LJUBLJANA FORUM 9. WWW.LJUBLJANAFORUM.ORG FUTURE OF CITIES SUSTAINABLE – SMART – INCLUSIVE LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ORGANISERS: PARTNERS: SPONSORS: Synthesis Report BLOCKWALKS Conference powered by Publicum October 3rd - 4th 2019 • Ljubljana Castle, Slovenia Ljubljana, the city of sustainable tourism 2019 The European Commission (EC) launched a new initiative, the European Capital of Smart Tourism, with the aim to promote smart tourism, enable cities network, strengthen destinations, as well Four cities received 2019 European Smart Tourism Award for as to facilitate the exchange of their achievements in four categories: Málaga for Accessibility, good tourism practices among Copenhagen for Digitalisation, Linz for Cultural heritage, and European cities. The initiative creativity, and Ljubljana as for Sustainable tourism. seeks to recognise achievements in four categories: sustainability, Ms Petra Stušek, the managing director of Ljubljana Tourism, accessibility, digitalisation, and has noted: "The award positions Ljubljana at the very top of good cultural heritage and creativity. practices in the field of sustainable tourism due to its results so far and its plans for the future, which will enable further economic and Independent experts and social development as well as preserve the natural environment representatives of the EC and resources in the process". and the European Parlia- When it comes to the sustainable tourism development of the City ment (EP) awarded Helsinki of Ljubljana, Stušek presented ‘Green Supply Chains, the Taste and Lyon with the European Ljubljana’ project, which connects primary schools to the local Capital of Smart Tourism food producers, the city’s zero waste management measures, 2019, while awarding the increase of public green spaces, pedestrian zones, cycling trails city of Ljubljana with Euro- and public transport networks, the introduction of electric tourist train, measures taken in order to achieve deseasonalization and pean Smart Tourism Award dispersion of tourism flows and the development of cultural for 2019. districts. To learn more about European Capital of Smart Tourism, visit: https://smart- tourismcapital.eu To learn more about Ljubljana winning Smart Tourism Award, visit: https://www.visitljubljana.com/en/b2b-press/press-releases/ljubljana- received-the-sustainable-tourism-award-in-the-european-capital-of-smart- tourism-competition/ Conference Synthesis report on FUTURE OF CITIES SUSTAINABLE – SMART – INCLUSIVE LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Content 5 Introduction 6 About Ljubljana Forum 2019 8 City Leaders and Representatives 9 Speakers 11 Moderators 12 About the Agenda 14 Official Opening of Ljubljana Forum 2019 16 Session I. Keynote speach 17 Signing ceremony of the Memorandum of understanding with Latin America 18 Session II. Smart – Sustainable – Inclusive city of the future 20 Session III. Round Table of Mayors: City good practice cases – Role of the SEE capitals in the future Europe 22 Session IV. Industry Solutions for Cities 26 Session V. Knowledge and Networks for Development of Cities 28 Session VI. Financial instruments & Business models 30 Session VII. Presentation of 7 projects 33 Session VIII. Round table on digital entrepreneurship & city innovation eco-system 34 Ljubljana Forum Reception & Award Ceremony – Ljubljana Castle 36 Conclusions 38 About the People 4 LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS | Synthesis Report on Future of Cities Introduction Mr Zoran Janković mayor of the City of Ljubljana The ninth forum on future of cities focused on sustainable, smart, and inclusive cities. Nevertheless, a special attention has been given to Large Scale infrastructure projects and digital Ms Anuela Ristani transformation of cities from Smart City 1.0 to deputy mayor of the City of Tirana Smart City 3.0. For the first time the new book about smart city evolution written by Mr. Lorenzo Madrid - a world class consultant - has been presented at a public event. Mr Miran Gajšek The city of Ljubljana is successfully keeping the pace with head of department for global developments in the dynamic green infrastructure urban planning, City of development and providing opportunities for the new Ljubljana, co-chairman digital environment development. The increasing use of Ljubljana Forum of new emerging technologies, and our green agenda commitment is clearly visible in our work for sustainable, smart inclusive and resilient cities and societies. Blaž Golob chairman of Ljubljana Forum Encouraging the commitment of the key city stakeholders and co-creating global partnerships for city development the Memorandum of Understanding on Europe – Latin America city networks and hubs cooperation, was signed. The city of Rijeka won the Ljubljana Forum 2019 award for Iztok Seljak the