use.learn.share. - Urban Sustainability Exchange

The City of Berlin is hosting a networking event for actors in the field of sustainable urban development. Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin and President of Metropolis, the World Association of the Major Metropolises, invites you to join this event at Rotes Rathaus Berlin, to meet citymakers from Berlin, Barcelona, São Paulo, Sydney and other places.

PROGRAMME

Welcome and Introduction
Michael Müller, Governing Mayor of Berlin and President of Metropolis, World Association of the Major Metropolises

Presentations by
Paul James, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Hans-Jürgen Commerell, ANCB - The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin
Vanessa Miriam Carlow, Institute for Sustainable Urbanism, TU Braunschweig
Julius Menge, Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, Berlin
Eike Roswag-Klinge, Natural Building Lab, TU Berlin
Gabriel Bello Barros, International Urban Innovation Consultant, São Paulo

Closing Address
Barbara Berninger, Director of the Metropolis Presidents' Office and Head of the EU and International Affairs Division at the Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, Berlin
Octavi De La Varga, Metropolis Secretary General, Barcelona

A particular highlight will be the launch of the online platform use, a Metropolis initiative led and co-funded by the City of Berlin. use is a knowledge exchange platform dedicated to sustainable citymaking. It offers access to a growing database of more than 285 case studies and a network of citymakers from more than 144 cities around the globe.

Followed by:
Network conversations
Registration for the use.community
Music, drinks and flying buffet