Keynote speakers and panelists
Information on speakers and activities taking place at the OPEN ARENA on the first day will be continuously updated starting in January.
Francesc Baró
Assistant Professor of Urban Ecology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, COOLSCHOOLS: Realizing potentials of nature-based climate shelters in school environments for urban transformation
![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/Thomas Osdoba-200x200.jpg)
Thomas Osdoba
Programme Director of NetZeroCities
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Sophia Silverton
ICLEI Europe Officer
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Tim Taylor
Thriving Communities Initiative. Specialist in supporting organisations and communities to shape, develop and deliver transformative social, economic and environmental change initiatives.
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Gerfried Ambrosch
Grassroots environmentalist, Munich, Germany
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Johan Kuylenstierna
Director General of Formas, Sweden
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Patrick Child
European Commission,Directorate-General for Environment
![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/Rosalinde-van-der-Vlies-200x200.png)
Rosalinde Van Der Vlies
Clean Planet Director, European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/1517706152665-200x200.jpg)
Elena Simion
International Projects Expert, UEFISCDI (Executive Agency for Higher Education,
Research, Development and Innovation Funding), Romania
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Anna Wang
Expert Advisor, BMVT (Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology), Austria
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Margit Noll
CEO DUT partnership, Head of Departement European and International Programmes, FFG
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Sampo Rouppila
University of Turku, Research Director, Department of Social Research
PhD, Research Director of Urban Studies, Director of Turku Urban Research Programme
![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/Me (Nick Looy)-200x200.jpg)
Tobias Arnoldussen
Tilburg University, CONTRA: Drama labs to handle conflicts in Transformations
![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/photo Marie-Carmen Bex Innoviris -200x200.jpg)
Marie-Carmen Bex
Deputy Director-General, Innoviris, Belgium
Joanna McIntyre
University of Nottingham, The Art of Belonging: Social integration of young migrants in urban![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/Ovidiu Cimpean-200x200.jpg)
Ovidu Cîmpean
City of Cluj, Romania
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Lisa De Roeck
Tilburg University, CONTRA: Drama labs
to handle conflicts in Transformation.
![](http://www.delegia.com/app/Data/ProjectImages/20253/Cropped/b8d400bd-9f32-4cf3-96ce-aa94a731b88d-200x200.jpg)
Johannes Riegler
DUT Partnership
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Anna Lisa Boni
Deputy Mayor City of Bologna, Italy
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