Programme KONGRESSHALLE attheLeipzig Zoo September 16–18, 2015 “Urban Energies – Living Integration” 9 th Federal Congress onNational Urban Development Policy

Photo: LTM GmbH / Michael Bader Invitation to the 9th Federal Congress on National Urban Development Policy The Prime Minister of the Free State of , Stanislaw Tillich, from September 16 – 18th, 2015 in the KONGRESSHALLE and the Federal Minister for the German Federal Ministry of the at the Leipzig Zoo Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Dr. Barbara Hendricks, will launch the second congress day with their “Urban Energies – Living Integration” addresses. The contributions of Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Execu- tive Director of IASS Potsdam, and the journalist and author Doug Based on the Leipzig Charta and the “Urban Energies” memoran- Saunders (“Arrival City”) emphasize the aspects of integrated urban dum, integrated urban development is highly regarded throughout development and migration. Tobias Eschenbacher, Lord Mayor of and internationally. Integration is a fundamentalprinciple the City of Freising, Dr. Franziska Giffey, Mayor of the district Neu- for the development of cities, regions, and districts. It involves the kölln in Berlin, Burkhard Jung, Lord Mayor of the City of Leipzig, reconciliation of conflicting or merely different interests of city pol- and Dagmar Mühlenfeld, Lord Mayor of the City of Mülheim an itics – such as the supposed contradiction of ecology and economy der Ruhr, will discuss the communal challenge with knowledgeable at the local level – as well as the integration of different procedures regard to their cities and boroughs. of new (groups of) inhabitants. As such, integration is at one and the same time an objective, strategy, and tool with a strong spatial This will be followed by Harald Herrmann, director and professor dimension. The current challenges facing integrated urban develop- of the Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and ment, pioneering strategies, and practical evaluations at local level Spatial Development, who will deliver a data check for the high- will be presented and discussed. With a resolution on the German lighted congress topic “Living Integration”. contribution to the New Urban Agenda ahead of the 2016 UN Hab- itat Conference, the Congress also intends to send a message to the Anke Brummer-Kohler, head of department in the Federal Ministry international consultations on sustainable urban development. for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, will illustrate the 5 future arenas. Different perspectives and The Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Build- concrete approaches for integrated urban development will be ing and Nuclear Safety, Dr. Barbara Hendricks, invites you together examined on hand from international and national projects. with the Standing Conference of Federal State Ministers and Senators responsible for Urban Development, Building and Housing, the Ger- After an introduction in the afternoon by Gunther Adler, State Secre- man Association of Cities, and the German Association of Towns and tary in the Federal Ministry for of the Environment, Nature Conser- Municipalities to attend the 9th Federal Congress on National Urban vation, Building and Nuclear Safety, a discussion will follow about the Development Policy from September 16 – 18, 2015 in the recently resolution on the German urban development policy contribution renovated conference hall at the Leipzig Zoo. for the New Urban Agenda with: Nani Coloretti, Deputy-Secretary in the Department for Housing and Urban Development of the United The topic of this year’s federal congress “Urban Energies – Living States of America, Myriam El Khomri, State Secretary in the French Integration” highlights important areas of integrated urban devel- Ministry for Urban Affairs, Youth and Sport, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Engelbert opment. As cities, regions and neighbourhoods continue to develop, Lütke Daldrup, State Secretary for Building and Housing of the State integration means not only the inclusion and reconciliation of con- Department for Urban Development and the Environment, Andries flicting or often only different interests in a city, but also the fusion Carl Nel, Deputy-Secretary in the Ministry for Cooperative Govern- of varying methods or the integration of new inhabitants or groups ance and Traditional Affairs, South Africa, and , of inhabitants. Integration is thereby the goal, strategy and instru- Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for ment, likewise with a strong spatial dimension. Current priorities, Economic Cooperation and Development. strategies and assessments from real-life and on-site cases will be covered and discussed. In the run-up to the UN Habitat III confer- During the Pecha Kucha Afternoon of National Urban Developmen- ence 2016, the congress will convey a strong statement within the tal Policy, participants from all around Germany will introduce international debate about globally sustainable urban development concepts, strategies, projects and alliances that have contributed to with the discussion and approval of the resolution on the German setting positive impulses. The evening will round off with a guided urban development policy contribution to the New Urban Agenda. tour through the Leipzig Zoo followed by a reception.

