Biocities Forum programme | European Forest Institute

14.11.2018 Biocities Forum: Forests transforming urban living
Venue: Smart City Expo, Barcelona, Spain

09:00	Opening session Chair: Göran Persson, President of the ThinkForest Forum Marc Palahí, Director, EFI Meritxell Budó, Vicepresident of Diputació de Barcelona
09:30-11:15	Session 1: Wood, trees and forests for creating sustainable cities Moderator: James Astill, Washington bureau chief & Lexington Columnist of the Economist
9:30	Regenerative cities for sustainable and resilient societies Herbert Girardet, Professor and consultant for UNEP and UN-Habitat
9:55	Timber construction for climate smart cities Michael H. Ramage, University Senior Lecturer, Cambridge University and Founding Partner of Light Earth Designs
10:20	Architecture and nature Maria Chiara Pastore, Professor, Politecnico in Milan and Research department coordinator, Stefano Boeri Architetti
10:50	Barcelona Green Metropolis: ecology, leisure and production Eugenia Vidal Casanovas,Barcelona Metropolitan Area
11:10-11:40	Coffee
11:40-12:50	Session 2: Mayors’ panel discussion on challenges and opportunities for future biocities Moderator: James Astill, The Economist Panelists: Edoardo Croci , Green Economy Observatory coordinator, IEFE - Bocconi University and former Deputy Mayor, Municipality of Milan, Italy Marc Darder, Head of Action in Urban Habitat, Regional Ministry of Territory and Sustainability, Government of Catalonia Gabriele Klingmüller, Deputy Mayor, City of Bonn, Germany Janna Puumalainen, Deputy Mayor, City of Joensuu, Finland
12:50-13:10	Closing
	Joanna Drake, Deputy Director General, DG Environment, European Commission
13:10-14:30	Networking lunch