Our Academic Director, Nathalie Crutzen, will have the pleasure to take part in the 3rd edition of the annual conference "Stedelijk Transformatie Platform 2021" dedicated to the development of smart, healthy and inclusive cities.

Conference : Developing the Smart City (14:20)

Digital technologies are a means to achieve another goal: the well-being of citizens and sustainability. During this conference Nathalie Crutzen, academic director of the Smart City Institute and professor at HEC Liège, will discuss the concept of Smart City, the trends in Belgium and how to proceed - also regarding small cities. [In English]

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Program and speakers 

NB: This event will be held in Dutch/English.

1. "Welkom en introductie: De inclusieve of exclusieve stad?" Filip Canfyn, Senior Advisor, RebelGroup
2. "Hoe creëer je een leefbare stad en kwalitatief goed wonen voor iedereen?" Opening speech by Matthias Diependaele, Flemish Minister of Finance and Budget, Housing and Property Heritage
3. "Developing the Smart City" - Nathalie Crutzen, Professor and Director of the Smart City Institute
4. "Betaalbaar wonen in de stad: een utopie?" Adel Yahia, General manager of Immobel Belgium, IMMOBEL
5. "Gent als echte woonstad" - Nicolas Bearelle, Executive Chairman, Revive et Sylvianne Van Butsele, Director of Strategy and Operations, Sogent
6. "Smart city mobiliteit toegepast in Hasselt" - Marc Schepers, Alderman for spatial planning, mobility and housing policy, city of Hasselt

Practical information

Format

If permitted, this event will take place on-site. However, if the sanitary situation does not allow it, it will be held online.

Who is this event dedicated to ?  

This event is aimed at and brings together nearly one hundred decision-makers from the real estate and mobility sector, such as developers, investors, financiers, owners, managers, architects, contractors, lawyers, engineers and consultants, promoters and government policy-makers, particularly in the fields of mobility, traffic and transport, environment, infrastructure and spatial planning.

More information and registration on the event website