Meet the speakers taking the stage at the Forum.
On stage and on livestream, they will present and discuss issues at the heart of New European Bauhaus, such as combining sustainability and competitiveness in the construction sector, how citizens can help shape the future of their communities, and the role of artistic and cultural industries in promoting a more environmentally friendly future.
9 June - Programme
- 18:00-19:30
- Ursula von der Leyen - President of the European Commission
- António Costa - President of the European Council
- Helle Søholt - CEO and co-founder of Gehl
- Hanna Bondar - Member of the Ukrainian Parliament and architect
10 June - Programme
- 10:00-10:10
Introduction with Mikel Landabaso
- Mikel Landabaso - Director for Fair and Sustainable Economy, Joint Research Centre
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- 10:20-11:00
- Anna Heringer - Architect at Studio Anna Heringer
- Carmen Diaz Canabal - Chief People and Sustainability Officer at HOLCIM
- Rasmus Nordqvist - MEP
- Moderator: Greta Tresserra
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- 11:05-11:55
Making use of what we have: Rethinking vacant and underused spaces
- Eva De Bruyn - Architect and Partner at 51N4E
- Werner Möller - Lead at Reallabor ZEKIWA Zeitz
- Veronika Valk-Siska - Head of Housing Policy at the Ministry of Climate
- Moderator: Sorcha Brid Edwards - Secretary General of Housing Europe
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- 12:00-12:50
Resilient by design: Cutting carbon, cutting costs
- Martin Skea - Co-founder and CEO of ToGather Homes
- Fleming Voetmann - Vice President of External Relations and Sustainibility at VELUX
- Jan Wurm - Professor at KU Leuven and EU Engagement Lead at ARUP
- Mila Duncheva - Global Business Project Manager at Stora Enso
- Moderator: Annelies Beck
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- 13:00-13:30
Conversation with Johan Rockström
- Prof. Johan Rockström - Director of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- Moderator: Annelies Beck
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- 14:15-14:35
Introduction with Francesca Bria
- Francesca Bria - Former NEB HLRT Member and EIC Board member
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- 15:20-16:05
From feeds to streets: Social media, democracy, and the future of our cities
- Léa Rogliano-Aubry - Head of the Citizen Engagement Hub at FARI
- Carlo Ratti - Professor at MIT and Politecnico di Milano, founding partner of the CRA-Carlo Ratti Association and Director of the Senseable City Lab
- Michela Magas - Founder and CEO of MTF Labs, Director of Industry Commons
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- 16:10-17:00
From research to reality: Evidence-based design for inclusive and nature-positive spaces
- Markus Reymann - Co-director of TBA21 (Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary)
- Francesca Rizzo - Full Professor, Department of Design, Politecnico di Milano
- Mette Skjold - CEO and Senior Partner at SLA Architects
- Lisa De Visscher - Brussels Bouwmeester
- Moderator: Greta Tresserra
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- 16:20-17:35
Keynote speech: Culture-led urban transformation, partnership-driven change
- Jochem Daelman - Co-founder & General Director of Onkruid Studio
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- 16:20-17:35
Future-Proofing Democracy: Resilience, Participation, and Citizen Agency
- David Leal Garcia - Economist and Representative of the Innovation in Politics Institute in Spain
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- 17:05-17:15
Concluding Perspectives with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
- Ekaterina Zaharieva - European Commissioner for Start-ups, Research & Innovation
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- 17:15-18:45
11 June - Programme
- 10:00-10:10
Introduction with Rafaelle Fitto
- Raffaele Fitto - Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion & Reforms
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- 10:20-10:40
Keynote speech: Anacláudia Rossbach
- Anacláudia Rossbach - UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
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- 10:45-11:35
From participation to self-sufficiency: Designing democratic, climate-ready communities
- Dalila Dias - Coordinator at Aldeias Historicas de Portugal
- Seungho Park-Lee - Associate Professor, Department of Design & Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
- Iris Van den Abbeel - Programme Director Urban Renewal Service of Ghent
- Finn Wiliams - City Architect of Malmö
- Moderator: Marieke Eyskoot - Sustainability Expert
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- 11:40-12:30
Strategic reconstruction in times of emergency: Lessons from Ukraine
- Rūta Leitanaitė - Architect and Curator, Chair of the Architect Council of Europe
- Oksana Arkhypchuk - Head of Promtech - Promprylad Foundation
- Darius Skusevičius - Ambassador-at-Large, Coordination of Recovery and Reconstruction of Ukraine, MFA Lithuania, Development Cooperation Department
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- 12:35-13:30
Open heritage: Accessibility, innovation and the future of cultural institutions
- Géraldine David - General Director of Royal Museum of Art and History in Brussels
- Eva Kraus - Director of the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn
- Vasiliki Kassianidou - Minister of Culture of Cyprus
- Moderator: José Luis de Vicente
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- 14:30-14:50
Introduction with Enrico Giovannini
- Enrico Giovannini - Professor, economist, former Minister of Infrastructure and Mobility and former Minister of Labour and Social Policies in Italy
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- 14:55-15:45
