URBIS – The Smart Cities Meetup Programme
April 16, 2024 / 2:15 PM
Main Program
Program 4. 6. 2024 | Program 5. 6. 2024 | Program 6. 6. 2024 |
Expert Side Program
Program 4. 6. 2024 | Program 5. 6. 2024 | Program 6. 6. 2024 |
Program on 4 June 2024
| Main Program (Rotunda Hall) | |
| 9:00 | Arrival of guests |
| 9:30 | OFFICIAL OPENING AND KEYNOTE DISCUSSION An interactive discussion of leaders and prominent faces of the Smart City scene on key |
| 9:30 | New URBIS as a Central European Smart City innovation hub
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| 10:00 | Energy and Climate – KEYNOTE
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| 10:55 | Efficient Public Administration – KEYNOTE
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| 11:40 | Future Mobility – KEYNOTE
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| 12:30 | ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AT THE DISTRICT AND CITY LEVEL Fresh practical knowledge from pilot projects in Czech and European cities. Energy innovations, technologies and new approaches that can inspire your municipality and region on the road to energy savings and energy self-sufficiency. |
| 12:35 | Energy Positive Neighbourhoods – latest findings from international projects
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| 13:10 | Synergic pooling of resources and energy accumulation – experiences from first Czech implementations
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| 13:40 | Light pollution: low–hanging fruit on the road to energy savings?
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| 14:15 | WHEN A PRIVATE CAR STOPS BEING A NECESSITY An introduction to innovative mobility concepts rewriting transport paradigms that have remained unchanged for decades. Alongside with good practice of pioneers among Czech |
| 14:20 | Revolution in Public Transport: a Bus Can Be Called Like a Taxi
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| 14:55 | Intermodality: Combining Transport Modes for Better Mobility
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| 15:30 | Shared transport saves costs as well as the planet
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| 16:00 | INNOVATION MANAGEMENT IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE Municipality as a leader and visionary in the local ecosystem. Discussion with experts and practitioners of municipal innovation and public administration on the ingredients |
| 16:05 | Why is Innovation Management Important and Where to Start?
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| 16:35 | Piloting Cooperation of Muncipalities and Innovative Businesses
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| 17:10 | Inspired by success – how to turn a little hole in the middle of nowhere into an exemplary innovation hub
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| 18:00 | NETWORKING PARTY – VIDA CENTRE (BY INVITATION) |
| Expert Side Program | |
| ALL DAY | INDIVIDUAL TOURS OF THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM ARCHIMEDES Outdoor area of BVV Trade Fairs (by navigation), from 9:00 to 18:00 |
| 13:00 | SMART ENERGY E-mobility in cities, charging stations, energy management, photovoltaics for cities and other topics. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on trends in smart energy solutions for municipalities. |
| 13:30 | OPENING CEREMONY CONTACT UKRAINE Welcoming foreign delegations from Ukraine, Moldova, Western Balkans and other countries. |
| 14:OO | CURRENT CHALLENGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITIES AND COMMUNES IN UKRAINE, MOLDOVA AND WESTERN BALKANS
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| 14:OO | SMART CITY, SMART RURAL: WHO DRIVES INNOVATION IN MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS?
