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Wednesday 19 May

The opening day explores how sustainability policies help local governments to respond to current financial, social and climate challenges. It opens with an inspirational vision of a sustainable city, followed by related key-note speeches and an interactive plenary debate among participants that will inform further plenaries. Parallel sessions will bring a closer look at innovative European local achievements.

8.00

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9.30	Opening (Plenary P1)
	Welcome Michel Delebarre, Former Minister of State, Mayor of Dunkerque, President of the Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque, Chair of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER), Committee of the Regions, France Daniel Percheron, President of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Regional Council; Senator of Pas-de-Calais, France (tbc) Gérard Collomb, Mayor of Lyon; President of the Metropolitan Council of Lyon; President of ACUF Gino Van Begin, Regional Director for Europe, ICLEI -Local Governments for Sustainability Emanuele Burgin, Province of Bologna; President of Agende 21 Locali Italiane, Italy
	Europe 2050 - Where are cities going? Presentation of what a sustainable city could look like, outlining an inspirational vision for the future and highlighting shifts in policies and development that are necessary to achieve this vision. Picturing the city of the future Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Photographer; Film-maker (“Home”), France (tbc) Anatomy of our urbanizing planet Jeb Brugmann, Urban Strategy and Innovation Consultant; Initiator of Local Agenda 21; Author, Canada
11.00	Coffee break & Agora presentations
11.30	Climate change, economic crisis and social challenges (Plenary P2)
	What are the current challenges for local governments in Europe? What is the role of the sustainable city concept in the struggle to restructure the global economy, secure employment and fight climate change? How can it help our societies to cope with demographic shifts, migrations and integration challenges? Can sustainability be further implemented under reduced financial and depleted natural resources?
	Facilitator: Jean-Marc Fleury, Executive Director of the World Federation of Science Journalists, Canada Climate change and environmental challenges Katherine Richardson, Chairperson of the Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy; Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark A world in crisis: The Empathic Civilization Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends; Bestselling author, USA Reactions from European mayors Dominique Voynet, Former Minister of Environment, Mayor of Montreuil, France Manuela Rottman, Councillor, City of Frankfurt, Germany
13.00	Lunch & Agora presentations

14.30	Interactive debate: Turning challenges into solutions - The local approach (Plenary Debate P3)
	Local government representatives discuss what they can do and what changes in framework conditions they need at the national and EU levels. In small round table groups supported by a facilitator, participants have the opportunity to interact and discuss questions in depth among themselves. The outcomes of the debate will be captured to feed further plenaries.
16.00	Coffee break & Agora presentations

16.30	Innovative solutions to local challenges (Parallel sessions A)

	A1 - New challenges for port cities	A2 - Sustainable mobility choices and accessibility
	A3 - Building: the challenge of the existing stocks	A4 - Quality of Life - Strengthening local economy
	A5 - Socially inclusive societies	A6 - Encouraging responsible consumption and waste reduction in urban areas
	A7 - Adaptation to climate change - Building local strategies	A8 - Local renewable energy
	A9 - Biodiversity	A10 - Towards a water-sensitive city

18.00	End of day 1
19.00	Evening reception and dinner