The Liveable City - Birmingham 2017
Seminars on masterplanning, smart city, district heating, transport and trust made up the 6th Liveable City conference that centred on the growth of the West Midlands.
Denmark is well known for developing technologically innovative and environmentally sound solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes. With the Liveable City conference, we are able to share this knowledge through a range of seminars that furthers the dialogue on how to make our cities healthier and more liveable for all.
Almost 400 people signed up for the five seminars during the conference as well as a reception at Ramboll’s new office in Birmingham. In total, 36 speakers and chairs at the forefront of their areas of expertise presented during the 2-day conference. They turned this edition of the Liveable City conference into an inspirational event for all with an interest in creating sustainable and thriving communities.
The seminars all centred on liveability, but had a very broad scope, e.g the seminar Masterplanning and Housing discussed what to focus on in terms of policies, economic solutions and investments in order to put people first in city development. The conference also included seminars on district heating and the Danish energy model as well as how trust is foundational for Denmark, also in its architecture. Finally, there were seminars on how smart cities can improve our lives on a major scale, and how to make transport both healthier and easier for residents.
In all seminars, Danish companies – among others Ramboll, Mutopia, CF Møller, Urban Power, Danfoss, and The Alexandra Institute – presented tangible solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes. Representatives from Aarhus and Copenhagen municipality were also present as well as representatives from Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Combined Authority, and they all helped to further the discussion and strengthen its outcome. They made the conference a very fruitful public-private dialogue in the context of British-Danish cooperation.
Please, see our short video from the conference:
Below you will find an overview of all speakers and chairs at the seminars, along with their presentations for personal use:
MASTERPLANNING AND HOUSING - PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Chair:
Paul Edwards, Head of Strategy, The Greater
Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise
Partnership
Speakers:
Glenn Howells, Director, Glenn Howells
Architects
Stephen Willacy, Chief City Architect, Aarhus City Council
Rebecca McDonald, Analyst, Centre for Cities
Robert Groves, Regional Director, Argent
Martin Feakes, Market Director, Ramboll
Arne Cermak Nielsen, Architect and Partner,
Urban Power
DISTRICT HEATING
- DELIVERING AFFORDABLE HEAT
Chair:
Ian Manders, UK Policy Advisor, The Royal Danish Embassy in the UK
Speakers:
Kevin le Doujet, Heat Networks Policy Officer, Department for Business, Energy
& Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Melanie Biddle, Business Development Manager, ENGIE Urban Energy
Ellie Horwitch-Smith, Strategic Project Manager, on behalf of Birmingham City
Council
Crispin Matson, Director for Energy, Ramboll
Martyn Neil, Commercial Product Sales Manager, Danfoss
James Grainger, Head of Heat Sales, Ista UK
Joel Cardinal, Head of Energy & Sustainability, University of Warwick
TRUST IN ARCHITECTURE
- THE BEDROCK OF LIVEABILITY
Chair:
Stephen Willacy, Chief City Architect, Aarhus City Council
Speakers:
Lone Wiggers & Rolf Nielsen, Partners & Architects, CF Møller
Arne Cermak Nielsen, Architect and Partner, Urban Power
SMART CITY
- EFFICIENCY THROUGH BIG DATA
Chair:
Chris Rogers, Professor, Birmingham University
Speakers:
Raj Mack, Head of Digital Birmingham, Digital Birmingham
Klaus Bundgaard, Energy expert, City of Copenhagen
Ann Gordon, Project Director, Ramboll
Kasper Nørlund, Senior Designer, The Alexandra Institute
Elaine Trimble, Director Urban Infrastructure, Siemens
Hugo Russell, Serendip Programme Manager, Innovation Birmingham
Bojana Jankovic-Nisic, Associate Technical Director and David Threlfall, Senior
Technical Director, Arcadis
TRANSPORT AND CONNECTIVITY - CITIES IN MOTION
Chair:
Alan Pauling, Senior Market Director - Transport, Ramboll
Speakers:
David Harris, Transport Project Leader, Birmingham City Council
Jonathan Turner, Partner, Cushman & Wakefield
Susanne Krawack, Mobility Manager at Center for Urban Development and Mobility,
Aarhus City Council
Adam Harrison, Principal Policy & Strategy Officer, Transport for West
Midlands
Serban Cornea, Partner & Architect, Mutopia
Peter Siemensma, Senior Transport Planner, Arcadis
Søren Hansen, Project Director, Ramboll
Seminars on masterplanning, smart city, district heating, transport and trust made up the 6th Liveable City conference that centred on the growth of the West Midlands.