The congress starts on September 16 and continues all-day long on You are cordially invited to join the supporting programme on September 17, accompanied by events from partners and the excur- September 16 in the afternoon. With the special event for urban sions on September 18 additionally offer a wide variety of infor- development, HOCH3, the pilot project for national urban develop- mational stimuli and expertise exchange. Furthermore, additional ment policy, “koopstadt”, looks back with a special focus on the inter- case examples of integrated urban development will be introduced disciplinary urban development topics regarding climate, education during the congress within the framework of a project fair alongside and housing. Furthermore, the conference “Small Towns in the Future – several pilot projects that have received support from the national Urban development as a community task” and “Regiopolis – Building urban development policy. bridges between regional planning and urban development” will take place. , Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Minis- try for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear This year the National Congress first ends on the afternoon of Safety, Markus Ulbig, Chairman of the Conference of the Ministers September 18, 2015. On this day you will have the opportunity to get of Construction and State Minister of the Interior of the Free State acquainted with exciting projects from Leipzig and the surrounding of Saxony, and Burkhard Jung, Lord Mayor of the City of Leipzig, area on decentralized excursions and to participate in a series of will open the congress on September 16. This will be followed up by accompanying events. a discussion about the challenges in relation to urban development and politics with delegates represented in the German parliament: The Office for Urban Renewal and Housing Construction Promotion (Die Linke), Michael Groß (SPD), Christian Kühn of the City of Leipzig offers an exchange of experiences with it’s (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) and (CDU) as well as “More for less – more building for less money” workshop. Further- Dr. Eva Lohse, President of the German Association Cities and Lord more, you are cordially invited to join the supporting programme Mayor of the City of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, and Roland Schäfer, “Integrated action plans: urban development and health, together for a President of the German Association of Towns and Municipalities liveable municipality” and “Rural areas in conflict with a growing city”. and Lord Mayor of the City of Bergkamen. Location Programme KONGRESSHALLE at Leipzig Zoo Wednesday September 16th 2015, KONGRESSHALLE Pfaffendorfer Straße 31 Side Events 04105 Leipzig 10.00 a.m. Regiopolis – Building bridges between regional planning – 4.00 p.m. and urban development, advisory committee, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure 11.15 a.m. Urban development HOCH3, koopstadt – Urban develop-

KONGRESSHALLE am Zoo Leipzig – 5.30 p.m. ment in Bremen, Leipzig, Nuremberg Berliner Straße

Eutritzscher Straße ZOO 2.00 a.m. Small towns in the future – Urban development as a Pfaffendorfer Straße Straßenbahn Linie 12 H – 5.00 p.m. community task, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Parthenstraße Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety

Hauptbahnhof Gerberstraße Programme Willy-Brandt-Platz Richard- Tröndlinring H Wagner-Platz B87 Jahnallee Moderation: Angela Elis, presenter and author B87 S-Bahn Leipzig, Höfe am Brühl Hauptbahnhof Goerdelerring 5.00 p.m. Admission and registration 6.00 p.m. Welcome address by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, S-Bahn Leipzig, Markt Altes Rathaus Nikolaikirche Georgiring Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety

Thomaskirche Markt Oper Florian Pronold, Parliamentary Secretary of State at the Universität Augustus- platz Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Preserva- tion, Building and Nuclear Safety Gewandhaus Neues Rathaus 6.15 p.m. Welcome address by the Standing Conference of Federal State Roßplatz

Martin-Luther-Ring Ministers and Senators responsible for Building and Housing S-Bahn Leipzig, Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz Markus Ulbig, Chairman of the Standing Conference of Federal State Ministers of Construction and Senators responsible for Building and Housing and State Minister Arrival of the Interior of the Free State of Saxony From the main train station Leipzig, take the tram Line 12, exit tram 6.30 p.m. Welcome address by the City of Leipzig stop Zoo. The KONGRESSHALLE can also be reached on foot in ap- prox. 10 minutes from the train station. Burkhard Jung, Lord Mayor of the City of Leipzig

Parking 6.45 p.m. Discussion on Urban Development & Policy The Zoo car park opposite the KONGRESSHALLE offers parking Moderation: Michael Brocker, WDR possibilities. Please be aware that there is only limited parking in the vicinity of the KONGRESSHALLE. Discussion panel: Heidrun Bluhm, MdB (Member of Parliament), Die Linke We therefore recommend the use of public transportation. Michael Groß, MdB, SPD Registration Christian Kühn, MdB, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Dr. Eva Lohse, President of the German Association of with the form on the last page via fax or mail to: Cities, Lord Mayor of the City of Ludwigshafen am Rhein sbca Schlesische Straße 29 – 30, 10997 Berlin Roland Schäfer, President of the German Association of Phone 030 / 695 37 08-0, Fax 030 / 695 37 08-20 Towns and Municipalities, Mayor of the City of Bergkamen or www.nationale-stadtentwicklungspolitik.de Volkmar Vogel, MdB, CDU 8.00 p.m. Reception Attendance of the congress is free of charge. The number of participants is limited. Registration deadline is September 7, 2015. Thursday, September 17th 2015, KONGRESSHALLE Programme is subject to change. Moderation: Angela Elis This event is recognized as certification for further training for members of the architectural associations of , Meck- 9.00 a.m. Admission and registration lenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony and . 9.30 a.m. Welcome address by the Free State of Saxony

Congress Management: Stanislaw Tillich, Prime Minister of the Free State of Saxony sbca Schlesische Straße 29-30, 10997 Berlin 9.45 a.m. Integration and Neighbourhood – Perspectives for Phone 030 / 69 53 70 8-0, Fax 030 / 69 53 70 8-20 National Urban Development [email protected] Dr. Barbara Hendricks, Federal Ministry for the Environ- ment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Professional Support: Professional Support National Urban Development Policy 10.15 a.m. From Knowledge and Decision-Making – The Path to a c/o PROPROJEKT | Büro Kaufmann New Urban Agenda Friedrichstraße 60, 10117 Berlin Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director IASS Potsdam Phone 030 / 92 03 90-35, Fax 030 / 92 03 90-80 [email protected] 10.40 a.m. Integration – The Global Challenge Doug Saunders, journalist and author Arena C: Integrative Approaches Moderation: Dr. Jochen Lang, Senate Department for Andreas Schmidt Andreas Urban Development and the Environment Berlin / openberlin – Do-it-yourself city: Johannes Dumpe, open- berlin e. V.

GmbH Photo: LTM Integrated management plan for world heritage Regensburg/URBACT: Nils Scheffler, urbanexpert URBACT NETWORK: CSI: Karsten Gerkens, city of Leipzig

