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Morning

MAIN AUDITORIUM - TECHNICAL SESSION (9H00 - 13H00)

8H30

Registration

9H00 - 9H30

Opening Session

Filipe Araújo | 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 – Dusty Gedge | EFB Ambassador
Delivering and Mapping Urban Biodiversity
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

ÍA.Porto: An Environmental Qualification Instrument for Urban Operation – Ana Monteiro | Porto City Council
Mangroves as a Nature-Based Solution for a Sustainable City: Macao SAR as a Case Study – Karen Tagulao | Institute of Science and Environment, University of St. Joseph – China
Integrating Green and Purple Roofs into Smart Cities for Sustainable Urban Development – Mohammad Ataur Rahman | Western Sydney University – Australia
Nature-Based Urban Planning: Up-scaling NBS for Sustainable Urban Transitions – Isabel Loupa Ramos | CiTUA, IST, University of Lisbon – Portugal

Room 2 – Cristina Matos Silva | IST, ANCV
4 oral presentations + questions

Building-Integrated Greenery. Collaborative Xeriscaping-based Maintenance and Monitoring in Mediterranean Cities (BIG4LIFE) – Gabriel Perez | University of Lleida; Department of Industrial and Building Engineering; Innovative Technologies for Sustainability research group – Spain
Evaluating the Contribution of Green Roofs/Walls for Cities’ Biodiversity with the Support of Citizen Science – Patrícia Tiago | Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c) & Global Change and Sustainability Institute (CHANGE), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa – Portugal
Electricity Production in Plant-microbial Fuel Cells – A New Green Infrastructure Ecosystem Service – Ana Cristina Rodrigues | proMetheus – Research Unit on Materials, Energy and Environment for Sustainability, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo – Portugal
InsectScan: Preserving Nature’s Architects in Urban Landscapes – Sara Pardal | GBC – Centro de Biociências Global and SGS – Portugal

Room 3 – Armando Silva Afonso | ANQIP, ANCV
4 oral presentations + questions

Treatment of Organic Compounds in Floating Plant Root Mat – Zhongbing Chen | Department of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences – Prague
Towards Climate-Ready Cities: Nature-Based Solutions in Peruvian Urban Drainage Reconstruction – Paolo Damone | Arup – United Kingdom – and ANIN – Peru
Assessing Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management: A Comparative Study of Green Roofs and Detention Basins Strategies in Three U.S. Cities – Amanda Salerno | Colorado State University – United States of America
Roof Rainwater Harvesting and Aquifer Recharge in an Urban Environment: Dry and Wet Infiltration Wells Comparison – Uri Nachshon| Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology; Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences; Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon Lezion – Israel

Sustainable Building Solutions Panel – Main Auditorium

Moderator : Beatriz Castiglione | ANCV

Ávila e Sousa | ANCV
Strengthening Urban Resilience through Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
José Martos | Saint- Gobain
Ana Mesquita | LandLab
Building systems with plants
Adriana Floret | Floret Arquitetura Lda.
Questions & Answers

15H30 - 16H45 Panel 3

NBS in Urban Environments

Moderator :Cristina Calheiros | APRH

15h35 – Steven L. Peck | WGIN and Green Roofs for Healthy Cities – North America (Streaming)
Policy Progress and Best Practices in North America
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 | KPMG
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

Summit Awards Ceremony – Port of Honor

Morning

MAIN AUDITORIUM - (8H30 - 13H00)

8H30

Registration

9H00 - 9H30 Panel 4

National and municipal policies/strategies

Moderator – António Gouveia | Executive coordinator of the UNESCO Chair 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 + Exhibitors

11H10- 12H10

Master Class 2 | Nature-based Infrastructure for Resilient Cities
Kongjian Yu, Landscape Architect

Moderator – Cristina Calheiros | ANCV, CIIMAR, European Climate Pact Ambassador

12H10 - 12H30 Panel 5

NBS projects (Buildings/Communities)

Moderator – Alexandre Ferreira, Chairman of the assembly | 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