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| 14:30 | FAST-TRACKING ENERGY INNOVATIONS IN BUILDINGS, DISTRICTS AND CITIES -Organized by European Energy Research Alliance Morava, ENG/CZ, till 17:00 Join us for a dynamic seminar exploring cutting-edge research and practical insights in the field of buildings, neighbourhoods, and urban systems. Delve into diverse approaches in positive energy districts (PED) and New European Bauhaus (NEB), gaining valuable knowledge. Witness a live demonstration with a digital city as we showcase the application of PED cookbooks in real-world urban planning. |
| 15:15 | ECO-FRIENDLY CITIES/COMMUNES Ecological planning, water and air purification, municipal waste, digitalization of waste, sensors for urban green management, smart irrigation systems and other topics. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on trends in modern ecological technologies for cities. Featured companies: Agdata, Agiception, Asio, BIOM research, Treeib, Urbiq, Wastedigital |
| 15:30 | INNOVATION COMPETITIONS IN CZECHIA: “CHYTRÁ MĚSTA” & “NAKOPNI PRAHU”
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| 16:45 | HARNESSING AI APPLICATIONS AND PCED MODELS FOR SMART URBAN TRANSFORMATION
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Program on 5 June 2024
| Main Program (Rotunda Hall) | |
| 8:45 | ARRIVAL OF VISITORS |
| 9:15 | REGIONAL AND EUROPEAN COOPERATION AS AN IMPETUS FOR TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT Presentation of the possibilities to participate in activities at regional and European level right from project participants and regional coordinators. We will discuss where Host: Patrik Reichl, Director, South Moravian Agency for Public Innovation JINAG |
| 9:25 | Seeking Know-How, Finance and Contacts in European Projects
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| 9:55 | The Art of Thinking Beyond the Borders of One’s Community, Region and Country
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| 10:30 | Well-Working Regional Innovation Ecosystem as a Support for Municipalities
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| 11:00 | SHARED GOAL: CLIMATE NEUTRALITY A special session in which partners from across Europe will introduce (not only) the Czech audience to the NetZeroCities platform, the New European Bauhaus concept and other |
| 11:05 | Exploring How Czech Cities Can Get on Board and Participate in the EU Mission: Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities
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| 11:40 | Citizens and Active Communities at the Heart of the Climate Transition
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| 12:15 | WE SIMPLY CAN’T DO WITHOUT PARTICIPATION How is participation successful in Czechia (and Slovakia) in 2024? The discussion panel is intended for representatives of the public sector, small municipalities and large cities and regions, business representatives, developers and technology companies. Guests will Host: Tomáš Rákos, Founder, Participation Factory; Anna Wien, Executive Director, Participation Factory Featured guests:
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| 14:00 | ON THE PATH BETWEEN COMMUNAL AND COMMUNITY ENERGY A well-timed practical preparation for legislative changes strengthening the role of local energy. The block will offer lessons from several years of experience of energy communities in Bavaria as well as experience and insight into the thinking of pioneers among Czech municipalities. |
| 14:10 | Bavarian lessons from the implementation and operation of community energy
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| 14:35 | Good practices of community energy in the Czech Republic
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| 15:10 | What do the first Czech pilot projects OF community energy reveal?
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| 15:45 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT AS A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION Connecting the perspectives and experiences of energy management practitioners from different sectors and levels. From basic steps towards savings in local government to systemic thinking about synergies created by combining the forces of various actors. |
| 15:50 | Cornerstones of Energy Management in Municipalities
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| 16:25 | Benefits of Sharing Energy Data Across Levels and Sectors
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| 17:05 | Energy Management Is a Discipline for Team Players
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| 18:00 | NETWORKING PARTY – HALL A (BY INVITATION) |
| Expert Side Program | |
| ALL DAY | INDIVIDUAL TOURS OF THE OUTDOORCLASSROOM ARCHIMEDES Outdoor area of BVV Trade Fairs (by navigation), from 9:00 to 18:00 |
| 9:30 | SPARCS ENERGY SOLUTIONS DAY SHOWCASE WORKSHOP Morava, ENG/CZ, till 12:00 For more than 4 years, the SPARCS project has been piloting over 40 groundbreaking innovations in energy, e-mobility and digital technologies.Dive into the experiences of our lighthouse cities Leipzig and Espoo and the insightful learning journey of our fellow cities. Join us for a glimpse into the future of technology and urban development! |
