The Future of Urban Transformation

Join us in shaping a more desirable future for our cities. Based on input from the BLOXHUB ecosystem, we’ve identified three key domains that will guide our efforts: Cities are Systems, cities are Nature, and Cities are Communities. Let’s embark on this exciting journey together.

When: 25 April 2023, 14 – 17
Where: BLOXHUB Arena, Bryghuspladsen 8, 3rd floor, 1473 Copenhagen K

PROGRAM

14.00 Welcome
Torben Klitgaard, CEO of BLOXHUB

14.15 Keynote: The Future of Urban Transformation
Alfonso Vegara, Founder & Honorary President, Fundacion Metropoli, Madrid

Alfonso Vegara is a highly accomplished urban planner, architect, economist, and sociologist. He strives to promote the future opportunities of cities within a complex and interconnected world, most recently in his book “Supercities. The Intelligence of Territory”.

14:35 Introducing the new BLOXHUB Domains 

14:40 Cities are Systems
Panel: Camilla Van Deurs (City Architect in Copenhagen), Ditte Lysgaard Vind (Founder, The Circular Way), Enlai Hooi (Head of Innovation, SHL), Robert Martin (Head of Mobility, JAJA Architects)

15:10 Short break

15:20 Cities are Nature
Panel: Rikke Juul Gram (Partner, Schønherr), Mike Lippert (Strategy Director, SLA), Mie Wittenburg (Relations Developer, idverde), Pernille Francke (Founder, Byens Plantetorv), Rasmus Vincentz (CEO, Habitats)

15:50 Cities are Communities
Panel: Christian Vatter (Architectural psychologist, Rlevance), Lars Lundbye (Founder, Almenr), Kasper Guldager (Co-founder, Home.Earth), Frederik Busck (Co-founder, CPH Village)

16:20 What is the value of a bird’s song?
Song performance created by artist and speculative designer Madeleine Kate McGowan (NXT) and performed and sung by French British mezzo soprano Lucie Cure.

16:30 Outro Torben Klitgaard, CEO of BLOXHUB

16:35 Networking

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