Denmark is well known for developing technologically innovative and environmentally sound solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes. With the Liveable City conference, we are able to share this knowledge through a range of seminars that furthers the dialogue on how to make our cities healthier and more liveable for all.
Almost 400 people signed up for the five seminars during the conference as well as a reception at Ramboll’s new office in Birmingham. In total, 36 speakers and chairs at the forefront of their areas of expertise presented during the 2-day conference. They turned this edition of the Liveable City conference into an inspirational event for all with an interest in creating sustainable and thriving communities.
The seminars all centred on liveability, but had a very broad scope, e.g the seminar Masterplanning and Housing discussed what to focus on in terms of policies, economic solutions and investments in order to put people first in city development. The conference also included seminars on district heating and the Danish energy model as well as how trust is foundational for Denmark, also in its architecture. Finally, there were seminars on how smart cities can improve our lives on a major scale, and how to make transport both healthier and easier for residents.
In all seminars, Danish companies – among others Ramboll, Mutopia, CF Møller, Urban Power, Danfoss, and The Alexandra Institute – presented tangible solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes. Representatives from Aarhus and Copenhagen municipality were also present as well as representatives from Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Combined Authority, and they all helped to further the discussion and strengthen its outcome. They made the conference a very fruitful public-private dialogue in the context of British-Danish cooperation.
Please, see our short video from the conference:
Below you will find an overview of all speakers and chairs at the seminars, along with their presentations for personal use:
MASTERPLANNING AND HOUSING - PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Chair:
Paul Edwards, Head of Strategy, The Greater
Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise
Partnership
Speakers:
Glenn Howells, Director, Glenn Howells
Architects
Stephen Willacy, Chief City Architect, Aarhus City Council
Rebecca McDonald, Analyst, Centre for Cities
Robert Groves, Regional Director, Argent
Martin Feakes, Market Director, Ramboll
Arne Cermak Nielsen, Architect and Partner,
Urban Power
DISTRICT HEATING
- DELIVERING AFFORDABLE HEAT
Chair:
Ian Manders, UK Policy Advisor, The Royal Danish Embassy in the UK
Speakers:
Kevin le Doujet, Heat Networks Policy Officer, Department for Business, Energy
& Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Melanie Biddle, Business Development Manager, ENGIE Urban Energy
Ellie Horwitch-Smith, Strategic Project Manager, on behalf of Birmingham City
Council
Crispin Matson, Director for Energy, Ramboll
Martyn Neil, Commercial Product Sales Manager, Danfoss
James Grainger, Head of Heat Sales, Ista UK
Joel Cardinal, Head of Energy & Sustainability, University of Warwick
TRUST IN ARCHITECTURE
- THE BEDROCK OF LIVEABILITY
Chair:
Stephen Willacy, Chief City Architect, Aarhus City Council
Speakers:
Lone Wiggers & Rolf Nielsen, Partners & Architects, CF Møller
Arne Cermak Nielsen, Architect and Partner, Urban Power
SMART CITY
- EFFICIENCY THROUGH BIG DATA
Chair:
Chris Rogers, Professor, Birmingham University
Speakers:
Raj Mack, Head of Digital Birmingham, Digital Birmingham
Klaus Bundgaard, Energy expert, City of Copenhagen
Ann Gordon, Project Director, Ramboll
Kasper Nørlund, Senior Designer, The Alexandra Institute
Elaine Trimble, Director Urban Infrastructure, Siemens
Hugo Russell, Serendip Programme Manager, Innovation Birmingham
Bojana Jankovic-Nisic, Associate Technical Director and David Threlfall, Senior
Technical Director, Arcadis
TRANSPORT AND CONNECTIVITY - CITIES IN MOTION
Chair:
Alan Pauling, Senior Market Director - Transport, Ramboll
Speakers:
David Harris, Transport Project Leader, Birmingham City Council
Jonathan Turner, Partner, Cushman & Wakefield
Susanne Krawack, Mobility Manager at Center for Urban Development and Mobility,
Aarhus City Council
Adam Harrison, Principal Policy & Strategy Officer, Transport for West
Midlands
Serban Cornea, Partner & Architect, Mutopia
Peter Siemensma, Senior Transport Planner, Arcadis
Søren Hansen, Project Director, Ramboll
Seminars on masterplanning, smart city, district heating, transport and trust made up the 6th Liveable City conference that centred on the growth of the West Midlands.
