Hybrid session  
Online session  
Physical session

19. October 2021

Time
Duration
Content
8:30 - 9:00
30 min
Registration
9:00 - 9:10
10 min
Opening statement
Angelika Tamasova, European Environment Agency Vasileios Latinos, ICLEI Europe
Special address by:
Mami Mizutori, Head of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
9:10 - 9:25
15 min
Welcome by the City of Malmö
Simon Chrisander, Deputy Mayor, City of Malmö
9:25 - 10:45
80 min
OPENING PLENARY
Adapting to extreme events and planning for a resilient future
Speakers
Simon Chrisander, Deputy Mayor, City of Malmö Elena Visnar-Malinovska, Head of Adaptation Unit - DG Clima, European Commission Harriët Tiemens, Director of Green Metropolitan Region Arnhem-Nijmegen Stella Psaropoulou, Deputy Chief Resilience Officer, City of Thessaloniki Nigel Jollands, EBRD Green Cities Cinzia Losenno, Senior Climate Change Specialist, European Investment Bank Sebastien Penzini, Deputy Chief, Europe and Central Asia, UNDRR
Moderator
Margareta Wahlström, Expert, Disaster Risk Reduction (former UNDRR Head and Swedish Red Cross Head)
10:45 - 11:15
30 min
MARKETPLACE / COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 12:45
90 min
Place-based action for more equitable climate resilience
Speakers
Ruth Wolstenholme, Sniffer Maria Sitzoglou, Independent Expert Iva Bedenko, City of Zagreb Matija Vuger, City of Zagreb
Moderator
Margaretha Breil, Euro-Mediterrenean Centre on Climate Change ETC CCA
Future-proofing Europe’s Building Stock: Climate, Social & Material Resilience
Speakers
Sanna Meriläinen, City of Helsinki Roman Mendle, ICLEI European Secretariat Albert Gassull, Metropolitan Area of Barcelona Emmy Papazoglou, City of Athens Eddy Deruwe, Flemish Energy and Climate Agency (VEKA)
Moderator
Andreas Jaeger, ICLEI Europe
Towards a resilient recovery
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Reimund Schwarze, UFZ Germany Anat Eizik Caspi, Tel Aviv – Yafo Municipality Alice Reeves, Greater London Authority Eleni Myrivili, City of Athens
Oleksandr Sushchenko, UNDP Ukraine
Moderator
Lina Liakou, Resilient Cities Network
12:45 - 14:00
75 min
LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 15:30
90 min
Stepping up integrated action on ecosystem and climate resilience
Speakers
Fernando Louro Alves, Municipality of Lisbon Jurre De Vries PhD, Executive Agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat), the Netherlands Per-Arne Nilsson, City of Malmö Monica A. Altamirano PhD, NOW Partners Johan Folkesson , International Federation of Lanscape Architects (IFLA) Europe
Moderator
Bettina Wilk, ICLEI Europe
Disaster Risk Reduction: Thinking about Present and Dreaming about Future
Speakers
Ephrat Yovel, Miami, Florida (USA) Oksana Udovyk, UNDP Accelerator Lab Oleksiy Pyrikov, UNDP Recovery and Peacebuilding Programme Andrew Mackay Bower, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Nigel Jollands, EBRD Green Cities
Moderator
Olena Tarasova-Krasiieva, UNDP Ukraine
Innovative financing solutions for green and resilient cities
Speakers
Matt Ellis, Greater Manchester Combined Authority Stella Psaropoulou, City of Thessaloniki Lin O'Grady, EBRD Green Cities Stefanie Lindenberg, European Investment Bank Stine Kondrup, INTUGREEN Bernd Decker, European Commission, LIFE programme
Moderator
Vasileios Latinos, ICLEI Europe
15:30 - 17:30
120 min
SITE VISITS
19:00 - open
COCKTAIL RECEPTION

20. October 2021

9:30 - 9:45
15 min
WELCOME
9:45 - 11:45
120 min
Boosting the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions for Resilient Cities and Ecosystems
Speakers
Gillian Dick, Glasgow City Council Nicola Murphy-Evans, City of London Luis Tejero,Madrid City Council Belma Pasic, Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency (SERDA) Nermina Suljevic, City of Sarajevo Aleksandra Kazmierczak, European Environment Agency
Moderator
Daniela Rizzi, ICLEI Europe
WORKSHOP: Adaptation planning for smaller and medium-sized cities
Speakers
Gabriella Westeim, Municipalities of Simrishamn, Sjöbo, Tomelilla and Ystad Daniele Capitani, City of Cervia Giovanni Fini, Unione dei Comuni della Valle del Savio (Cesena), Italy
Moderators
Birgit Georgi, Strong cities in a changing climate Magnus Qvant, Nordic Urban Resilience Institute Silvia Haslinger Olsson, Nordic Urban Resilience Institute Margaretha Breil, Euro-Mediterrenean Centre on Climate Change
A holistic approach towards climate neutrality: Integrating climate change mitigation & adaptation
Speakers
Evi Tzanakaki, Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) Katharina Schrot, TU Dortmund University Ronald van Kampen, City of Rotterdam Oliver Moran, Chair of Climate Action Committee and Deputy Lord Mayor, City of Cork Jānis Ikaunieks, Riga Energy Agency
Moderators
Giorgia Rambelli, Coordinator International Dimension, Covenant of Mayors Office Arthur Hinsch, Officer, Covenant of Mayors Office
11:45 - 13:00
75 min
MARKETPLACE
Exhibitors
ICLEI Europe LIFE Programme United Nations Development Programme European Environmental Agency (EEA) ARCH project and ICLEI's office on Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation Science for Environment Policy (SfEP) Google Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) Covenant of Mayors - Europe
13:00 - 14:00
60 min
LUNCH BREAK
14:00 - 16:00
120 min
The revolution of data in integrated climate strategies
Speakers
Marcin Grądzki, City of Warsaw Rasmus Reeh, Miljøpunkt Amager, Copenhagen Lina Liakou, Resilient Cities Network Christopher Bian, Google Environmental Insights Explorer Holger Robrecht, ICLEI Europe
Moderator
Alis-Daniela Torres, ICLEI Europe
WORKSHOP: Building resilience in historic areas – a disaster risk management framework
Speakers
Daniel Lückerath, Fraunhofer Katharina Milde, Fraunhofer Saioa Zorita Castresana, Tecnalia Uta Mense, City of Hamburg
Moderators
Katherine Peinhardt, ICLEI Europe Luca Arbau, ICLEI Europe
16:00 - 16:15
15 min
MARKETPLACE / COFFEE BREAK
16:15 - 17:00
45 min
Accelerating action for climate resilience: the way ahead
Speakers
Leszek Drogosz, Deputy Director, Department for Infrastructure, City of Warsaw Margareta Wahlström, Expert, Disaster Risk Reduction (former UNDRR Head and Swedish Red Cross Head) Elissavet Bargianni, Sustainability and Resilience Officer, City of Athens
Moderator
Holger Robrecht, Deputy Director, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability