Agenda

Agenda – as of 22 January 2026

Event moderator Dorothea Palenberg, blue! advancing european projects

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

12:00 
Arrival and Registration

13:00 
Welcome and Introduction, Auditorium

• Dorothea Palenberg, blue! advancing european projects
• Eter Hachmann, Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs, Education, Youth and Senior Citizens, Dessau-Roßlau (tbc)
• Jan Gimkiewicz, UBA, Lead Partner NiCE

13:30 
Keynote, Auditorium

• Prof. Dirk Messner, President German Environment Agency (UBA)

13:45 
Panel discussion, Auditorium

How Different Stakeholders Can Drive Circularity Transition in City Centres?

• Prof. Dirk Messner, President UBA
• Dr. Mária Szalmáné Csete, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
• Zdeněk Ondrák, SILO Jihlava
• Adriana Šebešová, City of Košice (tbc)

14:45 
BREAK & Market of Opportunities, Foyer

15:45 
Deep Dive Sessions – Part I, diverse Session Rooms

When registering, choose one of four deep dive sessions on various topics related to sustainable urban living. Details on the individual sessions can be found here.

• Circular Lifestyles in Action: Key learnings from NiCE Pilots
• An Interactive City Walk: A Cross-Section of the AdNEB Project
• Reuse and Repurpose of Vacant Spaces for Improving the Quality of City Centres & Good Practices in Graz
• ESD on a Municipality Level – Biodiversity Education and Cultural Learning as Good Practice

17:15 
BREAK

17:30 
Learnings from the Sessions & Closing Day 1, Auditorium

18:00 
Get Together with Snacks, Drinks and Music

Thursday, 12 March 2026

08:30
Arrival

09:30
Welcome and Recap Day 1, Auditorium

09:40
Keynote, Auditorium

• Luca Menesini, member of the European Committee of the Regions and its Commission for the Environment, Climate change and Energy (tbc)

10:00
Keynote, Auditorium

• Prof. Maike Sippel, University of Konstanz, Department of Civil Engineering (tbc)

10:30
BREAK

11:00
Deep Dive Sessions Part II, diverse Session Rooms

When registering, choose one of four deep dive sessions on various topics related to sustainable urban living. Details on the individual sessions can be found here.

• The NiCE Knowledge Platform: A Toolkit for Urban Circular Lifestyle Transformers
• Addressing Barriers and Capacity Gaps to Strengthen Social Outcomes in Circular Initiatives
• Engaging Industrial Stakeholders in Circular Practices: Lessons from the REUSE2030 Project
• Repair in Europe‘s Cities

12:30
BREAK

12:45
Learnings from the Sessions & Closing of Conference

• Dr. Laura Spengler, UBA

13:15
Network Lunch at UBA Canteen (Optional, with limited space, on own expenses. Please indicate your participation at the registration.)

14:00
Study Trip in Dessau-Roßlau (Optional, duration around 2,5 hours. Please indicate your participation at the registration.)