Urban Transitions Workshop III
Date and time
Location
Be20
Via barozzi 3 i/n Bologna ItalyDescription
This will be the third in our series of workshops designed to gather together the community of partners actively involved in the work of accelerating the transition of cities to a low carbon resilient economy.
Workshop Objectives
- to share the progress being made across our portfolio of innovation projects, flagships, and strategic initiatives
- to connect partners and introduce new organisations into the community
- to explore significant opportunities for innovative breakthroughs at scale across our C-KIC Thematic-Priorities 2017
Who should attend ?
Join over one hundred professionals from across Europe working for municipal authorities, private sector corporations, start-ups, SMEs, academics, research and civil society institutions.
Outline Programme
Wednesday, 17 May
Evening:
Welcome networking reception
Thursday, 18 May
Morning:
- Opportunities and Challenges for the urban transformation of Bologna: drivers and challenges today and for the future
- Smart Sustainable Districts – progress: briefing on progress being made across the districts, key outcomes, and future plans
- Smart Sustainable Districts – need for innovation: three breakout groups will each focus on one specific district there the need for innovative solutions have been identified.
Afternoon:
- Solving City Challenges with the help of data: three cities present a key challenge or opportunity that they are facing
- Parallel sessions on: Retrofitting, Behaviour Change, Nature Based Solutions
Friday, 19 May
Morning:
- Growing the scope and scale of our impact globally in alliance with C40 Cities, WBCSD, ICLEI
- Low Carbon Financing. Working together to deliver pipelines of projects to access funds.
- Funding for innovation: Exploring collaboration for H2020, UIA, foundations, and revenue generation activities.
Afternoon:
What defines and enables a “Zero Waste” Municipality? : best practices and innovative solutions that contribute to the goals of reducing waste generation.
This will be a special joint session with the Climate-KIC theme Sustainable Production Systems (SPS)
Venue and Registration
Main venue on May 18-19: Be20, Via barozzi 3 i/n, Bologna
Further information
Please check the Climate-KIC website Workshop III event page or email the Urban Transitions team
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Climate-KIC’s Urban Transitions theme catalyses urban transformation through collaboration and systemic innovation across infrastructure, governance and investment.