#Panel Discussion #Workshop
Thursday 08 October
Innovative cities, is the race to find a democratic vaccine on?
Panel Discussion

Johanna Rolland
President of Nantes Métropole and Mayor of Nantes

Dubravka Suica
Commissaire européen et vice-présidente à la démocratie et à la démographie

Jean David Malo
Director of the European Innovation Council (EIC)

Judith Ferrando
Co-president of the Institut de la Concertation et de la Participation citoyenne
How can public services enterprises contribute to a sustainable European society ?
Panel Discussion

Valeria Ronzitti
Secretary General of the CEEP

Pascal Bolo
Vice-President of Nantes Metropole, Chairman of SEMITAN and President of CEEP France (European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing public services)

Anna Cavazzini
Member of European Parliament of the German Green Party

Michele Falcone
CEO CAP Gruppo (water provider for Milan Region), Italy

Andreas Hagnell
Senior adviser on environment and energy, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
Innovating in turbulent times: views from stakeholders in Nantes
Panel Discussion

Mahel Coppey
Vice-President of Nantes Métropole in charge of waste, circular economy as well as social and solidarity economy

Francky Trichet
Vice-President of Nantes Métropole, in charge of innovation and international relations

Giovanni Allegretti
Architect, planner and researcher at the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra

Quentin Adam
CEO Clever Cloud and Makair project leader

Pierre-Antoine Gourraud
Professor at Nantes University Hospital

Céline Loup
In charge of territorial animation and proximity for the city of Nantes

Laurent Devisme
Professor at ENSAN

Raphaël Suire
Professor at University of Nantes
European Urban Labs to boost innovation in cities
Workshop

Gema Roig
European Projects Coordinator, Las NAVES, Valencia Municipality

Fabienne Gautier
Head of unit, Innovation Ecosystem, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, European Commission

Francky Trichet
Vice-President of Nantes Métropole, in charge of innovation and international relations

Benoit Cuvelier
Nantes Métropole, Project Manager, Experimentation Unit

Matthieu Clavier
Nantes Métropole, Nantes City Lab Project Manager, Experimentation Unit

Elena Deambrogio
Turin City Lab project manager
Le Monde – Understanding crises
Panel Discussion

Patrick Peretti-Watel
Sociologue

Jean Garrigues
Historian

Cécile Valadier
Deputy director of French Development Agency

Myriam Revault d’Allonnes
Philosopher
Le Monde – Managing crises
Panel Discussion

Olivia Grégoire
Secrétaire d'État auprès du ministre de l'Économie, des finances et de la relance, chargée de l'économie sociale, solidaire et responsable

Robert Steen
Vice Mayor of Oslo for Health, Ageing and Municipal Services

Johanna Rolland
President of Nantes Métropole and Mayor of Nantes

Matthieu Auzanneau
Director of the Shift Project

Romain Slitine
Professor at Sciences Po Paris
Co-creating solutions with local citizens and stakeholders within European projects
Workshop

Horizon 2020 – Urbinat
Public administration is innovative !
Workshop

Veera Vihula
Development Consultant, City of Espoo/ Mayor’s Office

David Langerak
EU representative, City of Utrecht (NL)

Bruno Cassette
General Director of Lille Metropole

Eurocities
Le Monde – Anticipating crises
Panel Discussion

Anne Bouverot
President of Technicolor and the Abeona Fondation

Nicolas Hazard
Special adviser to the European Commission

William Aucant
Member of the French Citizens' Climate Convention and Vice-President of the citizens' non-profit, "Les 150"

Ange Ansour
Co-founder of Les Savanturiers
Friday 09 October
Innovation by and for young people
Workshop
Andrea Casamenti
board member of European Youth Forum
Sonja Oesterreicher
Representative of Vienna City, expert in Vienna Employment Promotion Fund
Dayle Luce
Representative of Cardiff, Youth mentor at Cardiff Youth Service
Lee Patterson
Senior Youth officer of City of Cardiff
Helen Godwin
Concillor of Bristol elected politician and Cabinet Member for Women, Families and Homes and Lead Member For Children's Services.