- Kika Zdziarska - PhD researcher, Laboratory of Wood Technology, University of Ghent
- Christine Lemaitre - CEO at DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council)
- Marcos Ros Sempere - Member of the European Parliament (REGI Committee), Chair of the European Urban Forum
- Dirk Paelinck - Founder and Chairman of the European PropTech Association
- Moderator: Valerie Thys
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- 15:50-16:40
Growing the future: Investing in affordable, desirable bio-based solutions
- Ramona Daniela Dragomir - Climate Pact Ambassador and Principal Banker with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Aksel Mjøs - Associate Professor and Head of Department of Finance at Norwegian School of Economics and NEB Facility Expert group member
- Alessio Colombo - CEO & CO-Founder of Ricehouse
- Veronica Manfredi - Director, DG ENV
- Moderator: Valerie Thys
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- 14:15-15:30
Landscape and biophilic architecture
- Laurens Bekemans - Architect and Co-founder of BC architects & studies & materials
- Michal Matlon - Architecture Psychologist & Space Strategist
- Sari Lehkonen - Head of Real Estate Department, OIB, European Commission
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- 17:00-18:30
Enhancing Built Environment Resilience with Cutting-Edge Solutions
- Moderator: Valerie Thys
12 June - Programme
- 10:00-10:10
Introductory speech: Audrey Henry
- Audrey Henry - Secretary of State for Urban Planning, Development, and Public Cleanliness of Brussels-Capital Region
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- 10:30-10:45
- Eamon Ryan - Former Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications of Ireland
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- 10:50-11:40
Clean transition for and through culture
- Erminia Sciacchitano - Co-Chair of the EU Expert group on Green transition of the cultural and creative sectors
- Joris Janssens - Expert at IDEA Consult and Board Member of Perform Europe
- Dr. Sven Sappelt - Curator at Art And Exhibition Hall Of The Federal Republic Of Germany
- Estelle Zhong Mengual - Art Historian and Writer, École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, France
- Moderator: José Luis de Vicente
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- 11:45-12:35
NEB Academy: How the NEB learns, tests, and scales
- Andreja Kutnar - Professor at University of Primorska
- Dr. Manuel Götzendörfer - Managing Director, Built Environment at UnternehmerTUM
- Dr. Ambra Trotto - Director of Transformation and NEB, EIT Culture and Creativity
- Moderator: Marine Cornelis - Co-Chair of NEB Facility Expert Group
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- 12:40-13:30
NEB Academy worldwide: Building skills, knowledge and alliances for a regenerative future
- Andrej Horvat - Deputy Programme Director and Head of Sustainable Development Unit at U-LEAD
- Yoshiyuki Kawazoe - Professor at the University of Tokyo
- Laurent Troost - Founder architect at Troost & Pessoa
- Moderator: Réka Matheidesz
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- 14:30-14:45
Closing speech from Commissioner Jessika Roswall
- Jessika Roswall - European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy
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- 14:45-14:55
Awards Ceremony: Trophy Competition
Celebrating the winners of the Trophy Competition, their creativity and innovation
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- 15:00-15:45
From algorithm to artisan: Crafting new lifestyles for a circular future
- Tamari Aptsiauri - Co-founder and CEO of COSMO
- Anneleen Bertels - Co-curator of Artisanal Intelligence
- Guillermo Orduña - Co-founder of MUNKUN
- Moderator: Gaia Danese
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- 15:50-16:20
TEKnology Beyond Modernism: Ancestral Water Intelligence for a Post-Carbon Planet
- Julia Watson - Founder & Co-Director Science & Design, Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism
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- 15:55-17:15
An Archipelago of Ateliers: How European AI Factories Can Power the New European Bauhaus
- Francesca Bria - Co-director, Archipelago of Possible Futures
- José Luis de Vicente - Co-director, FAST / Archipelago of Possible Futures
- Prof. Tommaso Calarco - Director, Institute for Quantum Control at Forschungszentrum Jülich
- Cristian Canton - Associate Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS)
- Gabriella Scipione - Director HPC at CINECA
- Fabien Giraud - Artist and researcher, Feral project
- Ralph Dum - High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart
- Moderator: Christian Rauch - Director, Berlin Science Week
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- 16:25-17:10
Designing with water: Building resilient and beautiful cities
- Lenora Moore - International Senior Vice-President Commercial & Solutions for CRH
- Justin Abbott - Arup Fellow, Director, leading Arup’s water business in Europe
- Julia Watson - Founder & Co-Director Science & Design, Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism
- Karin Aschberger - Senior Scientist, JRC EU Water Academy
- Moderator: Giulio Boccaletti
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- 17:15-17:45
Keynote speech: Chloé Léger Witvoet and Matthieu Witvoet, Swimmers and Founders of Swim for Change
- Chloé Léger Witvoet - Cofounder of Swim for Change
- Matthieu Witvoet - Cofounder of Swim for Change
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- 17:50-18:30
Panel discussion, providing wrap up reflections and strategic insights to conclude the FORUM
- Jan Wurm - Professor at KU Leuven and EU Engagement Lead at ARUP
- Rūta Leitanaitė - Architect and Curator, Chair of the Architect Council of Europe
- Moderator: Marine Cornelis - Co-Chair, NEB Facility Expert Group