Programme

Programme

Venue

De Grote Post
Hendrik Serruyslaan 18a, 8400 Ostend

website De Grote Post

Agenda

Mr. Tako Popma, European Affairs Consultant at Link-EU will be our moderator of the day.

10.00 amArrival and registration
10.30 amWelcome and opening
Mr. Bart Tommelein, Mayor of the City of Ostend
10.35 amMovie showcasing Cool Towns
10.40 amKEYNOTE SPEAKER      
Measurements of heat in coastal environments: results from Zeeland, The Netherlands
Dr. Rutger Dankers, Researcher Climate Resilience, Wageningen University & Research (NL)
11.00 amPRESENTING THE COOL TOWNS TOOLKIT
12.00 pm   Lunch break
1.00 pmSite visit to pilot Lijnbaanstraat
2.00 pmPilots introduction – short movie
2.10 pmEstablishing the future urban landscape and green infrastructure solutions:
conversation with GreenBlue Urban (UK) and Sioen Industries (BE)
2.20 pmNever ending learning - Educate yourself and others
Mrs. Saskia Libbrecht, Climate Policy Officer, Province of East-Flanders (BE)
Mrs. Severine Verschaete, Expert Climate, Energy and Environment, Province of East-Flanders (BE)
2.35 pmBetween town and marsh, a bioclimatic station district in Saint-Omer
Mrs. Iris Chervet, Architect and Landscape Designer, Atelier Iris Chervet (FR)
Mr. Julien Despax, Project Manager, Franck Boutté Consultants (FR)
2.55 pmKEYNOTE SPEAKER
Introduction by Mr. Koen Raeymaekers, editor-in-chief RUIMTE (Flemish Association for Spatial Planning)

Living with the weather: making climate change relevant in everyday life
Mr. David Sim, Author of "Soft City", Urban Expert at Gehl (DK)

3.45 pmQ&A
3.55 pmWrap-up & closure
Mr. Harald M. Bergmann, Mayor of the Municipality of Middelburg, Lead Partner of Cool Towns
4.10 pmNetworking reception
5.30 pmEnd

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