URBIS – The Smart Cities Meetup Programme
April 16, 2024 / 2:15 PM
Main Program
Program 4. 6. 2024 | Program 5. 6. 2024 | Program 6. 6. 2024 |
Expert Side Program
Program 4. 6. 2024 | Program 5. 6. 2024 | Program 6. 6. 2024 |
Program on 4 June 2024
Main Program (Rotunda Hall) | |
9:30 | OFFICIAL OPENING AND KEYNOTE DISCUSSION An interactive discussion of leaders and prominent faces of the Smart City scene on key |
9:30 | New URBIS as a Central European Smart City innovation hub
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10:00 | Energy and Climate – KEYNOTE
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10:55 | Efficient Public Administration – KEYNOTE
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11:40 | Future Mobility – KEYNOTE
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12:30 | ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AT NEIGHBOURHOOD AND CITY LEVEL Fresh practical knowledge from pilot projects in Czech and European cities. Energy |
12:35 | Energy Positive Neighbourhoods – latest findings from international projects
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13:10 | Synergic pooling of resources and energy accumulation – experiences from first Czech implementations
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13:40 | Light pollution: low–hanging fruit on the road to energy savings?
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14:15 | WHEN OWNING A CAR IS NO LONGER A NECESSITY An introduction to innovative mobility concepts rewriting transport paradigms that have |
14:20 | Revolution in public transport – a bus that can be hailed like a taxi
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14:55 | Intermodality: combining transport modes for better mobility
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15:30 | Shared transport saves costs as well as the planet
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16:00 | INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE Municipality as a leader and visionary in the local ecosystem. Discussion with experts |
16:05 | Why is innovation management crucial, and where to start?
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16:40 | Pilot cooperation between municipalities and innovative companies
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17:10 | Inspired by success – how to turn a little hole in the middle of nowhere into an exemplary innovation hub
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18:00 | SOCIAL EVENING – VIDA CENTRE |
Expert Side Program | |
13:00 | SMART ENERGY Agora I (start-up) |
13:00 | INNOVATION COMPETITIONS IN CZECHIA: "CHYTRÁ MĚSTA" & "NAKOPNI PRAHU" Agora II (national zone) |
14:30 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWABLES IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE Agora II (national zone) |
14:30 | FAST-TRACKING ENERGY INNOVATIONS IN BUILDINGS, DISTRICTS AND CITIES -Organized by European Energy Research Alliance Join us for a seminar exploring cutting-edge research and practical insights in the field of buildings, neighbourhoods, and urban systems. Delve into diverse approaches in positive energy districts (PED), gaining valuable knowledge. The event will be held in English and Czech. |
15:15 | ECO-FRIENDLY CITIES/COMMUNES Agora / (start-up) |
Program on 5 June 2024
Main Program (Rotunda Hall) | |
9:15 | REGIONAL AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION AS AN IMPETUS FOR TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT Presentation of the possibilities to participate in activities at regional and European level |
9:20 | Into European projects for know-how, funding and contacts
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9:55 | The art of thinking beyond the boundaries of your municipality, region and country
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10:30 | A functional regional innovation ecosystem to support cities and municipalities
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11:00 | COMMON GOAL: CLIMATE NEUTRALITY A special session in which partners from across Europe will introduce (not only) the Czech |
11:05 | Are Czech cities lagging behind in the climate transition? Is there a way out?
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11:40 | Citizens and active communities at the centre point of the climate transition
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12:15 | IT SIMPLY WON’T GO WITHOUT PARTICIPATION Many talk about participation, but only few master it. Under the auspices of the |
12:20 | Participation and its meaning from different points of view (TBC)
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12:50 | Examples of good practice (TBC)
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13:25 | Tools for promoting participation (TBC)
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14:00 | HALFWAY BETWEEN COMMUNITY ENERGY AND COMMUNAL ENERGY A well-timed practical preparation for legislative changes strengthening the role of local |
14:10 | Bavarian lessons from the implementation and operation of community energy
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14:35 | Good practices of community energy in the Czech Republic
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15:10 | What do the first Czech pilot projects OF community energy reveal?
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15:45 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT AS A SYSTEM SOLUTION Connecting the perspectives and experiences of energy management practitioners |
15:50 | Building blocks of energy management in municipalities?
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16:20 | Benefits of sharing energy data across levels and sectors
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17:00 | Energy management is a discipline for team players
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18:00 | SOCIAL EVENING – HALL A |
Expert Side Program | |
9:30 | SPARCS ENERGY SOLUTIONS DAY SHOWCASE WORKSHOP Morava |
10:00 | CITY LOGISTICS Agora I (start-up) |
10:00 | CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES AND COMMUNES IN UKRAINE Agora II (national zone) |
12:30 | DATA BRNO WORKSHOP Agora II (national zone) |
13:00 | SMART URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE Agora I (start-up) |
13:00 | EXPLORING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CITY PLANNING - Joint workshop by CrAFt, NEB-STAR and SPARCS projects Morava |
14:30 | LYON, MUNICH, VIENNA: A TALE OF THREE CITIES Agora II (national zone) |
16:00 | NET ZERO CITIES: SUPPORTING CITIES’ CLIMATE TRANSITION EFFORTS Agora II (national zone) |
16:30 | INTERCONNECTED CITY/COMMUNE Agora I (start-up) |
Program on 6 June 2024
Main Program (Rotunda Hall) | |
9:15 | TAMING ADVANCED TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES Complex solutions made simple in discussion of researchers, city representatives |
9:20 | How do smart transport technologies enhance the functioning and development options of cities and towns?
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9:55 | Practical experiences of Czech cities
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10:30 | What to expect from autonomous mobility in the coming years?
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11:05 | TRANSFORMATION OF CITY CENTRES AND THEIR TRANSPORT PATTERNS A look at mobility through the lens of urban planning, returning to the fundamental |
11:10 | Cities for cars and cities for people
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11:55 | When mobility needs are addressed by means other than transport
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12:25 | New models for urban logistics
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13:00 | NEW ERA OF PILOT PROJECTS AND LIVING LABS A powerful and very practical culmination of the URBIS 2024 main program line, |
13:00 | PilotInnCities project (Interreg Danube) – agile piloting of Smart City innovations in municipalities
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14:20 | The Living Lab is coming to life – an innovative interplay between BVV Trade Fairs Brno, the City of Brno and the South Moravian Region
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15:00 | NETWORKING WORKSHOP IN THE NATIONAL ZONE ON THE PILOTINNCITIES PROJECT – HALL A, NATIONAL ZONE |
Expert Side Program | |
9:30 | CIRCULARITY AND CLIMATE TRANSITION OF CITIES AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE UKRAINE’S RECONSTRUCTION Agora II (national zone) |
10:00 | SOLUTIONS FOR QUALITY URBAN LIFE Agora I (start-up) |
11:00 | CZECH-AUSTRIAN EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE ON INNOVATION IN SMART URBAN MOBILITY Room 103, BVV Administrative Building |
13:00 | SMART URBAN MOBILITY Agora I (start-up) |
13:45 | MEETING OF MINISTRIES: V4 + AUSTRIA Room 103, BVV Administrative Building |
15:00 | SMART CITIES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION Agora II (national zone) |
16:30 | Innovative Public Procurement Agora II (national zone) |