challenging project that connected cultural heritage Edison ambassador of industrial age with new creative model of start-up incubator in the era of digital transformation. Being a part of the ninth Ljubljana Forum was an exciting learning experience full of new partnership building and concrete projects presentations. Ms Mateja Matajič strategic projects We are looking forward to deepening our manager and coordinator, partnerships in 2020 when we will celebrate Slovenian Railways the 10th Anniversary of the forum discussing the Futures of Cities. Mr Francesco Ferrero head of European Investment Blaž Golob Bank (EIB) office in Ljubljana Synthesis Report on Future of Cities | LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 5 The specific 5 objectives of the conference were: Objective 1: To present and promote the Green Cities Concept and European Green Capital. Objective 2: To present Governance Challenges of Green Cities and Smart Infrastructure. Objective 3: To present the opportunities of Industry Solutions for Green Cities and Smart Infrastructure. Objective 4: To present the best Project Practices and About Entrepreneurship for Green Cities. Objective 5: To connect, learn, bring about new projects and Ljubljana move forward. The overall objective of Ljubljana Forum 2019 was to offer a framework for cooperation, networking and learning in order to Forum enable and encourage good practice and create prosperous future of cities through researching, developing and implementing the best practices of urban development. Continuous cooperation 2019 among key stakeholders is inspiring digital transformation of cities towards smart cities, with the special attention to knowledge exchange between Europe and Latin America. For the first time, the Ljubljana Forum on Future of Cities (LF2C), Slovenia, and the Instituto Smart City Business Americas The ninth edition of the Ljubljana (SCBA), Brazil, has established a partnership by signing the Forum took place on 3rd – 4th Memorandum of Understanding. October 2019, at the Ljubljana Castle, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. It • Instrumentation welcomed over 130 participants, Organizers and Technologies speakers, and moderators from all partners of Ljubljana • Millennium Project over the world. More specifically, Forum 2019 • Petrol geographic diversity of participants • Plan-Net was as follows: 50% from South • AAMI Corporation • Sloveniatimes East and Central Eastern Europe, • Blochwalks • Slovesnke Železnice 15% from Slovenia, and 35% from • BTC City • T2 the rest of the world. In addition, • City of Ljubljana • The Events the Forum ensures diversity • City of Vienna • Vodovod Kanalizacija of stakeholder by diversity by • Development Agency Zagreb welcoming participants, such • ELES as high level representatives, • ELSA Participating cities city leaders, futurists, urban • Energetika Ljubljana • City of Ljubljana planners, architects, academics • European Blockchain Hub • City of Banja Luka and researchers, industry • European Investmen Bank • City of Bijelina solution providers, consultants, • Foresight Europe Network • City of Prizren governmental and European Union • GoForeSight Institute • City of Rijeka (EU) institution representatives, • IBM • City of Tirana banks, civil society, and media. • City of Vienna 6 LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS | Synthesis Report on Future of Cities Ljubljana Forum is an annual gathering that combines knowledge and experience of city governance and defineskey areas, visions, and strategies of the Participants and speakers at the registration future development of cities. of the Ljubljana forum The aim of Ljubljana Forum is to promote • opportunities for future development of cities and metropolitan areas of the Southeast European region. The objective of Ljubljana Forum is to offer a framework for cooperation, networking, and learning among various stakeholders: political decision- makers, city leaders and city administration, investors, businesses, civil society, researchers, academics, and students. The objective of Ljubljana Forum is to empower this network of stakeholders to create prosperous future of cities through researching, developing, and implementing the best practices of urban development. Blaž Golob, chairman of Ljubljana Forum, Arian Debeljak, CTO of the City of Ljubljana, Jože Zrimšek, CTO of T-2 Telecomunications • Igor Radojićić, mayor of Banja Luka, Marko Filipović, deputy mayor of Rijeka • Synthesis Report on Future of Cities | LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 7 City Leaders and Representatives at Ljubljana Forum 2019 Mr Miran Gajšek, Mr Vojko head of department for Obersnel, urban planning, City of mayor of the Ljubljana, co-chairman City of Rijeka of Ljubljana Forum Mr Zoran Mr Igor Janković, Radojićić, mayor of