Urban Regeneration 2008
– People & Places -

International Conference

3 - 4 April 2008

Programme
Day I – Thrs. 3 April

8.30 – 9.00 Registration, coffee

09.00 SESSION 1 – Regeneration in 2008 – A new Beginning
Introduction by Session Chair Milana Chamberlain, partner, Norton Rose

09.10 Opening speech by Martin Langmajer, the Prague City Council

09.20 How regeneration is being undertaken and delivered in the Czech Republic – challenges and opportunities, how the Government is responding
Jiří Čunek, Minister of Regional Development

10.00 Town: New Situation
Václav Cílek, Director, Institute of Geology AS CR

10.15 An international perspective – trends in regeneration, new ideas
John Foster, former CEO at Wakefield City Council

10.40 Attracting investment into the Czech Republic – how renovated cities can provide the framework
Alexandra Rudyšarová, Executive Director, CzechInvest

11.00 Discussion
11.15 Coffee and networking

11.30 SESSION 2 – Sector interests and responsibilities in delivering People and Places
Introduction by Session Chair Petr Palička, Penta Investments Real Estate

11.30 Current trends in urban regeneration in the Czech Republic
Martjin Kaners, Associate Director, DTZ Czech Republic

12.10 Construction and development
Vladimír Bílý, director, Gleeds

12.25 Urban Transport
David Joy, London and Continental Stations Properties on St Pancras Station London

1235 Questions and Answers

13.00 Lunch as a part of a study visit to renovated parts of Karlin, the Prague district most damaged by floodings in 2002
Hosted by Real Estate Karlin Group

15.30 SESSION 3 – LIVEABILITY AND PEOPLE
Introduction by Session Chair

15.30 City Planning through the eyes of the City
Martin Langmajer, the Prague City Council

15.50 City Planning
Eva Jiricná, Eva Jiricna Architects, London, UK (TBC)

16.10 Sheffield - the Exceptional City of Culture
Dan Sequerra, Sheffield Culural Industries Quarter, UK

16.50 The voice of community
Ivana Bursíková, Agora CE

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Cocktail reception
Conclusion of Day I

DAY II – Fri, 4 April

08.30 Coffee

09.00 SESSION 4 – Financing the development of People and Places
Introduction by Session Chair – Michel Sudarskis, INTA, Netherlands

0910 Sustainable Development in Vienna
Rudolf Zenke, Vienna City

0930 Creating Sustainable Neighbourhood
Mike Moon, British Embassy

0945 European Funding
Zuzana Fibichová, RAVEN EU Advisory

10.00 Perspective of regions
Klára Dostálová, director, Center for European Planning, HK

1015 The importance of culture
Ilona Žišková - Vágnerová, Deputy Mayor of Mikulov

1030 Coffee

10.45 Private Financing in regeneration
Èeská spoøitelna (Speaker TBC)

11.05 Retail
Vesselin Barliev, Director, Tesco

11.25 Let’s stop forgetting the families!
Jana Chržová, Head of Helsinki Comittee and Women’s Association (TBC)

11.45 SESSION 5 – THE WAY FORWARD – CONFERENCE DEBATE

Michal Pop of BIDs will chair a Debate on the conclusions of the Conference
Dialogue between speakers and conference delegates

1300 Conference Lunch and Networking

DEPARTURE