Draft URP 2020 Agenda (version 12 March 2020)
25 November 2020
13:00 – Excursions
Start at Leipziger KUBUS: Projects demonstrating urban and rural-urban transformation coping with
sustainable and resilient development challenges. Details will be announced in spring 2020.
19:00 – Official reception and welcome
for all participants of the status seminar and the international conference by the Mayor of Leipzig at Neues Rathaus (new city hall)
26 November 2020
09:15 – Registration / Coffee | Leipziger KUBUS
10:00 – Grand Opening Session – t.b.c.
Minister Anja Karliczek, Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF)
Minister President of Free State of Saxony Michael Kretschmer
Mayor of Leipzig and President of Deutscher Städtetag Burkhard Jung
10:30 – The New Leipzig Charter 2020 on the Transformative Power of Cities for the Common Good
Prof. Dr. Silke Weidner, BTU Cottbus, advisor to German government on Leipzig Charter
10:45 – Climate neutrality: Bridging the gap between political vision and practical reality
Maria Vassilakou, Member of Horizon Europe Mission Board for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and former Deputy Mayor of Vienna and Executive Councillor for urban planning, traffic & transport, climate protection, energy planning & public participation
11:15 – Driving Urban and Regional Transitions – the role of science, research and innovation
Margit Noll, Chair of the Management Board of the JPI Urban Europe
11:25 – Research and Innovation to Address Urban-Rural Partnerships Challenges
Dr. Stephan Bartke, German Environment Agency, Stadt-Land-Plus synthesis project
Prof. Dr. Sigrun Kabisch, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
11:45 – Research & Innovation Pitches
30 pitches related to Stadt-Land-Plus funding measure projects and to Early Career presenters participating in the Poster Session and Exhibition
12:15 – Exhibition / Poster Session and Lunch
Various exhibition formats including posters, video wall, interactive exhibit, publication desks show research, projects and relevant European networks
13:30 – Parallel Sessions
Details on parallel sessions will be announced in due course based on results of the call for abstracts for contributions.
15:00 – Exhibition / Poster Session and Lunch
15:30 – Parallel Sessions
17:00 – Change rooms and grab a coffee / tea
17:15 – Parallel Sessions
19:30 – Conference Dinner | Moritzbastei
Sponsored conference dinner in the city centre of Leipzig
27 November 2020
08:00 – Registration | Leipziger KUBUS
08:30 – The Temptation of Urban Rural Partnerships in Transitional European Countries
Prof. Dr. Borislav Stojkov, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Geography. Full member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (tbc)
09:00 – Change rooms and grab a coffee / tea
09:15 – Parallel Sessions
10:45 – Exhibition / Poster Session and coffee / tea
11:15 – Parallel Sessions
12:45 – Building Sustainable Urban-Rural Partnerships: Co-Productive Tools for Transcending the Binary Divide
Prof. Dr. David Simon, Professor of Development Geography, Royal Holloway University of London and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS)
13:30 – Closing Ceremony
Concluding remarks; Best poster and best early career awards; Outlook
13:45 – Exhibition / Poster Session and lunch
14:30 – Excursions | Start at Leipziger KUBUS
Excursions to Stadt-Land-Plus projects demonstrating cutting edge approaches to more sustainable rural-urban transformation – Detailed options in spring 2020.
