Explore the two-day conference schedule
Venues: Old Market Hall, Lab.cafe
Please note that the schedule may be subject to change.
Old Market Hall
Tuesday
8:30
Open door - Registration
9:40
Welcome speech
Matúš Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava
10:00
Why Start with Children?
Ankita Chachra, Capita
10:25
Leading with Children
Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana
10:50
Play and Everyday Freedoms
Tim Gill, Author
11:10
Coffee break
11:40
Shaping Streets for Kids
Skye Duncan, Global Designing Cities Initiative
12:05
Safe, Inclusive, and Sustainable Cities for Children
Thomas George, Unicef
12:25
The Political Will Needed to Achieve Child-Friendly Neighborhoods
Gil Penalosa, 8 80 Cities
13:00
Lunch
14:30
The Political How Panel Discussion
Andrew Tuck, Monocle Magazine
Matúš Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava
Dagur Eggertsson, Deputy Mayor of Reykjavik
Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana
Rafal Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw
Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdansk
15:35
Cooler Cities, Happier Kids: Protecting Communities in the Face of Rising Temperatures Panel Discussion
Moderator: Sam Bloch, Author
Maria Sitzoglou, Design Clips
Sophia Schuff, Gehl Architects
16:25
Coffee break
16:45
Reconnecting with Nature: Children and the Impact of the Natural World Panel Discussion
Moderator: Shekufeh Zonji, ECDAN
Xoli Fuyani, Black Girls Rising
Laís Fleury Cunha, Alana
Wednesday
8:30
Open door
9:10
Welcome speech
Matúš Vallo, Mayor of Bratislava
9:20
The Power of Art for Building Community
Ladd Brothers, Visual Artists
9:45
Scaling Cities for Our Younger Citizens: the Eye-level City Conversation
Jan Gehl, Gehl Architects
Amanda M. Burden, Bloomberg Associates
10:20
Designing with Children: Participation, Voice, Agency Panel Discussion
Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects
Maria Vassilakou, Vienna Solutions
Sudeshna Chatterjee, WRI India
11:15
Air Pollution, Young Children’s Health, and a National Network of Activism
Anna Dworakowska, Polish Smog Alert
11:40
Rethinking “Service” in the Provision of Nurturing Care Conversation
Joe Waters, Capita
Beverley Barnett-Jones, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory
12:05
Play and Public Furniture: Designing for Beauty, Comfort, and Belonging Conversation
David Karásek, mmcité
Meghan Talarowski, Studio Ludo
12:35
Bratislava’s Plan to Bring Children to the Table in its Urban Vision
Petra Marko, Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava
12:55
Lunch
14:30
Kids, Streets and Mobility: Making it Safe, Healthy, and Fun Panel Discussion
Moderator: Bronwen Thornton, Walk21
Atsani Ariobowo, FIA Foundation
Ankita Chachra, Capita
15:25
Our Children, Our World: The Power of Parents in Communicating Climate Action Panel Discussion
Maya Mailer, Our Kids Climate
Kamila Kadzidlowska, Rodzice dla Klimatu
Xoli Fuyani, Black Girls Rising
16:15
Coffee break
16:40
Design to Make it Easier to Love Conversation
Patrin Watanatada, thinkfeelchange
Nikhil Chaudhary, University of Cambridge
Lab.cafe
Tuesday
14:30
OECD Center on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability & Equal Opportunity Presents:
Build Child-Friendly Neighborhoods Paper Launch
Nora Brüning, OECD
15:00
Break
15:05
Sparking Joy, Institutionalizing Awareness: Announcing the first International Day of Play Conversation
Jan Krelina, INGKA/IKEA
Matthew Drage, INGKA/IKEA
Louise Thivant, Child & Youth Friendly Governance Project
15:35
Break
15:40
A City for Children is a City for Everyone: Nurturing in Unstable Environments
Moderator: Thomas George, Unicef
Rafal Trzaskowski, Mayor of Warsaw
Benila Themeli, Deputy Mayor of Korça
16:35
Break
16:40
Walking Action: Upstream versus Downstream Influence & Impact Conversation
Bronwen Thornton, Walk21
Petra Jens, City of Vienna
17:10
Break
17:15
LSE Urban95 Academy: Executive Education for Systems Change Panel Discussion
Victoria Chavez, Van Leer Foundation
Selva Gurdogan, Superpool
Sandra Štasselová, Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava
Wednesday
12:10
What I Have Learned Observing My Son
Adam Gebrian
13:00
Lunch
14:30
Looking Ahead: “COP for Children” in Brazil Panel Discussion
Cecilia Vaca Jones, Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority
Laís Fleury Cunha, Alana
Lucia Szabova, Slovak Climate Coalition
15:10
Break
15:15
The All-Ages & Abilities Cycling City Panel Discussion
Maud de Vries, BYCS
Chris Bruntlett, Dutch Cycling Embassy
Peter Netri, City of Bratislava
15:45
Break
15:50
Building Inclusive Communities: Lessons from the Field Panel Discussion
Anna Symington Marr, Rozmanita School
Aljosa Rudas, ISSA
Martin Buňo, Bystriny
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