Denmark is well known for developing technologically innovative and environmentally sound solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes. With the Liveable City conference, we are able to share this knowledge through a range of seminars that furthers the dialogue on how to make our cities healthier and more liveable for all.
Almost 400 people signed up for the five seminars during the conference as well as a reception at Ramboll’s new office in Birmingham. In total, 36 speakers and chairs at the forefront of their areas of expertise presented during the 2-day conference. They turned this edition of the Liveable City conference into an inspirational event for all with an interest in creating sustainable and thriving communities.
The seminars all centred on liveability, but had a very broad scope, e.g the seminar Masterplanning and Housing discussed what to focus on in terms of policies, economic solutions and investments in order to put people first in city development. The conference also included seminars on district heating and the Danish energy model as well as how trust is foundational for Denmark, also in its architecture. Finally, there were seminars on how smart cities can improve our lives on a major scale, and how to make transport both healthier and easier for residents.
In all seminars, Danish companies – among others Ramboll, Mutopia, CF Møller, Urban Power, Danfoss, and The Alexandra Institute – presented tangible solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes. Representatives from Aarhus and Copenhagen municipality were also present as well as representatives from Birmingham City Council and West Midlands Combined Authority, and they all helped to further the discussion and strengthen its outcome. They made the conference a very fruitful public-private dialogue in the context of British-Danish cooperation.
Please, see our short video from the conference:
Below you will find an overview of all speakers and chairs at the seminars, along with their presentations for personal use:
MASTERPLANNING AND HOUSING - PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Chair:
Paul Edwards, Head of Strategy, The Greater
Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise
Partnership
Speakers:
Glenn Howells, Director, Glenn Howells
Architects
Stephen Willacy, Chief City Architect, Aarhus City Council
Rebecca McDonald, Analyst, Centre for Cities
Robert Groves, Regional Director, Argent
Martin Feakes, Market Director, Ramboll
Arne Cermak Nielsen, Architect and Partner,
Urban Power
DISTRICT HEATING
- DELIVERING AFFORDABLE HEAT
Chair:
Ian Manders, UK Policy Advisor, The Royal Danish Embassy in the UK
Speakers:
Kevin le Doujet, Heat Networks Policy Officer, Department for Business, Energy
& Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Melanie Biddle, Business Development Manager, ENGIE Urban Energy
Ellie Horwitch-Smith, Strategic Project Manager, on behalf of Birmingham City
Council
Crispin Matson, Director for Energy, Ramboll
Martyn Neil, Commercial Product Sales Manager, Danfoss
James Grainger, Head of Heat Sales, Ista UK
Joel Cardinal, Head of Energy & Sustainability, University of Warwick
TRUST IN ARCHITECTURE
- THE BEDROCK OF LIVEABILITY
Chair:
Stephen Willacy, Chief City Architect, Aarhus City Council
Speakers:
Lone Wiggers & Rolf Nielsen, Partners & Architects, CF Møller
Arne Cermak Nielsen, Architect and Partner, Urban Power
SMART CITY
- EFFICIENCY THROUGH BIG DATA
Chair:
Chris Rogers, Professor, Birmingham University
Speakers:
Raj Mack, Head of Digital Birmingham, Digital Birmingham
Klaus Bundgaard, Energy expert, City of Copenhagen
Ann Gordon, Project Director, Ramboll
Kasper Nørlund, Senior Designer, The Alexandra Institute
Elaine Trimble, Director Urban Infrastructure, Siemens
Hugo Russell, Serendip Programme Manager, Innovation Birmingham
Bojana Jankovic-Nisic, Associate Technical Director and David Threlfall, Senior
Technical Director, Arcadis
TRANSPORT AND CONNECTIVITY - CITIES IN MOTION
Chair:
Alan Pauling, Senior Market Director - Transport, Ramboll
Speakers:
David Harris, Transport Project Leader, Birmingham City Council
Jonathan Turner, Partner, Cushman & Wakefield
Susanne Krawack, Mobility Manager at Center for Urban Development and Mobility,
Aarhus City Council
Adam Harrison, Principal Policy & Strategy Officer, Transport for West
Midlands
Serban Cornea, Partner & Architect, Mutopia
Peter Siemensma, Senior Transport Planner, Arcadis
Søren Hansen, Project Director, Ramboll