Business Forum • 23 September, 2024 at 10:11 AM
The Romanian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania) organizes during 24-25 October 2024 the conference Cities of Tomorrow. The event, now in its 12th edition, will take place this year in Oradea, having Oradea City Hall as partner, with the support of Bihor County Council and Visit Oradea.
For the first time, Cities of Tomorrow #12 dedicates a day to best practice examples and visits to projects and companies in and around Oradea, on October 25th. The conference will take place on October 24th in Oradea Citadel. Already, the traditional thematic round tables will take place online on October 14-18th.
„Our flagship event, dedicated to the sustainable development of the Romanian cities and regions, is starting its tour of the country. The time has come for Romania's most important cities to host it, to showcase a wide range of best practice examples and to highlight their potential," said Sebastian Metz, General Manager of AHK Romania.
The round tables cover topics such as urban safety, circular economy, the building law, digitization and governance of cities, mobility, tourism, lifestyle and culture, energy efficiency and energy management, financing and European funds, reconversion and revitalization, work-life balance. Participants will discuss the subsequent theme for two hours and they can later implement some of the solutions in their own current or future projects.
The conference provides a unique platform for the exchange of ideas, concepts and know-how between the public and private sectors, bringing together business and government.
The on-site visits offer the perfect frame for the transfer of know-how and provide insights into strategy and its implementation, give details about the challenges and success stories at local level, how they led to the development of urban centers and about the future development plans of both businesses and cities.
Furthermore, Cities of Tomorrow REGIONAL brings the concept of the post-infrastructure city to public attention. It emphasizes addressing issues that go beyond mere physical construction and development, focusing on integrating advanced technologies, promoting sustainable mobility, strategic urban planning, energy efficiency, circular economy and social equity to ensure a healthy and prosperous urban environment for future generations.
The event will be preceded by a project competition dedicated to all those who have innovative ideas for sustainable urban development in one of these sectors: public administration, civil society or business.
The finalist projects, selected by a jury of representatives from central and local government, urban planners and architects, NGOs, journalists and international experts, will be promoted, presented and awarded at the conference.
Cities of Tomorrow is AHK Romania's annual flagship event dedicated to urban and regional development. Its aim is to encourage the sustainable development of the country, promote measures to increase Romania's competitiveness and attractiveness for new investments. The whole event is a platform for the exchange of ideas, concepts and best practices between the public and private sector, which can then be transformed into projects and partnerships with concrete actions and results.
The conference provides useful information and new perspectives for city halls, Romanian and foreign private companies, urban utilities and infrastructure companies, representatives of regional development agencies, municipal and county councils, urban planning professionals and architects, real estate investors and developers interested in and/or based in South East Europe, real estate professionals, representatives of chambers of commerce and industry, industry clusters, technology providers, NGOs and banking professionals.
The AHK Romania (German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) was established in September 2002. With its more than 600 members, the AHK Romania is the official representative of the German economy in Romania and plays a key role in fostering the German-Romanian economic relations. As a professional service provider, the AHK Romania offers a wide spectrum of services in supporting German companies to enter the Romanian market and to establish new business in Romania. The AHK Romania sees itself also as a partner for Romanian companies interested in the German market. Since the 1 January 2020, the Competence Centre for the Republic of Moldova has been operating within AHK Romania. Thus, we want to intensify business relations between companies from Romania, the Republic of Moldova and Germany and to contribute significantly to the economic development of the Republic of Moldova.