Nika Bakhsoliani
Youth Advisory Council Bureau

Europa Nantes
Europa Nantes
Civic Tech : which digital innovations can be used to promote civic dialogue ?
Workshop

Christophe Morin
Moderator, les artisans du changement
Rotterdam

Arnaud Pinxteren
Deputy Mayor from Brussels ,Alderman of the Young Child, Citizen Participation and Urban Renewal

Louise Rigollier
Policy officer in charge of Citizen Dialogue, city of Nantes

Catherine Veyrat Durebex
Policy officer in charge of Citizen Dialogue, Chair of the Eurocities WG Creative Citizenhsip, city of Nantes

Murcia

Gianluca Saba
Director of the International Department of the City of Genoa, Chair of the EUROCITIES Taskforce Digital Citizenship

Eurocities
Local innovative ecosystems in times of crisis
Workshop

Benjamin Reid
Head of International Innovation at Nesta

Oliver Zanetti
Senior Researcher in the place-based Innovation Policy team at Nesta

Han Vloeberghs
Economic & International Policy Advisor, city of Leuven

Jorge Canovas Montoya
Policy Officer at the European Commission

Sena Segbedzi
Coordinator, Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth Initiative, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities

André Sobczak
Vice-President of Nantes Métropole responsible for Europe, employment and corporate social responsibility

Inga Wellmann
Head of the Department of Art and Creative Industries, Chairperson of the Art Commission, City of Hamburg

Julia Thomson
Smart Cities Policy Lead, Greater London Authority

Maarit Viik-Kajander
Senior Planning Officer, City of Espoo

Mairis Vaneker
Advisor Economic Affairs, City of Groningen

Eurocities
Climate-Neutral Cities – EU’s strategy and funding horizon
Workshop

Fabrice Roussel
Nantes Metropole 1st Vice-President for Economy, Higher Education and Research, Tourism and Cultural Facilities

Maria Vassilakou
Member of the "Climate-Neutral Cities" mission board

Franzisca Beeken
Project Manager Energy Transition, Groningen (NL)

Sophie Massal
Project manager for Substainable Development and Energy Transition, Lille Metropole (FR)

Philippe Froissard
European Commission
EUROCITIES Creative Citizenship Working Group meeting (session reserved for members of the Working Group)
Workshop

Pietro Reviglio
Eurocities

Eurocities
Recovery and the green deal, opportunities and obstacle in the field of public procurement
Workshop

Taneli Varis
Expert on sustainable procurements, Motiva (Finland)

André Sobczak
Vice-President of Nantes Métropole responsible for Europe, employment and corporate social responsibility

Anja De Cunto
Eurocities

Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson
Lead Expert, URBACT

Valentina Schnippers
coordinator of the Urban Agenda Partnership

Eurocities
Secret conference – Nature and cities
Panel Discussion
How to become the next iCapital ?
Panel Discussion

Lalynn Wadera
Alderwoman of Leuven, responsible for economy, education, diversity, public green spaces and public buildings

Ovidiu Cimpean
Director of the General Direction for communication, local development, project management and the Center for innovation and civic imagination, Cluj

André Sobczak
Vice-President of Nantes Métropole responsible for Europe, employment and corporate social responsibility
Post-COVID cities : continuity, transformation or break-away ?
Panel Discussion

Julie Laernoes
Julie Laernoes, Vice-President of Nantes Metropole for Energy and Climate

Jean-Luc Charles
Director-General of the SAMOA

Hélène Morteau
Doctor of urban planning at PACTE University of Grenoble Alpes

Emmanuelle Gangloff
Doctor of art and urban planning

Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway
Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona

Charles Ambrosino
Senior Lecturer at the University of Grenoble Alpes

François Ménard
Program Coordinator : Urban governance from/through innovation, for the PUCA - Plan Urbain Construction Architecture

Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux
Scientific Co-Leader of the SCAENA program

Laurent Devisme
Professor at ENSAN

Raphaël Suire
Professor at University of Nantes