City-Business Talks @ Metropolitan Solutions 2015 20-22 May 2015 in Berlin, Germany www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions City-Business Talks @ Metropolitan Solutions 2015 Metropolitan Solutions is the gateway event to cross-industry solutions for urban infrastructure. The trade show focuses on best-practice examples and currently available solutions for the urgent infrastructure problems faced by cities around the world. Core topics include pathways to smart cities through energy, mobility and communication technologies. Metropolitan Solutions also brings together a variety of specialized conferences under one roof creating the most comprehensive global platform on smart cities and urban infrastructure. For more information visit: www.metropolitansolutions.de/home As the leading global association of local governments, ICLEI brings together businesses and cities for dialogues on smart and sustainable city solutions. City-Business Talks enable participants to network and to develop partnerships and joint strategies as well as to foster mutual understanding of the supply and demand side of sustainable city solutions. For Metropolitan Solutions 2015, ICLEI will transition from hosting its Global Town Hall event series at the trade show to focusing directly on City-Business Talks with the new ICLEI Lounge Talks supplementing a rich conference program. Partners 2014 Verband kommunaler Unternehmen e.V. 2 www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions City-Business Talks @ Metropolitan Solutions 2015 WHY CITY-BUSINESS TALKS? In a fast urbanizing world cities need innovative solutions to increase efficiency and sustainability, effectively use available data in decision making and planning, and improve the livelihoods of their inhabitants. Adequate institutional frameworks, organizational and business models are needed to implement technological solutions effectively. Businesses, as solution providers, and local decision makers from around the world are key stakeholders that need to jointly create an enabling, yet wellreflected environment of policies and market conditions to promote those solutions that truly make cities more sustainable and livable. A “City Leaders Survey on City-Business Engagement for Sustainable Development” conducted by ICLEI and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) confirmed the importance of city-business cooperation. City leaders feel that business both provides input to urban sustainability strategies and supports their implementation. Facilitated city-business talks are seen as the most effective method for improving cities‘ engagement with businesses. ICLEI and WBCSD promote City-Business Talks and cooperation at Metropolitan Solutions and beyond through programmes such as the WBCSD Urban Infrastructure Initiative (www.wbcsd.org/uiifinalreport.aspx). 3 “Businesses have had a long relationship with cities. They are part of cities, they are actors, providers and we need a new model of collaboration between cities and businesses“ Monika Zimmermann Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability “Cities that fight climate change are the cities where people are sitting together and work with each other to find solutions. You need to get out of your box.” Philippe Joubert Senior Advisor, World Business Council for Sustainable Development “It has become obvious that we need more interconnectivity of responsibilities within cities and businesses to work towards urban sustainability.” Alexandra van Huffelen Vice Mayor, Rotterdam and ICLEI Global Executive Committee Member www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions ICLEI Lounge Talks @ Metropolitan Solutions 2015 ICLEI LOUNGE TALKS HOST AN ICLEI LOUNGE TALK Don‘t leave your new contacts up to chance and coffee break encounters. Join our Lounge Talks! Does your business offer a solution for urban challenges? Does your city have a great project others can learn from or needs cooperation partners and business contacts? Get in touch with us to explore your options for meeting your target audience at Metropolitan Solutions 2015. In roundtable talks and presentations, cities, businesses and experts discuss urban challenges, solutions, cooperation opportunities and projects with selected participants. Hosts and participants will: • personally meet the valuable contacts they are looking for; • interact and exchange ideas and contacts; • create partnerships and cooperation opportunities in an informal and personal setting. INVITE YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE WITH US ICLEI advertises your Lounge Talk to selected guests at Metropolitan Solutions 2015 and invites the city and business representatives you want to meet. To get the best out of the event, contact us and support the invitation of your target audience through personal matchmaking. 4 www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions Conference Program @ Metropolitan Solutions 2015 CUTTING-EDGE CONFERENCES ICLEI organizes and supports conferences at Metropolitan Solutions 2015. We also facilitate contact between cities and other conference organizers. Contact us for conference partnerships, sponsoring opportunities and speaking slots at Metropolitan Solutions 2015. SUSTAINABLE URBAN CHINA Date & time: 20 May 2015, 09.30-18.00 PARTNERING CONFERENCES On top of ICLEI‘s own conference, Metropolitan Solutions 2015 will feature more than 15 parallel events organized by partners, including: 5 • Smart Lighting and Sensing 2015 (InnovationFab Events BV) • Smart Cities and Communities Marketplace General Assembly (European Commission) • International Conference on Electromobility (Berlin Agency for Electromobility eMO) • Public Finance Stakeholder Summit (Project Finance International) • ISOCARP Workshop - Innovative Solutions for Cities - Between Research and