Participants Registration

Conference Opening

Sebastian Metz, General Manager German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania)

Dr. Dragoș Anastasiu, President German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania)

E.S. Cord Meier-Klodt, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bucharest

Dortmund – a city of structural change. Success stories and future ambitions

Ullrich Sierau, Lord Mayor City of Dortmund

Cities in Dialogue: Magnet vs. Shrinking

Arch. Ilinca Păun Constantinescu, “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning

Marcel Ionescu Heroiu, Senior Urban Development Specialist The World Bank

Dr. Emil Boc, Lord Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

Ullrich Sierau, Lord Mayor City of Dortmund

Moderator: Arch. Șerban Țigănaș, General Secretary of the International Union of Architects

Coffee Break

Coffee Break and time to explore the Marketplace

Winning Projects

Public administration, civil society and the business environment pitch their projects for smart cities and sustainable urban development to the jury and the audience

Moderator: Dr. Ilinca Pandele, Consultant AHK Romania

Lunch Break

Lunch Break and time to explore the Marketplace

World Café, 8 Roundtables

• Energy Efficiency & Energy Management
• Financing & EU Funds
• City Governance / Digitalization / City Information Platform
• Mobility
• Construction Law
• Reconversion and Revitalisation
• Circular Economy
• Tourism & Lifestyle

Coffee Break

Wrap-up Session: Results and Conclusions of the World Café

Roundtables awards ceremony

Moderators: Sebastian Metz and Ilinca Pandele, AHK Romania

Closing of the Conference

Dr. Dragoș Anastasiu, President AHK Romania

Sebastian Metz, General Manager AHK Romania

Networking Cocktail