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

Sofi Tirana, Member of UNICEF’s Adolescents Advisory Board, Albania

Liliia Baihildina, UNICEF Youth Fellow on the Move from Ukraine

Maksym Shyp, UNICEF Youth Fellow on the Move from Ukraine

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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Námestie Nežnej revolúcie, 811 01 Bratislava
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