Practice • Business and Technology Conference within the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin 2015 (Berlin Partner, SenWTF, Asia-Pacific Forum) In 10 years’ time over 900 million Chinese will live in urban areas – 250 million more than today. Air pollution, water and resource scarcity as well as a lack of public social services jeopardize cities as suitable places to live and work. Europe is internationally renowned as a forerunner in sustainable urban development with vast experience in the field, but still faces serious challenges that need to be addressed. The conference starts off with plenary sessions on urbanization in China and city partnerships for sustainable urban development. This is followed by designated Lounge Talks and an afternoon full of workshops on themes such as green buildings, building information modeling and education for sustainable construction. The Sustainable Urban China Conference is organized by ICLEI in cooperation with the GIZ (German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, and supported by HEXUN Consulting and other partners, as part of Metropolitan Solutions 2015. www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions Impressions from 2014 Video recordings of 2014 sessions and more information at www.iclei.org/gth2014 ECOMOBILITY Cities need shared-use vehicle systems, multi-modality and to move beyond just vehicles. Suwon, as host of the last EcoMobility Festival, Bremen with their successful carsharing scheme and Taichung City’s goal to become a low-carbon demo city were among the progressive city examples. Companies like Tünckers and Constin presented car alternatives that offer easy mobility for longer distances. Urban cable cars by Doppelmayr Seilbahnen demonstrate that the future of urban mobility could be above our heads. Janez Potočnik EU Commisioner, DG Environment (2010-2014) “Green infrastructure approaches can bring multiple social, environmental and economic benefits to our citizens. For this to happen, efficient coordination across administrative boundaries will be needed. “ Owe Petersson COO, Plantagon International “Everyone wants to live in cities, so we should grow food in cities too.” URBAN AGRICULTURE Bristol, European Green Capital 2015, works on “independent food“. Plantagon and the young start-up Agrilution offer vertical farming solutions for food production on limited space. Urban Agriculture is both an emerging market and an integral part of productive, sustainable and resource efficient cities. Pekka Sauri LOW-CARBON CITIES Local leaders push actors in their cities towards reducing the use of fossil fuels while promoting renewable energies. Be it the ‘One Less Nuclear Power Plant’ campaign of Seoul, the cap-and-trade program of Tokyo or sustainable action planning in Hannover and Hamburg – greenhouse gas reduction targets translate into concrete actions. 6 Deputy Mayor of Helsinki and ICLEI Regional Executive Committee Member “It is crucial to combine sustainable procurement and innovative procurement. They are the same thing. And add ethical procurement to that so that we look at the whole chain of production.“ www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions Impressions from 2014 Video recordings of 2014 sessions and more information at www.iclei.org/gth2014 SMART CITIES Berlin integrates renewable energies within the city and within mobility. A smart thermostat in Amsterdam‘s SMEs reduced their energy consumption. As cities move towards smartness, the complex intricacies of networking, public involvement and innovation become clear. Solutions no longer work in a bubble but across urban systems. George Ferguson Mayor, City of Bristol “I steal ideas from other cities. I want other cities to come steal ideas from us too.” Kay Hartkopf Smarter Cities Leader, IBM, Hamburg, Germany “Smart city means doing more with less, increasing systemic efficiency.“ GREEN BUILDINGS From subsidies given to citizens who install green garden roofs in Rotterdam to taxreductions and “green mortgages“ for green building construction and renovation in Romania: some great examples were presented on how cities tackle the average one-third of carbon emissions coming from buildings. Barbara Hendricks ADAPTATION As the global climate is changing, cities need to increase their resilience. Hannover integrates flood and urban heat control in a single masterplan. Sydney recycles waste water to secure its water supply, and Rotterdam‘s floating pavilion shows that it is possible to develop and construct buildings on water. 7 Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety “A climate-friendly approach does not mean restrictions on citizens. Town planning and transport planning need to set the stage for smart urban planning.” www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions City-Business Talks @ Metropolitan Solutions 2015 20-22 May 2015 in Berlin, Germany Participate and work with us Save the date and stay tuned Metropolitan Solutions 2015 is scheduled for 20-22 May. Contact us for more information and updates on the paramount platform for City-Business Talks and explore how you can partner with us. New venue in Berlin Metropolitan Solutions 2015 will take place at Berlin‘s exhibition grounds at the CityCube. The new venue unites multiple conferences and the tradeshow under one roof, creating the world‘s largest smart city event. CONTACT US Design and Layout: ICLEI WS Photos © ICLEI e.V. 2014, SAS Orange Verte; Deutsche Messe AG; iStock; Shutterstock All rights reserved © ICLEI e.V. 2015. This brochure is available online at www.iclei.org/metropolitansolutions 8 ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability World Secretariat Roman Serdar Mendle Smart Urban Infrastructure Team Tel.: +49 228 976299-00 Email: [email protected]
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