IMPRESSIONS OF THE ACT NOW MAYORS’ CONFERENCE 2022
CONTRIBUTORS
Alexandra Sußmann
Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs and Integration, City of Stuttgart, Germany
Remigijus Šimašius
Mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania
Iryna Ozymok
Founder of the International Mayors Summit, Kyiv, Ukraine
Leoluca Orlando
Mayor of Palermo, Italy
Jinnih Beels
Vice Mayor of Education and Youth, Antwerp, Belgium
Andriy Sadovy
Mayor of Lviv, Ukraine
Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychala
Deputy Mayor of Gdynia, Poland
Oleksandr Senkevych
Mayor of Mykolaiv, Ukraine
José Manuel Ribeiro
Mayor of Valongo, Portugal
Matthias Weber
Strategic Designer at Urban Change Academy, Germany
Isabella Conti
Mayor of San Lazzaro di Savena, Italy
Wojciech Bakun
Mayor of Przemyśla, Poland
Yehia Daher
Mayor of Qaraoun, Lebanon
Eleni Zervoudaki
Deputy Mayor of Chania, Greece
Umberto Costantini
Mayor of Spilamberto, Italy
Carla Nunes Semedo
Executive Councillor of Cascais, Portugal
Marc Serra
Councilor for Citizenship Rights & Participation of Barcelona, Spain
George Antoun
Host of the ACT NOW Mayors' Network, Lebanon
Vaida Aleknavičienė
Deputy Mayor of Joniskis, Lithuania
Dirk Neubauer
Mayor of Augustusburg, Germany
Marie Wutzler
Design Thinking Expert, Innovation in Politics Institute, Germany
Piotr Borawski
Deputy Mayor of Gdansk, Poland
Christoph Meineke
Expert in Digital Leadership for Local Politics and Government, Germany
Katya Petrikevich
Public Participation and Civic Tech Expert, Participation Factory, Czech Republic
Tjark Bartels
Expert in local government innovation, Germany
Urban Strandberg
Managing Director_International Youth Think Tank, Sweden
CONFERENCE CORE THEMES
Mayors for Mayors: We stand with Ukraine
The war in Ukraine calls on us all to show solidarity and support for our European neighbours. We invite Ukrainian mayors to share their situation and needs, and tell us how we can help. Participating mayors will have the opportunity to express their solidarity and offer concrete assistance to their Ukrainian colleagues. Moreover, as Ukrainian refugees continue to arrive in cities across Europe, we reflect on learnings from previous refugee movements.
Economic Transformation
Local economies, high streets and city centres have all suffered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local leaders need to find new ways to regenerate their regional and local economies. We will show you how to implement such processes and best practices from around Europe to create agile, sustainable and digital solutions.
Climate Action
The Climate crisis is one of the greatest threats to our society. Municipalities are confronted with huge responsibilities to reduce carbon emissions, adapt citizens’ habits and provide protection from changing weather conditions. Together we will find ways to make your communities more resilient and better prepared for the effects of climate change.
Democratic Solutions
The rise of populism and illiberal democracies poses a major threat to democracy around the world. Gain insights into promising new participative approaches to make local democracies more inclusive, responsive and powerful.
Social Cohesion
The pandemic has brought to the forefront a series of tensions and divisions endangering our peaceful coexistence. Mayors and other local leaders are under immense pressure, and are also subjected to hate speech and other forms of antagonism. Discover ways to counteract polarisation, regulate conflicts and build cohesive communities.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
Enjoy over 30 sessions, workshops, and field trips – all excellent opportunities to meet and hear from other local leaders, growing your skill set to create even more impact within your community.
The conference took place under the patronage of the Lord Mayor of Stuttgart, Frank Nopper and in cooperation with the City of Stuttgart.
Stuttgart offers many best practices on how to strengthen social cohesion and implement sustainability goals locally. Therefore, I am delighted to welcome you at the ACT NOW Mayors’ Conference in Stuttgart this year.
Frank Nopper, Lord Mayor of City of Stuttgart
Mayors, local innovators and young changemakers meet for the ACT NOW Mayors’ Conference in Stuttgart!
Welcome to the centre of one of Germany’s economically most vibrant metropolitan regions and innovative high-tech location which is the first German city to test and use quantitative SDG indicators at local level.
Stuttgart offers many best practices on how to strengthen social cohesion and implement sustainability goals locally. Therefore, I am delighted to welcome you at the ACT NOW Mayors’ Conference in Stuttgart this year.
Alexandra Sußmann, Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs and Integration, City of Stuttgart
Discover more of Stuttgart and find your way around with the cities accesible online city guide!
The 2022 edition of the conference was held at Wagenhalle.
This spectacular venue is purposely designed for hosting conferences to ensure the best possible experience.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
IN COOPERATION
In cooperation with the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, we are organising a 2-day youth workshop with our partners from the “NOW — Connecting the Dots” project.
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