Programme
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Post Corona Future - The Role of Cities & Universities
The Corona pandemic is globally a huge shock to societies and cities are often particularly affected by the virus (e.g. New York, Madrid). At the same time, it reinforces, accelerates and changes existing megatrends for cities: their role as hotspots for science and innovation, as labs for social trends, as hotspots for start-ups, as trendsetters and masterminds for politics. In our first session we’ll be addressing key questions like:
- How do we define future cities and what will Corona change?
- What will be the role of science in future cities after Corona?
- What are the most pressing questions for innovative cities in future?
Setting the Scene
Alexander Schmidt
CEO & Co-Founder
BABLE
Dr. Jan Wöpking
Managing Director
German U15
Dr. Olaf Kranz
Head of Science & Innovation Germany, Switzerland & Austria
British Embassy Berlin
Pierre Filohn
Organisational Development & Communication
BABLE
Heather Kerst
Senior International Relations Officer (Europe)
Imperial College London
Speakers
John Holden
Associate Vice-President for Major Special Projects
University of Manchester
Innovation District Manchester
Maria Habigsberg
Project Manager Talent I Science Marketing, Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Brain City Berlin
Matthias Kuder
Spokesperson for Higher Education and Research Governing Mayor of Berlin Senate Chancellery
Brain City Berlin
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
Approaches to Transform Cities into Smart Urban Areas
Which political/strategic programmes for future cities are in place – in the UK, in Germany and in other countries? Which role do research and innovation play in this context?
Speakers
Robert Huggins
Professor of Economic Geography and Director of Research and Innovation at the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, and Director of its Cities Research Centre
Innovation, Cities and the Pandemic
Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Innovation Districts: Cities as Hotspots for Research and Innovation
How does the urban research and innovation ecosystem work? Why are some cities hotspots for science and innovation and others aren’t? How do society, universities and start-ups successfully work together?
Speakers
Pr. Maggie Dallman
Vice-President (International),
Associate Provost (Academic Partnerships) and
Professor of Immunology,
Imperial College London
White City
Pr. Neil Alford
Associate Provost (Academic Planning),
Imperial College London
White City
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
University Campus and Research Architectures of the Future – Are University Campuses Turning into Mini Smart Cities?
How does the future campus looks like? In many future cities the campus is the nucleo for innovation: research, start-ups and living take place together.
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Open Science, Open City, Open Society – Interactions between Science, City and Society
Universities and cities have been separated areas for many centuries - now they are growing closely together. Only together can society and universities maintain the trust in facts and truth and avoid populism or fake news.
- Which forms of exchange are there for cities, science and society in future cities?
- Which role does society play for science?
