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 - Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Gehl – Making Cities for People
- Hanna Bondar - Member of the Ukrainian Parliament and architect
- Nela Riehl - Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education
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 and Founder of Studio Anna Heringer
- Carmen Diaz Canabal - Chief People and Sustainability Officer at HOLCIM
- Rasmus Nordqvist - Member of European Parliament, The Greens/EFA
- Moderator: Greta Tresserra - International Consultant on Carbon-Neutral & Resilient Cities
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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 - Representative and Lead at Bauhaus Dessau Foundation
- Veronika Valk-Siska - Head of Housing Policy at the Estonian 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 Public Affairs and Product Regulatory Affairs 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- Moderator, Interviewer, Presenter
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- 13:00-13:30
Conversation with Johan Rockström
- Johan Rockström - Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam and Director of Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- Moderator: Annelies Beck - Moderator, Interviewer, Presenter
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- 14:30-14:50
Conversation with Francesca Bria and Rehana Schwinniger-Ladak
- Francesca Bria - Professor, Board Member NEB Facility and European Innovation Council, European Commission
- Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak - Deputy Director for the Data, and the Head of Unit of CNECT.G2 - Interactive Technologies, Digital for Culture and Education
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- 14:55 - 15:05
Introduction with Christian Ehler
- Christian Ehler - Member of the European Parliament
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- 15:10-15:55
From feeds to streets: Social media, democracy, and the future of our cities
- Léa Rogliano-Aubry - Head of the Citizen Engagement Hub at FARI-AI for the Common Good Institute
- Luca Bussolino - Partner, Head of Strategy & Innovation, CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati
- Michela Magas - Former NEB HLRT Member, Founder and CEO of MTF Labs, Director of Industry Commons
- Moderator: Raul Juste Lores - Writer, "Sao Paulo nas Alturas" channel
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- 16:00-17:00
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 - Bouwmeester Maître Architecte of the Brussels Capital Region
- Fabrice Messal - Digital Ocean Experiences Lead, Mercator Ocean International
- Moderator: Greta Tresserra - International Consultant on Carbon-Neutral & Resilient Cities
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- 16:20-16:40
Keynote speech: Culture-led urban transformation, partnership-driven change
- Jochem Daelman - Co-founder & General Director of Horst Festival
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- 16:45-17:35
Future-Proofing Democracy: Resilience, Participation, and Citizen Agency
- David Leal Garcia - PhD Consultant in Emergency Preparedness & Climate Resilience at Innovation in Politics Institute
- Sofia Vasilopoulou - Professor of European Politics, King’s College London
- Richard Němec - Participant of the European Citizens' Panel on Preparedness
- Moderator: Meyra Çoban- Policy Officer, DG ECHO
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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 Raffaele Fitto
- Raffaele Fitto - Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion & Reforms
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- 10:20-10:40
- Anacláudia Marinheiro Centeno 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 BAUHAUS EUROACE & Historical Villages of 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 Manager, Service of Urban Renewal, City 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, Architects' Association of Lithuania, 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
- Moderator: Tetyana Oliynyk- Senior Advisor on Culture at Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine
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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 Bundeskunsthalle - Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn
- Vasiliki Kassianidou - Deputy Minister of Culture of Cyprus
- Moderator: José Luis de Vicente - Curator and Co-director, FAST / Archipelago of Possible Futures
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- 14:15-15:00
Nature at work: Regenerative Design for People and Planet
- 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
- Moderator: Evelise Grunow- Editor-in-Chief, Projeto
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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 - Architect, PhD researcher, Ghent University - WoodStock Project
- 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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- 15:05-15:30
Amazon Habitat: Vernacular Technologies for a Climate-Adaptive Future?
- Luis Guedes - Amazonian Architect and Co-founder of Guá Arquitetura
- Raul Juste Lores - Writer, "Sao Paulo nas Alturas" channel
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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 e.r.l. SB
- Veronica Manfredi - Director, DG ENV Zero Pollution & Green Transition
- Moderator: Valerie Thys
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- 17:00-18:30
12 June - Programme
- 10:00-10:10
Introduction with 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 - Chair of the European Commission Housing Advisory Board, High Level Advocate for the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and former Minister for the Environment in the Irish Government from 2020-2025
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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
- Sven Sappelt - Curator at Bundeskunsthalle - 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 - Curator and Co-director at FAST / Archipelago of Possible Future
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- 11:45-12:35
NEB Academy: How the NEB learns, tests, and scales
- Andreja Kutnar - Professor at University of Primorska
- Manuel Götzendörfer - Dr.-Ing., Managing Director, Built Environment at UnternehmerTUM GmbH
- 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, U-LEAD with Europe Programme
- Yoshiyuki Kawazoe - Architect and Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo
- Luis Guedes - Amazonian Architect and Co-founder of Guá Arquitetura
- Fran Erazo - Director of Culturans
- Moderator: Réka Matheidesz - NEB Facility Expert Group
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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 for Young Designers
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 of COSMO LLC
- Anneleen Bertels - Co-founder and creative director of KNOTTO
- Guillermo Orduña - Co-founder of MUNKUN
- Moderator: Gaia Danese- International Cultural Relations and Public Diplomacy Coordinator, ECO. GLOBAL. STRAT.2, The European External Action Service
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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 - Professor, Board Member NEB Facility and European Innovation Council, European Commission
- José Luis de Vicente - Curator and Co-director, FAST / Archipelago of Possible Futures
- Tommaso Calarco - Director, Institute for Quantum Control at Forschungszentrum Jülich
- Cristian Canton - Associate Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS)
- Antonella Guidazzoli - Data Visualisation Specialist, Direction HPC Supercomputing
- Fabien Giraud - Artist, The Feral project
- Ralph Dum - Physicist
- 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, Europe Water Business Leader at Arup
- Julia Watson - Founder & Co-Director Science & Design, Lo—TEK Office for Intercultural Urbanism
- Karin Aschberger - Senior Scientist, Joint Research Centre – Ocean and Water Unit
- Moderator: Giulio Boccaletti - Scientific Director, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
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- 17:15-17:45
Waves of Change: A Journey Towards Collective Care
- Chloé Léger Witvoet - Co-Founder of Swim for Change
- Matthieu Witvoet - Co-Founder of Swim for Change
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- 17:50-18:45
- Jan Wurm - Professor of Regenerative Design at the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven and EU Engagement Lead Buildings at ARUP
- Rūta Leitanaitė - Architect and Curator, Architects' Association of Lithuania, Architect Council of Europe
- Marine Cornelis - Co-Chair, NEB Facility Expert Group
- Seungho Park-Lee - Associate Professor, Department of Design & Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
- Moderator: Ruth Reichstein - Cabinet Member of the EC President Ursula von der Leyen