Program
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Morning
MAIN AUDITORIUM - TECHNICAL SESSION (9H00 - 13H00)
8H30
Registration
9H00 - 9H30
Opening Session
Rui Moreira | President of Porto City Council
Paulo Palha | President of ANCV
9H30 - 10H30 Panel 1
Building Sustainable Cities
Moderator – Pedro Norton de Matos | Bluefest Portugal and Academia G
9h35 – Filipe Mesquita | This is Pacífica
GREENROOFS
9h55 – Francisco Rocha Antunes | MOME
NBS and the Descarbonization of Real
Estate Development
10h15 – Menno Lammers | PropTech For Good
Catalysing Life in Concrete Jungles: Why
Regeneration Beats Sustainability
10h35 – Questions & Answers
10H50 - 11H30 Coffee Break powered by Secil
Scientific Poster Session (jury visit)
+ Exhibitors
11H30 - 13H00 Panel 2
Strategic programs/funding in EU NBS
Moderator – Ruben Fernandes | Águas e Energia do Porto
11h35 – Paulo Palha | ANCV
The city’s Nature and the Importance of the Water Cycle
11h55 – Luigi Petito, Head of Secretariat WGIN | UE/Chapter
Policies and Initiatives to Boost Green
Infrastructure in the European Union
12h15 – Steven L. Peck | WGIN and Green Roofs for
Healthy Cities – North America (Streaming)
Policy Progress and Best Practices in North America
12h35 – Questions & Answers
13H00 - 14H30
Lunch Break
Afternoon
MAIN AUDITORIUM - (14H30 - 19H00)
14H30 - 15H30
PARALLEL PANELS
Scientific Panel – Rooms
Room 1 – Sofia Pereira | UCP, ANCV
4 oral presentations + questions
1º ÍA.Porto: An Environmental Qualification Instrument for Urban Operation – Ana Monteiro
2º Mangroves as a Nature-Based Solution for a Sustainable City: Macao SAR as a Case Study – Karen Tagulao
3º Integrating Green and Purple Roofs into Smart Cities for Sustainable Urban Development – Mohammad Ataur Rahman
4º Nature-Based Urban Planning: Up-scaling NBS for Sustainable Urban Transitions – Isabel Loupa Ramos
Room 2 – Cristina Matos Silva | IST, ANCV
4 oral presentations + questions
1º Building-Integrated Greenery. Collaborative Xeriscaping-based Maintenance and Monitoring in Mediterranean Cities (BIG4LIFE) – Gabriel Perez
2º Evaluating the Contribution of Green Roofs/Walls for Cities’ Biodiversity with the Support of Citizen Science – Patrícia Tiago
3º Electricity Production in Plant-microbial Fuel Cells – A New Green Infrastructure Ecosystem Service – Ana Cristina Rodrigues
4º InsectScan: Preserving Nature’s Architects in Urban Landscapes – Sara Pardal
Room 3 – Armando Silva Afonso | ANQIP, ANCV
4 oral presentations + questions
1º Treatment of Organic Compounds in Floating Plant Root Mat – Zhongbing Chen
2º Towards Climate-Ready Cities: Nature-Based Solutions in Peruvian Urban Drainage Reconstruction – Paolo Damone
3º Assessing Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management: A Comparative Study of Green Roofs and Detention Basins Strategies in Three U.S. Cities – Amanda Salerno
4º Roof Rainwater Harvesting and Aquifer Recharge in an Urban Environment: Dry and Wet Infiltration Wells Comparison – Uri Nachshon
Sustainable Building Solutions Panel – Main Auditorium
*To be announced
15H30 - 16H45 Panel 3
NBS in urban environments
Moderator – Mercês Ferreira, Coordinator of the Regional Council | Colégio de
Engenharia de Ambiente
15h35 – Dusty Gedge | EFB Ambassador
Delivering and Mapping Urban Biodiversity
15h55 – José Miguel Lameiras, Landscape Architect | FCUP
Implementation of a Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS)
16h15 – Kevin Halpenny | World Urban Parks
Some Practical Uses of NBS in Fingal, North Dublin, Ireland
16h35 – João Torres | KMPG
The True Value of the Green Roof at Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
16h55 – Questions & Answers
17H10 - 17H50 Coffee Break powered by Secil
Scientific Poster Session (jury visit)
+ Exhibitors
17H50 - 18H50
Master Class 1 | Terminal Intermodal Campanhã
Nuno Brandão Costa
Moderator – Paulo Palha
Questions & Answers
19H00
Port of Honor and Summit Awards Ceremony
19H00
Presentation of the Porto NBS Circuit
Morning
MAIN AUDITORIUM - (8H30 - 13H00)
8H30
Registration
9H00 - 9H30
National and municipal policies/strategies
Moderator – Helena Freitas, Full Professor in Ecology and Biodiversity | UNESCO CHAIR HOLDER in Biodiversity Safeguard for Sustainable Development
09h05 – Filipe Araújo, Vice-President | Porto City Council
Enhancing NBS in Climate Change
Adaptation: The case of Porto
09h25 – Martin Koštál, Head of Department | City of Brno – City in the Czech Republic
Support for the Creation of Green Roofs on the Territory of the Statutory City of Brno
09h45 – Jürgen Preiss, Deputy Head | City of Vienna – Environmental Protection, City of Austria – Municipality of Vienna
Green Infrastructure Strategy and Implementation Process – learnings from Vienna!
10h05 – Edmund Maurer | Municipality of Linz , City in Austria
Big Impacts by Environmental
Necessity in Linz
10h25 – Questions & Answers
10H40 - 11H10 Coffee Break powered by Secil
Scientific Poster Session (jury visit) + Exhibitors
11H10- 12H10
Master Class 2 | Nature-based Infrastructure for Resilient Cities
Kongjian Yu, Landscape Architect
Moderator – Cristina Calheiros | ANCV, CIMAR, European Climate Pact Ambassador
12H10 - 12H30 Panel 5
NBS projects (buildings/communities)
Moderator – Adriana Floret, Architect | Ordem dos Arquitectos Região Norte
12h15 – Per Malmos, Landscape Architect | MALMOS
Copenhill green roof *Case Study – powered by Secil
12h30 – Laura Gatti, Landscape Architect | Studio Laura Gatti
Bosco Verticale *Case Study – powered by Grupo ACA
12H45 - 13H45
Lunch Break
Afternoon
MAIN AUDITORIUM - (13H45 - 15H00)
14H30 - 15H30
NBS projects (buildings/communities)
13h45 – João Jesus, Principal Architect | OODA Architectural Design Studio
Portuguese Football League headquarters
14h00 – Valentina Galiulo, Project Director | LAND
Nature-Positive Landscapes: Re-thinking Cities and Territories in the Climate Emergency with Nature-Based Solutions
14h15 – João Vaz, Manager | PointUp High Engenharia e Consultoria, Lda
Green Roofs – A Structural Point of View *Case studies
14h30 – Questions & Answers
14H45 - 15H00
Closing Ceremony
15H00
Technical Visits *subject to registration
15h00 - 18h00
A – Escola do Falcão | Horta da Oliveira | Parque da Alameda de Cartes | Parque Oriental
B – Parque da Asprela | Nó do Regado
C – Terminal Intermodal da Campanhã | Parque Oriental
18H00
Technical Visits Conclusion at Praça de Lisboa