Arena D: The Future City Moderation: Hilmar von Lojewski, German Association of Cities Megatrends and sustainable future markets: Klaus Burmeister, Foresightlab, Düsseldorf The KONGRESSHALLE at Leipzig Zoo The Sustainable City: Prof. Herbert Dreiseitl, Director, Rambøll Liveable Cites Lab, Überlingen 11.10 a.m. Mayors in dialogue The Future of Traffic Concepts: Prof. Tobias Wallisser, Moderation: Andreas Jacob, Firu mbH LAVA, Berlin Discussion panel: Blue Sky, Green City: Bernd Tischler, Lord Mayor of the Tobias Eschenbacher, Lord Mayor of the City of Freising City of Bottrop Dr. Franziska Giffey, Mayor of the district Neukölln in Berlin Arena E: International aspects and cooperation of the Burkhard Jung, Lord Mayor of the City of Leipzig National Urban Development Policy – New Urban Agenda Dagmar Mühlenfeld, Lord Mayor of the City of Mülheim Moderation: Dr. Oliver Weigel, German Federal Ministry an der Ruhr for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and 12.10 p.m. Fact-Checking Nuclear Safety Harald Herrmann, director and professor at the German Mark Frequin, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Federal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs Relations, Netherlands and Spatial Development Prof. Dr. Frauke Kraas, University of Cologne 12.20 p.m. Introduction into the Future Arenas of National Urban Franz Marré, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation Development Policy and Development Anke Brummer-Kohler, German Federal Ministry for Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, Context Partners, USA (pending) the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety 3.45 p.m. Coffee break 12.30 p.m. Lunch break 4.15 p.m. Resolution of German Urban Development Policy to the New Urban Agenda 1.30 p.m. Future Arenas of National Urban Development Policy Gunther Adler, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Arena A: Mixed usage in the district Environment, Nature Preservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Moderation: Dr. Susanne Lottermoser, German Federal 4.30 p.m. Approval of the German Urban Development Contribution Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Build- to the New Urban Agenda ing and Nuclear Safety Moderation: Angela Elis stadtnachacht – Management of urban nighttime economy: Jakob F. Schmid, HCU Hamburg Gunther Adler, State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, What’sUB Stuttgart: Creating creative cities – sustaining Building and Nuclear Safety subculture: Prof. Dr. Detlef Kurth, Stuttgart University for Technology, Marijana Curic, City of Stuttgart Nani Coloretti, Vice-Minister in the Ministry for Housing and Urban Development, USA (pending) Craft trades – amiable cohabitation in urban areas? Hans-Hermann Menke, Hünert + Kramp GmbH, Salzhausen Myriam El Khomri, State Secretary in the Ministry for Urban Affairs, Youth and Sport, France (pending) Arena B: Migration Prof. Dr.-Ing. Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, State Secretary Moderation: Bernd Düsterdiek, German Association of for Building and Housing of the Senate Department for Towns and Municipalities Urban Development and the Environment of the Federal State of Berlin Dortmund „all inclusive“ – A project promoting inner-city border crossing: Tülin Kabis-Staubach, Martin Eder, Planer- Andries Carl Nel, Deputy-Secretary in the Ministry for laden Dortmund Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of South Africa (pending) Looking at cities from the other side – a laboratory for tomorrow’s urban development: Thomas Laue, dramatic Thomas Silberhorn, Parliamentary State Secretary in the advisor, Schauspiel Cologne German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (pending) Initiative for Work Orientation and Integration: Anton Schünemann, Arrivo Berlin 5.30 p.m. Pecha Kucha Afternoon Friday, September 18th 2015, KONGRESSHALLE of National Urban Development Policy Side Events Moderation: Peter Cachola Schmal, DAM 9.00 a.m. More for less – Building more with less money The Internationale – The metropolitan region Frankfurt- – 4.00 p.m. Exchange of experience for project developers for new RheinMain as a role model for overcoming demographic ways, City of Leipzig, Office for Urban Renewal and changes?: Ludger Stüve, Director of the Regional Associa- Housing Construction Promotion tion FrankfurtRheinMain 9.00 a.m. Integrated Action Plans: Urban development and health City on Wheels – the mobile do-it-yourself neighbourhood – 11.00 a.m. together for a liveable municipality, Cooperation Associa- centre: Sandra Engelhardt, Fab Lab Region Nürnberg e. V. tion Equality of Health KulturEnergieBunkerAltona – KEBAP: Heike Breitenfeld, KulturEnergieBunkerAltonaProjekt e. V. 9.00 a.m. Rural areas in conflict with a growing city, Chamber of – 1.00 p.m. Architects Saxony together with the Regional Planning Honorary Hotel Leipzig – a network supports cities: Association Leipzig Western-Saxony Ariane Jedlitschka, Helden wider willen e. V. From E- to Local Commerce – Online City Wuppertal and digital umbrella marketing for local commerce: Andreas Haderlein, Online City Wuppertal Hans M. – Alternative refugee work: Zerai Abraham, Salomon H. Gebraeb, Max Weber, Projekt Moses e. V. 6.30 p.m. Guided Tour of the Leipzig Zoo 8.00 p.m. Reception in the Kiwara Lodge of the Leipzig Zoo Andreas Schmidt Andreas

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