Sustainable Urban China Draft conference program as of 22.04.2015
Overview The Sustainable Urban China Conference is organized by ICLEI with the support of HEXUN Consulting and the GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, and other partners, as part of the Metropolitan Solutions on May 20 th, 2015. The aim of the conference is to establish connections between local government representatives and the private sector from China, Germany and around the world to enhance their cooperation concerning sustainable urban development. Key conference information Conference date: 20 May 2015 Conference venue: City Cube, Berlin exhibition grounds Rooms M1, R3 and ICLEI Lounge Expected participants: 100-150 Conference languages: English and Chinese (Plenary, First Workshop, Lounge Talks) German and Chinese (Workshops 2-4) Conference elements Traditional conference program to present Europe-Chinese cooperation topics and provide a framework for exchange. Workshops will supplement the dialogue-oriented conference program with concrete opportunities for knowledge exchange and training. Participation will be restricted to a target group of experts. Upon completion, a certificate can be issued for participants. In addition to the conference, Lounge Talks in small and informal groups can be organized in the ICLEI Lounge. Lounge Talks are restricted to 10 selected participants from the private and public sector and will promote relevant and personal contacts.
Draft program 09.30-12.30 Room M1 09.30-10.00 Plenary Opening Key Notes Facilitator: Dr. Vera Rodenhoff, Head of Division, International Affairs for Environment and Energy and Environment, Building and Urban Development, OECD and Cooperation with OECD-Countries, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Han Aixing, Deputy Director General, Department of Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Science and Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Franzjosef Schafhausen, Director General, Climate Policy, European and International Policy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety 10.00-11.15 Urbanization in China and Sustainable Urban Development Facilitator: Zhu Shu, Regional Director and ICLEI China Representative, ICLEI East Asia, Seoul, Republic of Korea, and Beijing, China Presenters/Panelists: Li Hailong, Deputy Director, Chinese Society for Urban Studies, Beijing China (invited) Yang Chengkui, Deputy Secretary-General, Zhangjiakou municipal people's government, China Chu Mingxing, Deputy Mayor, Haimen Municipal People s Government NN, City of Guangzhou (Guangzhou Innovation Awards) (invited) 11.15 12.30 City Partnerships for Sustainable Urban Development Facilitator: Dirk Rommeney, Germanwatch, Berlin, Germany Presenters/Panelists: Lina Furch, City of Bonn, Germany Yang Yonghong, Deputy Director-General of Development and Reform Bureau of Jinjiang District, Chengdu, China Yang Zhonghua, Division Chief of Policy Research Office of CPC Chengdu Committee, Chengdu, China Michael Sands, Deputy Director of International Relations Unit, Dublin City Council, Ireland (invited) Mark Schneider, City of Birmingham, UK (invited)
Lounge Talks (ICLEI Lounge, Exhibition Floor) Green buildings and planning (15:00-16:30) Infrastructure solutions for cities (16:30-18:00) 12.30 14.00 ICLEI Lounge 14.00 18.00 Room R3 14.00 15.00 Lunch Break and Lounge Talks Conference participants have lunch in the MetSol catering area and/ or join Lounge Talks in the ICLEI Lounge between 13.00 and 14.00 Workshops Green Buildings and Planning Facilitator: Dr. Vera Rodenhoff, Head of Division, International Affairs for Environment and Energy and Environment, Building and Urban Development, OECD and Cooperation with OECD-Countries, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Han Aixing, Deputy Director General, Department of Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Science and Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Stephan Anders, German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) Climate KIC, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (tbc) Jennifer Lakey, World Ressource Institute, Building Energy Accellerator Prof. Dr. Dirk A. Schwede, energydesign (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; DGNB Auditor Prof. Peter Ruge, Peter Ruge Architect office; and WGDO Green building expert 15.00-16.00 Education for Sustainable Construction Organized by HEXUN Consulting Language: German Chinese Format: Pecha Kucha Facilitator: Zhang Lei, HEXUN Consulting Prof. Buckhard Held, Berlin University of Arts and Chinese-German Academy of Arts Tanja Reith, ZSW - International Office, Hochschule Hannover - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Johannes Freise, German Energy Center and College Jochen Noth, API - Asian Pacific Institute Patricia Henkel, International Trainings China, FORUM Berufsbildung e.v.
16.00-17.00 17.00-18.00 Building Information Modeling Organized by HEXUN Consulting Language: German Chinese Format: Pecha Kucha Faciltiators: Dr. Beate Wolf, GREEN BUILDING BERLIN and Xu Ning, World Green Design Organization (WGDO) Mattias Pfeier, RKW Architektur+ Städtebau Hans-Georg Oltmanns, DhochN(tbc) Regina Zeitner, HTW Berlin(tbc) Smart Energy Organized by HEXUN Consulting Language: German Chinese Format: Pecha Kucha Facilitator: Liao Yu, Chairman, CEED - Chinese Association for Renewable Energy in Germany e.v. Dong Zhaojie, National Renewable Energy Information Administration, Deputy Director NN, SGRI Europe GmbH (tbc)
Contacts ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability e.v. World Secretariat Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 7 53113 Bonn, Germany Roman Serdar Mendle 罗曼 Officer, Smart Urban Infrastructure Tel: +49-228/ 97 62 99 51 Email: roman.mendle@iclei.org HEXUN Consulting 合讯咨询 Joachim-Karnatz-Allee 6 10557 Berlin, Germany Nadine Zhang 张蕾 Tel: +49-30/ 70 08 08 06 Email: zhang@chinaberlin.de