needed to reinforce a bottom-up, global movement with a purpose like the New European Bauhaus.

Facilitators Group A:

Mária Beňačková Rišková, Curator, Editor, Independent Expert in Design, Multimedia, and Cultural Heritage, Head of the Slovak Design Center in Bratislava 2016-2020
Carlos Teixeira, Charles L. Owen Professor in Design, IIT Institute of Design

Facilitators Group B:

Petr Skvaril, Global Partnerships & Programs Director, Impact Hub
Masha Smirnova, Campaign Manager EU Green Deal, Eurocities

Rediscovering the spirit of a place	A new relationship with nature
This workshop brings participants to reflect and ideate ways to (re)build authentic places that connect nature with local cultures, including preserved and transformed heritage. Facilitators Group A: Eszter Dávida, Urbanist, Board Member of KÉK (Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre) Boris Meluš, Member of the Manifest2020 New European Bauhaus Committee, Representative of Nová Cvernovka, a Cultural and Creative Center Facilitators Group B: Pia Maier Schriever, Architect and Set Designer Sneška Quaedvlieg - Mihailovic, Secretary-General of Europa Nostra	This workshop focuses on rethinking the relationship between built environment, including heritage, and nature, i.e. challenging their mutual exclusion. This goes beyond the buildings and should touch upon the different dimensions of our daily life. Facilitators Group A: Orla Murphy, Assistant Professor in UCD School of Architecture Planning & Environmental Policy, Co-Director of UCD Centre for Irish Towns (CfIT), Custom Architecture Owner Marco Sammicheli, Curator for the design, fashion and crafts sector, Triennale Milano and Superintendent of the Italian Design Museum Facilitators Group B: Luther Quenum, Public Policies Lab Manager / Designer Monika Skadborg, Board Member Responsible for Sustainability Cluster, Youth Forum

This workshop brings participants to reflect and ideate ways to (re)build authentic places that connect nature with local cultures, including preserved and transformed heritage.

Facilitators Group A:

Eszter Dávida, Urbanist, Board Member of KÉK (Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre)
Boris Meluš, Member of the Manifest2020 New European Bauhaus Committee, Representative of Nová Cvernovka, a Cultural and Creative Center

Facilitators Group B:

Pia Maier Schriever, Architect and Set Designer
Sneška Quaedvlieg - Mihailovic, Secretary-General of Europa Nostra

This workshop focuses on rethinking the relationship between built environment, including heritage, and nature, i.e. challenging their mutual exclusion. This goes beyond the buildings and should touch upon the different dimensions of our daily life.

Facilitators Group A:

Orla Murphy, Assistant Professor in UCD School of Architecture Planning & Environmental Policy, Co-Director of UCD Centre for Irish Towns (CfIT), Custom Architecture Owner
Marco Sammicheli, Curator for the design, fashion and crafts sector, Triennale Milano and Superintendent of the Italian Design Museum

Facilitators Group B:

Luther Quenum, Public Policies Lab Manager / Designer
Monika Skadborg, Board Member Responsible for Sustainability Cluster, Youth Forum

14:30 - 15:00 BREAK

15:00 - 15:15
Welcome by moderators
Francesca Bria, President, Italian National Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital
Bjarke Ingels, Architect, founder and creative partner of Bjarke Ingels Group
15:15 - 15:30
Launch of the 2021 New European Bauhaus Prizes
15:30 -16:30
Harvesting Ideas from the co-creation workshops
Francesca Bria, President, Italian National Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital
John Schellnhuber, Founding Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research & Former Chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change
16:30 - 16:45
BREAK
16:45 - 17:45
Panel discussion - Transformative Ideas for the New European Bauhaus
Francesca Bria, President, Italian National Innovation Fund, CDP Venture Capital
Zdeněk Hřib, Mayor of Prague
Nuno Jardim Nunes, President, Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI) and National Director of the Carnegie Mellon International Partnership
Younous Omarjee, MEP and Chair, Committee on Regional Development (REGI), European Parliament
John Schellnhuber, Founding Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Former Chair of the German Advisory Council on Global Change
Sabine Verheyen, MEP and Chair, Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), European Parliament
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Elisa Ferreira, European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms
17:45 - 18:00
Closing remarks