Global challenges – sustainable solutions and the role of cities, companies and consultants

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Venue: Industriens Hus(meeting rooms: Ambition 3, 7, 17 and 19)

Morning09.00-12.00: Ambition 7: EFCA Board meeting (EFCA Board members)09.00-12.30: Ambition 17: YP Business programme11.00-12.30: [Optional] Construction site visit to BloxHub and information about the BloxHub project by Kent Martinussen, CEO of DAC (Departure from Conference Venue at 10.40, walk to Fæstningens Materialgård, Frederiksholms Kanal 30, 1220 København K)

12.00-13.00: Lunch (sandwiches are provided)

Afternoon13.30-16.30: YP Technical tour13.00-14.15: Ambition 17/19: EFCA General Assembly Meeting

14.15-15.00: Ambition 17/19: Presentations on activities of EFCA Committees and Task Forces * 14.15-14.30: Market development and the EFCA Barometer * 14.30-15.00: EFCA Committees and Task Forces

15.00-15.30: Coffee and networking

15.30-17.00: Business workshops

Ambition 3: Opportunities in EU procurement rulesThue Jørsel, Senior consultant, City of Copenhagen: “What is the Right Procedure?” drs.ing. J.N.de Koning, Wittenveen + Bos: “What are the right incentives (price vs. quality)?” | Malcolm Costigan, Senior consultant,Danish Building and Property Agency: “The right form of dialogue”

Ambition 7: Developing projects in Low and Middle Income countries

Roundtable discussion with Stephen Hart, European Investment Bank on the EIB perspective on project development in low and middle income countries moderated by Ines Ferguson, TYPSA

Ambition 17: Sustainable infrastructure of citiesJean Félix, EFCA SD COM chair and Peter Boswell, Bricad Associates: “the use of a sustainability management systemfor cities based on ISO 37101”| Marie Kåstrup, programmemanager, City of Copenhagen: Cycling infrastructure in metropolitan cities | Steffen Rasmussen, section chief, Center for Traffic, City of Copenhagen: “Intelligent transportation systems”

Ambition 19: BIM (Building Information Modelling)Christophe Castaing, Groupe Egis: “European standardizationof BIM” | Torben Klitgaard, CEO BLOX and Stig Brinck, NIRAS:“BIM – state of art in Denmark (Key learnings, how is it usedand with what effect?) and a view into the future of BIM anddigitization”

Evening19.00-20.30: Welcome reception at Copenhagen Town Hall(a five minute walk from conference venue and conferencehotels)

2nd of June 2017 (morning programme)Venue: Main Conference Hall, Industriens Hus

Global challenges – sustainable solutions and the role ofcities, companies and consultants

Morning8.00-9.15: Registration9.15-9.30: Welcome /FRI President Carsten Toft Boesen, CEO NIRAS9.30-10.00: Macro-trends & Global Challenges / Jock Martin, Head of Integrated Environmental Assessments (IEA), European Environmental Agency 10.00-10.30: EU’s role in ensuring climate adaptation and a resilient Europe /Claus Kondrup, Acting Head of Unit, DG Clima

10.30-11.00: Coffee and networking

11.00-11.20: C40 Cities that act /Kevin Austin, Deputy Executive director C4011.20-11.40: Liveable Cities /Jeff Risom, partner, managing director, Gehl Architects USA11.40-12.00: Joint Q&A Session with Kevin Austin and Jeff Risom12.00-12.30: YP Awards: Announcement of European Young Professional of the year 2017 (incl. presentation)

12.30-14.15: Lunch

CEO participants: CEO Lunch at the 7th floor (Guest speaker: Andrej Avelini, Managing director, EFCG on trends, development and M&A’s in the global a/e/c-industry)

Other participants: Network lunch, Lobby

Visit to State of Green (located at the Conference venue 1st floor) for a showcase of sustainable solutions, at 13.30 State of Green CEO Finn Mortensen will presentState of Green.

Main conference – 2nd of June 2017 (afternoon programme)Venue: Main Conference Hall, Industriens Hus

Global challenges – sustainable solutions and the role ofcities, companies and consultants

Afternoon14.15-14.30: Sustainable projects: the importance of design and the value of consulting engineers / Thierry Lambert, General Delegate for the Nordic Countries and Baltic States, Saint-Gobain14.30-14.45: Assessing project risks of sustainable solutions and long term risk of climate change / Thomas Martin Poulsen, Regional director, Tryg Insurance14.45-15.00: Sustainability as a factor, when investing in infrastructure, renewable energy and long term assets /Ashvind Kumar Guness, Investment Director for Alternative Investment, Danske Capital15.00-15.20: Sustainable Copenhagen – planning and financing a long term vision/Technical Mayor of Copenhagen Morten Kabell

15.20-15.50: Coffee and networking

15.50-16.10: Sustainable urban development of Amsterdam / Bart van der Heijden, Senior City Planner, City of Amsterdam16.10-16.30: Working with consultants for sustainable visions in the pharmaceutical industry/ Susanne Stormer, Vice President Corporate Sustainability, Novo Nordisk16.30-17.25: Debate on setting and achieving sustainable goals for cities and companies – and the role of consultants in implementation (DG Climate, City of Amsterdam, Novo Nordisk and City of Copenhagen)17.25-17.30: Conference wrap-up /Managing director of FRI Henrik Garver

Conference moderator: Jacki Davis, Meade Davis Communications

EveningConference dinner to be held in the National Aquarium ofDenmark ”Den Blå Planet”

18.10: Busses depart outside Conference venue Industriens Hus18.30: Guided tour and dinner at the National Aquarium of Denmark “Den Blå Planet”23.00: Buses depart from “Den Blå Planet”

EFCA Business day – 1st of June 2017 Main conference