Agenda

Agenda – as of 2 March 2026

Event moderator Dorothea Palenberg, blue! advancing european projects

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

12:00 
Arrival and Registration

13:00 
Welcome, Auditorium (video)

• Dorothea Palenberg, blue! advancing european projects
• Eter Hachmann, Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs, Education, Youth and Senior Citizens, Dessau-Roßlau

13:20 
Introduction, Auditorium

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

13:45 
Panel discussion, Auditorium (video)

How different stakeholders can drive circularity transition in city centres?

• Prof. Dirk Messner, President UBA
• Ivana Maleš, Founder of the Institute of Circular Economy, Slovakia
• Zdenek Ondrak, SILO Jihlava, Czech Republic
• Agnes Schönfelder, SCHÖNFELDERCONSULT Mannheim, Germany

14:45 
BREAK

Market of Opportunities, Foyer

• Local Repair, Global Impact – Round Table Repair e.V.
• How to Build up a Zukunftshaus – Zukunftshaus eG
• CiBoo: Circularity Bootcamp – TU Munich  
• ReBioClim: Restoring Urban Streams – TU Dresden
• GreenCCIrcle – CIKE
• The Climate Scale: a Best-Practice Tool for Climate Communication – German Environment Agency
• German Ecodesign Award – German Environment Agency
• German Environmental and Building Award – German Environment Agency
• NiCE: From Niche to Centre – NiCE project partners

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: Policy Recommendations Resulting from NiCE Pilots (presentation, session report)
• An Interactive City Walk: A Cross-Section of the AdNEB Project (presentation, session report)
• Reuse of Vacant Spaces in City Centres & Good Practices in Graz (presentation, session report)
• ESD on a Municipality Level – Biodiversity Education and Cultural Learning as Good Practice (presentation)

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
Introduction Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE. Auditorium

• Gregorio Vichi, Programme Officer Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Joint Secretariat (presentation)

10:00
Keynote, Auditorium

Improving climate communication: How to talk about climate and circular lifestyle activities at the local level.

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

10:30
BREAK

11:00
Deep Dive Sessions Part II, various 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 (presentation, session report)
• Addressing Barriers and Capacity Gaps to Strengthen Social Outcomes in Circular Initiatives (presentation, session report)
• Engaging Industrial Stakeholders in Circular Practices: Lessons from the REUSE2030 Project (presentation, session report)
• Repair in Europe‘s Cities (presentation, session report)

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.)