| 10:00 | CITY LOGISTICS Agora I (start-up), CZ/ENG, till 11:45 Experiences of city logistics from abroad, the pilot project of city logistics and depot in Prague, solutions for city logistics: different approaches to cargo bikes, autonomous delivery of parcels, delivery to car trunks and other topics. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on trends in city logistics and their local application. Featured companies: BringAuto (outdoor demo), City Commuters, Faculty of Transport of Jan Perner University in Pardubice, PowerBOX, PowerHUB, ŠKODA X (trunk delivery), UAV Alliance. |
| 10:00 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR RENEWABLES IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE Agora II (national zone), ENG/UKR, till 12:00 Can urban solar projects be developed in wartime, and why would anyone do it? Why solar energy can play a key role in Ukraine's reconstruction efforts and how European companies, governments, donors and municipalities can contribute and support this crucial transition. Examine the Ukraine’s potential to become a model for SMART solar cities. Through concrete solutions and successful case studies, we will reveal actionable strategies for harnessing the potential of renewable energy in the revitalization of Ukraine. We will discuss innovative approaches, policy implications and joint initiatives aimed at promoting a sustainable energy transition in Ukraine and beyond. |
| 11:00 | MEETING WITH AUTHORS OF: "HOW TO NOT MAKE A STUPID SMART CITY" National Consulting Point, CZ, till 15:00 Together with the Ministry of Regional Development, Jakub Slavík will be available for consultations as the main author of the publication along with co-authors Pavla Slavíková and Kateřina Totová. The Slavíks have been involved in the development of Smart Cities in Czechia since 2015. Visitors to the fair thus have a unique opportunity to talk with the authors not only about the publication itself, but also about Smart Cities in general and what practices are and what definitely are not worth replicating. |
| 12:30 | DATA BRNO WORKSHOP Agora II (national zone), CZ/ENG, till 14:30 How to start and manage data portals? What are the experiences of users and operators? Experienced operators of data portals, typical users and representatives of public administration will be looking for answers. |
| 13:00 | SMART URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE Agora I (start-up), CZ/ENG, till 16:30 Smart maps, traffic data for cities, intelligent urban technical networks, BIM, reservation systems for buildings, IoT networks and solutions, traffic management systems, bike parking, bike racks and other topics. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on trends in smart urban infrastructure. Featured companies: Cominfo, Cyclomedia, HLF, IO Mobility, MDP Geo, Netlia, Roadtwin, Sensority, ŠKODA X (car data), Whatspot |
| 13:00 | EXPLORING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON CITY PLANNING - Morava, ENG/CZ, till 17:00 13:00 to 14:10 NEB Impact Model 14:20 to 15:30 Utrecht Barcode 15:40 to 16:50 Espoo Co-creation Toolkit Workshop focused on new perspectives of urban planning. We will get to know three innovative tools developed within the framework of the New European Bauhaus and based on its values. The workshop will help you to look at urban planning from a different point of view and not to miss any important step in planning and to invite relevant stakeholders to the table. You will meet people who solve similar questions as you and learn about inspiring projects from other cities. |
| 14:30 | LYON, MUNICH, VIENNA: A TALE OF THREE CITIES Agora II (national zone), ENG/CZ, till 16:00 How Will Citizen Participation,Digital Twins and Renewable Energy Sources Foster Positive Energy Districts? Presentation of experiences from international projects ASCEND and NEUTRALPATH. |
| 16:00 | NET ZERO CITIES: SUPPORTING CITIES’ CLIMATE TRANSITION EFFORTS Agora II (national zone), ENG/CZ, till 17:30 What are the necessary steps for cities to deal with the climate change? And what do cities need to manage these steps? The leading European platform NetZeroCities will present the tools and possibilities of cooperation in more detail in the workshop. which are available to cities in the Czech Republic and beyond. |
| 16:30 | INTERCONNECTED CITY/COMMUNE Agora I (start-up), CZ/ENG, till 18:00 Communication for municipalities, technical solutions for social services, transparent public procurement, alert and warning systems, first aid systems. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on communication needs of smart cities and smart villages. Featured companies: Citymind, Elmik, Fair City, Iresoft, Medicalit, Synergis |
Program on 6 June 2024
| Main Program (Rotunda Hall) | |
| 8:45 | ARRIVAL OF VISITORS |
| 9:15 | HARNESSING ADVANCED TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES Complex solutions made simple in discussion of researchers, city representatives and innovative companies. A look at new transportation technologies arriving on the wave of digitalization will help us understand how they should be considered by cities in the longterm |
| 9:20 | How Do Intelligent Transport Technologies Push the Envelope of Cities?
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| 9:55 | Practical experiences of Czech cities
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| 10:30 | What to Expect from Autonomous Mobility in the Coming Years?
