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Tuesday, September 22
 

4:00pm CEST

CityBoats - A Unique Wrocław Cruise Departing from Dunikowski Boulevard
Tuesday September 22, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Xawery Dunikowski Boulevard
This tour has space for 12 people and they will be given on first come first served basis.Join CityBoats for a dynamic 60-minute sightseeing cruise that perfectly combines relaxation with an exciting exploration of Wrocław from the river. The cruise departs from Dunikowski Boulevard and follows a route showcasing the city's historic landmarks and modern architecture. During the cruise,...
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CityBoats

CityBoats is a leading Wrocław-based operator of modern, eco-friendly passenger and event cruises on the Oder River. Its fleet consists of safe, environmentally friendly and comfortably equipped vessels, ensuring the highest standard of travel and excellent visibility throughout... Read More →
Tuesday September 22, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Xawery Dunikowski Boulevard bulwar Xawerego Dunikowskiego, 52-007 Wrocław, Poland

4:00pm CEST

Wrocław Old Town - A Walking Tour for Connoisseurs
Tuesday September 22, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Barbara
This tour has space for 90 people and they will be given on first come first served basis.The tour starts outside Barbara at Świdnicka Street. From there, participants will explore the hidden corners of the Market Square and its surrounding streets, continue to Cathedral Island, and finish at the bakery located at 3 Św. Witolda Street.  During this guided walking tour with Wrocmania, you...
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WROCMANIA

We are guides in Wrocław, but... WE OFFER MUCH MORE THAN SIGHTSEEING!
This is our motto because, first and foremost, we are city guides who are passionate about Wrocław and Lower Silesia. However, our work goes far beyond traditional sightseeing.
We share a passion for creating unconventional tours and events - experiences where there is no room for even a moment of boredom. Experiences that draw you in like a great action film and remain in your memory for a long time... Read More →
Tuesday September 22, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Barbara Świdnicka 8B, 50-067 Wrocław, Poland

6:00pm CEST

Opening Event
Tuesday September 22, 2026 6:00pm - 10:00pm CEST
Piekarnia Żywa Kultura / PIEKARNIA Living Culture
More information is coming soon.
Tuesday September 22, 2026 6:00pm - 10:00pm CEST
Piekarnia Żywa Kultura / PIEKARNIA Living Culture
  opening event

7:00pm CEST

Exhibition: Joey Holder - The Woosphere
Tuesday September 22, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm CEST
Piekarnia Żywa Kultura / PIEKARNIA Living Culture
Joey Holder, The Woospherecurator: Małgorzata Miśniakiewicz24.09-21.11.2026Thought is a standing wave, an ephemeral lattice of probability, collapsing only when meaning is made necessary, claims Cerebral. Lam insists that every interaction, every movement, every thought is reducible to a function, an equation of a probabilistic state transition. Golem, however, is a thought inscribed in matter,...
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JH

Joey Holder

Artist
Joey Holder: is an artist and researcher whose work explores philosophical questions about
our universe and the things that remain unknown in science, technology and the interactions
between humans, machines and animals. She creates immersive, multimedia ‘worlds’, engaging
with... Read More →
Tuesday September 22, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm CEST
Piekarnia Żywa Kultura / PIEKARNIA Living Culture
 
Wednesday, September 23
 

10:00am CEST

Wednesday Morning Plenary
Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
More information is coming soon.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  plenary, talks & panel discussions

11:45am CEST

Beyond the Building: Can Developers Build Community?
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
What makes a neighbourhood more than a collection of buildings? Can developers help create places where people feel connected, engaged and at home?These are the questions we will explore together with representatives of member companies of the Wrocław Branch of Polish Association of Developer Companies (PZFD) and Otodom, one of Poland’s leading real estate platforms.This session explores how...
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Speakers
avatar for Paweł Jarząbek

Paweł Jarząbek

Market Research & Insights Manager, OTODOM (Grupa OLX)
Paweł Jarząbek is a Market Research & Insights Manager at Otodom (OLX Group), with almost 10 years of experience in quantitative research across different tech companies, including Ten Square Games, Google, and now OLX Group. At Otodom, he leads market intelligence and research... Read More →
avatar for Michał Krej

Michał Krej

Development Director, RealCo (PZFD Wroclaw)
Michał Krej is a real estate development professional with a legal background and extensive experience in property acquisition, investment project management and market expansion. He has held senior development and expansion roles at leading Polish residential developers, including... Read More →
avatar for Anita Makowska

Anita Makowska

Senior Business Analyst, Archicom (PZFD Wroclaw)
Anita Makowska is a real estate market analyst at Archicom SA and an assistant professor at the Wrocław University of Economics. A researcher of megatrends, consumer behaviour and market dynamics. Her profession is also her passion, complemented by a love of good architecture. She... Read More →
avatar for Kamil Pakosz

Kamil Pakosz

CEO, GC Development (PZFD Wroclaw)
Kamil Pakosz is real estate expert and entrepreneur, President of the Board of GC Development Sp. z o.o. and Vice-President of the Management Board of Lotnicza 100. Kamil has been active in Wrocław’s investment and real estate market for over 15 years. He has advised on numerous... Read More →
avatar for Natalia Sawicka

Natalia Sawicka

Director of the Property Management Department, Vantage Rent (PZFD Wroclaw)
Natalia Sawicka has been involved in the real estate development industry for over 20 years. She gained professional experience at, among others, Dom Development and Angel Poland Group. Since 2021, she has been with Vantage Development, where she serves as Director of the Property... Read More →
avatar for Michał Witkowski

Michał Witkowski

Sales and Marketing Director, Lokum Deweloper (PZFD Wroclaw)
Michał Witkowski is the Sales and Marketing Director at Lokum Deweloper SA that is focused on delivering residential projects that balance commercial success with sustainability, long-term value, and quality of life. Born in Wrocław, he is passionate about shaping cities and strengthening... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, panel discussion

11:45am CEST

Informal exchange: Meet the Place Led Development Working Group and the ULI European Placemaking Council!
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Klub Łącznik
The Place Led Development Working Group has 100+ listed participants and is open to include more. We have regular meetings online throughout the year, with webinars about best practices for an open audience and internal "kitchen table sessions" to discuss each other's work. This session during the Placemaking Week Europe is the one time a year that we meet live and talk more deeply.This year, we...
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avatar for Hans Karssenberg

Hans Karssenberg

Board member, partner, STIPO, Placemaking Europe, Place-Led Development Working Group
Board member and co-founder of Placemaking Europe, Founding Partner of STIPO and member of the Place-Led Development Working Group
avatar for Jeroen Laven

Jeroen Laven

Head of Culture, Placemaking Council Lead, City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council
City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council, co-founder of Placemaking Europe
avatar for Kristian Riis

Kristian Riis

CEO, Placemaking Council Lead, Volcano, ULI European Placemaking Council
CEO, Volcano A/S and Co-Chair, ULI European Placemaking Council
avatar for Clementine Robert

Clementine Robert

Working Group Co-ordinator, Place-led Development
Working Group Co-ordinator Place-led Development
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Klub Łącznik Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

11:45am CEST

Meet the German network!
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Placemaking Germany is a growing network of citizens, practitioners, municipalities, researchers, designers and community builders who believe that great places are created with people, not just for people.We asked ourselves: Why isn't there a national placemaking network in Germany yet? While countless inspiring initiatives already exist across the country, they often work in isolation....
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avatar for Placemaking Germany

Placemaking Germany

Founder, Placemaking Germany
Placemaking Germany was founded after Placemaking Week Europe 2025 to connect a growing but fragmented scene in Germany. With strong motivation already there, the network creates a platform for exchange, collaboration and visibility through events, education, joint projects and meetups... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

11:45am CEST

Quests - discovering local treasures
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point
During this session participants will find out what quests are and how to engage local communities in creating such games. That’s a unique type of field games (so called treasure hunts), which encourage players to discover local history, culture and nature in an innovative way, using either a paper brochure or a mobile application. The central part of the game is a rhymed text containing...
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avatar for Anna Jarzębska

Anna Jarzębska

President of the Board, Fundacja Mapa Pasji
Anna Jarzębska – Founder of the Mapa Pasji Foundation, Chair of the Foundation’s Board, specialist in social participation, partnership-building, networking, mobilising local communities, establishing youth and senior citizens’ councils, leading public consultation processes... Read More →
avatar for Blanka Pastuszak

Blanka Pastuszak

Project Coordinator, Fundacja Mapa Pasji
Blanka Pastuszak has been with the Mapa Pasji Foundation since July 2025 and serves as project coordinator. She is responsible for supporting the implementation of national and international projects, including planning activities, liaising with partners, preparing documentation and... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Use Is Visible, Meaning Is Not - A storytelling workshop that reveals the city's hidden layers
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model
Public spaces are shaped not only by design and use, but also by the memories, emotionsand everyday experiences people attach to them. Ordinary urban elements - a bench, a tree,a café terrace, a street corner - carry stories that often go unnoticed and remain invisible.This workshop makes them visible.In this hands-on outdoor experience, participants discover how personal stories can reshapethe...
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avatar for Salman Guldemond

Salman Guldemond

Founder, Space Place Pace
Salman is a storyteller, community builder and curious observer of public life. He is fascinated by the stories hidden within everyday places and the ways people create meaning, belonging and connection through their interactions with public space.

Working as a practitioner at the intersection of storytelling, participation, placemaking, area transformation and area branding, Salman designs experiences and initiatives that reveal the human side of places. His work focuses on creating lasting social impact, public space inter... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 16a, 51-627 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions

11:45am CEST

After the Global Summit: New Pathways for Placemaking (and a Focus on Place-Led Development)
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
What’s happening in the placemaking arena outside of Europe? What are some possible next steps for practitioners around the globe? Ethan Kent and Steve Davies (Placemaking X) will talk about some of the history of the placemaking movement starting in Central Europe in the mid 90s, how it has grown around the world since, and current global trends with international placemaking leaders...
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avatar for TJ Maguire

TJ Maguire

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
TJ is a professional planner and Senior Urban Designer working with the Planning & Development team at Evergreen to create thriving places collaboratively with communities. His passion for inclusive design and placemaking helps shape not only what is built, but also how we build together. Prior to Evergreen, TJ worked with the teams at Waterfront Development / Develop Nova Scotia and BuildNS... Read More →
avatar for Steve Davies

Steve Davies

President & Board Member, Placemaking Fund/PlacemakingX
Steve is President of the Placemaking Fund, the sponsor organization of Placemaking X. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Project for Public Spaces (PPS) with Fred Kent and the late Kathy Madden. He continues to be an advocate for public spaces, placemaking, and public markets... Read More →
avatar for Ethan Kent

Ethan Kent

Executive DIrector, PlacemakingX
Ethan Kent works to support public space organizations, projects, and leadership around the world to build a global placemaking movement. Ethan has traveled to more than 1000 cities, in 65 countries, to advance the cause of leading urban development with inclusive public spaces and placemaking. In 2019 he co-founded PlacemakingX to network, amplify and accelerate placemaking leadership and impact globally. Ethan has helped initiate and grow 30+ regional placemaking networks... Read More →
avatar for Andrew Pask

Andrew Pask

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
Andrew is a senior urban planner with the City of Vancouver, where his work focuses on policy development to support the creation of walkable, complete neighbourhoods. In 2006, he founded the Vancouver Public Space Network, a non-profit organization that undertakes placemaking, events... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

It takes sharing to build a village
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Imagine if borrowing a basketball, gardening tools, party equipment or a picnique set was as normal as borrowing a book. It is already happening: sharing tools and equipment not only reduces waste but also creates human connections in neighbourhoods and helps bring public space to life through sports, games or events.   By giving access to some of Europe's millions of underused...
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ND

Nienke de Jong

Innovation Consultant and Project Lead, BAX Innovation
Nienke de Jong is an Innovation Consultant and Project Lead at Bax & Company in Barcelona, specializing in the circular and access economies.With a background in International Relations and Organization, she leads European sustainability initiatives—including the Good Cities Interreg... Read More →
avatar for Levente Polyak

Levente Polyak

Director, Eutropian
Levente Polyak is urban planner, researcher, community advocate and policy adviser.  He has worked on urban regeneration programmes for the New York, Paris, Rome, Vienna and Budapest municipalities. He taught at MOME and BUTE (Budapest) and TU Wien and was visiting fellow at Columbia University... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Street by Street: Reimagining the Future Together
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
What makes a great street - and how do we turn bold ideas into lasting change? From the transformation of London's iconic Oxford Street to community-led revitalisation projects across Western Australia, this session explores how collaboration, experimentation and shared ownership are reshaping streets and town centres into vibrant places for people. The Oxford Street Development...
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avatar for Roz Peebles

Roz Peebles

Public Realm Lead, Oxford Street Development Corporation
Roz Peebles is the Public Realm Lead at the Oxford Street Development Corporation. Roz plays a leading role in shaping the public realm for the transformation of one of London’s most iconic and important public spaces, helping to drive the vision and delivery of improvements to... Read More →
avatar for Patrycja Rosinska

Patrycja Rosinska

Community and Place Specialist, Doing Co (formerly Town Team Movement)
Patrycja Rosinska is a passionate arts and culture, community engagement, and place activation specialist with over 25 years’ experience across private, not-for-profit, and public sectors in Poland and Australia. 

Her work sits at the intersection of people, place, and creativi... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion

11:45am CEST

The "Crisis Brigade": Cultural Practitioners as the Missing Link in Urban Synchronization and Community Bridging
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
In times of urban crisis, communication often collapses into paralyzing silence or conflict. I propose a session exploring why cultural practitioners—equipped with placemaking tools—are the ultimate response to these deadlocks. Drawing from my 20-year career and a scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage on "Placemaking for Cultural Workers," I present a...
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avatar for Carolina Pietyra

Carolina Pietyra

Director, KBF Cracow Festival Office
Carolina Pietyra is the Director of the Krakow Festival Office (KBF), an institution that for over 20 years has been responsible for Kraków’s flagship cultural festivals, including the Film Music Festival, Sacrum Profanum, Misteria Paschalia, the Conrad Festival, and the Miłosz... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

PLAY, PLACE, CHANGE: from local action to global impact
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Young people play a vital role in shaping cities through placemaking. However, many youth-led initiatives isolated projects, struggling to influence the institutions, policies, and systems that shape urban life. This interactive workshop explores how local experiments can inspire lasting change across cities and communities.Drawing on experiences from the Safe and Sound Cities (S²Cities)...
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avatar for Agustín Müller

Agustín Müller

Jr. Programme Officer, GIB foundation
avatar for Emily Simpson

Emily Simpson

Programme Manager, Southeast Asia & Africa, Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop

11:45am CEST

Playing with Food as Placemaking Infrastructure
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Food is everywhere in urban life, yet it is still often missing from placemaking conversations. This participatory Game / Tool invites participants to explore food as a concrete placemaking infrastructure: something that shapes public space, care, inclusion, resilience and everyday community life.Inspired by the logic of Food Collage as a collaborative learning method, the session will use cards,...
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avatar for Roxana Maria TRIBOI

Roxana Maria TRIBOI

Food system planning and policy expert, Climato sfera
Roxana Maria Triboi is an architect, urban planner and food systems specialist working across research, policy and community-based urban practice. She focuses on sustainable food planning, edible commons, participatory governance and ecological transition in cities. She has contributed... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, game / tool
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Public Space as Symbolic Redress: Placemaking and the Memories of Colombia’s Armed Conflict
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
This hands-on workshop explores how public spaces can become powerful engines for symbolic repair and community healing. Drawing from the lived experiences of post-conflict Colombia, we will analyze three unique case studies where public spaces were transformed into sites of active memory. Crucially, we will unpack the methodologies used to ensure these places foster collective mourning and hope,...
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avatar for Yolanda Idaly Mogollón Gaitán

Yolanda Idaly Mogollón Gaitán

Project designer, Espacio Vivo Colombia
I am woman and ciclyst,yol an urban psychologist and mobility specialist passionate about co-creating public spaces that foster social inclusion, community resilience, and a deep sense of belonging. With a Master’s degree in Human Talent Management, I combine strategic organizational... Read More →
avatar for Daniel Rocca

Daniel Rocca

Co-Worker, Espacio Vivo Colombia
"I am a civil engineer and urban planner dedicated to transforming public infrastructure into accessible, equitable, and community-driven spaces. Combining technical precision with a passion for human-centric urban design, I specialize in managing tactical interventions that foster... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Creating Places For Life
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park
An interactive session applying the 7 core living systems principles to the place you work in, live in and love. Take these first principles that have guaranteed life on earth for 3.8 billion years and find discover how they can help you transform the future potential, viability and vitality of the places of the world.  If we can transform each place, we create a sum total of a planet that is...
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avatar for Jenny Andersson

Jenny Andersson

Founder, The Really Regenerative Centre CIC
Jenny is founder of the Really Regenerative Centre CIC.  Passionate about the fractal potential of place as a critical node in transforming economy, ecology and culture towards regenerative futures, and inspired by the principles that have created the conditions conducive to life... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park aleja Dąbska, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Color as a Catalyst for Placemaking
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 5:30pm CEST
Teki - Miasteczko Studenckie "Wittigowo" Politechniki Wrocławskiej
Color on streets and asphalt-covered spaces can transform how people feel, move, and connect—turning overlooked areas into places of belonging and everyday use. This project builds on hands-on experience in designing playful, functional street graphics. With large-scale graphics, we demonstrate how simple visual design can unlock new forms of public life.A key component of placemaking is...
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avatar for Sylvia Kostenzer

Sylvia Kostenzer

Design Lead, remake_streets
Sylvia Kostenzer envisions greener, safer, and more inclusive cities where children can move safely and freely on their own, and where motorised traffic is reduced to a bare minimum.She is a hands-on changemaker, using colourful street markings and large-scale painted streetscapes... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - 5:30pm CEST
Teki - Miasteczko Studenckie "Wittigowo" Politechniki Wrocławskiej 51-627 Vroclav, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, outdoor sessions

11:45am CEST

The Global Garage: a case study for memory and belonging
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - Thursday September 24, 2026 5:30pm CEST
Great places rarely emerge fully formed; they begin as experiments—small acts of gathering, saving, adapting, and making that accumulate into culture, memory, and belonging. This session uses the garage as a lens for understanding the conditions that allow experimentation, creativity, and connection to thrive. Whether post-war garage complexes in Poland or invention-focused spaces in the United...
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avatar for William H. Dodge

William H. Dodge

Cofounder | Artist | Design Principal, A Gang of Three
William H. Dodge is a multidisciplinary designer, public artist, and design strategist based in North Carolina (USA).  He is the Cofounder of A Gang of Three, a globally recognized multidisciplinary, socially focused arts, placemaking, and planning practice operating within an ... Read More →
avatar for Jennie Kovalcik

Jennie Kovalcik

Director of Operations, Public Sphere Projects
Jennie Kovalcik is dedicated to amplifying arts and culture in urban contexts and has spent her entire career facilitating community development. She facilitates community-driven connections that focus on the relationship between creative and culturally-responsive placemaking that... Read More →
avatar for Jacek Sosnowski

Jacek Sosnowski

Founder | Curator, PRPGND
Jacek Sosnowski is a curator and psychoanalyst. He specializes in contemporary art, focusing on issues related to imagined social structures, identity, or transformation through trauma, and the healing process. He is a designer of exhibitions, public space projects, and art-branding... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - Thursday September 24, 2026 5:30pm CEST
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, art installation
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

For the Public - Arts in Placemaking
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - Friday September 25, 2026 5:30pm CEST
Adam Roigart been working on a body of work titled “For the Public” with previous iterations in Stockholm and Tokyo. They are installations and public performances where the audience are invited to join on an exploration of hidden places in the city and inhabit them by doing a small hosting activity together. 


