It’s a wrap!
What an incredible four days of energy and inspiration at the Future Green City World Congress! Visitors from almost 60 countries from around the world shared their experiences, knowledge, and solutions for the future of green cities. From interactive workshops to urban trails and masterclasses – it was packed with highlights.
Were you there and want to relive the moments? Or curious about what you missed? Check out the best moments now!
Day 1 - Fantastic start of the Future Green City World Congress!
On the first day, participants of the Future Green City World Congress visited various Fieldtrips XL in the Netherlands. From the green Railwaypark Tilburg, the challenges of Gouda as a sinking city to the transformation of the Amstel III office area in Amsterdam! Experts took participants to interesting iniatives to see the theory of green and sustainable cities in practice!
Day 2 - Welcome to the Beatrix theater
Dafne Schippers, Susanne Schilderman, Gerdo van Grootheest, John Koomen, Marco Te Brömmelstroet and Anna Gimbrere warmly welcomed all thinkers and doers to the Future Green City World Congress. Together we are setting course towards green, sustainable cities with a future for everyone!
Day 2 was all about inspiring sessions, interactive workshops and innovative presentation that will show how we collectively contribute to a more sustainable world!
Day 3 - A programme packed with interesting workshops, master classes and sessions
Day 3 of the Future Green City World Congress started with a warm welcome from Sanne Hieltjes, Jayne Miller, Hans Oosters, Tim Briercliffe and Anna Gimbrère. They discussed the challenges central to this four-day experience. Jayne Miller was surprised with the WUP Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her efforts!
Day 4: Experiencing future green cities in practice!
Day 4 was a full day of excursions to various cities in our delta metropolis. Gaining knowledge and experience in the Port of Rotterdam, the military base in Ede, and much more.
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It worked! “We called it a conference, but it really was an experience.” So great to see that so many Future Green City builders from all over the world were part of it.
– Maarten Loeffen, CEO Royal Association Stadswerk the Netherlands
The following keynote speakers were part of the Future Green City World Congress 2024
From Asia Kongjian Yu (China) and Siew Leng Fun (Singapore) on ‘sponge cities’ and urban design. Lilli Licka (Vienna) and Tina Saaby (Copenhagen) highlighted urban development in their cities. Carine Saloff-Coste (Paris) and Anthony Paul Diaz (Seattle) spoke specifically on greening the city. Cycling professor Marco te Brömmelstroet and landscape architect Adriaan Geuze provided the Dutch contribution to the keynote programme. In various master classes hotshots such as Cecil Konijnendijk (of the ‘3-30-300 rule’ on urban green space) and Pier Paolo Mudu (World Health Organization, WHO) shared their knowledge.
Organisation
The Future Green City World Congress was an initiative of Royal Association Stadswerk the Netherlands and Royal Dutch Association of Landscapers and Gardeners (VHG) In Utrecht, they brought together the worlds of green and civil engineering, in cooperation with World Urban Parks (WUP) and the International Federation of Municipal Engineering (IFME). The congress connected construction, greenery, infra and water. By showing different solutions and by connecting networks in these domains, we are building a city with a future together.