For many years, Denmark has been at the forefront in developing technologically innovative and environmentally sound solutions to contemporary problems in cityscapes, but how to tell that story to the world?
One of the answers is the Liveable City conference – hosted by the Danish Embassy in London – which focuses on promoting the solutions of Danish businesses in a make-up that enables the discussion on how to make our cities healthier and more liveable for all.
More than 1000 people signed up for the 9 seminars and a welcome reception under the headline Hygge and Architecture. In total, 51 highly influential speakers and chairs at the forefront of their areas of expertise presented during the 4-day conference that ran from 13-16 June. They turned the Liveable City conference into a highly inspirational event for all with an interest in creating sustainable and thriving communities.
The Liveable City conference is organised in collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects and forms part of the programme for the London Festival of Architecture.
See the presentations from the Liveable City seminars below:
Tuesday, 13 June:
Masterplanning – Putting People First
Presentations by:
Ian Lindsay, Land and Propery Director, Crossrail
Tina Saaby, Chief City Architect, Municipality of Copenhagen
Kim Herforth Nielsen, Principal Senior Partner and Creative Director, 3XN
Roger Madelin, Head of Canada Water Development, British Land
Deirdra Armsby, Director of Regeneration and Planning, London Borough of Newham
Tuesday, 13 June:
Improving Social Housing
Presentations by:
Tina Saaby, Chief City Architect, Municipality of Copenhagen
Steve Coleman, Director of Development and Investment, Lewisham
Homes
Geoff Pearce, Executive Director, Swan Housing Association
Martin Feakes, Market Director for Buildings, Ramboll
Paul Watling, Scrutiny Manager for Planning, London Assembly
Wednesday, 14 June:
Air quality – Creating a Healthier City
Presentations by:
Dr. Gary Fuller, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Research Group, King's College London
Sara Røpke, Head of Department, The Danish Environmental Protection Agencyz
Elliot Treharne, Air Quality Manager, Greater London Authority
Gyorgyi Galik, Design Researcher, Future Cities Catapult
Ned Johnson, Principal Officer Pollution, London Borough of Enfield
Vinay Venkatraman, CEO Leapcraft
Jakob Strømannn-Andersen, Partner, Henning Larsens Architects
Wednesday, 14 June:
Smart City – Efficiency Through Big Data and Supporting Technologies
Presentations by:
Andrew Collinge, Assistant Director, Greater London Authority
Teddy Larsen
Trine B. Stoltenborg, Smart City Consultant, Skanderborg Supply Company & Søren H. Knudsern, Country Manager UK, Kamstrup
Jim Short, Technology Sales Manager, Smart Parking & Kieran Fitsall, Head of Service Improvement & Transformation, Westminster City Council
Léan Doody, Associate Director, Arup
Wednesday, 14 June:
Cycling and mobility – Creating Cities in Motion
Presentations by:
Gustav Friis, Project Manager, Smart Mobility, Municipality of Aarhus
Dr. Will Norman, Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Greater London Authority
Ole Kassow, Founder and CEO, Cycling Without Age
Robin Snell, Architect and Co-Founder & Simon Harker, Architect, Robin Snell and Partners
Thursday, 15 June:
Climate Adaptation – Creating Flood Resilient Urban Areas
Presentations by:
Andrew Eden, Senior Flood and Coastal Risk Management Advisor, Environment Agency
Simon Toft Ingvertsen, Project Leader, EnviDan
Thomas Mølhave, CTO and Co-Founder, Scalgo
John Kissi, Flood Risk Manager, Southwark Council
Bodil V. Henningsen, City Architect, Municipality of Aalborg
Nick Ayling, Senior Water Manager, Thames Water
Thursday, 15 June:
Education and Liveability – Creating the Best Learning Environment
Presentations by:
Ann Bodkin, Head of Design and Specification, Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
Nick Hopper, Technial Director, Monodraught
Jacob Kurek, Partner, Henning Larsen Architects
Nick Mirchandani, Director, Architecture PLB
Michael Coleman, Strategic Head of Education Property, London Borough
of Hackney
Tom Taylor, Senior Engineer, Steensen Varming
Friday, 16 June:
Waste Heat - The Hidden Energy Source for City Heat Networks
Presentations by:
Ian Manders, UK Policy Advisor Energy and Energy Efficiency, The Royal
Danish Embassy
Guy Boulby, Head of Heat Networks Policy and HNIP Pilot, Department for Energy and Climate Change
Nicholas Boot-Handford, Senior Project Manager (Cooling), Transport for
London
Peter North, Senior Manager (Programme Delivery, Sustainable Energy), Greater
London Authority
Graeme Maidment, Professor (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning), London South
Bank University
David Reid, Business Development Manager, Scottish Development International
Crispin Matson, UK Head of Energy, Ramboll