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1 2-3 MARCH 2016 GRAZ, AUSTRIA Change cities. KNOW HOW! CENTRAL EUROPE S LARGEST EVENT ON SUSTAINABLE CITIES. urban-future.at MOBILITY RESOURCES COMMUNICATION LIVING &CITY PLANNING

2 3 Rail Biking 2 MOBILITY Why more and more cities are investing in driverless mobility systems: it s not about the costs Which systems are currently introduced and why? One does not fit all: for which cities would it make sense? Talk to the experts: public transport operators from around the world share their experiences with driverless systems How cities around the world use the bicycle to reinvent themselves Why are more and more cities placing the bicycle in the very center of their mobility strategy? And what does this mean? Which role can bicycles really play for urban mobility? From car city to bike city: meet urban planners and decision makers who did it Why bike cities have happier citizens Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires or Medellin: South-American bike cities on the fast-track That s how you make your city a bike city City logistics How cities avoid total traffic gridlock with new urban logistics concepts Logistics in cities: real effects of distribution traffic on today s cities Do we need to completely re-think how we distribute goods in order to prevent our cities from collapsing? The most innovative city logistics concepts from around the world Inside the cities: this is how we implemented change in city logistics Operation successful, patient dead: how to implement alternative city logistic concepts without killing your city s businesses Latest research on city logistics Electro mobility: Focus on e-taxis E-taxis revolutionise the taxi market and the cities at the same time The business case of e-taxis in cities The world s most successful e-taxi businesses and what cities can learn from them How cities are chaning their taxi fleets: case studies from 3 leading cities Financial support needed? How cities and governments support e-taxi activities Electro mobility: Focus on e- and hybrid busses Are electro and hybrid busses true alternatives for urban public transport systems? China s successful e-bus manufacturers strike fear in the hearts of established bus brands Why more and more cities electrify their bus fleets Busses change cities: e-bus case studies from cities around the world Latest technical developments and solutions for e-busses Multi-modality The Champions League of public transport in cities: but where exactly is multi-modality working? Where and how is it working? Success factors for multi-modality in cities Multi-modality as a strategy: meet the decision makers and implementers from several cities How should cities deal with their commuters

3 4 5 COMMUNICATION Public participation Much ado about nothing: Is public participation a fad, marketing tool or true social trend? Is there a new social trend? Meet the changers: private initiatives that overtook politicians on the fast lane This is what successful cities should learn from private initiatives Public participation Time to get involved: how a new wave of public participation changes decision making processes in cities Not for all! When public participation makes sense and how you make it work Language of change: that s how you activate your citizens for change Public participation live: meet experts & innovative projects from around the world City communications How cities (should) communicate with their citizens - and the relevance of digital media Psychology of communication: latest research that will influence the way cities communicate They are screwed! Requirements for cities comms teams change rapidly Communication x.0: What real-time communication really means for cities New generation city communications: innovative cities and their new communication approach Communicating sustainability Cities have many great ideas: without proper communication they might get killed before they even start Psychology meets sustainability Communicating sustainability: that s how your efforts will make a difference Plan your sustainability project s communication properly - or it will be doomed Biggest mistakes you can make when communicating sustainability Key success factors in communicating sustainablity The world s most successful sustainability campaigns Leadership From mayor to CEO: how mayors need to lead their cities in times of fierce international competition for investments, innovation and talent Why cities want to be smart To be or not to be: why competitiveness of cities will decide their future You think your city is not affected? Think again and good luck for the future. Cities and strategy: how strategic leadership successfully positions cities for international competition Experts talk: Meet city strategists from Paris, Copenhagen, TelAviv, Berlin, Chattanooga and Singapore Leadership Closed door session. For mayors and city representatives only. This is how you can make change happen in your city Importance of leadership in change processes Don t worry (too much) about public opinion: the magic of just doing it Average must never be the goal: meet the leaders who changed their cities from scratch Lateral thinking required: Why you should forget about having broad stakeholder consent when you start changing your city. City of stakeholder groups: how you can lead change, identify the right stakeholders - and get them on board Change your city to more sustainability and get re-elected (for it)

4 7 6 Revitalising cities and city districts Rising from the dead: how cities and districts are being reinvented LIVING &CITY PLANNING The most exciting revitalising projects: case studies from around the world Revitalising meets businesses: how cities successfully integrate their business communities in urban development projects Revitalising districts: that s how cities did it plus what mistakes to avoid Planning the impossible: the 5 key success factors for sustainably revitalising city districts Requirements for urban planning Cities, sensors & data On the search for happiness: can big data make cities more sustainable? What Big Data can do for cities and what it can t do What is the true benefit for our citizens? Where data is helping: exciting Big Data case studies from cities around the world How urban data influences city planning Cities, sensors & data Innovation and digital revolution: are our cities structures being overwhelmed by the speed of change? Digital innovation happens in realtime: how can cities structures keep up? Innovative management: these cities revamped their structures from scratch Cities and Open Data: how making city data available increases cities competitive advantage and fosters innovation Climate change Better be prepared: How climate change will change our cities and what that means to urban planning That s how climate change will affect our cities City planning & climate change: case studies from around the world show how cities react Summer in the city: how cities (can) deal with the heat Architecture & climate change Focus on timber How to master the challenge of innovative construction in cities Innovative construction vs. regulation: that s how cities clean out their building codes to speed-up innovati on Clash of Clans: does timber have the potential to become the sustainable solution for urban construction? The timber business case: do wooden buildings pay off? The most innovative wooden buildings from around the world Sustainable building refurbishment

5 9 8 RESOURCES Sponge Cities Closed door session. For Chinese and Indian delegations only Ground sealing and rain water: how cities avoid floodings and win a new source for drinking water Strategies to fight urban ground sealing Case studies from cities around the world Technical solutions for sponge cities Purification of rain water Guided excursion Cities & climate change Who cares? Why mayors will be caught up by climate change sooner than expected. Climate change: what does it really mean for our cities Cities leading the fight against climate change: meet the mayors Why sustainable growth will not work without protecting the climate Closed door session, mayors only Reducing emissions Unwanted: How cities around the world fight greenhouse gas emissions Underestimated: that s how citywide programs to reduce GHG emissions increase its competitve advantage Climate protection is top priority that s how cities around the world manage their activities Business case climate protection: how cities win business from protecting the climate and cutting GHG emissions Working together makes the difference: the world s most successful city cooperations to protect the climate Cities and their waste How cities rethink their approach to waste Cities and waste: endless love story or is a divorce coming up? Alternative waste management: what cities can learn from innovators from around the globe Innovative waste concepts: what s working and what s not The implementation challenge: Meet the cities who made innovative systems work Reconsidering beliefs: innovative waste managers and their strategies for change Circular economy From freak status to business model: will circular economy be the next revolution? The next big things: circular economy, cradle-to-cradle and ZeroWaste Why the circular economy could radically change our cities Circular economy and business: how companies around the world benefit from it ZeroWaste: utopia or simply a question of attitude? Competitive advantages from circular economy: case studies from around the world Sharing resources Shared-Economy is a reality for municipal administrations How cities save resources and reduce costs through sharing Competencies and status symbols: psychology of implementing sharing in city administrations Make it work: cities share infrastructure Case studies

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