Agenda
Check-In & Welcome
Tuesday July 7, 2026 16:45 - 17:00
Guided Tour of Canada Water Project
Tuesday July 7, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 Dock Managers Office, Surrey Quays Rd, Canada Water, London SE16 2XU, United Kingdom
Guided Tour of Evelina Children's Hospital
Jac van Megen (Trojan Lighting)
Tuesday July 7, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7EH
Transfer & Arrival at Woods Bagot
Tuesday July 7, 2026 18:00 - 18:30
Keynote | “Modern Heritage: Shaping Cities, Respecting History“
Florian Frotscher (Woods Bagot)
Tuesday July 7, 2026 18:45 - 19:00
Discussion with Audience | “From Concept to Context: Architecture Between Past and Future”
Götz Schönfeld (Drees & Sommer), Sara Bihler (Drees & Sommer SE)
Tuesday July 7, 2026 19:00 - 19:30
Networking with Drinks & Nibbles
Tuesday July 7, 2026 19:30 - 20:30
Get Together & Check-In
Wednesday July 8, 2026 08:30 - 09:15
Welcome
Lukasz Platkowski (Gensler), Philip Tidd (Gensler)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 09:00 - 09:15
Impulse | "Does Europe Need a Capital Markets Union to Finance its Future?"
Boris Kisselevsky (European Central Bank)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 09:15 - 09:30
Keynote | “From Global Trends to Local Impact: Designing the Future of European Cities”
Philip Tidd (Gensler)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 09:30 - 10:00
Panel Discussion | “The Big Picture: What Drives Real Estate Transformation To Livable Cities?”
Dr. Ferdinand Spies (Art-Invest Real Estate Management), Sophie Chick (Urban Land Institute), Tom Leahy (MSCI Inc.)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 10:00 - 10:45
Auditorium | “From Office to What - How to Speed up Transformation & Innovation“
Wednesday July 8, 2026 10:45 - 11:30
Lunch & Networking
Wednesday July 8, 2026 11:30 - 13:00
Impulse | “Between Regulation and Innovation: How Cities Shape Urban Transformation“
Wednesday July 8, 2026 13:00 - 13:15
Panel Discussion | “From London to Europe: Scaling Urban Transformation Across Europe”
Petar Drakul (City of Mannheim)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 13:15 - 14:00
Coffee Break
Wednesday July 8, 2026 14:00 - 14:30
Workshop 1 – Bridging Assets: Transformation of Stranded Assets into Value
Dipl.-Ing. Architektin Constanze Kovac (Accom Immobilien GmbH), Jakub Roszkiewicz (E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions), Peter Griffiths (BABLE Smart Cities)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 14:30 - 15:30
Workshop 2 – Bridging Materials: Unlocking Value through Circularity
Darren Waller (Peikko Group Corporation), Elliot Wellbelove (Heidelberg Materials)
Wednesday July 8, 2026 14:30 - 15:30
Wrap-Up & Next Steps
Wednesday July 8, 2026 15:30 - 16:00