BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ELFAC - ECPv6.15.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.elfac.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for ELFAC
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Paris
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0200
TZNAME:CEST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0200
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:CET
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260305T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260305T133000
DTSTAMP:20261108T101308
CREATED:20260216T111429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T113415Z
UID:13338-1772703000-1772717400@www.elfac.org
SUMMARY:The Future of Cities Forum
DESCRIPTION:How can Europe’s cities remain livable\, affordable\, and welcoming – for both residents and visitors? \nOn 5 March\, we’ll bring together policymakers\, city leaders\, industry experts\, and urban innovators to explore how better collaboration can shape smarter policies for Europe’s cities. The discussion will focus on urban challenges in the areas of housing\, tourism\, and quality of life – and the solutions needed to address them together. \nThis high-level event will serve as a call to action for stakeholders to join the Future of Cities Coalition\, a new pan-European initiative fostering cross-sector dialogue and practical solutions for cities across Europe. \nELFAC is one of the promoters of this coalition. Regina Maroncelli\, vicep president and coordinator of the European Network of Family-Friendly Municipalities\, will take part in the panel discussion: ‘Building livable and inclusive cities: How can Europe’s cities remain affordable and welcoming for both residents and visitors?‘. \nJoin the conversation. Let’s shape the cities we want to live in and visit.  \n  \n\nProgramme \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 5\, 2026\n\n\nArrival & Coffee\n9:30 AM – 10:00 AM\n\n\nWelcome by Juliette Langlais\, Director\, Public Policy and Campaigns EMEA\, Airbnb\n10:00 AM – 10:05 AM\n\n\nKeynote Speech by Pierpaolo Settembri\, Deputy Head of Cabinet for the European Commissioner in charge of Sustainable Transport and Tourism\n10:05 AM – 10:20 AM\n\n\nFireside Chat with Nathan Blecharczyk\, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer\, Airbnb\n10:20 AM – 10:40 AM\n\n\n“The Future of Cities” – Keynote Speech by Carlo Ratti\, Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab and Founding Partner of CRA-Carlo Ratti Association\n10:40 AM – 11:00 AM\n\n\nCoffee Break\n11:00 AM – 11:30 AM\n\n\nPanel Discussion: Building livable and inclusive cities: How can Europe’s cities remain affordable and welcoming for both residents and visitors?\n11:30 AM – 12:15 PM\n\n\nNetworking Lunch\n12:15 PM – 1:30 PM\n\n\n\nFor more information\, and to register for this event\, click here.
URL:https://www.elfac.org/event/the-future-of-cities-forum/
LOCATION:TheMerode\, Place Poelaert 6\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.elfac.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/future-of-cities-scaled.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR