Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Looking back at the 9th Informed Cities Forum
How do cultural heritage and electric mobility shape our cities in the future? Questions such as this were exactly the focus at the 9th Informed Cities Forum (ICF), held online from October 26th to 28th 2021.
How do cultural heritage and electric mobility shape our cities in the future? Questions such as this were exactly the focus at the 9th Informed Cities Forum (ICF), held online from October 26th to 28th 2021. The forum engaged 173 dreamers, thinkers and doers from 56 cities and 35 countries in an unconventional cross-sectoral discussion about Urban Sustainability.
Under the title “Re-purpose. Re-charge. Re-think. Heritage and e-mobility at the crossroads”, the programme unfolded over a total of 10 sessions, featuring 45 speakers including European Commission officers; local representatives from innovating pilot cities such as ICLEI members Bremen (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) and the city of Venice (Italy); technological partners such as Google and SINTEF; social innovators such as Eutropian and Platoniq; and academic institutions including Universities of Oslo, Uppsala, Campagnia and the Metropolitan Research Institute in Budapest. Theoretical frameworks and practical approaches were presented through flagship interventions, inspiring stories of change and lessons learnt across Europe, from Athens to Newcastle, from Porto to Lviv and beyond.