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| 11:05 | TRANSFORMATION OF CITY CENTRES AND THEIR TRANSPORT MODES A look at mobility through the lens of urban planning, returning to the fundamental questions of why there is a need for mobility in the first place, or who should be the beneficiary of constructions occupying urban space. Alongside with good examples of good practice from those who have decided to start doing things differently. |
| 11:10 | Cities for Cars and Cities for People
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| 11:55 | When Mobility Needs Are Addressed by Means Other Than Transport
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| 12:25 | New models for urban logistics
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| 13:00 | NEW ERA OF PILOT PROJECTS AND LIVING LABS A powerful and very practical culmination of the URBIS 2024 main program line, showcasing the nascent tools that will soon enable companies, municipalities and other actors in the ecosystem to experiment with Smart City innovations with methodological |
| 13:00 | PilotInnCities project (Interreg Danube) – Agile Piloting of Smart City Innovations in Municipalities
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| 14:15 | Emerging Living Lab: an Innovational Interplay of Brno Fairs and the Innovation Ecosystem of South Moravian Region
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| 15:15 | PILOTINNCITIES NETWORKING WORKSHOP (PAVILION A, NATIONAL ZONE) |
| Expert Side Program | |
| ALL DAY | INDIVIDUAL TOURS OF THE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM ARCHIMEDES Outdoor area of BVV Trade Fairs (by navigation), from 9:00 to 18:00 |
| 9:30 | CIRCULARITY AND CLIMATE TRANSITION OF CITIES AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE UKRAINE’S RECONSTRUCTION Agora II (national zone), ENG/UKR, till 12:30 A workshop that will get Ukrainian cities acquainted with the EU mission of climate-neutral and smart cities through the activities of the NetZeroCities platform and the first Horizon Europe project U-CAN led by the Technical University of Dresden. UCEEB CTU Prague will present the outputs of the CirCon4Climate project, focusing on the implementation of circular principles in the built environment, basic circular strategies and tools for circular design, circular public procurement and the concept of the material cadastre including its benefits in areas affected by disasters. |
| 10:00 | SOLUTIONS FOR QUALITY URBAN LIFE Agora I (start-up), CZ/ENG, till 12:00 Urban safety, 3D house printing, smart road repairs, good deals for drivers, entertaining city, climate resilient city, public space organization. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on trends in creating pleasant urban environment. Featured companies: Scilif, scoolpt, Urban-Comfort, Moram, Get Out Fun, ŠKODA X (City move) |
| 10:00 | INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ENERGY COMMUNITIES (UNDER SCALE INITIATIVE) |
| 11:00 | CZECH-AUSTRIAN EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE ON INNOVATION IN SMART URBAN MOBILITY Brno, ENG, till 12:45 Sharing good Austrian practice within projects in the field of smart urban mobility, establishing cross-border contacts and meeting mobility experts – participants of the incoming mission from Austria within an economic diplomacy project organized by the Ministry of Transport. If you are interested in taking part, please contact Ministry of Transport at ccam@mdcr.cz. The capacity of the event is limited. |
| 13:00 | SMART URBAN MOBILITY Agora I (start-up), CZ/ENG, till 16:15 Personal shared cars, corporate shared cars, smart corporate parking, sensors and smart parking and payment, on-demand transport to serve suburbs and satellites, urban transport of the future – aero-taxi. The session will be concluded by a panel discussion with experts on new concepts of mobility. Featured companies:Autonapul, Autoplatba, Bako motors, CITYA, Peoplecar, Sparkpark, ŠKODA Digital, ŠKODA X (Hoppy Go), Xmarton, Yedem |
| 13:45 | MEETING OF MINISTRIES: V4 + AUSTRIA Brno, ENG, till 15:45 Official meeting of the representatives of the Visegrad Group of Transport Ministries, extended by the representatives of Austria, focused on smart mobility with a special emphasis on intelligent transport systems and connected, cooperative and automated mobility. The event is organized as part of the V4 Czech Presidency. |
| 15:00 | SMART CITIES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION Agora II (national zone), CZ/ENG, till 16:30 The originally purely environmental and then technological concept of smart cities has in recent years also had to cope with new economic and social challenges brought about by Industry 4.0, Society 4.0, demographic changes and other trends. Among the key problems that can be solved with the help of the development of smart cities are housing (in)availability, the problem of population aging, the economic and social sustainability of city districts and localities and, last but not least, digital literacy. For the successful implementation of smart city projects, the support of innovative financial instruments is necessary as well. The presentation also refers to the outputs of TAČR projects. |
| 16:30 | Innovative Public Procurement Agora II (national zone), CZ/ENG, till 17:30 An expert block directed by the Ministry of Regional Development, which will introduce the audience to the new national strategy for innovative procurement as well as practical tips for contracting authorities. Speakers: Ondřej Ječný, Director of the Department of Law Strategies and Electronic Public Procurement at Ministry of Regional Development; Jana Dubcová, Director of the Central Purchasing of the Pilsen Region |