Come and see for yourself what this format can do at the placemaking conference.
Speakers
avatar for Adam Roigart

Adam Roigart

Co-Founder, BY RUM SKOLE / Artist
Adam Roigart is Landscape Architect, Artist and Placemaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. In his work he typically explores the link between site, material and person, believing that it is through the participation with our environments that we truly inhabit them... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 11:45am - Friday September 25, 2026 5:30pm CEST
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, art installation
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

European best practices in Place Led Development: Nordsø Copenhagen and Kenniskwartier Tilburg
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
This session is hosted by the Place Led Development Group of Placemaking Europe and the ULI Europe Placemaking Council.With the Place Led Development Group, we have been documenting the best practices of area development that revolve around community and place, and thereby aim to learn for new area developments. We have been documenting Europe's best cases since five years now.In this session, we...
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Speakers
avatar for Hans Karssenberg

Hans Karssenberg

Board member, partner, STIPO, Placemaking Europe, Place-Led Development Working Group
Board member and co-founder of Placemaking Europe, Founding Partner of STIPO and member of the Place-Led Development Working Group
avatar for Jeroen Laven

Jeroen Laven

Head of Culture, Placemaking Council Lead, City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council
City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council, co-founder of Placemaking Europe
avatar for Kristian Riis

Kristian Riis

CEO, Placemaking Council Lead, Volcano, ULI European Placemaking Council
CEO, Volcano A/S and Co-Chair, ULI European Placemaking Council
avatar for Clementine Robert

Clementine Robert

Working Group Co-ordinator, Place-led Development
Working Group Co-ordinator Place-led Development

Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, panel discussion

2:30pm CEST

Teenagers create public spaces: India, Mexico, Poland, Egypt
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Our workshop explores how teenagers experience public spaces across four geographical contexts represented by our team’s place of origin. Drawing on practices from India, Poland, Mexico, and Egypt, the session combines inspiration from real stories with hands-on tools.The core of the workshop is a collaborative empathy mapping, followed by design prototyping. Embodying teenage...
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avatar for Maciej Zacher

Maciej Zacher

Urbanist, Municipality of Skawina | Placemaking Poland
Placemaker, urbanist, and city lover. For nearly a decade, he has been turning Skawina from livable to lovable, working as a municipal urbanist and mobility planner. With a background in architecture, academia, and NGOs, he is a practitioner of participatory design who focuses on... Read More →
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Dhanya Rajagopal

Leader, Placemaking India
I am a public space advocate and founder of the independent urban strategy and design practice, The Thinking Cauldron. With 12+ years of experience in delivering purpose-driven urban projects that span intersecting disciplines, systems, stakeholders and sectors. I specialize in cultural... Read More →
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Luciana Renner

Director, Fundación Placemaking Mexico
Luciana Renner is the Directora Ejecutiva (Executive Director) of Fundación Placemaking México. Since February 2024, she has led both internal and external processes of the organization, working to create and strengthen strategic alliances with public and private sector organizations. Her goal is to improve the integral well-being of public spaces and foster the growth of... Read More →
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Prajna Kumaraswamy

Urban designer, Architect, Multidisciplinary Practitioner and Artist, Makers for Humanity
Prajna Kumaraswamy is from Mysuru, India, currently based in Germany. Her work operates at the intersection of design, practice-action-research, ecology, culture, and public space, exploring how participatory and creative methods can foster more inclusive, resilient, and meaningful... Read More →
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Magdalena Kubecka

Vice President, On-site Foundation
Magdalena works as an urban researcher, a placemaker and an educator. She runs "On-site Foundation" which supports neighbourhoods, residents associations, local governments and entrepreneurs in improving urban public spaces in Polish cities. She is an initiator of social projects for... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Children as Experts of Their Neighbourhoods: Co-Creating Better Mobility and Places
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Livable cities and vibrant public spaces are shaped by everyday mobility choices. Yet shifting away from car dependency is not only a technical challenge, but also a cultural one. This session argues that such change should begin with the youngest urban residents and be co-created with them, as children's experiences today shape how they will move, relate to, and care for their neighbourhoods in...
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Aytan Huseynli

Director/Founder, Placemaking Azerbaijan
Aytan Huseynli is an architect, urban practitioner, founder of Placemaking Azerbaijan, creator of A’Arch Architecture Insights Blog, and owner of the AEC Global Podcast. With over a decade of experience across Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Sweden, she advances architecture, placemaking... Read More →
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Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak

Associate Professor, IGSO PAS
Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak is an associate professor at IGSO PAS. She has been involved in numerous projects dealing with urban governance, urban social diversity, and education. Her research focus is comparative studies, as well as the relation between space and social interaction... Read More →
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Olena Kuzhym

Project Officer, International Federation of Pedestrians
Olena Kuzhym is a Project Officer at the International Federation of Pedestrians, working on EU-funded projects such as CONIFER and JUST STREETS. With a background in Urban Studies, she brings a strong social lens to mobility planning, with a particular focus on walkability, participatory... Read More →
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Kirti Zala

CEO & Project Head, aProCh - a Protagonist in Every Child
Kirti Zala is an urban strategist and CEO of aProCh, an initiative transforming cities into child-friendly, inclusive spaces. Combining an MSc in Finance with an 8-year corporate background, she bridges grassroots placemaking and municipal governance to scale child-centric urban... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion

2:30pm CEST

Local Stewards: Do you even know who cares about the place you intend to design?
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Learn how to map systems of care in urban space!Governmental, civic, and business efforts to care for public spaces make up a complex and contentious mosaic of actions, regulations, and expectations. A critical step to operate in unison must be therefore to recognize spatial patterns of turf territories and to understand networks of stewards’ conflicts and cooperation. This however can be done...
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Artur Jerzy Filip

Assistant Professor, Warsaw University of Technology
Specialist in the field of urban planning and urban heritage protection. Researcher and practitioner focused on cross-sectoral approach to placemaking according to the Local Stewards concept: lokalnigospodarze.plAuthor of the book „Big Plans in the Hands of Citizens” (published by Bęc Zmiana, 2019) devoted to American bottom-up partnership groups advocating for large-scale urban projects.He studied at the Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, and at the Pratt Institute... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Strong placemaking organisations for building long term trust and local resilience.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Four perspectives explore Public Private Partnership models - each speaker will present on their recent experiences developing placemaking programs, explore challenges and successes with their communities and the fundamentals of the governance used in their projects. Whilst these projects are worlds apart; common threads emerge: fostering resilience and capacity, establishing trust, and place...
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Minouche Bester

Partner, STIPO
Minouche has been a partner at STIPO since 2015. She graduated as a political scientist from the UvA in 1999 and is an experienced process designer and facilitator of transformation processes. She believes that everything you pay attention to grows and with this vision she tries to... Read More →
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Carlos Lopez

Operations Manager, Centrum för AMP/Forumtorget
Carlos Lopez is a cultural entrepreneur and community leader based in Uppsala, Sweden. He is the Operations Manager at Forumtorget, where he drives initiatives that foster creativity, collaboration, and public engagement.As co-founder of Uppsala Danscenter, Carlos has built one of... Read More →
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Justin Morrissey

Place Management Officer, Blue Mountains City Council
Justin has been involved in theatre, film and music industries for over ten years. He has produced, performed and managed numerous theatre and dance productions and been involved in the planning and production of major festivals, such as Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, New South Wales... Read More →
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Phillippa Staffas

Business Developer, Centrum för AMP
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Sylwia Widzisz

researcher, Pronobis Studio / Silesian University of Technology
An architect and urban planner specialising in participatory design, and a placemaking practitioner. A lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology. She has carried out research projects in the fields of inclusive design, regeneration and... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop

2:30pm CEST

Traces & Places: How Placekeeping Reveals Community Treasures (Hands-On Outdoor Workshop)
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Czasoprzestrzeń Outdoors
In this 75-minute outdoor workshop, participants will become both designers and community members, exploring a low-cost, replicable approach to placekeeping that builds on existing neighborhood assets rather than replacing them.Using tactical urbanism techniques, we will identify an underused or overlooked public space and collectively transform it through simple, temporary interventions....
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Czasoprzestrzeń Outdoors Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, outdoor sessions

2:30pm CEST

Care‑Based Networks: How Regional Placemaking Learns, Shares and Sustains Itself
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
This session explores how regional placemaking networks emerge, evolve, and sustain themselves across different European contexts. Practitioners from Austria, Norway, France, and Germany will share how their networks operate, what challenges they face, and what opportunities arise when practitioners, researchers and public officials collaborate across territories.We will collectively examine how...
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Laurie Duran

Co-founder, Placemaking France
Laurie Duran is a placemaking practitioner working with project engineering and societal design. She is co-founder and member of a-ttrait and president of the association La Contrée, supporting community-led initiatives.
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Roland Krebs

urban planner and designer, co-founder of superwien urbanism and co-founder of Placemaking Austria, superwien / Placemaking Austria
Roland Krebs is an urban planner and designer from Vienna (Austria) who develops strategic action plans for cities to tackle urban growth. Roland is a member of the chambers of architects and engineers in Vienna and Berlin and Lead Expert at URBACT, the European Union’s cities program... Read More →
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Kimberly Weger

Board Member, Placemaking Norway
Kim Weger works with participation and social inclusion, exploring how the theories of deliberative democracy can be applied within urban agriculture and placemaking projects. Kim comes from Canada and has her Master’s degree in political science from the University of Calgary... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Neighbourhoods as Living Labs: Communities Experimenting with Urban Futures
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Cities are glorious ecosystems, engines of innovation, places of reinvention and human connection. But meaningful change rarely starts at city scale. It starts at neighbourhood level where private, public, third sector and residents collaborate to experiment and shape their places together.This session brings together organisations from London and Wroclaw, each taking a different path to the same...
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Nicole Gordon

CEO, Better Bankside
Nicole Gordon is a senior place leader, with 20 years industry experience in shaping city districts. As CEO of Better Bankside, one of the UK’s longest established Business Improvement Districts, Nicole leads innovative economic, environmental and social action in the neighbourhood... Read More →
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Aleksandra Bolek

CEO, Emma Foundation
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Donald Hyslop

Chair, Better Bankside
Donald Hyslop is an Urbanist and consultant working across the world oninnovative social and urban developments. He has held long termleadership roles at Tate Modern and Borough Market and is Chair of BetterBankside. He advances the regeneration, reinvention, economic and socialdevelopment... Read More →
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Ewa Suchozebrska

Project Manager, Emma Foundation
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Urban Prosthetics: A Child-Scale City Lab
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point
This session is a hands-on outdoor living lab where participants will explore how simple, temporary interventions can make public space more responsive to children and caregivers. Working in small groups, we will observe a site in the festival surroundings, identify barriers and opportunities from a child-scale perspective, and co-create rapid prototypes using lightweight materials.The session may...
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Elizabeth Gómez Ibarra

CEO, Ortopedia Urbana Foundation
Master in Social Innovation and Wellness Management, and Bachelor in Industrial Design from the University of Guadalajara. With a specialization in Accessibility and Universal Design in Urban Environments from the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico. Subjetc Teacher in... Read More →
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Juan Alberto Ortega Pérez

Community Developtment, Ortopedia Urbana Foundation
Human Rights scholar and trained lawyer with experience in field-based work focused on community pedagogy. My practice connects legal thinking, participatory learning, and collective action, with a strong interest in how communities generate knowledge and transform their environments... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, outdoor sessions

2:30pm CEST

Windows to Utopia: Urban envisioning through cocreation and crafting
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model
”Windows to Utopia” is a cocreation practice combining art, crafts and urban envisioning. This method gives the participants a playful way of expressing themselves and interacting with the urban landscape. The participants are given a blanc, transparent canvas, through which they can look at the city and visualise their utopias with yarn, textiles, and other materials they are drawn to....
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Varpu Kurkilahti

Creative urbanist with background in sociology, urban planning and textile work. My calling is to enforce people’s bonds with the urban environment, help new voices to be heard and to understand creativity as a driver of change in the cities.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 16a, 51-627 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Local Challenge 1: The Market Hall
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 5:30pm CEST
Market Hall
Hala Targowa, Wroclaw’s iconic central market hall is under pressure. Sales dropped over the years, and many of the services on the second floor have closed down. Meanwhile the market fulfills an important social function, and provides residents and visitors with access to healthy food, local delicacies, flowers and handcrafted goods. In recent years new approaches have been tried successfully,...
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Steve Davies

President & Board Member, Placemaking Fund/PlacemakingX
Steve is President of the Placemaking Fund, the sponsor organization of Placemaking X. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Project for Public Spaces (PPS) with Fred Kent and the late Kathy Madden. He continues to be an advocate for public spaces, placemaking, and public markets... Read More →
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Małgorzata Golak

Director of the Economic Development Office, City of Wroclaw, City of Wroclaw
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Edyta Pawlaczek

Senior specialist at Entrepreneurship Support Section, City of Wroclaw, City of Wroclaw
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Janusz Bujko

Founder of Beeline Research & Consulting, Beeline Research & Consulting
Janusz is an experienced sociologist and researcher who has worked on commercial research projects for businesses, as well as social research projects for municipalities, public institutions, and universities. As a co-founder and partner at Beeline Research & Consulting, he combines... Read More →
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Levente Polyak

Director, Eutropian
Levente Polyak is urban planner, researcher, community advocate and policy adviser.  He has worked on urban regeneration programmes for the New York, Paris, Rome, Vienna and Budapest municipalities. He taught at MOME and BUTE (Budapest) and TU Wien and was visiting fellow at Columbia University... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 5:30pm CEST
Market Hall Piaskowa 17, 50-359 Wrocław, Poland

2:30pm CEST

Local Challenge 2: The Triangle Square
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 5:30pm CEST
Centrum Aktywności Lokalnej
In the coming years Kościuszki Street will be renovated. This will create an opportunity to rethink Triangle Square as a local meeting point for the community of Przedmieście Oławskie neighbourhood. The square will be pedestrianised, however it remains located next to a busy and potentially noisy central avenue. In the meantime the lively Local Activity Center is interested in...
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Laska Nenova

Founder BG Be Active, Board member Placemaking Europe, BG Be Active/Urban Nudges
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Tiago Mota Saraiva

Founder of ateliermob, ateliermob / working with the 99% / FAUL (Lisbon School of Architecture)
Tiago Mota Saraiva is an architect, urban planner, and founding partner of the Ateliermob office and the Working with the 99% cooperative. Over the past two decades, he has developed a practice strongly committed to participatory processes, community-led projects, and cooperative... Read More →
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Filipa Serpa

Associate Professor at Lisbon School of Architecture-ULisboa, Lisbon School of Architecture
Filipa Serpa is an
architect and urban planner, specialised in Urban and Environmental Regeneration
and a PhD in Urbanism focused on publicly promoted housing projects. She
has been teaching at the Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon,
since 2000 and is current... Read More →
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Agata Bulicz

Manager of the Local Activity Center in Przedmieście Oławskie
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Grzegorz Stadnik

Local Activity Center in Przedmieście Oławskie
Wednesday September 23, 2026 2:30pm - 5:30pm CEST
Centrum Aktywności Lokalnej Prądzyńskiego 39a, 50-433 Wrocław, Poland

4:15pm CEST

Meet the French network!
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
We are a group of collectives, civil servants and consultants who were wondering why there wasn’t a national network in France, because in France, placemaking is alive and well, even if le placemaking is not necessarily the term employed for user-centered city making. Our present goal is to create a bridge between Placemaking-aligned movements in France and elsewhere in Europe. If you are...
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Clementine Robert

Working Group Co-ordinator, Place-led Development
Working Group Co-ordinator Place-led Development
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Louis Robert

Co-founder of the NGO Umarell, Umarell
Architect from ENSAPLV, he now works as a Project lead in participative processes for Urban planning, Placemaking and Social Solidarity Economy projects. In particular, he created 2 associative third places within the Quatre Chemins district for the association Pas Si Loin, and continued... Read More →
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Laurie Duran

Co-founder, Placemaking France
Laurie Duran is a placemaking practitioner working with project engineering and societal design. She is co-founder and member of a-ttrait and president of the association La Contrée, supporting community-led initiatives.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

One Hundred Thousand Wrocławs: Mapping a City Through Stories
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Every city has more than one map. One is made of streets, buildings, landmarks, and official histories. Another is made of memories, encounters, emotions, and personal stories connected to specific places. One Hundred Thousand Wrocławs (100kWro) is an attempt to create this second map.The project is an open, participatory archive built around an interactive map of Wrocław. Residents will be...
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Justyna Lach

co-creator, 100kWro
An intermedia artist and communication designer. She has one foot in the visual arts and the other in storytelling. For years, she has been working at the intersection of culture, education and social engagement, collaborating with institutions and NGOs (including the World Wildlife... Read More →
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Robert Traczyk

Co-creator, 100kwro; National Academy of Theatre Arts in Cracow, Branch in Wrocław
 Director, playwright and literary author, who has always been associated with Wrocław. A graduate of Wrocław University of Technology and the Academy of Theatre Arts (specialising in directing). His work lies at the intersection of theatre, literature and the performing arts... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop

4:15pm CEST

Revitalising Rural and Smaller Communities
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Rural areas and smaller communities often carry rich identities, histories, local knowledge and untapped potential. Yet conversations about their future frequently begin with what they lack: services, investment, connectivity, opportunities, or people. This session explores how different ways of seeing a place influence what we value in it and the kinds of transformations we consider possible. In...
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Iris Perouliou Sergaki

Co founder, STIPO GREECE
I’m an architect and placemaker, and co-founder of STIPO Greece, working at the intersection of public space, culture, community and participatory urban development. My work explores how places can become more inclusive, meaningful and connected to the people who use and shape them.Come... Read More →
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Ewa Szymczyk

Urban Researcher, AIT
Ewa Szymczyk is an urban researcher and qualified architect with a PhD in Urban Studies from Cracow University of Technology. Her work explores urban shrinkage, urban form, spatial justice, and sustainable urban development, bridging architectural thinking with spatial analysis, statistical... Read More →
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Cornelis Uittenbogaard

Urban Planner, Övertorneå Municipality
Cornelis works as a town planner at the municipality of Övertorneå in the far north of Sweden. He has a long experience of working with public spaces and place development. His interests are placemaking, community development as well as photography with the aim to contribute to... Read More →
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Roosmarie Stavenuiter

Urban Advisor, STIPO
Roosmarie is an urban advisor at STIPO and a real city maker. She brings experience from the world of area development and real estate, social work, programming and placemaking. In her own neighborhood she is actively involved in creating meeting places and social initiatives, always... Read More →
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Milana Mijatović

Associate, Placemaking Western Balkans (PWB)
Milana is a landscape architect and placemaking practitioner from Serbia, working across public space, spatial identity and community-led activation and green infrastructure. Her work connects spatial analysis with practical formats such as typologies, workshops, case-study research... Read More →
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Arianna Rivolta

Founding member of STIPO Italy Cooperative, STIPO Italia
Arianna is a founding member of STIPO Italy Cooperative. She is an architect and urban planner, with a master's degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Politecnico di Milano. After spending a year in Sydney, she returned to Milan, where she focuses on public space — that in-between... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Skate the City: Youth-Led Placemaking in Public Space
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point
What makes a public space skateable, welcoming and alive? In this outdoor walkshop, participants will explore the city through the eyes of skateboarders and young people who use public space actively, creatively and critically.Together, we will take a short walk through Wroclaw and observe surfaces, edges, materials, safety, visibility, accessibility and informal patterns of use. The walk...
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Matyáš Hansel

project manager, České Budějovice - Evropské hlavní město kultury 2028, z.ú.
Matyáš Hansel is a 25-year-old cultural manager with a background from Urban Studies at Leiden University, working at the intersection of community building, creative production and public space. He started in cultural programming at 16 with One World Ostrava festival, and later... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions

4:15pm CEST

Which came first, the chicken or the egg, when you think about public space? An exploration of space, asking whether it is people who create space to meet their need for movement, or whether it is space itself that makes us want to be active.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model
Street furniture is an important element of public space. But do we know what roles it can fulfil? The bench is a symbol in many urban projects, but we feel that its potential has still not been fully explored or utilised. We would like to invite participants at Placemaking Week Wrocław to explore the city and its street furniture, to see how such furniture can support the building of urban...
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Sylwia Widzisz

researcher, Pronobis Studio / Silesian University of Technology
An architect and urban planner specialising in participatory design, and a placemaking practitioner. A lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology. She has carried out research projects in the fields of inclusive design, regeneration and... Read More →
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Nektarios Gregoriou

member of an organisation, Organisation for Positive Urbanism
Nektarios is a product designer passionate about sustainable mobility, environmental challenges, and road safety. Through creative problem-solving and practical interventions, he explores how design can make cities more vibrant, resilient, and livable.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 16a, 51-627 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

From Consultation to Understanding: A Methodological Layer for Area Development
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Place-led development brings placemaking into commercial area development. The idea: developers and cities work together with the people who will live, work, and spend time there to create a place that serves them.That requires three parties to align: developers and investors want to de-risk their decisions, cities want their public goals delivered, and users want a place that truly serves them....
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Christian Vatter

Founder & Spatial Strategist, Rlevance
Christian Vatter is a behavioral psychologist and spatial strategist, and founder of the Berlin strategy studio Rlevance. For over twenty years he has applied behavioral science and human-centered design to the built environment. He redefined the passenger experience for Los Angeles... Read More →

Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

From Neighbourhood to City: Scaling tactical urbanism to design resilient public spaces
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
While many cities have experimented with tactical urbanism, few have harnessed it as a scalable tool for climate adaptation. This session explores how to turn tactical urbanism into a programme that travels across neighbourhoods, survives political cycles, and eventually changes how the city design public space to be more welcoming and resilient.Drawing on C40's Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods...
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Camille Tallon

Senior Manager for Urban Planning and 15-minute city, C40 Cities
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Andrew Pask

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
Andrew is a senior urban planner with the City of Vancouver, where his work focuses on policy development to support the creation of walkable, complete neighbourhoods. In 2006, he founded the Vancouver Public Space Network, a non-profit organization that undertakes placemaking, events... Read More →
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Demetrio Scopelliti

Director for Urban Planning and Public Space, AMAT Agenzia Mobilità, Ambiente e Territorio, Milan
Director for Urban Planning and Public Space at AMAT Agenzia Mobilità, Ambiente e Territorio, Milan
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Elena Andreoni

Advisor for the deputy mayor for Urban Planning, Roma Capitale
Advisor for the deputy mayor for Urban Planning; Roma Capitale
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Who Get's a Seat at the Table? Deconstructing Power and Cultivating Radical Empathy Through Urban Role-Play
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Traditional urban consultation often fails those it aims to serve, reaching only the "usual suspects" while marginalised frontline groups and the environment remain underrepresented and underserved. Community stakeholders are often seen as a liability rather than a valuable source of place-based knowledge. This interactive workshop, led by FairFuture and Demos Helsinki, reframes inclusive...
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avatar for Vivien Franck
avatar for Seona Candy

Seona Candy

Senior Researcher, Demos Helsinki
Seona Candy leads the socio-ecological justice and just transitions theme at Demos Helsinki. Her work focuses on collaboratively imagining sustainable, equitable futures, while designing and monitoring transition pathways that are fair, legitimate, and socially just. Currently, S... Read More →
avatar for Yulia Suárez Bergmann

Yulia Suárez Bergmann

Project Officer, Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde Hamburg Veddel
Yulia Suárez Bergmann is an urban designer and geographer working at the intersection of urban development, climate adaptation and community-led change. She coordinates the local pilot of the EU-funded FairFuture project for the Evangelical Lutheran parish on Hamburg’s Veddel... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Placemaking for Socially Resilient and More-than-Human Friendly Neighborhoods
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
This workshop explores how placemaking can support the co-creation of socially resilient and more-than-human friendly public spaces through inclusive, experimental, and nature-sensitive design processes.  The session brings a multidisciplinary perspective to placemaking by focusing on the early stages of planning, design, and development of an experimental public space. It aims to...
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avatar for Negin Amiri

Negin Amiri

PhD Candidate, TU Dortmund
Negin Amiri has been a PhD candidate in Spatial Planning at the Faculty of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, since early 2023. Her research focuses on urban design governance and the development of innovative planning strategies that foster civic engagement and support informal... Read More →
avatar for Prof. Dr. Toni Gossmann

Prof. Dr. Toni Gossmann

Professor for Computational Systems Biology and Principal Investigator at the Faculty of Bio- and Chemical Engineering at TU Dortmund University, TU Dortmund
Prof. Dr. Toni Gossmann is Professor of Computational Systems Biology at the Faculty of Bio- and Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund University. His research group focuses on the evolutionary analysis of biological systems using population and molecular genetics approaches, with applications to key questions in e... Read More →
avatar for Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Othengrafen

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Othengrafen

Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Spatial Planning and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, TU Dortmund
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Othengrafen has been Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Spatial Planning, TU Dortmund University, since April 2019. Prior to this, he served as Junior Professor of Spatial Planning and Spatial Research with a focus on Regional Governance at the Institute of Environmental... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Sahar Javaheri Tehrani

Dr. Sahar Javaheri Tehrani

Postdoctoral researcher, TU Dortmund
I am an evolutionary biologist interested in understanding the genomic and ecological processes that shape phenotypic diversity and adaptation in natural populations, particularly birds. My current research focuses on the great tit (Parus major) complex, using population genomics... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Help Shape the Future of Cultural Spaces
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Help Shape the Future of Cultural SpacesThe Creative Coalition of The Hague (a cooperation between the municipality of the Hague and other real estate owners) is developing practical tools to create more affordable, accessible, and self-managed spaces for cultural initiatives and for placemakers. In collaboration with ULI and the Place-Led Development Working Group, we invite placemakers, cultural...
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avatar for Jeroen Laven

Jeroen Laven

Head of Culture, Placemaking Council Lead, City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council
City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council, co-founder of Placemaking Europe
avatar for Arno Segeren

Arno Segeren

program manager, City of The Hague
Program manager for city making ('Stadmaken') in the city of the Hague. The program is aimed at facilitating initiatieves from the city, so that ideas can actually grow into full-fledged initiatives; initiatives that are valuable for the community, street, neighborhood, or city. The... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop

4:15pm CEST

Sandbox to System: How Urban Experiments Scale and Endure
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Sandbox to System: How Urban Experiments Scale and EndureUrban experiments are easy to start. Making them last or scale is another matter entirely.This session brings together three organisations from Helsinki, Bucharest, and Berlin who have each spent years running civic and placemaking experiments in radically different contexts. Together they cover the full arc: how to design experiments...
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avatar for Timo Hämäläinen

Timo Hämäläinen

Senior Advisor, City of Helsinki
avatar for Sabina Mihailescu

Sabina Mihailescu

Co-Founder & General Manager, DearNeighbour
Sabina Mihailescu is the founder of Placemaking CEE and co-founder and General Manager of DearNeighbour, Romania's largest neighborhood community-building organization, active across 100+ communities in 32 cities with 15,000+ engaged neighbors. Her work starts from the courtyard... Read More →
avatar for Henriette Närger

Henriette Närger

Project Manager Kiezlabor, CityLAB / Technologie Stiftung Berlin
Henriette Närger is project manager of the Kiezlabor at CityLAB Berlin, Berlin's public innovation lab at the intersection of public administration, academia, and civil society. She works on connecting participatory design, urban development, and technology. Her background is in... Read More →
avatar for Katja Hermes

Katja Hermes

Strategic Operations, CityLAB / Technologiestiftung Berlin
Katja Hermes works at CityLAB Berlin, a civic innovation lab where she initiated and developed the Kiezlabor, Berlin's mobile urban lab. Since 2023, the Kiezlabor has toured more than 20 neighbourhoods, creating spaces where citizens and public administration develop ideas together... Read More →
avatar for Hannah Mühlbach

Hannah Mühlbach

working student, CityLAB / Technologiestiftung
Hannah Mühlbach is a designer and she works in the field of urban development and community participation. She is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Urban Design and works at the Kiezlabor at CityLAB Berlin.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, panel discussion
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Through Young Eyes - Reimagining Cities Together
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park
What if the key to creating better public spaces was to see the city through the eyes of ateenager?Too often, we design places for young people instead of with them. In this highly interactiveworkshop, you won’t just hear about youth engagement - you’ll experience it.After reconnecting with your own memories of being 15, you’ll be introduced to four real placesfrom Slovakia, Denmark and...
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avatar for Omar Mirza

Omar Mirza

City Curator, The City of Trenčín
Omar Mirza graduated in Art History from the University of Vienna. He worked as acurator of exhibitions and collections at the Nitra Gallery in Nitra, Slovakia, andcurrently works as the City Curator of Trenčín, European Capital of Culture 2026,where he focuses on transforming public... Read More →
avatar for Hana Laššová

Hana Laššová

Project manager for public space, Creative Institute Trenčín
Hana Laššová is an architect and Project Manager for Public Space at the CreativeInstitute Trenčín, the organization behind European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026.With experience across architecture, design, and project management, Hana focuseson transforming existing structures... Read More →
avatar for Irina-Teodora Comanita

Irina-Teodora Comanita

Research Mentor on Youth Engagement, DIS Copenhagen

avatar for Katarína Čechová

Katarína Čechová

-, Lunik CoLab
Katarína Čechová is an urban researcher and social designer based in Bratislava, Slovakia. With a background in Urban Studies and an MA in Social Design – Arts as Urban Innovation, her work explores the intersection of culture, community engagement, and public space. She has... Read More →
avatar for Tereza Sejkova

Tereza Sejkova

Lunik CoLab
Tereza Sejková is a social designer, project manager, and community strategist working at
the intersection of participatory urbanism, inclusive design, and community development.
She works as a Project Manager at Východné pobrežie, an urban design collective based in
Košice, Sl... Read More →
avatar for Patrycja Rosinska

Patrycja Rosinska

Community and Place Specialist, Doing Co (formerly Town Team Movement)
Patrycja Rosinska is a passionate arts and culture, community engagement, and place activation specialist with over 25 years’ experience across private, not-for-profit, and public sectors in Poland and Australia. 

Her work sits at the intersection of people, place, and creativi... Read More →
avatar for Fricka Lindemann

Fricka Lindemann

-, LunikCoLab
Fricka Lindemann (she/her) is based in Vienna and works at the intersection of political education, urban transformation, and community building. After studying Race & Ethnic Studies and Political Science in the United States, she completed an MA in Social Design – Arts as Urban... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park aleja Dąbska, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

5:00pm CEST

Nowe Promenady: Creating a TRUly Liveable Place
Wednesday September 23, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Milosza 1 - Nowe Promenady
*SESSION CONDUCTED IN POLISH - SESJA PROWADZONA  W J. POLSKIM*Gra terenowa dla uczestników z zadaniami do wykonania na specjalnie przygotowanych stacjach rozmieszczonych na terenie inwestycji Nowe Promenady. Uczestnicy będą mogli w aktywny i angażujący sposób poznać przestrzeń inwestycji, odkrywając kolejne punkty i realizując przygotowane wyzwania. Po zakończeniu gry zaplanowana...
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avatar for TRU Development

TRU Development

Członek Zarządu, PZFD Wrocław
Od lutego 2023 roku Prezes Zarządu TRU Development Sp.  z o.o.  Zarządzał procesami inwestycyjnymi oraz transakcjami zakupu i sprzedaży nieruchomości. Od 2007 roku odpowiadał za rozwój nowych projektów deweloperskich i wynajem powierzchni komercyjnych w spółce Vantage... Read More →
Wednesday September 23, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Milosza 1 - Nowe Promenady Czesława Miłosza 1, 50-304 Wrocław, Poland

6:00pm CEST

Wednesday Evening Plenary
Wednesday September 23, 2026 6:00pm - 7:15pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
More information is coming soon.
Wednesday September 23, 2026 6:00pm - 7:15pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland

8:00pm CEST

Wednesday evening program
Wednesday September 23, 2026 8:00pm - 11:59pm CEST
Ruska 46
8:00 PM–10:00 PM — BingoA social evening with a slightly tongue-in-cheek twist — bingo with humor, unusual categories, small prizes, and a relaxed atmosphere. More of an excuse to spend time together than a classic game. From 10:00 PM — “NEON FEVER”An ’80s-inspired party — synth-pop, disco, neon lights, dance classics, and a retro vibe lasting late into the night. We want to create...
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 8:00pm - 11:59pm CEST
Ruska 46 Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
  evening program
 
Thursday, September 24
 

10:00am CEST

Thursday Morning Plenary
Thursday September 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
More information is coming soon.
Thursday September 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  plenary, talks & panel discussions

11:45am CEST

Belonging Begins with Her
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Public spaces become truly safe not only through design, but through the people who feel able to use them. This session explores how safety, belonging, and participation are deeply connected, bringing together two complementary perspectives: London's gender-inclusive public space design framework and a community-based case study from Umm al-Fahm, Palestine.Participants will discover how moving...
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avatar for Ons Mahameed

Ons Mahameed

architect, PLACEMAKING PALESTINIANS
Ons Mahameed is an architect and urban planner currently completing her M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Jerusalem. Her work focuses on public space, community participation, and inclusive planning in Arab localities, bridging professional practice with academic resear... Read More →
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Kathryn Timmins

Principal Project Officer, Greater London Authority
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Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

From Exhibition to Conversation: Let’s Shape Placemaking Development Together
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
This session is part of an interactive exhibition on place-led development, initiated by the Place-Led Development Working Group of Placemaking Europe, in collaboration with Placemaking Europe.The exhibition brings together key insights from inspiring projects, lessons learned, and emerging practices from across Europe. It aims to clarify what place-led development is, how it builds on...
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avatar for Bob Giddings

Bob Giddings

Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Professor of Architecture and Urban Design
avatar for Fatina Husseini

Fatina Husseini

Co-leader, Placemaking Palestinians
Co-leader Placemaking Palestinians
avatar for Clementine Robert

Clementine Robert

Working Group Co-ordinator, Place-led Development
Working Group Co-ordinator Place-led Development
avatar for Evan Snow

Evan Snow

Co-founder, Zero Empty Spaces
Co-founder Zero Empty Spaces
avatar for Francesca Spigarolo

Francesca Spigarolo

Community Engagement, Fondazione Housing Sociale
Community Engagement Fondazione Housing Sociale
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

11:45am CEST

How we use public spaces? Practical workshop on data-driven placemaking
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point
How can we better understand whether a public space supports social resilience and a sense of belonging? And how can placemakers move beyond intuition to make these qualities visible, measurable, and actionable?This outdoor workshop introduces participants to a data-driven approach to placemaking through the lens of human needs. Working in a public space in Wrocław, participants will learn and...
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avatar for Julia Krawczyk

Julia Krawczyk

Junior resarcher, JAZ+Architekci Sp. z o.o.
Urban researcher and member of the Miasto team of JAZ+Architekci. She contributes to the practice's R&D work, focusing on the management of spatial and behavioral data. Co-author of the Lens Method (IAS), a tool for diagnosing public spaces through the perspectives of diverse user... Read More →
avatar for Marianna Waśniewska

Marianna Waśniewska

R&D Manager / Researcher, JAZ+Architekci Sp. z o.o.
Architect, urban planner, and researcher. R&D Manager within an architectural practice. Her work focuses on data-driven design and interdisciplinary urban assessment. She led the development of the Lens Method, an innovative tool for analyzing public spaces through the perspectives... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Mapping Home: What Makes Us Feel We Belong?
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
What does it mean to feel at home in a place, and can that feeling exist in more than one place at once? In this interactive session, Diana Mideros opens a conversation with invited guests about home, identity, and belonging, drawing on her own experience as a migrant navigating different cultures and cities. Participants will then take part in a collective mapping activity: using two colors of...
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avatar for Diana Carolina Mideros Caicedo

Diana Carolina Mideros Caicedo

Architect | Urban practitioner-researcher| Sustainable Design, Independet Practicioner
Diana Mideros is an Ecuadorian architect, urban planner, and researcher based in Germany, working at the intersection of participatory planning, public space, and people-centered city-making across Latin America, Europe, and Africa. Drawing on both professional practice and her own... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Placemaking Poland: Meet, Connect & Carry It Forward
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
This year, Placemaking Week Europe is happening in Poland — so what better moment to bring together the people who are shaping the placemaking movement here?Whether you’ve zjedliście zęby na placemakingu or are just beginning your journey, come join us!Forget the usual networking session. We’ll get to know each other through fun, playful activities — sharing what we’re working on,...
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avatar for Maciej Zacher

Maciej Zacher

Urbanist, Municipality of Skawina | Placemaking Poland
Placemaker, urbanist, and city lover. For nearly a decade, he has been turning Skawina from livable to lovable, working as a municipal urbanist and mobility planner. With a background in architecture, academia, and NGOs, he is a practitioner of participatory design who focuses on... Read More →
avatar for Marta Popiołek

Marta Popiołek

Projects & Partnerships Lead, Placemaking Europe
Urban researcher specialising in civic engagement and community empowerment through innovative participatory methods. She designs and facilitates participatory and community engagement processes, conducts qualitative and quantitative urban and social research, and supports co-creation... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

11:45am CEST

Placemaking with Local, and Global, Networks
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Hear from the leaders of the global placemaking movement, organizing regional anf national networks to support community-powered public spaces.PlacemakingX recently convened two Global Placemaking Summits to set the course for the global placemaking movement and support the 30+ regional placemaking networks with emerging cross-cutting global agendas. Leaders from these networks will...
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avatar for Khurram Farid Bargatt

Khurram Farid Bargatt

Director, Placemaking Pakistan
Through Placemaking Pakistan, Khurram has contributed to advancing people-focused urbanism by connecting local communities, young professionals, policymakers, and global placemaking networks to create more vibrant, resilient, and livable cities. 
With 27+ years of experience, Khurram leads transformative urban planning and sustainability projects at Sheher Saaz, a global urban planning consultancy. His expertise spans urban policy, climate resilience, governance, smart cities, and sustainable development, with a strong focus... Read More →
avatar for Guillermo Bernal

Guillermo Bernal

Executive Director, Placemaking Mexico
I am Guillermo Bernal, Executive Director of The Place Institute and a global leader in Placemaking with over a decade of experience transforming public spaces in Mexico and Latin America. As the Founding Director of Fundación Placemaking México, I have spearheaded over 500 projects... Read More →
avatar for Ethan Kent

Ethan Kent

Executive DIrector, PlacemakingX
Ethan Kent works to support public space organizations, projects, and leadership around the world to build a global placemaking movement. Ethan has traveled to more than 1000 cities, in 65 countries, to advance the cause of leading urban development with inclusive public spaces and placemaking. In 2019 he co-founded PlacemakingX to network, amplify and accelerate placemaking leadership and impact globally. Ethan has helped initiate and grow 30+ regional placemaking networks... Read More →
avatar for Dhanya Rajagopal

Dhanya Rajagopal

Leader, Placemaking India
I am a public space advocate and founder of the independent urban strategy and design practice, The Thinking Cauldron. With 12+ years of experience in delivering purpose-driven urban projects that span intersecting disciplines, systems, stakeholders and sectors. I specialize in cultural... Read More →
avatar for Andrea Teran

Andrea Teran

Director, Placemaking Costa Rica
Senior professional with experience at national and international level in the fields of cooperation and social development. Specialist in strategic partnerships and fundraising, with experience in formulating international cooperation projects and grant application processes. 17... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, panel discussion

11:45am CEST

Waves & Words: Co-designing Belonging at the World's Most Unlikely Place
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
What can a remote fishing village teach us about belonging, resilience, and community-led placemaking? In Ramin, on Iran’s Indian Ocean coast, a community library and the country’s only surf club have transformed books, waves, local knowledge, and women’s participation into powerful resources for social change.This hands-on workshop introduces participants to Mardumshahr, an asset-based,...
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avatar for Sina Ataee

Sina Ataee

Founder, Ramin Friendship Club (Mammute Urban Innovation Studio)
Sina Ataee is a doctoral researcher at CESAM, University of Aveiro, and co-founder of Mammute Urban Innovation Studio (MUIS) in Iran. His work focuses on improving urban environmental comfort by bridging participatory design, gamification, and evidence-based placemaking. He co-creates... Read More →
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avatar for Aytan Huseynli

Aytan Huseynli

Director/Founder, Placemaking Azerbaijan
Aytan Huseynli is an architect, urban practitioner, founder of Placemaking Azerbaijan, creator of A’Arch Architecture Insights Blog, and owner of the AEC Global Podcast. With over a decade of experience across Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Sweden, she advances architecture, placemaking... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

How to shape a good place – and not f*ck it up
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Our four presentations each ask a version of the same question: who does the work of placemaking, what does it mean to move from idea to action, and how do you make sure that the work survives? Kady Yellow – Downtown Vision, JacksonvilleWe open the session with people – and the ideas they have for transforming downtown spaces. Placemaking Jax nurtures resident aspirations with a program...
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avatar for Andrew Pask

Andrew Pask

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
Andrew is a senior urban planner with the City of Vancouver, where his work focuses on policy development to support the creation of walkable, complete neighbourhoods. In 2006, he founded the Vancouver Public Space Network, a non-profit organization that undertakes placemaking, events... Read More →
avatar for Lisa Taylor

Lisa Taylor

Director, Coherent Cities; Future of Greater Manchester; Co-founder, Place Collective UK
I wear three interwoven hats, all to help urban practitioners work better together and shape better places. At Coherent Cities, I provide inclusive away days, co-design and coaching for individuals, teams and partnerships. At Future of Greater Manchester, I design and run place leadership... Read More →
avatar for Aaron Finn

Aaron Finn

Head of Placemaking, The Fitzrovia Partnership
Aaron is Head of Placemaking at The Fitzrovia Partnership, where he leads initiatives that enhance the experience, identity and long-term sustainability of one of central London’s most distinctive neighbourhoods. Working closely with businesses, property owners, local authorities... Read More →
avatar for Ben Stutman

Ben Stutman

Associate, Momentum Transport Consultancy
Ben is a Transport Planner with a passion for creating better places through thoughtful transport and mobility planning. He believes that streets, public spaces and transport networks play a fundamental role in shaping vibrant, healthy and inclusive communities. Working across the... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • session code TV07-P
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

The Playable, Resilient City: Co-Creating Urban Futures with the Next Generation
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Klub Łącznik
Can centering a city’s youngest residents solve the overlapping crises of urban isolation, climate vulnerability, and rigid municipal bureaucracy?This high-energy, interactive laboratory challenges traditional "child-blind" urban planning by positioning children as the ultimate protagonists of city resilience. Merging groundbreaking frameworks from India, Denmark, and the Netherlands, this...
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avatar for Kirti Zala

Kirti Zala

CEO & Project Head, aProCh - a Protagonist in Every Child
Kirti Zala is an urban strategist and CEO of aProCh, an initiative transforming cities into child-friendly, inclusive spaces. Combining an MSc in Finance with an 8-year corporate background, she bridges grassroots placemaking and municipal governance to scale child-centric urban... Read More →
avatar for Adam Roigart

Adam Roigart

Co-Founder, BY RUM SKOLE / Artist
Adam Roigart is Landscape Architect, Artist and Placemaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. In his work he typically explores the link between site, material and person, believing that it is through the participation with our environments that we truly inhabit them... Read More →
avatar for Bas Blok

Bas Blok

co-founder, Thuismakers Collectief
Bas Blok is a multi-creative maker with a passion for community building and placemaking. He enjoys physically transforming lifeless spaces into vibrant communal places where people want to be. He combines digital tools and technology with hands-on work to build online communities... Read More →
avatar for Mariska van der Sluis

Mariska van der Sluis

Co-founder, Thuismakers Collectief
Mariska van der Sluis is a placemaker and community builder working where people, places and change meet. She is fascinated by a simple question: what makes a place feel like home, and what happens when people are given the opportunity to shape that place themselves? With a background... Read More →
avatar for Silvester de Ruig

Silvester de Ruig

Co-founder, Thuismakers Collectief
Silvester de Ruig is project developer and bussiness manager at stichting Thuismakers Collectief. He is also a hands-on daily manager at one of the longlasting projects of TMC, the Wachterliedpaviljoen in Amsterdam, a children education and community center. Weekly 1000 to 1500 children... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Klub Łącznik Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Turning Back to Water: How to Reclaim Public Spaces for Everyday Life?
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Across Europe, cities are rediscovering their rivers, canals, and waterfronts, not only as blue infrastructure but as places for everyday life, social connection and climate resilience. Yet turning this vision into reality often means navigating complex regulations, changing public perceptions, and building new partnerships between communities and institutions.In this interactive workshop,...
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Speakers
avatar for Kata Balogh

Kata Balogh

Project Manager, Valyo - City and River Association in Budapest
Kata Balogh is a cultural manager and artist working at the intersection of public space, community engagement, and creative placemaking. She is a Project and Cultural Manager at Valyo – City and River Association, where she develops participatory programs and creative placemaking... Read More →
avatar for Samu Fazekas

Samu Fazekas

Community and Project Manager, Valyo - City and River Association in Budapest
Samu Fazekas is a community and project manager at City and River Association. Samu works passionately on bringing citizens closer to the Danube with riverside placemaking projects, urban swimming advocacy or organising the yearly canoeing-kayaking demonstration on the Danube with... Read More →
avatar for Jan Gartner

Jan Gartner

founder & Managing Director of Raumpioniere, co-founder of Placemaking Austria, Raumpioniere / Placemaking Austria
Jan Gartner founder & Managing Director of Raumpioniere, working with city-makers in Austria and beyond, and co-founder of Placemaking Austria. My focus lies in participatory urban design and the development and management of urban innovation processes, both in cities and rural a... Read More →
avatar for Dániel Győrfi

Dániel Győrfi

Architect and Urbanist, Valyo - City and River Association in Budapest
Dániel Győrfi is an architect and urbanist working at the intersection of public space, climate adaptation and community-led urban transformation. As a member of the City and River Association, he has contributed to the Roller Mill project and a range of interventions along the... Read More →
avatar for Roland Krebs

Roland Krebs

urban planner and designer, co-founder of superwien urbanism and co-founder of Placemaking Austria, superwien / Placemaking Austria
Roland Krebs is an urban planner and designer from Vienna (Austria) who develops strategic action plans for cities to tackle urban growth. Roland is a member of the chambers of architects and engineers in Vienna and Berlin and Lead Expert at URBACT, the European Union’s cities program... Read More →
avatar for Cecilia Lohasz

Cecilia Lohasz

Geographer, founder and operational lead of Valyo, Valyo - City and River Association in Budapest
Cecilia Lohasz is a geographer and the founder and operational lead of Valyo – City and River Association. She works on placemaking initiatives along the Danube River in Budapest to reconnect people with the river and shape more inclusive places. She co-managed the Excellent for... Read More →
avatar for Vivian Monteiro Malta

Vivian Monteiro Malta

Urbanist and Board Member, Placemaking Austria
Vivian Monteiro is an urbanist and founding member of Placemaking Austria. With experience in international projects on sustainable urban transformation, public space, and climate resilience, her work focuses on connecting placemaking, experimentation, and urban policy to create more... Read More →
avatar for Ivan Matejić

Ivan Matejić

Project Manager, České Budějovice (CZE) - European Capital of Culture 2028
Ivan Matejić is a project manager at the institution preparing České Budějovice, Czech Republic, for its role as the European Capital of Culture in 2028. He is responsible for strategic development, evaluation processes, and public space projects.
avatar for Linda Svobodova

Linda Svobodova

architect, urbanist and member of the Department of Urban Planning, City Hall of České Budějovice
Linda Svobodová is an architect, urbanist and member of the Department of Urban Planning at the City Hall of České Budějovice. With experience from both architectural practice and public administration, she has worked on projects ranging from architectural design to urban planning... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop

11:45am CEST

Dancing to the Algorithm: A Digital Storytelling Toolbox for Organisations and Practitioners
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park
How do we get people out into their cities when so much of their attention is online?This participatory workshop explores how to communicate projects, explain impact, and build public awareness in a crowded digital landscape. Focusing on the fundamentals of human communication rather than platform trends, participants will learn how to capture attention, communicate ideas clearly, and tell stories...
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Speakers
avatar for Julia Barry

Julia Barry

Senior Video Producer, Freelance
Julia is a London-based filmmaker, video producer and editor specialising in digital storytelling for arts, cultural and educational organisations. She's currently senior video producer at the Southbank Centre, and has previously  worked with major cultural institutions including... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park aleja Dąbska, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

1:00pm CEST

A Placemaking Picnic: Meet the Placemaking CEE Network!
Thursday September 24, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CEST
Foyer - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
MEETING POINT: Wroclaw Congress Center (Foyer) then we will go to Park Szczytnicki together!Come join the CEE network for a laid back picnic lunch in the park! Placemaking Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is a new regional network for everyone doing public space work across Central and Eastern Europe, focused on Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and...
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Speakers
avatar for Sabina Mihailescu

Sabina Mihailescu

Co-Founder & General Manager, DearNeighbour
Sabina Mihailescu is the founder of Placemaking CEE and co-founder and General Manager of DearNeighbour, Romania's largest neighborhood community-building organization, active across 100+ communities in 32 cities with 15,000+ engaged neighbors. Her work starts from the courtyard... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm CEST
Foyer - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

2:15pm CEST

Local Challenge 3: Under the Great Island Avenue
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Entrance of the Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) - meeting point
This session will take place entirely on site at the Local Challenge. To join us, you can either:- meet us by the entrance of Wrocław Congress Hall at 2:15 PM and walk together to the site.- meet us directly on site! We’re starting at 2:30 PM. You can find the site by searching for “Al. Wielkiej Wyspy” on Google Maps or by following the pin...
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Moderators
avatar for Fredrik Lindstål

Fredrik Lindstål

Founder of Glad Stad, Board member of Placemaking Europe, Glad Stad
Speakers
avatar for Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak

Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak

Architect and assistant professor at Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak, PhD, Architect, is an architect, researcher and academic at the Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology. For more than ten years, she has focused on the adaptation and activation of underused and abandoned urban spaces... Read More →
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Anna Kaczmarczyk

Wrocław Skateboarding Association FAKIE
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avatar for Anna Wancel

Anna Wancel

PhD Candidate, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Anna Wancel is an architect and PhD researcher in Architecture and Urban Planning. Her research focuses on urban marketplaces, with particular interest in their spatial and functional organization, adaptability, and changing patterns of use. Her work explores how marketplaces can... Read More →
avatar for Franciszek Linke

Franciszek Linke

Spatial Planning student, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture
Franciszek Linke is an urbanist and Spatial Planning graduate from the Faculty of Architecture at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. His work explores how cities can become more resilient, inclusive and human-centred — from placemaking and tactical urbanism to accessibility... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Entrance of the Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland

2:30pm CEST

Building Bridges II: Regional Placemaking Networks and Beyond
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Who this session is for: This session is designed for participants already active in an established regional or global placemaking network, looking to learn from peers and cross-share knowledge with other networks. It's not an introduction to network-building. Come ready to exchange real experience with others doing this work.Across Europe, regional placemaking networks continue to grow —...
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Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland

2:30pm CEST

From plot to place: How co-created urban green spaces build community across difference
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Urban food gardens and green spaces are celebrated for their ecological value, but their real transformative power lies in how they are made, and with whom. Belonging doesn't emerge from consultation: it grows from processes that take people's values and lived experience as seriously as technical solutions, bringing together people who would otherwise never meet and turning anonymous plots into...
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Speakers
avatar for Rūta Lukošiūnaitė

Rūta Lukošiūnaitė

Co-founder, VšĮ „Kultūros dirbtuvė” / NGO Culture Workshop
Ruta weaves co-creative processes across disciplines to envision and realise projects
that encourage social learning and contextualise the concept of sustainability. Since
2010 she has worked in transdisciplinary teams in Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden and
the United Kingdom. Rūta hold... Read More →
avatar for Agata Cieszewska

Agata Cieszewska

associate professor, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW)
Agata Cieszewska is a landscape ecologist, environmental planner, and associate professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture at Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). She was a Kosciuszko Foundation scholar at Arizona State University and a Fulbright Senior Scholar at... Read More →
avatar for Vassilis Litskas

Vassilis Litskas

Director, VL SUSTAINABILITY METRICS LTD
Dr  Vassilis Litskas is an Agricultural Engineer with a PhD in Ecology and Sustainable Ecosystems management from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is the founder of VL Sustainability Metrics LTD and a Senior Lecturer at KES College Cyprus. He has an extensive background... Read More →
avatar for Kaja Piecyk

Kaja Piecyk

Project Officer, Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Kaja Piecyk is a Project Officer for Stakeholder Engagement and Internationalisation for the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). Her work focuses on connecting practitioners, researchers and policymakers across Europe and beyond... Read More →
avatar for Sovantania Kauv

Sovantania Kauv

Expert, Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
Sovantania co-coordinates the Positive Energy District Transition Pathway and leads stakeholder engagement activities within the DUT Partnership at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG). With a background in urban and spatial planning, she has worked across applied research... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop

2:30pm CEST

Street cARTS: Design, Build & Deploy
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model
Street cARTS is a fast-paced, resident-driven placemaking model that transforms public space through the addition of mobile amenities and organically capturing local talent. This workshop activates participants as creators—designing, building, and deploying functional “Street cARTS” that provide tools and a platform to generate real-time public engagement.At its core, this project is...
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Speakers
avatar for Jerin Sage

Jerin Sage

Director of Placemaking, Greater Flint Arts Council
Jerin Sage CTA, works at the intersection of place, people and programming offering a wide range of expertise, services and skills. He is the Director of Placemaking for Greater Flint Arts Council and the Founder/Executive Director of Michigan’s biggest free electronic music and... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 16a, 51-627 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

The Way of Water: Listening, Walking, Sensing
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point
How is water perceived by our bodies? What stories, emotions, and relationships emerge from the river?This session invites participants to explore how waterbodies, ecosystems, and communities are deeply interwoven. Emerging from the encounter of people with multicultural and interdisciplinary backgrounds, and driven by a shared enthusiasm for collective learning and exploration, this experience...
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Emma Halliday

Programme Manager, greenspace scotland
Emma Halliday is a Programme Manager at Scotland-wide charity greenspace scotland. At greenspace scotland we work to ensure that green and blue spaces in our towns and cities are recognised, valued and deliver for people, nature and planet. Emma leads on multiple projects with a focus... Read More →
avatar for Vitória Rodrigues Jeronimo

Vitória Rodrigues Jeronimo

Independent Researcher
Vitória Rodrigues Jeronimo is an architect, spatial practitioner, and independent researcher whose work explores the social, cultural, and political dimensions of space. Working across public space, gender, culture, nature, and the built environment, she develops projects grounded... Read More →
avatar for Guglielmo Sandri-Giachino

Guglielmo Sandri-Giachino

Independent Researcher, Independent Researcher
Guglielmo Sandri Giachino is an architect, spatial designer and independent researcher. His work focuses on community-driven strategies, urban analysis and critical reading of the space. In the last years he developed a series of workshops based on the exploration of abandoned or... Read More →
avatar for Wenlin Tan

Wenlin Tan

Interdisciplinary Artist, Listening Practitioner
Wenlin Tan is an interdisciplinary artist and practice-based researcher based in Turin, Italy whose work explores how relationships between people, place and the more-than-human world develop through embodied practice, participatory art, and ecological inquiry.

Rooted in somatic practice, ecological listening, and site-responsive inquiry, her work bridges contemplative practice, creativity, and collective experience. Through long-term engagement with water bodies and public spaces, she investigates how everyday encounters can cultivate belonging... Read More →
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Lorraine Tulloch

Chief Executive, greenspace scotland
Lorraine Tulloch is Chief Executive at greenspace scotland. With over 25 years experience across public and third sector, Lorraine has a strong background in policy development, advocacy, programme management and partnership projects.With a passion for the connection between people... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Creating Data Led Placemaking Towards Inclusive Approach
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
In urbanizing cities, data-led approaches are essential for creating effective public spaces that truly serve communities. Traditional design often relies on intuition, resulting in underused plazas or unsafe streets. Data changes this by providing evidence through public space assessment tools, user needs analysis, and impact measurement.Placemaking evaluation criteria gauge vibrancy and...
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Speakers
avatar for Guillermo Bernal

Guillermo Bernal

Executive Director at The Place Institute, The Place Institute
Guillermo Bernal is the Executive Director of The Place Institute and a global leader in Placemaking with over a decade of experience transforming public spaces in Mexico and Latin America. As the Founding Director of Fundación Placemaking México, he has spearheaded over 500 projects... Read More →
avatar for Luciana Renner

Luciana Renner

Director, Fundación Placemaking Mexico
Luciana Renner is the Directora Ejecutiva (Executive Director) of Fundación Placemaking México. Since February 2024, she has led both internal and external processes of the organization, working to create and strengthen strategic alliances with public and private sector organizations. Her goal is to improve the integral well-being of public spaces and foster the growth of... Read More →
avatar for Rajeev G Malagi

Rajeev G Malagi

Program Manager - Sustainable Cities and Transport, WRI India
Rajeev is an urban designer and a film-maker whose work bridges storytelling, urban design, and community engagement. Currently a Manager at WRI India, his work focuses on people-oriented development projects that create safer, more inclusive streets and public spaces through co-creative... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

From Ownership to Stewardship - Mobilizing Stakeholders and Partners for Long-Term Change
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
This session explores how places move from fragmented ownership to shared stewardship, focusing on how partnership models mobilise stakeholders and support long-term change. It is structured across presentation, panel discussion, and interactive workshop, allowing both insight and application.The session begins with two presentations from London and Gothenburg. The London contribution sets out how...
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Speakers
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Alex Butt

Director, Hatton Garden BID & Central District Alliance (Primera)
Alex Butt is Director of Hatton Garden BID and Director of Place at Central District Alliance, where he leads on the strategic development and delivery of place-based initiatives across central London. 
With extensive experience in the Business Improvement District sector, Alex s... Read More →
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Pernilla Hallberg

CEO, Hallberg&Glad
Pernilla Hallberg runs the consultancy Hallberg&Glad and leads several long-term property-owner collaborations in Sweden.As one of Sweden’s most experienced practitioners in the field she represents Bergsjön 2031 - featured as one of ten European case studies in the Eurocities... Read More →
avatar for Will Dyson

Will Dyson

Placemaking Director, Eastern City BID, Cheapside BID, Aldgate Connect (Primera)
Will is Placemaking Director for the Eastern City BID, and works across a number of the City of London’s BIDs including Aldgate Connect, and the Cheapside Business Alliance. He has more than 12 years’ experience in the BID industry, having previously held a variety of roles in... Read More →
avatar for Magnus Hallberg

Magnus Hallberg

CTO, Hallberg&Glad
Magnus Hallberg is the second part of the consultancy Hallberg&Glad. He is responsible for the digital environments, development projects, and the tools and systems that support efficient and innovative ways of working.
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

From Temporariness to Permanence: Three Foundations of Sustainable Placemaking
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Across Europe, placemaking initiatives are transforming vacant buildings, post-industrial sites, and underused urban spaces into vibrant cultural and social communities. Yet many remain vulnerable, relying on temporary leases, fragile governance, limited funding, and shifting political priorities.This session explores one of the key challenges facing placemaking today: how can temporary...
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Joanna Gańcza-Pawełczyk

team member, Municipality of Wroclaw, Department of Social Affairs, Civic Participation Division
Joanna Gańcza-Pawełczyk works for the City of Wrocław in the Department of Social Affairs, specializing in citizen participation. She has contributed to numerous participatory urban development projects and is a member of Wrocław GREEN PLACE, an URBACT network of ten European cities. The initiative transforms underused urban spaces through community participation while promoting green infrastructure as a key strategy for climate resilience... Read More →
avatar for Jacek Rajewski

Jacek Rajewski

treasurer / business director, Stichting Crealisatie / maker community De Hoop in Zaandam, The Netherlands
Jacek Rajewski is a cultural entrepreneur and producer with over 30 years of experience developing innovative projects at the intersection of art, culture, technology, and society. Co-founder and former creative director of Amsterdam's Sugar Factory, he led its business development... Read More →
avatar for Cyril Stom

Cyril Stom

chairman / general director, Stichting Crealisatie / maker community De Hoop in Zaandam, The Netherlands
Cyril Stom is a creative producer and concept developer specializing in maker communities and creative workspaces. Originally trained as an interaction designer, he built a career in advertising, communications, and digital media before focusing on cultural entrepreneurship. As the initiator of Maakge... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion

2:30pm CEST

From Primal to Powerful: Neuroscience-Based Placemaking
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
How do we know if a public space genuinely fosters resilience? It starts in the nervous system. In this hands-on session, we introduce the "Biological Layer" of urban resilience through the lens of neuroarchitecture and environmental psychology.We begin by explaining the science behind the Wendy Assessment, our framework that measures how spatial design impacts human stress and flourishing...
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Speakers
avatar for Rotem Carmi

Rotem Carmi

Founder, City Makers
Rotem Carmi is a placemaker and the founder of City Makers. From urban strategy to street-level implementation, Rotem transforms bold ideas into real-world projects that catalyze change in cities and improve people's lives.
avatar for Daiana Zamler

Daiana Zamler

Founder, Design For Blooming
Daiana Zamler is an architect, PhD, and founder of Design for Blooming, working at the bridge between neuroscience, psychology, and design. She helps architects, consultancies, and developers make clearer, evidence-informed design decisions that support human health, lived experience... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop

2:30pm CEST

Make Space for Nature: Co-creating Resilient Urban Futures
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
How can cities build resilience by working with nature and communities?This session brings together three complementary perspectives on placemaking: experimental design, neighborhood-led action, and innovative Nature-based Solutions. While each initiative operates at a different scale and context, all share a common ambition: to create urban environments that support both human and non-human...
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avatar for Tim De Waele

Tim De Waele

Program Manager of Green and Healthy Neighbourhood, City of Rotterdam
Advisor of Water, Participation and Climate adaptation, Program manager of the Green and Healthy Neighbourhood – City of Rotterdam. Rotterdam is undergoing a transformation to tackle challenges such as mobility, climate adaptation, and urban greening, all with direct impacts... Read More →
avatar for Ružica Jovanović

Ružica Jovanović

Founder, Rouge
Rouge is a Berlin-based studio working at the intersection of art and architecture, focused on imagining more ecological, coexisting futures through proposals for public space.
The studio was founded by a human, Ruzica Jovanovic. While most of the drawings are produced by her, the
... Read More →
avatar for Ksenia Kuzmina

Ksenia Kuzmina

Senior Architect, Project manager, LAND Italia Srl
I am an architect at LAND Italia, specializing in landscape design and consultancy across a range of spatial scales. My work focuses on the intersection of placemaking, landscape architecture, and urban development, exploring how nature-based strategies can shape resilient, inclusive... Read More →
avatar for Valentina Galiulo

Valentina Galiulo

Director, LAND Italia Srl
I am a Director at LAND Italia Srl and a PhD Architect, a multipurpose and cross-disciplinary figure for the entire LAND group. I graduated from the University of Seville (ETSAS) in the Architecture City, Territory, and Habitat Doctorate programme in 2023. My doctoral research focused... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, panel discussion
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Prove It Green: Using KPIs to Win the Budget Battle
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Green spaces make cities healthier, cooler and more liveable, yet when budgets are decided, "nice park" rarely beats "new road." Sound familiar? The problem isn't a lack of good ideas; it's a lack of evidence that speaks the language of decision-makers.This hands-on workshop introduces a practical KPI framework that connects green interventions to the outcomes that matter most: wellbeing, climate...
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Speakers
avatar for Katarzyna Solarek-Pancic

Katarzyna Solarek-Pancic

Senior Consultant | Cities Planning and Design, ARUP
Katarzyna Solarek-Pancic is a Senior Consultant at Arup and a landscape architect specialising in public space design and nature-based solutions. She brings extensive experience in leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects across Europe, with a strong focus on climate adaptation... Read More →
avatar for Justyna Maria Pawlak

Justyna Maria Pawlak

Junior Consultant, ARUP
Justyna Pawlak is part of Arup’s Warsaw environmental team, contributing to international projects focused on sustainable urban development. She is actively involved in the Horizon Europe ReGreeneration project, supporting the development of tools and methodologies for measuring... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

From Urban Experiments to Lasting Change:
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park
How can cities turn small-scale experiments into long-term transformation? This interactive workshop introduces the Liveability Design Approach (LDA), a framework that combines strategic vision with practical tools for creating more liveable, resilient, and adaptive cities. Drawing on examples from cities across the Baltic Sea Region, participants will explore how co-creation, experimentation, and...
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Andrea Cederquist

Project manager, Heinrich Böll Foundation SH
Andrea Cederquist is a project manager and expert in citizen participation, social innovation, and sustainable urban development at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Schleswig-Holstein. She coordinates international cooperation projects across the Baltic Sea Region and beyond that promote... Read More →
avatar for Mārtiņš Eņģelis

Mārtiņš Eņģelis

Councillor, The Riga City Council
Mārtiņš Eņģelis is a Latvian urban researcher, spatial planning expert, and politician specializing in sustainable urban development, culture, and civic engagement. Based in Riga, he has worked across public administration, tourism, and cultural sectors, and currently serves... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park aleja Dąbska, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Gamifying Urban Participation with Minecraft
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Ever wished you could redesign your city with unlimited blocks and no planning bureaucracy?Welcome to the world of gamified placemaking. In this workshop, we'll rebuild a real neighbourhood in Minecraft and collectively reimagine its future. Parks, mobility hubs, meeting spaces, playgrounds—everything is up for discussion.The goal isn't gaming. It's participation. By using familiar digital...
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Speakers
avatar for Placemaking Germany

Placemaking Germany

Founder, Placemaking Germany
Placemaking Germany was founded after Placemaking Week Europe 2025 to connect a growing but fragmented scene in Germany. With strong motivation already there, the network creates a platform for exchange, collaboration and visibility through events, education, joint projects and meetups... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, game / tool
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

On-site Workshop: Come and Help Build a Place Led Development Strategy for Social Square in Wroclaw!
Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 6:30pm CEST
Museum of Architecture
Join us for this unique workshop! We will implement the principles of place-led development on the exciting case of the Social Square (Placu Społeczny), the most important area development in the city centre of Wroclaw.Other than its name suggests, it offers no social experience, but is a place of heavy infrastructure. In the past decades, numerous plans were made, none implemented, leaving the...
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avatar for Marzena Horak

Marzena Horak

City Strategy Office Director, Municipality of Wroclaw
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avatar for Clementine Robert

Clementine Robert

Working Group Co-ordinator, Place-led Development
Working Group Co-ordinator Place-led Development
avatar for Jeroen Laven

Jeroen Laven

Head of Culture, Placemaking Council Lead, City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council
City of The Hague, ULI European Placemaking Council, co-founder of Placemaking Europe
avatar for Małgorzata Klarczyk

Małgorzata Klarczyk

City Strategy Office, Municipality of Wroclaw
An urban planner with over twenty years of design experience, she has authored and co-authored numerous local plans, municipal studies, spatial policies in local and supra-local strategies, design concepts, and analyses, working at the Wrocław City Hall and collaborating with industry... Read More →
avatar for Kristian Riis

Kristian Riis

CEO, Placemaking Council Lead, Volcano, ULI European Placemaking Council
CEO, Volcano A/S and Co-Chair, ULI European Placemaking Council
avatar for Hans Karssenberg

Hans Karssenberg

Board member, partner, STIPO, Placemaking Europe, Place-Led Development Working Group
Board member and co-founder of Placemaking Europe, Founding Partner of STIPO and member of the Place-Led Development Working Group
avatar for Łukasz Medeksza

Łukasz Medeksza

Deputy Director of the Department of Strategy and Sustainable Development at the Municipality of Wrocław, Municipality of Wrocław

Thursday September 24, 2026 2:30pm - 6:30pm CEST
Museum of Architecture Bernardyńska 7, 50-156 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop

4:15pm CEST

Building Belonging: The Unexpected Journey
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Placemaking projects rarely unfold exactly as planned. When communities come together to negotiate belonging, priorities, identities, and shared ownership of a place, unexpected challenges inevitably emerge. Yet these moments of uncertainty often become the most valuable opportunities for learning.This interactive session brings together practitioners from Italy, Turkey, Scotland, Poland, and...
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avatar for Stefania Campioli

Stefania Campioli

Team member, Local project team
Curious, open-minded, and passionate about architecture, design, and photography, she explores how collaborative processes can shape more inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable places. Architect with a PhD in Urban Planning, she combines professional practice and teaching to bridge concepts... Read More →
avatar for Kelly Henderson

Kelly Henderson

Current Master’s Student at the University of Glasgow in City Planning & Freelance Researcher and Community Engagement S, University of Glasgow
Researcher and community engagement practitioner who enjoys learning with people using creative and participatory research methods. She has a background in health psychology, public health, and human-centered design research, and has worked with communities exploring a range of topics... Read More →
avatar for Martyna Sykta

Martyna Sykta

Co-founder, KOLAB Laboratorium Projektowania Społecznego (KOLAB Social Design Laboratory)
Social designer and coordinator of interdisciplinary projects, specialising in participation, co-design and design research. She holds degrees in Industrial Design, Design Innovation and Citizenship, and Urban Studies. She is a co-founder of the KOLAB Social Design Laboratory. In... Read More →
avatar for Fulya Halacoglu

Fulya Halacoglu

Community Lead, All Things Urban
Urban planning and community engagement practitioner passionate about cities, communities, and the ways people come together to shape places. As Community Lead at All Things Urban, she supports an international network of urban communities and brings urbanists together through workshops... Read More →
avatar for Alejandrina Castillo

Alejandrina Castillo

Founder, Inspica
Architect, entrepreneur, and founder of Inspica. She has spent the last eight years designing and leading participatory projects with communities across Mexico, primarily in low-income Mayan villages in Yucatán. Her work brings together community engagement, placemaking, art, and... Read More →
avatar for Marco Iori

Marco Iori

Freelance, Local project team
UX Designer and Workshopper.Passionate about challenges related to human interaction with technology, as a UX designer I work on enhancing the creation of complex products and services that are centered around human needs.As a workshopper, I guide people through processes, helping... Read More →
avatar for Carlo Bellini

Carlo Bellini

parish priest, Catholic Church, Diocese of Carpi
Parish priest in Carpi (MO). Licentiate in Theology; studies in canon law. Degree in chemical engineering.
avatar for Wiktor Dembs

Wiktor Dembs

Co-founder, KOLAB Laboratorium Projektowania Społecznego (KOLAB Social Design Laboratory)
Social designer and co-founder of the KOLAB Social Design Laboratory. He holds a degree in Industrial Design and is a graduate of the Pomeranian School of Social Animation. He gained professional experience, among others, at the Social Innovation Lab in Gdynia.In his design practice... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Building Inclusive Cities: Intercultural Placemaking in Action
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Placemaking and urban regeneration are often seen as naturally inclusive and open to diversity. But we want to do better, making sure that placemaking is genuinely inclusive and serves residents in all their diversity. This session will provide a forum for panellists and participants - local authorities and city officials especially - to gather and build up practice around genuinely inclusive...
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avatar for Filipa Serpa

Filipa Serpa

Associate Professor at Lisbon School of Architecture-ULisboa, Lisbon School of Architecture
Filipa Serpa is an
architect and urban planner, specialised in Urban and Environmental Regeneration
and a PhD in Urbanism focused on publicly promoted housing projects. She
has been teaching at the Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon,
since 2000 and is current... Read More →
avatar for Tiago Mota Saraiva

Tiago Mota Saraiva

Founder of ateliermob, ateliermob / working with the 99% / FAUL (Lisbon School of Architecture)
Tiago Mota Saraiva is an architect, urban planner, and founding partner of the Ateliermob office and the Working with the 99% cooperative. Over the past two decades, he has developed a practice strongly committed to participatory processes, community-led projects, and cooperative... Read More →
avatar for Saira Ali

Saira Ali

Team Leader for Landscape, Design and Conservation, City of Bradford, UK
President of the Landscape Institute (UK) and Landscape Architect and Team Leader for Landscape, Design and Conservation at Bradford City Council. Intercultural Cities Programme co-ordinator in the city of Bradford
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Ben FREEMAN

Senior Project Officer, Council of Europe Intercultural Cities Programme
Ben is senior project officer at the Intercultural Cities Programme of the Council of Europe, a a network of cities, regions and other local authorities which find strength in diversity, sharing their hands-on experience with each other to build inclusive and resilient local communities... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Layers of Place: exploring and mapping wellbeing in urban spaces
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point
What makes a place feel good? This outdoor workshop invites participants to explore how the interplay between physical design, the people present, and sensory stimuli shapes wellbeing in urban spaces. Drawing from communication and design perspectives as well as environmental psychology, you’ll learn how to “read” a place through multiple lenses.Working in small groups, participants will...
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avatar for Charlotte Marguerite Joanne Kasbergen- Meyer

Charlotte Marguerite Joanne Kasbergen- Meyer

lecturer- researcher, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Lecturer- researcher & trainer in the field of Environmental Psychology, Urban Planning, Environmental Management at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences. Developer and manager of meaningful places to stay. Teaching, research, training, and practice come together in... Read More →
avatar for Joanna Burska-Kopczyk

Joanna Burska-Kopczyk

Lecturer, SWPS University
Lecturer and assistant professor at SWPS University (Department of Graphic Design, Faculty of Law and Social Communication). Member of the Communication Design Lab. She believes in designing with people (participatory & co-design), about people (design research), and for people (human-centered... Read More →
avatar for Sarah Zernitz

Sarah Zernitz

Lecturer - researcher, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
Lecturer and researcher at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, working at the intersection of environmental and social sciences. I work on the dynamic relationship between people and their surroundings (environmental psychology), and how individuals and communities... Read More →
avatar for Paulina Woźniak-Dębińska

Paulina Woźniak-Dębińska

assistant professor, SWPS University
Lecturer and assistant professor at SWPS University (Department of Graphic Design, Faculty of Law and Social Communication). Member of the Communication Design Lab, communication designer, researcher, and copywriter. Academic interests: participatory design, social inclusion/exclusion... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Iglica - meeting point Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Sharing Stories & Roots of belonging
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
What do belonging, identity, and home mean in different contexts? Join Noor, a Palestinian social psychologist, and Dhanya, an Indian participatory designer, for an interactive workshop that combines personal narrative with place-based practice.Together, we will explore the words and symbols that reflect our unique geographical and social identities, producing a collective picture of our shared...
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avatar for Noor Korabi

Noor Korabi

practitioner in Urban strategy - Placemaking Palestinians Network, Khadra initiative \ Placemaking Palestinians Network
Noor Korabi is a Palestinian social psychologist and social-urban planning practitioner based within the 48 Green Line. Her work focuses on the intersection of identity, belonging, public space, and community participation, supporting Arab municipalities in developing more inclusive... Read More →
avatar for Dhanya Rajagopal

Dhanya Rajagopal

Leader, Placemaking India
I am a public space advocate and founder of the independent urban strategy and design practice, The Thinking Cauldron. With 12+ years of experience in delivering purpose-driven urban projects that span intersecting disciplines, systems, stakeholders and sectors. I specialize in cultural... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

UnBrexit : Celebrating Unity
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Place Collective UK & UK delegates invite our European colleagues to celebrate collaboration and build new partnerships It’s been 10 years since the Brexit vote and 6 years since the UK left the EU - but it feels progressively as though more and more relationships are being built across The Channel than ever before - and the Placemaking community is a key part of that. To celebrate the...
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avatar for Place Collective UK & Friends

Place Collective UK & Friends

n/a, Place Collective UK
Place Collective UK is a diverse and dynamic collective that comes together, through regular field trips, events and socials, to explore all things place. We are volunteer-run, free to join and open to all, with an extensive, diverse membership of passionate place people across the... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop

4:15pm CEST

How to design, plan, and produce podcasts for placemaking and community participation
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
For cities and placemakers, there’s so much more to podcasts than interviewing experts or disseminating information. Podcasting holds huge potential to be integrated as a participatory placemaking tool and practice to drive active community dialogue and enable co-creation. For example, podcasts can be used for urban research, democratising decision-making, closing the engagement feedback...
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avatar for Barbara Gruber

Barbara Gruber

Visual artist, Creative Seeds
Barbara Gruber is a visual artist, journalist, and media development specialist. Through her collaborative practice Creative Seeds, Barbara has exhibited her photography and installations in Berlin and Sydney, published books, and led arts-based community placemaking projects. As... Read More →
avatar for Guy Degen

Guy Degen

Urban practitioner, Hyperfocal
Guy Degen is an urban practitioner specialising in placemaking, innovation, co-creating, community engagement, and storytelling. Along with urbanism his career spans strategic design, journalism, international development, and higher education. Guy’s recent post-graduate urban research... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Beyond the Opening Day: Designing for Intergenerational Stewardship
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Buildings designed for 100-year lifecycles are financed on quarterly returns and planned within 5-year political cycles. Who is responsible after the ribbon-cutting?Drawing on The Futures We Build playbook - developed as a collaboration between Perkins&Will London, Portland Design and the Royal College of Art - through cross-sector roundtables with 80+ built environment practitioners, this session...
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avatar for Elisa Cecilli

Elisa Cecilli

Strategic Foresight - Senior Associate, Perkins&Will and Portland Design
Trained as an economist, I gravitated early towards its most intangible edges: culture, ideas, innovation, and the forces that shape how people live and what they value. This has defined over fifteen years of research and foresight work combining design thinking and cultural intelligence... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop

4:15pm CEST

AI Tools For Placemaking—Without Losing Its Soul
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
How can AI help placemakers move faster, engage communities more meaningfully, and bring spatial visions to life—without losing what is most central to placemaking: being human.This session combines two practitioner perspectives with hands-on experimentation—and a shared critical question: where does AI genuinely serve participation, and where does it fall short?Sampo Ruoppila (CoPlanAI) maps...
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avatar for Sampo Ruoppila

Sampo Ruoppila

Co-Founder, CoPlanAI
Sampo Ruoppila is an urbanist, scholar, and knowledge broker specialised in urban policy and AI-assisted participatory planning. He is Partner at SpinUnit Lab (Helsinki) and Co-Founder of CoPlanAI, an AI-assisted participatory planning platform that has been used in more than 100... Read More →
avatar for Raphaela Mak

Raphaela Mak

CEO and Co-founder, Metvibee
Raphaela Freja Emma Mak (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur working across arts, culture, music, sports, urbanism, tech, and tourism.
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

New European Bauhaus: the pathway to building resilient cities through culture and collaboration?
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
This panel brings together city representatives, activists, urban planners, cultural producers, artists, and policy experts to explore how resilience is shaped in practice and supported by policy.  Across Europe, cities face complex challenges that require place-based, participatory approaches connecting people, nature, and the built environment. Drawing on ideas and...
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Dirk Scheelje

CEO, Heinrich Boell Foundation SH
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Andrea Cederquist

Project manager, Heinrich Böll Foundation SH
Andrea Cederquist is a project manager and expert in citizen participation, social innovation, and sustainable urban development at the Heinrich Böll Foundation Schleswig-Holstein. She coordinates international cooperation projects across the Baltic Sea Region and beyond that promote... Read More →
avatar for Ilona Puskas

Ilona Puskas

New European Bauhaus Project Manager, Climate KIC
Ilona has a background as a curator, cultural programmer, and creative convener. She has been working on the New European Bauhaus initiative since its announcement, continuing the efforts of the former Social Activation and Experimentation team of Climate KIC. Her focus is on citizen... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) Wystawowa 1, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, panel discussion
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Using upcoming technologies to spark placemaking
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Urban experimentation is traditionally tactile and physical, leaving new digital tools facing skepticism in placemaking.This interactive panel addresses that gap by exploring how emerging digital technologies can naturally integrate into the "Sandbox City," taking STIPO and Orb Amsterdam’s new Immersive Experience tool, Placemaking Immersive, as a practical starting point.Join this session to...
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avatar for Thomas Le Gras - Bleeker

Thomas Le Gras - Bleeker

Advisor Urban Development, STIPO
Thomas Le Gras - Bleeker is a consultant at STIPO. After a career as an advertising creative, he now applies his expertise in community building to urban development. With great energy, he translates the wishes of stakeholders into creative and widely supported plans for buildings... Read More →
avatar for Doruk Eker

Doruk Eker

Partner, Orb Amsterdam
Doruk Eker is a Partner at Orb Amsterdam and an expert in immersive technologies such as AR, VR, and public space installations. He focuses on strategic direction and impactful partnerships to bring innovative, groundbreaking experiences to life.
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 18, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, game / tool
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

You Have 4 Minutes: The Art and Science of Saving a Life
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model
This outdoor session presents the sandbox at university campus of intelligent emergency towers designed to improve access to AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) in public spaces. Through simulation and game-based scenarios, the talk explores how technology, behavioral design, and infrastructure can significantly increase survival rates in emergency situations.
Speakers
avatar for Jarosław Sowizdraniuk

Jarosław Sowizdraniuk

Head of Medical Simulation Centre, Wroclaw University of Sciene and Technology
Paramedic, university professor, and educator. Expert in medical simulation and emergency medicine specialist. Multiple-time winner of the Polish Paramedic Championships. He leads classes with passion and dedication, for which he was named Academic Teacher of the Year 2021 in Lower... Read More →
Thursday September 24, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
WUWA exhibition model Zygmunta Wróblewskiego 16a, 51-627 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, game / tool
  • global Y

6:00pm CEST

Thursday Evening Plenary
Thursday September 24, 2026 6:00pm - 7:15pm CEST
Train Depot - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
More information is coming soon.
Thursday September 24, 2026 6:00pm - 7:15pm CEST
Train Depot - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime Tramwajowa 1-3, 51-621 Wrocław, Poland
  plenary, talks & panel discussions

8:00pm CEST

Thursday evening program
Thursday September 24, 2026 8:00pm - 11:59pm CEST
Ruska 46
8:00 PM – Until Dawn — KARAOKE ALL NIGHT LONGA laid-back, judgment-free karaoke night — from the biggest hits to the most unexpected guilty pleasures. We want to create an evening that naturally turns strangers into a group of people singing choruses together at 3 AM.9:00 PM “Jamm Session, ale takie spoko / Jamm Session, but so cool”A jam session format that has been successfully tested...
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Thursday September 24, 2026 8:00pm - 11:59pm CEST
Ruska 46 Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
 
Friday, September 25
 

10:00am CEST

Friday Morning Plenary
Friday September 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons
More information is coming soon.
Friday September 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons Kazimierza Wielkiego 19a/21, 50-077 Wrocław, Poland
  plenary, talks & panel discussions

11:45am CEST

(Exploring) Identity: Inner Landscapes and Collective Imaginaries
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Żyjnia / Lifery
This interactive session delves into the role of identity in placemaking. It explores how we as individuals and collectives formulate imaginaries: the stories and visions we build to make sense of who we are, how we relate to others, and how we see the world. The session provides an open and creative space for us to imagine our inner landscapes, characterisations of the self and interactions with...
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avatar for Samir Amin

Samir Amin

Project Manager, Institute for Urban Excellence
Samir Amin is a Project Manager at the Institute for Urban Excellence with a background in Metropolitan Studies. His work focuses on community mobilisation, social justice, and inclusive policy co-design. He works across European research and public outreach contexts, seeking to develop... Read More →
avatar for Lenka Kuricová

Lenka Kuricová

Grant and project manager, Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava
Lenka is an interdisciplinary curator, cultural strategist and practitioner from Slovakia working at the intersection of culture, public space and placemaking. Her work explores how cultural practice can cultivate curiosity, strengthen belonging and contribute to long-term transformation... Read More →
avatar for Mariana Binder

Mariana Binder

Senior Project Officer, Institute for Urban Excellence
Mariana Binder is an urban planner and architect from Argentina. She is a Senior Project Officer at the Institute for Urban Excellence, working across European research projects. Her work focuses on knowledge dissemination, sustainable urban development, nature-based solutions and... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Żyjnia / Lifery Świdnicka 2-4, 50-067 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Beyond the Door: The Changing Place Living Lab. Engineering Dignity and Belonging in Urban Spaces
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
2nd floor near bar - Cinema New Horizons
Can an urban space truly offer "belonging" if it fails to meet basic human dignity? For many vulnerable citizens, public life is entirely restricted by a missing piece of micro-infrastructure: adult changing rooms – next step in design accessible toilets. Join this hands-on, interactive workshop to explore "The Changing Place Living Lab" at Cinema New Horizons in Wrocław. We will break...
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avatar for Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak

Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak

Architect and assistant professor at Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Elżbieta Komarzyńska-Świeściak, PhD, Architect, is an architect, researcher and academic at the Faculty of Architecture, Wrocław University of Science and Technology. For more than ten years, she has focused on the adaptation and activation of underused and abandoned urban spaces... Read More →
avatar for Katarzyna Jach

Katarzyna Jach

Associate Professor, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Katarzyna Jach, PhD, DSc, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology and Ergonomics, Faculty of Management, at Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław Tech). She serves as the Rector’s Proxy for Accessibility and Director of Accessibility Knowled... Read More →
avatar for Aleksandra Tądel

Aleksandra Tądel

PhD Student, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
PhD student in Architecture and Urban Planning researching the use of digital twin technologies in architecture and urban contexts. Her work focuses on Urban Twins, digital modelling, spatial data integration, and the role of emerging technologies in supporting more responsive, inclusive... Read More →
avatar for Wiktor Sobczyński

Wiktor Sobczyński

Student, Vice president for marketing and projects at SNS Automatyk, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, SNS Automatyk
A highly motivated third-year student of Robotics and Automatic Control with a strong background in embedded systems, PLC programming, and electronics. Driven by a passion for Smart Home solutions. Actively involved with the SNS Automatyk student organization at the Faculty of Electrical... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
2nd floor near bar - Cinema New Horizons Kazimierza Wielkiego 19a/21, 50-077 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Beyond the pop-up: Inclusion and belonging in daily life
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons
What are the possibilities and limits of placemaking for building inclusive and caring everyday environments?This session explores the work of the Inclusive City Urban Living Labs (ULLs) in Vienna, Rotterdam, Oslo, and Budapest, on placemaking as a way of creating low-threshold spaces for care and belonging in daily life. The panel engages fellow practitioners in reflecting on placemaking as...
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avatar for Arild Eriksen

Arild Eriksen

Managing Director, Fragment AS
Arild Eriksen (b. 1973)  is a Norwegian architect, writer, and researcher whose work explores the relationship between architecture, society, and urban development. Trained as an architect, he combines professional practice with critical writing and research on housing, planning... Read More →
avatar for Rana Habibi

Rana Habibi

Researcher, University of Breda
Rana Habibi (b. 1984) is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Urban Design at the Faculty of Built Environment, Breda University of Applied Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Architecture (2015) and a Master of Urbanism and Strategic Planning (2011) from KU Leuven, and a postgraduate degree... Read More →
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Gergely Hory

Professor, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Gergely Hory (b. 1989) is an architect and assistant professor at the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), where he completed his PhD in architecture. Prior that he continued master studies in architecture at BME and... Read More →
avatar for Theresa Koenig

Theresa Koenig

Project Coordinator, Superwien Urbanism
Theresa Koenig is an urban planner and project manager working on participatory, community-based urban development and inclusive public space strategies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from WU Wien and a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Urban Planning from TU Wien... Read More →
avatar for Kimberly Weger

Kimberly Weger

Board Member, Placemaking Norway
Kim Weger works with participation and social inclusion, exploring how the theories of deliberative democracy can be applied within urban agriculture and placemaking projects. Kim comes from Canada and has her Master’s degree in political science from the University of Calgary... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons Kazimierza Wielkiego 19a/21, 50-077 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, panel discussion
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Returning to the Garden of Eden. An embodied exploration of belonging within the City
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
ODLOT. / Local Community Center
Contemporary cities often function as systems of fragmentation, separating people from land, each other, and the ecological processes that sustain life. This workshop begins by recognizing this alienation, not as fixed, but as something that can be actively reimagined.Rather than treating the Garden of Eden as a lost ideal, we approach it as a myth that can be collectively rewritten and...
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avatar for Dominika Belanská

Dominika Belanská

Creator, Independent artist
Dominika Belanská (Slovakia) is an artist and social architect, a dancer, singer, musician, visual artist, poet and a bee steward, who aims to regenerate trust and rebuild relationships. Co-creator of projects “River Within”, “Brownfields and Orchards”, “Generations Together... Read More →
avatar for Rafael Pascual-Leone

Rafael Pascual-Leone

Founder, Oakcrest Orchard
Rafael Pascual-Leone is a Canadian designer, community organizer, and placemaking practitioner whose work explores how shared spaces can foster belonging, resilience, and collective stewardship. Trained in architecture in Canada, he has worked in Canada, Malta, and Spain on projects involving communit... Read More →
avatar for Marrit Terpstra

Marrit Terpstra

Community-based health prevention, Public Health Department in The Hague
Marrit Terpstra (Netherlands) is an urban designer with a strong interest in the relationship between people and their living environment. Trained as an engineer, she transitioned into policy and now works hands-on in neighbourhoods through placemaking for health. She is currently involved in the neighbourhood... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
ODLOT. / Local Community Center Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 34, 50-033 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Signs of Life in Urban Space
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
The White Stork Synagogue
In an increasingly globalised world, more and more cities are being shaped by tourism and temporary use. Across Europe, from Lisbon to Barcelona, entire neighbourhoods are being transformed into spaces designed for visitors rather than residents. Urban space becomes curated and staged: boutique hotels replace local businesses, souvenir shops outnumber grocery stores, and cafés cater to short-term...
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Teo Lünstroth

freelance, freelance
Teo Lünstroth works as a consultant and facilitator in the fields of diversity, anti-discrimination, and organisational development. Passionate about cities and urban change, Teo explores how belonging, care, and collective responsibility are shaped through everyday life in public space. Their... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
The White Stork Synagogue Pawła Włodkowica 7, 50-072 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Types of Placemaking
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Wrocławski Dom Literatury / House of Literature
The objective of this activity is that it will be an interactive event in which all participants can take part and express their views. We would like to engage with researchers and practitioners, sharing ideas and experiences, and identifying types of placemaking in which practitioners are involved. They will be able to discuss their work in mixed groups, to explore information that they are...
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Rana Habibi

Researcher, University of Breda
Rana Habibi (b. 1984) is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Urban Design at the Faculty of Built Environment, Breda University of Applied Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in Architecture (2015) and a Master of Urbanism and Strategic Planning (2011) from KU Leuven, and a postgraduate degree... Read More →
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Mili Hurtig

Consultant | Community Engagement, Gender-sensitive Planning - Participatory Governance
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Tímea Szőke

researcher, facilitator, Urban Resilience Lab Barcelona, UIC Barcelona
Tímea Szőke is an urban practitioner, researcher and facilitator, currently a PhD candidate at the UIC Barcelona. Her work focuses on regenerative placemaking, examining how participatory processes, culture, and public space can help rebuild social ties in cities. She is the secretary... Read More →
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Sina Ataee

Founder, Ramin Friendship Club (Mammute Urban Innovation Studio)
Sina Ataee is a doctoral researcher at CESAM, University of Aveiro, and co-founder of Mammute Urban Innovation Studio (MUIS) in Iran. His work focuses on improving urban environmental comfort by bridging participatory design, gamification, and evidence-based placemaking. He co-creates... Read More →
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Bob Giddings

Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Professor of Architecture and Urban Design
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Wrocławski Dom Literatury / House of Literature Przejście Garncarskie 2, 50-148 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Classrooms Without Walls: Placemaking Through Education for Community Recovery and Resilience in Wartime Ukraine
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine
What happens to placemaking when recovery, resilience, and everyday life must happen at the same time?In Ukraine, communities are rebuilding trust, adapting to uncertainty, and shaping the future while the war is still ongoing. In this context, placemaking is more than a tool for improving public space—it becomes a way to support social cohesion, psychological recovery, local leadership, and...
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Mariia Gryshchenko

sociologist, Institute of Sociology National Academy of Science Ukraine, Urban reform School
Maria Gryshchenko is a sociologist and urban researcher from Ukraine with over ten years of experience in participatory planning, urban development, and community engagement. She works with local communities, civil society organizations, and municipalities on inclusive approaches... Read More →
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Kostiantyn Kuchabsky

co-founder, Ostriv Platform
Kostiantyn Kuchabskyi is an architect, designer, artist, and co-founder of Ostriv Platform, an independent community space and urban laboratory in Kyiv. His work combines architecture, making, cultural initiatives, and community-based urban development. He is involved in projects... Read More →
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Oleksandra Naryzhna

Co-Founder, Urban Reform School
Oleksandra Naryzhna is an architect, urbanist, and co-founder of Urban Reform, a Ukrainian NGO advancing participatory urban development and community-led transformation. With more than a decade of experience in architecture, urban planning, and civic engagement, she works with municipalities... Read More →
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Daria Ozhyhanova

First Vice-Rector, the Kharkiv School of Architecture
Daria Ozhyhanova is an architect, educator, and First Vice-Rector of the Kharkiv School of Architecture, where she contributes to the development of innovative architectural education in Ukraine. Her work spans architecture, urbanism, public participation, and design education, with... Read More →
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Marichka Zakaluzhna

Founder & Director, Ukrainian Urban Platform
Marichka Zakaliuzhna is founder and director of the Ukrainian Urban Platform. She works at the intersection of urban development, community engagement, and knowledge exchange, creating opportunities for collaboration between local governments, practitioners, and civil society. Her... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, panel discussion
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Resilient Cities in Action: From Preparedness to Recovery
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Yoga Room - PRZED·POKÓJ
Cities across the world are increasingly confronted with crises—ranging from climate-related events to social and economic disruptions. Building urban resilience requires not only effective preparation, but also the ability to recover and adapt in ways that strengthen communities and places over time.This session brings together two complementary perspectives on resilience: one focused on...
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Arno Segeren

program manager, City of The Hague
Program manager for city making ('Stadmaken') in the city of the Hague. The program is aimed at facilitating initiatieves from the city, so that ideas can actually grow into full-fledged initiatives; initiatives that are valuable for the community, street, neighborhood, or city. The... Read More →
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Leyla Van Der WAARDE

Collaboration Manager, Humane Urbanism
Leyla van der Waarde is Collaboration Manager at the Humane Urbanism, a non-profit organisation that supports cities in recovering from and preparing for extreme conditions such as disasters and conflicts in a more people-centred way.Trained as an architect, she works at the intersection... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Yoga Room - PRZED·POKÓJ Świdnicka 43/45, 50-028 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

Placemaking Assessment Tool: Evaluating Places, Empowering Practitioners
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Small Room - PRZED·POKÓJ
This session presents the Placemaking Assessment tool, a digital survey built by Placemaking Europe for practitioners evaluating public spaces. The tool can be accessed through: https://assessment.placemaking-europe.eu/Attendees will see how the tool structures assessment around four dimensions — comfort and image, access and linkages, uses and activities, and sociability — and how it adapts...
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José Bucio

Chief Product Officer, Paralaje software development
José Bucio Pérez is an urban researcher and consultant with a background in Philosophy and Urban Studies. He works at the intersection of quantitative analysis, digital tools, and social impact, and currently collaborates with Placemaking Europe to design custom tools for assessing... Read More →
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Marta Popiołek

Projects & Partnerships Lead, Placemaking Europe
Urban researcher specialising in civic engagement and community empowerment through innovative participatory methods. She designs and facilitates participatory and community engagement processes, conducts qualitative and quantitative urban and social research, and supports co-creation... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Small Room - PRZED·POKÓJ Świdnicka 43/45, 50-028 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop

11:45am CEST

The Nightlife Crisis: The Night Is Dead, Long Live The Night?
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Barbara
In this age where nightlife venues are disappearing or threatened, where is nightlife going and what role does it play in a chaotic world where democracy is in decline and marginalized groups are facing often violent pushback? This interactive workshop is an open conversation on the challenges facing nightlife in Europe right now. Case studies from the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy and Greece will be...
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Emiel Arends

Senior advisor on urban affairs, City of Rotterdam
Emiel is a senior advisor on urban affairs for the City of Rotterdam. He worked on numerous high-rise projects in the city and. He is the author of the 2 most recent high-rise policies of the city and chairman of the high-rise team. Next tot his work in Rotterdam is also part of the... Read More →
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Dimitra Zouni

-, STIPO Greece
to be supplemented
avatar for Mirik Milan

Mirik Milan

-, Vibe Lab
to be supplemented
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Raphaela Mak

CEO and Co-founder, Metvibee
Raphaela Freja Emma Mak (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur working across arts, culture, music, sports, urbanism, tech, and tourism.
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Giulia Sicignano

Architect, urban designer, consultant, STIPO Italia, AMAT
Giulia is an architect, urban designer and co-founder of STIPO Italia Società Cooperativa with over seven years of international experience bridging technical design and strategic placemaking. Throughout her career, solidified through key collaborations with AMAT and the Municipality... Read More →
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Rob Ittmann

Projectmanager, Municipality of Rotterdam
to be supplemented
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Kelly Vincent

Project manager, SKAR
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Barbara Świdnicka 8B, 50-067 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop
  • global Y

11:45am CEST

The Urban Hunt: The City as Your Playground
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Plac Nowy Targ
Participants will experience the city in a completely different way by becoming active players rather than passive observers. As runners, they will learn to read and use urban spaces strategically, discovering how streets, squares, buildings, and public spaces can offer opportunities for connection, movement, and concealment. As hunters, they will develop observation, collaboration, and spatial...
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Sabine Dekker

Office manager, STIPO
Join me for the City Hunt Game!
Hide somewhere in the city and stay out of the hunters’ sight. Inspired by the popular Dutch TV show Het Jachtseizoen, this urban hunt challenges participants to use the city itself as their hiding place. Runners are free to move around the city, but whenever the hunters give a signal, they must send a photo of their current surroundings as a clue before moving on. Using only these snapshots, the h... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 11:45am - 1:00pm CEST
Plac Nowy Targ plac Nowy Targ 25-26, 50-143 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

12:00pm CEST

Zajezdnia Popowice – tożsamość miejsca w okresie przejściowym
Friday September 25, 2026 12:00pm - 2:30pm CEST
*SESSION CONDUCTED IN POLISH - SESJA PROWADZONA  W J. POLSKIM*Zajezdnia Popowice to zabytkowa, postindustrialna przestrzeń, w której dziedzictwo i historia transportu spotyka się dziś z kulturą i zielenią by służyć budowaniu oddolnej aktywności mieszkańców. W ramach projektu GreenPlace URBACT testowano tu nowe sposoby wykorzystania przestrzeni, budowano lokalną współpracę i...
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Joanna Gańcza-Pawełczyk

team member, Municipality of Wroclaw, Department of Social Affairs, Civic Participation Division
Joanna Gańcza-Pawełczyk works for the City of Wrocław in the Department of Social Affairs, specializing in citizen participation. She has contributed to numerous participatory urban development projects and is a member of Wrocław GREEN PLACE, an URBACT network of ten European cities. The initiative transforms underused urban spaces through community participation while promoting green infrastructure as a key strategy for climate resilience... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 12:00pm - 2:30pm CEST

2:30pm CEST

Creating warm public spaces in a cold region
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine
Ever wondered how placemaking and meeting places work in the Arctic?This session brings together local practitioners, experiences, and examples from across the Arctic region to explore what makes public spaces work year-round in small Arctic towns and municipalities.We will begin by sharing findings from our local project, Attractive Arctic Placemaking, developed at the Arctic Circle in northern...
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TJ Maguire

Steering Committee, Placemaking Canada
TJ is a professional planner and Senior Urban Designer working with the Planning & Development team at Evergreen to create thriving places collaboratively with communities. His passion for inclusive design and placemaking helps shape not only what is built, but also how we build together. Prior to Evergreen, TJ worked with the teams at Waterfront Development / Develop Nova Scotia and BuildNS... Read More →
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Ethan Kent

Executive DIrector, PlacemakingX
Ethan Kent works to support public space organizations, projects, and leadership around the world to build a global placemaking movement. Ethan has traveled to more than 1000 cities, in 65 countries, to advance the cause of leading urban development with inclusive public spaces and placemaking. In 2019 he co-founded PlacemakingX to network, amplify and accelerate placemaking leadership and impact globally. Ethan has helped initiate and grow 30+ regional placemaking networks... Read More →
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Cornelis Uittenbogaard

Urban Planner, Övertorneå Municipality
Cornelis works as a town planner at the municipality of Övertorneå in the far north of Sweden. He has a long experience of working with public spaces and place development. His interests are placemaking, community development as well as photography with the aim to contribute to... Read More →
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Helena Godotter Karlberg

Place innovation expert, Placeinnovation Sweden AB
Helena is a place innovator and founder of Placeinnovation Sweden AB, where she works with place innovation, place development, place attraction, place identity and place branding. She has a background as a journalist and a trusted moderator for events. She commonly gives lectures... Read More →
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Adam Roigart

Co-Founder, BY RUM SKOLE / Artist
Adam Roigart is Landscape Architect, Artist and Placemaker based in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden. In his work he typically explores the link between site, material and person, believing that it is through the participation with our environments that we truly inhabit them... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, panel discussion
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Disturbing Normativity: Queering & Counter-Mapping Wrocław
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor)
Is there such a thing as "normal" space? And who is it for really? Let's reimagine the city of Wrocław together! We will disturb the often invisible spatial norms that favor certain bodies, identities, and ways of being.You'll start by diving into your own positionality, exploring intersectionality and what it means for how you experience space. Then, armed with a research-based toolkit built...
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avatar for Gosia Rybak

Gosia Rybak

Collaborator, Centre for the Just City TU Delft
Gosia Rybak is an urbanist and researcher. A graduate in Urbanism from TU Delft and Architecture from Wrocław University of Technology. As a collaborator at the Centre for the Just City at TU Delft, she researches topics of spatial justice and intersectional urbanism. Her practice... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor) plac Teatralny 5, 50-051 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, game / tool
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Moving Beyond the City as a Machine: Reframing City-Making as a Moral and Spiritual Process
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
ODLOT. / Local Community Center
This informal conversation invites participants to explore a deeper dimension of city-making and placemaking: the idea that places are not only technical or physical interventions, but expressions of the values, relationships, and assumptions that shape our societies.At a time when many communities are facing fragmentation, polarization, and ecological challenges, the session asks how placemaking...
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Arezoo Mohebpour

Co-founder, STIPO Italia Cooperative
Arezoo Mohebpour is an architect, lecturer, and urban researcher whose work explores the intersection of sustainable development, spirituality, and social transformation. She is co-founder of STIPO Italia and co-host of the Design to Connect podcast, where she examines healing-centered... Read More →
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Alexanda Whitcombe

Founder, Strategist & Programme Lead, KOOTUIA
Alexanda Whitcombe is a futures and regeneration practitioner working at the intersection of foresight, place-based systems, and digital and ancestral intelligences. As Founder of Kootuia, he has designed and delivered initiatives across Aotearoa New Zealand and Europe focused on... Read More →
avatar for Khadidja Salamah Konate

Khadidja Salamah Konate

Co-founder, STIPO Italia Cooperative
Khadidja Konate is an architect, placemaker, and founding member of STIPO Italy Cooperative. Her work focuses on creating inclusive, vibrant places that foster connection, belonging, and meaningful interaction between people and their environment. Drawing on expertise in participatory... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
ODLOT. / Local Community Center Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 34, 50-033 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Stiching belonging
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Small Room - PRZED·POKÓJ
How do people develop a sense of belonging in the city? This interactive workshop invites participants to explore this question through the creation of collective textile maps inspired by the Latin American tradition of arpilleras (hand-stitched artworks used to tell personal and community stories). Rather than drawing conventional maps, participants will use fabric, thread, and simple craft...
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avatar for Karen Eugenia Chalco Condorhuaman

Karen Eugenia Chalco Condorhuaman

-, -
Practitioner interested in how people experience and connect with urban spaces through social interactions, mobility, and community engagement. Through her master's research (TU Berlin and Universidad de Buenos Aires), she explored the commuting experiences of young women from working-class... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Small Room - PRZED·POKÓJ Świdnicka 43/45, 50-028 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Symphony of the Senses: A Walk Through the Rhythms of City Life
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
The White Stork Synagogue
This outdoor walkshop invites participants to imagine themselves as musical instruments, responding to the various stimuli they encounter in the urban environment. Through a guided walk around Wrocław, participants will explore how everyday experiences influence their emotions, with their senses serving as inspiration for a metaphorical musical composition that reflects each individual’s...
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avatar for Carolina Augusta

Carolina Augusta

Executive Director, Humanize(s)pace
I am a Portuguese architect, founder of Atelier Backlar and Creative Director of Humanize Space, a research-driven initiative dedicated to integrating evidence-based scientific knowledge into architectural design. My work focuses on circular design, urban activation, and the creation... Read More →
avatar for Kelly Hickler, AICP

Kelly Hickler, AICP

Chief Cinnovation Officer, Cinnovation Studio
Kelly Hickler, AICP is a creative city planner and community engagement strategist with two decades of experience working across the U.S. Through her firm, Cinnovation Studio, she helps agencies move beyond transactional, check-the-box engagement toward more intentional, relationship-based... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
The White Stork Synagogue Pawła Włodkowica 7, 50-072 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Living Heritage: From Activation to Stewardship
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Barbara
Many heritage places survive physically but become disconnected from everyday life. Some are preserved but underused. Others remain invisible, undocumented, or overlooked.This session explores how communities can become active stewards of heritage through two complementary approaches.The first examines the transformation of the Roman salting factories of Algeciras, Spain, from an archaeological...
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avatar for Adriana Fernández Caballero

Adriana Fernández Caballero

Co-founder & Strategy Lead at Everyplace, everyplace
Adriana Fernández Caballero is Co-founder at Everyplace, working at the intersection of strategic growth, market development and organisational delivery. She helps companies, founders and project teams turn ambitious ideas into clear, actionable plans by aligning opportunities, positioning, people and decis... Read More →
avatar for Alejandro Costa Sepúlveda

Alejandro Costa Sepúlveda

Co-founder and Design and Technical Lead, everyplace
Alejandro Costa is Co-founder, Design and Technical Lead at Everyplace, a Spain-based architecture and strategy practice working across heritage, public realm, culture and complex development projects. With professional experience in London and Spain, he works at the intersection of spatial desig... Read More →
avatar for Natalia Szelachowska

Natalia Szelachowska

CEO & Co-founder, Stowarzyszenie Badawczo-Animacyjne Flâneur (Flaneur Research and Cultural Animation Association)
Natalia Szelachowska is a cultural animator, researcher, and the CEO of the Flaneur Association (Stowarzyszenie Badawczo-Animacyjne Flâneur). Based in Prague and Warsaw, she has spent over a decade developing "urban labs" and community-led projects, with a particular focus on the... Read More →
avatar for Małgorzata Szelachowska

Małgorzata Szelachowska

Patron of Culture, Stowarzyszenie Badawczo-Animacyjne Flâneur (Flaneur Research and Cultural Animation Association)
Cultural studies scholar, editor, and journalist with extensive experience in media and publishing. She has worked as a copywriter, cultural editor, and project curator, combining strategic communication with engaging storytelling. Her work combines editorial excellence, high-quality... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Barbara Świdnicka 8B, 50-067 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, workshop
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Public Space Assessment Framework - An Interactive Activity
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor)
The hands-on interactive activity introduces the Public Spaces Assessment Framework (PSAF), a co-created tool from adolescents in Jaipur and Bhubaneswar, India. This gamified activity transforms PSAF into "Audit & Activate!," enabling participants to audit and redesign public spaces through an adolescent lens.PSAF evaluates spaces open areas, rights-of-way, incidental spots, and facilities...
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avatar for Rajeev G Malagi

Rajeev G Malagi

Program Manager - Sustainable Cities and Transport, WRI India
Rajeev is an urban designer and a film-maker whose work bridges storytelling, urban design, and community engagement. Currently a Manager at WRI India, his work focuses on people-oriented development projects that create safer, more inclusive streets and public spaces through co-creative... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor) plac Teatralny 5, 50-051 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, game / tool
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

👀 Fresh Eyes on Wrocław: The Results of a Collective Challenge with Europe’s Placemaking Community!
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons
During Placemaking Week Europe, hundreds of practitioners from across Europe moved through Wrocław, encountering its streets, buildings and public spaces with fresh eyes. We tried to turn that unusual moment into a collective participation experiment: five places, three simple questions, and one shared picture of the city.In this session, we reveal what emerged.What did Europe notice about...
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avatar for Michal Kasperski

Michal Kasperski

co-founder CEO, PublicTwin
TU Delft Architecture graduate, impact entrepreneur, co-foudner CEO @ PublicTwin - making communication of complex urban development plans more accessible, redefining how we inform and engage with project stakeholders and local communities.
avatar for Jacek Baczkowski

Jacek Baczkowski

co-founder CTO, PublicTwin
TU Delft Architecture graduate, co-founder & CTO @ PublicTwin - architect turned technologist, leading the platform's development. Focusing on delivering solutions that make complex urban plans understandable: from data analytics to the interactive tools - letting communities understand... Read More →
avatar for Ola Mrozek

Ola Mrozek

Creative Director, PublicTwin
Visual Designer, UI/UX Creative Director @ PublicTiwn - shaping how products look, communicate and are experienced by their users, from brand identities to digital platforms.
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons Kazimierza Wielkiego 19a/21, 50-077 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion

2:30pm CEST

Guild Assembly: Weaving Regenerative Futures
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor)
How can communities, practitioners, and institutions work together to shape regenerative futures for place?This interactive workshop introduces Guild Assembly: Weaving Regenerative Futures, a participatory serious game co-developed with Eden Project Scotland. Inspired by historical guilds, the workshop reimagines them as contemporary civic infrastructures that bring together diverse forms of...
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avatar for Alice Strutt

Alice Strutt

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar, University of Dundee
Alice Strutt is a PhD researcher exploring how participatory speculative design methods can support regenerative futures. Drawing on a background in interaction and experiential design, their work investigates new approaches to collective imagination, social transformation, and ecological... Read More →
avatar for Madison Sacramone

Madison Sacramone

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholar, University of Dundee
Madison Sacramone is a PhD design-researcher on the topic Urban Acupuncture as a method to catalyse thriving, inclusive places for lasting urban regeneration. Their background is in sustainable design and landscape architecture with interests and certifications in green building and... Read More →
avatar for Caishlan Sweeney

Caishlan Sweeney

Project Engagement Manager, Eden Project
Caishlan Sweeney is the Eden Project Dundee Project Engagement Manager, leading strategic partnerships and engagement, laying the foundations for Eden’s arrival in Dundee. They bring extensive expertise in communications, partnership development, project design and delivery, community... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor) plac Teatralny 5, 50-051 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, game / tool
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Inclusivity Quest: A gamified approach to gender-inclusive public spaces
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Plac Nowy Targ
Once upon a time, public spaces were designed for an anonymous standard user, leaving others to wander the city in fear and discomfort as they look for a public restroom. Who will stand up and slay the threat of dimly lit corridors, dead facades and stroller-trapping cobblestone? Join us on an interactive quest through Wroclaw to rewrite this narrative, stop fearfully tiptoeing through town and...
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avatar for Michelle Moonen

Michelle Moonen

Researcher, STIPO
Michelle is an urban designer and researcher at STIPO driven by a commitment to social equity. She graduated from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) with an MSc in Urbanism, focusing her thesis on gender-inclusive design. Prior to her work at STIPO, she completed a two-year... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Plac Nowy Targ plac Nowy Targ 25-26, 50-143 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

2:30pm CEST

Paneuropean methods - the how of the how
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Wrocławski Dom Literatury / House of Literature
The session gives an in-depth look at the operational aspects of unique placemaking stories that are captivating from both outcome and process beating all the challenges and risks on the way (e.g. budgeting, bureaucratic and regulatory frameworks, public and private actors’ interests, political and resident aspects). It aims to give a practical insight into how projects come to life by...
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Speakers
avatar for Emiel Arends

Emiel Arends

Senior advisor on urban affairs, City of Rotterdam
Emiel is a senior advisor on urban affairs for the City of Rotterdam. He worked on numerous high-rise projects in the city and. He is the author of the 2 most recent high-rise policies of the city and chairman of the high-rise team. Next tot his work in Rotterdam is also part of the... Read More →
avatar for Daniel Győrfi

Daniel Győrfi

Urban development specialist, Valyo / City and River Association
Daniel is an architect and urban developer working at the intersection of urban regeneration, public space development and community-led placemaking. After working on urban regeneration projects at the Budapest 8th district Józsefváros Municipality and Rév8, he currently works... Read More →
avatar for Lenka Kuricová

Lenka Kuricová

Grant and project manager, Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava
Lenka is an interdisciplinary curator, cultural strategist and practitioner from Slovakia working at the intersection of culture, public space and placemaking. Her work explores how cultural practice can cultivate curiosity, strengthen belonging and contribute to long-term transformation... Read More →
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Daniel Rádai

Deputy Mayor for Urban Development, Budapest District 8 - Municipality of Józsefváros
Daniel is an optimist urban planner. He acts on the intersections of strategic planning, placemaking and tactical urbanism in vulnerable social and physical environments. After his masters degree at the Delft University of Technology, Daniel worked internationally. He has lived in... Read More →
avatar for Abbas Sbeity

Abbas Sbeity

Founder & Lead Consultant, Creative Insights Studio
Abbas Sbeity is a placemaker, designer, and facilitator based in Helsingborg, Sweden, and founder of Creative Insights Studio.He spent four years as lead implementing partner of Söderscen, turning a neighborhood in Söder into a year-round stage for its own residents. He is the founder... Read More →
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Giulia Sicignano

Architect, urban designer, consultant, STIPO Italia, AMAT
Giulia is an architect, urban designer and co-founder of STIPO Italia Società Cooperativa with over seven years of international experience bridging technical design and strategic placemaking. Throughout her career, solidified through key collaborations with AMAT and the Municipality... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 3:45pm CEST
Wrocławski Dom Literatury / House of Literature Przejście Garncarskie 2, 50-148 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, panel discussion

2:30pm CEST

Local Challenge 4: Kościuszki Square
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 5:30pm CEST
Yoga Room - PRZED·POKÓJ
Surrounded by characteristic heritage buildings, that house some of Wroclaw’s most emblematic art galleries, charming cafés and a historic department store now housing offices and a shopping centre, Kościuszki Square has the potential to be much more than the traffic junction it currently is. However transforming it is a complex challenge precisely due to its heritage constraints, the...
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Moderators
MD

Martine de Laat

manager, City of Rotterdam
avatar for Melany van Twuijver

Melany van Twuijver

City of Rotterdam, Board member Placemaking Europe, City of Rotterdam
Speakers
MD
avatar for Małgorzata Golak

Małgorzata Golak

Director of the Economic Development Office, City of Wroclaw, City of Wroclaw
avatar for Edyta Pawlaczek

Edyta Pawlaczek

Senior specialist at Entrepreneurship Support Section, City of Wroclaw, City of Wroclaw
Friday September 25, 2026 2:30pm - 5:30pm CEST
Yoga Room - PRZED·POKÓJ Świdnicka 43/45, 50-028 Wrocław, Poland

4:00pm CEST

Zostaw swój ślad! - Kafelki, relacje i nasze miejsce
Friday September 25, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
MOST - Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Spotkań i Twórczości
*SESSION CONDUCTED IN POLISH - SESJA PROWADZONA W J. POLSKIM *Co sprawia, że jakieś miejsce staje się „nasze”? Ludzie, wspólne historie, pomysły… i ślady, które po sobie zostawiamy.Zapraszamy młodzież na kreatywne warsztaty, podczas których wspólnie stworzymy kolorową dekorację z malowanych kafli. Każdy uczestnik będzie mógł zaprojektować własny kafelek —...
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AD
NP
Friday September 25, 2026 4:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
MOST - Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Spotkań i Twórczości Legnicka 21, 52-007 Wrocław, Poland

4:00pm CEST

“Sztama – a happening of neighborhood communities”
Friday September 25, 2026 4:00pm - 8:00pm CEST
Ruska 46
Sztama is an opportunity to meet the people who create, work, and live at Ruska 46, discover the many cultures and stories that shape this unique place, and experience the courtyard as a space for connection and collaboration. The finale brings together art, music, local stories, and a shared neighborhood dinner, creating an open and welcoming space for people of different generations and...
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avatar for Wroclaw Institute of Culture

Wroclaw Institute of Culture

Project Coordinator in the Events Programming Department., Wroclaw Intitute of Culture
From April to September 2026, the Wrocław Institute of Culture and German partner Klub Solitaer e.V. will foster intergenerational and intercultural collaboration at Ruska 46. Three Community Labs will co-create artistic and community activities focused on social connection, local... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:00pm - 8:00pm CEST
Ruska 46 Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland

4:15pm CEST

City Safari: Wrocław Through the Eyes of Children and Youth
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
The White Stork Synagogue
MEETING LOCATION: Carousel in the Old Town Garden Karuzela w Parku Staromiejskim Grab your map, shift your perspective, and get ready for a playful urban adventure! During this 75-minute City Safari, participants will explore the center of Wrocław through the lens of young city users, from curious toddlers to independent teenagers, experiencing diverse age groups and perspectives along...
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Speakers
avatar for Ilvana Noncheva

Ilvana Noncheva

Co-Founder, Shift+Space Collective
Co-founder of the Vienna-based collective Shift+Space, driven by the motivation to create socially just and inclusive urban spaces. As an architecture graduate, the academic focus was developed through a master’s thesis analyzing participatory planning processes with children and... Read More →
avatar for Mihaela Milosevic

Mihaela Milosevic

Co-Founder, Shift+Space Collective
Co-founder of Shift+Space, a Vienna-based collective for urban practice and social design. As an architecture student at TU Wien, the academic focus centers on climate-adaptive spaces in dense urban fabric, exploring how ground floor zones can function as passive cooling infrastructure... Read More →
avatar for Jelena Markovic

Jelena Markovic

Co-Founder, Shift+Space Collective
Co-founder of Shift+Space Collective and an emerging architect based in Vienna. Her work explores how architecture can foster connections between people, non-human species, and the environments they share. Through design, research, and collective initiatives, she focuses on placemaking... Read More →
avatar for Clarisse Maye Bau

Clarisse Maye Bau

Co-Founder, Shift+Space Collective
Finishing a Master’s degree in Architecture in Vienna, she is passionate about socially driven and inclusive design. Interested in participation, community engagement, children’s environments, healthcare architecture, and public spaces, she sees architecture as a tool to improve... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
The White Stork Synagogue Pawła Włodkowica 7, 50-072 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

In search of the invisible community
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Barbara
The session would explore how placemaking can begin with visibility, by uncovering communities that already coexist within the city yet remain largely unseen. Focusing on the Korean diaspora in Wrocław and its suburban extension in Bielany Wrocławskie, the project combined documentary photography, curatorial research, and trust-building practices to map everyday life and meeting spaces of this...
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Jutrzenka Duchnowska

Site coordination specialist, Wrocławski Instytut Kultury
Jutrzenka Duchnowska is a Wrocław-based cultural manager, community organizer, researcher, and coordinator of artistic projects. She is known for her longstanding contributions to the independent and institutional cultural scenes in Lower Silesia. She works in Wrocław Institute... Read More →
avatar for Paulina Brelińska-Garsztka

Paulina Brelińska-Garsztka

Residency curator and international projects coordinator, Wrocław Institute of Culture
Paulina Brelińska-Garsztka is a Polish curator, art critic, researcher, and artist manager. She graduated from the curatorial studies program at the University of Arts in Poznań. She works in the cultural sector, and her career combines local initiatives with the international art... Read More →
avatar for Sangmin Cha

Sangmin Cha

Curator, Folkestone Fringe
Sangmin Cha is a curator with eight years of experience producing public art programmes, curating cross-cultural exhibitions, and building frameworks for community participation. Working across South Korea and the UK, she has developed a portfolio career spanning international biennials... Read More →
avatar for Marilyne Grimmer

Marilyne Grimmer

artist, Wrocław Institute of Culture
My practice combines visual storytelling, participatory processes, and site-specific interventions. I work closely with the context in which I am invited, collaborating with very diverse groups of people — from children to elderly participants. Together, we might dress up, teleport... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Barbara Świdnicka 8B, 50-067 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

4:15pm CEST

Placemaking en español: building a shared digital platform
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Żyjnia / Lifery
Placemaking is growing across the Spanish-speaking world, from Sevilla to Miami, but knowledge, resources and networks remain fragmented across countries and continents. This session introduces ES Placemaking, a new shared space connecting Spanish-speaking practitioners, organisations and communities.We will use the session to shape the platform together. What knowledge and experiences should...
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Speakers
avatar for Mili Hurtig

Mili Hurtig

Consultant | Community Engagement, Gender-sensitive Planning - Participatory Governance
avatar for Luciana Renner

Luciana Renner

Director, Fundación Placemaking Mexico
Luciana Renner is the Directora Ejecutiva (Executive Director) of Fundación Placemaking México. Since February 2024, she has led both internal and external processes of the organization, working to create and strengthen strategic alliances with public and private sector organizations. Her goal is to improve the integral well-being of public spaces and foster the growth of... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Żyjnia / Lifery Świdnicka 2-4, 50-067 Wrocław, Poland
  Building Belonging, informal community session

4:15pm CEST

Commoning the Neighbourhood
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor)
What does it take to turn an inactive part of the city into a thriving commons? In Commoning the Neighbourhood, a hands-on role-playing card game, you can find out by living it.Step into the shoes of different neighbourhood voices and team up to claim space, shape it through programming and design choices, and make decisions together. Along the way, you'll navigate the messy realities every real...
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avatar for Androniki Pappa

Androniki Pappa

Early-Stage Researcher | Research & Development and Participation Lead, Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon | City Layers
Androniki Pappa is an architect and researcher specialising in participatory design, urban commons and the development of tools for collective spatial practices. She leads the research & development alongside participatory processes in the City Layers team in Vienna, while conducting... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Mediateka (-1 floor) plac Teatralny 5, 50-051 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, game / tool
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Making place across borders
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons
What does it take to create places together across sectors, disciplines, and borders?This session shares early insights from CHAMP, an EIT Culture & Creativity-funded master's module that transforms Helsingborg, Sweden, into an urban living lab for heritage-led placemaking. Developed by partners from Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, and beyond—including universities, municipalities, creative...
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Speakers
avatar for Abbas Sbeity

Abbas Sbeity

Founder & Lead Consultant, Creative Insights Studio
Abbas Sbeity is a placemaker, designer, and facilitator based in Helsingborg, Sweden, and founder of Creative Insights Studio.He spent four years as lead implementing partner of Söderscen, turning a neighborhood in Söder into a year-round stage for its own residents. He is the founder... Read More →
avatar for Hana Laššová

Hana Laššová

Project manager for public space, Creative Institute Trenčín
Hana Laššová is an architect and Project Manager for Public Space at the CreativeInstitute Trenčín, the organization behind European Capital of Culture Trenčín 2026.With experience across architecture, design, and project management, Hana focuseson transforming existing structures... Read More →
avatar for Cecilia Fredriksson

Cecilia Fredriksson

Professor, Lund university (Sweden)
Cecilia Fredriksson is a Professor of European Ethnology. Her research revolves around the culture of consumption, sustainability and value-creating practices. Her ongoing research includes placemaking, creative processes and innovation.
avatar for Ola Jacobson

Ola Jacobson

Executive Officer - Children and Youth Culture, Cultural and Creative Industries and International Affairs, City of Helsingborg/Culture Department (Sweden)
Ola Jacobson is an Executive Officer for Cultural and Creative Industries and International Affairs at the Culture Department in the City of Helsingborg. He is working with the involvement of the creatives and artists in the process of city development.
avatar for Marie Ledendal

Marie Ledendal

Dr., Senior Lecturer, Lund university (Sweden)
Marie is a Lecturer in Applied Visual Communication at Lund University where she teaches visual communication, graphic design, design methods and brand culture. She is also a textile designer and textile researcher with a practice-based PhD in Smart Textiles/Textile.
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons Kazimierza Wielkiego 19a/21, 50-077 Wrocław, Poland
  It Takes a Village to Shape a City, panel discussion
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Co-Created Visions for Caring and Inclusive Cities
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
ODLOT. / Local Community Center
Have you thought about what the city experience is like for groups in disadvantageous social positions? Have you thought about what their everyday practices are like within the urban fabric and how do they intersect with the rest of the functions of the city?This interactive workshop session, based on the experience of its two organizers on the development of strategies to achieve more inclusive...
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avatar for Laura Sánchez Fernández

Laura Sánchez Fernández

Junior Urbanist, Placemaking Austria
Laura Sánchez Fernández is a junior urbanist specialising in social, sustainable and participative urban design. She is particularly interested in socially and environmentally engaged urban and architectural practices that involve local residents, agencies and experts.
avatar for Eirini Terezaki

Eirini Terezaki

Junior Urban Engineer, AMS Institute, TU Delft University & Wageningen University
I am a recent graduate from Metropolitan Analysis Design and Engineering (MSc MADE) in Amsterdam with a background in architecture. My focus is on understanding the ways that a more inclusive urban planning can come into reality and the ways that participatory design principles can... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
ODLOT. / Local Community Center Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 34, 50-033 Wrocław, Poland
  Rooted in Resilience, workshop
  • global Y

4:15pm CEST

Hit the street: transition experiments in action
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine
This interactive workshop invites participants to explore how small-scale, local transition experiments can catalyze meaningful change in public space. Drawing inspiration from street-based interventions such as Parking Day, the session introduces transition experiments as hands-on, real‑world actions that challenge existing norms and open up alternative futures. These experiments are guided by...
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avatar for Nova-Linde Bergsma

Nova-Linde Bergsma

Project coordinator, University of Amsterdam
Nova-Linde is project coordinator in the Placemaking team at the University of Amsterdam, where she supports and facilitates placemaking education. With a background in Urban Studies, she is particularly interested in connecting academic learning to urban practice and real-life issues... Read More →
avatar for Katusha Sol

Katusha Sol

Lecturer and educational developer, University of Amsterdam
Katusha Sol is Project Lead Placemaking Education at the University of Amsterdam, where her team received the 1st prize of the Dutch Higher Education Award for academic education in 2023. She connects university teaching with partners and networks beyond the campus, fostering interdisciplinary... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, workshop

4:15pm CEST

Pigeons and other strangers
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Plac Nowy Targ
Who belongs in the city? Who has agency, and who gets to be involved in shaping public spaces? This session explores how non-human city residents, such as pigeons, can challenge human-centred ideas of placemaking, urban ecologies, belonging, and participation. Why pigeons? Few city animals provoke such contradictory reactions. Back in time, they were symbols of peace and messengers of love,...
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avatar for Katya Romanova

Katya Romanova

co-founder, re:imagine your city
Katya Romanova is a Berlin-based social designer, co-founder of the network re:imagine your city and host of the podcast berlin bones. She holds degrees in Teaching Languages and Visual Communication and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Public Design.Her practice focuses... Read More →
avatar for Tímea Szőke

Tímea Szőke

researcher, facilitator, Urban Resilience Lab Barcelona, UIC Barcelona
Tímea Szőke is an urban practitioner, researcher and facilitator, currently a PhD candidate at the UIC Barcelona. Her work focuses on regenerative placemaking, examining how participatory processes, culture, and public space can help rebuild social ties in cities. She is the secretary... Read More →
avatar for Lu Lin

Lu Lin

researcher, Ca’Foscari University of Venice
Lu Lin is a designer and researcher with a background in architecture, exploring regenerative design, more-than-human perspectives, and ecological relationships. She studied architecture at the University of Auckland (BArch), the Technical University of Munich, and the Bergen School... Read More →
Friday September 25, 2026 4:15pm - 5:30pm CEST
Plac Nowy Targ plac Nowy Targ 25-26, 50-143 Wrocław, Poland
  Sandbox City: the Courage to Experiment, outdoor sessions
  • global Y

6:00pm CEST

Friday evening program
Friday September 25, 2026 6:00pm - 11:59pm CEST
Ruska 46
6:00 PM – 9:00 PMThe finale, scheduled for the last day of Placemaking Europe Week, will be the key moment of the project — a shared neighborhood celebration summarizing the collaborative process. The program includes:• a performance accompanying the unveiling of the installation created by the Pracownia Mikro-Zmian • the premiere of the zine and a presentation of photographs from the...
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Friday September 25, 2026 6:00pm - 11:59pm CEST
Ruska 46 Ruska 46A/201, 50-079 Wrocław, Poland
  evening program
 
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Barbara
Centrum Aktywności Lokalnej
CUKR Fundacja Ukraina / Foundation Ukraine
Czasoprzestrzeń Outdoors
Entrance of the Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB) - meeting point
Foyer - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Fred Kent Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Iglica - meeting point
Jane Jacobs Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Kathy Madden Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Klub Łącznik
Market Hall
Mediateka (-1 floor)
Milosza 1 - Nowe Promenady
MOST - Młodzieżowy Ośrodek Spotkań i Twórczości
Museum of Architecture
ODLOT. / Local Community Center
Otwarta Przestrzeń Kultury St. John of Nepomuk Church in Szczytnicki Park
Piekarnia Żywa Kultura / PIEKARNIA Living Culture
Plac Nowy Targ
Plenary Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Ruska 46
Small Room - PRZED·POKÓJ
Space Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Teki - Miasteczko Studenckie "Wittigowo" Politechniki Wrocławskiej
The White Stork Synagogue
Time Room - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Train Depot - Czasoprzestrzeń / SpaceTime
Upstairs Cinema Hall 9 - Cinema New Horizons
William H. Whyte Room - Wroclaw Congress Center (RCTB)
Wrocławski Dom Literatury / House of Literature
WUWA exhibition model
WUWA Living Room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
WUWA Small room - Lower Silesia Regional Chamber of Architects
Xawery Dunikowski Boulevard
Yoga Room - PRZED·POKÓJ
Żyjnia / Lifery
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