ORASUL MEU ÎN EUROPA NOASTRĂ
MY CITY IN OUR EUROPE
Conference and Urban Development Network workshop
Organised in the framework of UrbanFest 2016
Agenda
The working language will be Romanian, with interpretation to and from English.
CONFERENCE
Monday 9:00-13:30, 3 October 2016
Hotel Athenee Palace Hilton, Bucharest
09:00 – 09:30 Registration, welcome coffee and free visit of the circular economy exhibition
Moderator: Gabriel Pascariu
09:30 – 10:00 Opening session
Welcome speeches from:
European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public
Administration Vasile Dîncu, and
Mayor of Bucharest Gabriela Firea.
10:00 – 10:45 International experience in tackling urban challenges
Shared experience from the mayors of the EU cities:
Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova,
Deputy-Mayor of Bordeaux Florence Forzy-Raffard, and
First Deputy-Mayor of Mannheim Christian Specht.
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:00 Press statement
Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu and Deputy Prime Minister
and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration Vasile Dîncu
11:15 – 12:15 Panel discussion: Current Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development and the
Role of EU Funds
Questions and answers session and facilitated discussion with: Minister of European
Funds Cristian Ghinea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development
and Public Administration Vasile Dîncu, Mayor of Bucharest Gabriela Firea, Mayor of
Sofia Yordanka Fandakova, Deputy-Mayor of Bordeaux Florence Forzy--Raffard, First
Deputy-Mayor of Mannheim Christian Specht and Vittoria Alliata-di Villafranca
Director, European Commission, DG REGIO.
12:15 – 12:20 Concluding remarks by Mrs Vittoria Alliata-di Villafranca, Director, DG REGIO
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and free visit of the circular economy exhibition
URBAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK WORKSHOP
Monday 3 October 2016, P.M. – Tuesday 4 October 2016, A.M.
Hotel Athenee Palace Hilton, Bucharest
Agenda
Moderator Simona Pascariu
3 October 2016
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:30
Registration and lunch
Welcome speeches
 Gabriel FRIPTU, Director General Ministry of Regional Development
and Public Administration (MRDPA)
 Judit TOROKNE ROZSA, Head of Unit Urban and Territorial
Development, European Commission, Directorate General for
Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) on the State of Play of ERDF
Article 7 in the EU and specifically in Romania
Session 1: Setting up the support framework for sustainable urban
development
Moderator: Simona Pascariu
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14:30 – 16:00
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16:00– 16:30
Developing and implementing Integrated Sustainable Urban Development
Strategies, by Mr. Pietro ELISEI, managing director, Urbasofia
Sustainable urban development. The 2014-2020 approach in Romania –
State of play, by Ms Luiza Radu, Head of Managing Authority Regional
Operational Programme, MRDPA
Presentation of the model for sustainable urban development in Hungary,
in the context of ERDF Article 7, by Ms Csilla HORVÁTH, programme
manager, Ministry for National Economy, Hungary
Presentation of the model for sustainable urban development in the Czech
republic in the context of ERDF Article 7, by Mr Frantisek KUBES, Head of
Unit, Urban Policy Unit, Regional Policy Department, Ministry of Regional
Development, Czech Republic
Question and answer session
Coffee break
Session 2: Cities implementing sustainable urban development strategies
Moderator: Simona Pascariu
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16:30 – 18:00
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Role of the Urban authority as intermediate body, by Mrs Fiona WIELAND,
policy officer, DG REGIO
Implementation capacity and organisation of Romanian cities to pursue
integrated sustainable urban development, by Mr Marcel IONESCUHEROIU, The World Bank
Strategic management and implementation of an integrated sustainable
urban development strategy - the example of Alba Iulia, by Mr Nicolaie
MOLDOVAN, City Manager of Alba Iulia.
Questions and Answer session
18:00 – 18:10
Closure of day 1 – by Simona Pascariu moderator
18:10 – 20:00
Cocktail drink
4 October 2016
09.00 – 09:30
Welcome coffee
09:30 – 11:15
Parallel sessions:
- 3a Sustainable Urban Mobility
- 3b Urban regeneration and revitalisation
Session 3a Sustainable Urban Mobility
Moderator: Venera VLAD, EBRD
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The legal framework for urban mobility
in Romania, by Mr. Liviu BAILESTEANU, ,
Counselor, Directorate General for
Regional Policy and Infrastructure,
MRDPA
A model for Sustainable Urban Mobility
Plans in Romania, by Mr. Alan OBRIEN,
Chartered Transport Engineer, JASPERS
Supporting Hungarian cities in
developing Sustainable Urban Mobility
Plans, by Mr. András EKES, managing
director, Mobilissimus, Hungary
Developing the Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plan of Cluj Napoca, by Mr.
Coraian ZOLTAN, Director, IDA
Metropolitan Area Cluj
Questions and answer session
11:15 – 11:45
Session 3b Urban regeneration and revitalisation
Moderator: Marcel IONESCU-HEROIU, World Bank
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Urban regeneration in the EU - Lessons
learnt and way forward in Romania, by
Mr. Pietro ELISEI, managing director,
Urbasofia.
The legal framework for urban
regeneration in Romania, Mrs. Diana
Doina TENEA, Director General / Mrs.
Anca GINAVAR, Head of Unit, Directorate
General for Regional Policy and
Infrastructure, MRDPA
Ensuring the quality of urban projects, by
Mr. Eugen PĂNESCU, partner, Planwerk
Urban regeneration in Braila municipality,
by. Mrs Iuliana NEAGU Director, Braila
Municipality
Questions and answer session
Coffee Break
Panel Discussion: the way forward – key issues for implementing sustainable
urban development strategies and sustainable urban mobility plans
Moderator: Simona Pascariu
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11:45 – 12:30
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Gabriel FRIPTU, Director General, Ministry of Regional Development
and Public Administration,
Diana Doina TENEA, Director General for Regional Policy and
Infrastructure, Ministry of Regional Development and Public
Administration.
Ilie BOLOJAN, Executive president, Association of Municipalities
Sorin MAXIM, president, the Association of Romanian Regional
Development Agencies,
Florentina CIOCANEL, Ministry of European Funds
Carsten RASMUSSEN, Head of Unit – Romania, European Commission,
Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy
Closure session
12:30 – 12:45
- Conclusions by moderator Simona Pascariu