Agenda 2025

TOURISM IN SUSTAINABLE CITY TRANSFORMATION: STRIKING THE VIABLE BALANCE
10-11 APRIL 2025

Międzynarodowe Centrum Kultury
(Rynek Główny 25, 31-008 Kraków)

day 1
day 2
10 APRIL 2025
09.00 – 10.00 Registration, coffee break
10.00 – 11.00 Inaugural speeches
- Stanisław Mazur - Deputy Mayor of the City of Krakow
- Piotr Zmyślony, PhD
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 11.30 Introduction to Panel I
11.30 – 13.00 Panel I - Gen tour - who are the tourists visiting historical cities?
Moderation and introduction: Bartłomiej Walas, PhD, Associate Professor at the University College of Tourism and Ecology in Sucha Beskidzka
Panelists:
- Magdalena Florek, PhD – Board Member, International Place Branding Association
- Karolina Wawrzyniak – Manager Government Engagement, Mastercard Europe
- Desmond Wee, PhD – Professor Karlshochschule International University
- Agata Bisping - Krakow Festival Office, Trends Observatory for Culture
- Emiko Gejic – Owner of Berlinsidestories, Berlin
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.15 Case study: Vilnius
Anton Nikitin - Historic Charm, Green Future: the Case of Vilnius – The Greenest City in the Making
14.15 – 14.30 Introduction to Panel II
14.30 – 16.00 Panel II - Natural heritage and tourism in historic cities: exploring synergies
Moderation and introduction: Marta Derek, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw
Panelists:
- Mariusz Antolak, PhD – President, "W Krajobrazie” Foundation, Assistant Professor at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- Luis Inostroza, PhD – Associate Professor at Mendel University in Brno, Czechia
- Łukasz Pawlik – Director, Krakow Municipal Greenspace Authority
- Pedro Soares – The Deputy Mayor of Braga for Tourism
- Anton Nikitin – Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Vilnius, Lithuania
18.00 – 20.00 Dinner
Wielopolski Palace, Municipality of Kraków
20.00 – 22.00 Night walk: sustainable night economy in Kraków
11 APRIL 2025
09.30 – 10.00 Coffee break
10.00-10.15 Andreina Seijas, PhD - Sustainable Night-Time Economy: How to manage cities after dark
10.15 – 10.30 Case study: Berlin
Emiko Gejic – Actions and Measures Taken by Club Commission for a Sustainable Night in Berlin
10.30 – 10.45 Introduction to Panel III
10.45 – 12.00 Panel III - Building a sustainable night-time economy
Moderation and introduction: Piotr Zmyślony, PhD, Associate Professor at Poznań University of Economics and Business
Panelists:
- Simone d'Antonio – Lead Expert, URBACT Cities After Dark
- Emiko Gejic – Spokesperson, Club Commission, Berlin, Germany
- Jacek Jordan – Night Mayor of Kraków
- Robert Pawlusiński, PhD – Assistant Professor at Jagiellonian University
- Andreina Seijas, PhD – Principal, Night Tank, Barcelona
12.00 – 12.30 Coffee break
12.30 – 12.45 Case study: Tallinn
Triin Tõrs-Ojari – Telliskivi Creative City – the sustainable transformation in the urban development of Tallinn
12.45 – 13.00 Introduction to Panel IV
13.00 – 14.15 Panel IV - Towards balanced place-making and creative interventions
Moderation and introduction: Łukasz Harat, Member of the Board at antyRama, Silesian University of Technology, University of Silesia in Katowice
Panelists:
- Omar Al-Rawi - Member of the Vienna Provincial Parliament and City Council
- Carolina Pietyra – Director of the Krakow Festival Office
- Triin Tõrs-Ojari – Head of Councelling Unit in Tallinn Heritage Protection Department
- Zbyszek Łowżył – Founder, KontenerART, Szeląg Garden, Poznań, Poland
14.15 – 14.30 Conference summary
Aleksander Miszalski, Mayor of the City of Kraków
14.30 – 15.45 Lunch

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