Explore the two-day conference schedule

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

11:40

Shaping Streets for Kids

Skye Duncan, Global Designing Cities Initiative

12:05

Nurturing in Humanitarian Environments

Thomas George, Unicef

12:25

Political Will and the Power to Change

Gil Penalosa, 8 80 Cities

14:30

How Cities taking action on climate change will protect children and youth Panel Discussion

Moderator: 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

Jeanne Barseghian, Mayor of Strasbourg

Aleksandra Dulkiewicz, Mayor of Gdansk

15:35

Air, Water, Heat: Neighbourhood Design Adaptation for Extreme Weather Panel Discussion

Moderator: Sam Bloch, Author

Maria Sitzoglou, Design Clips

Sophia Schuff, Gehl Architects

16:45

Bonding Children to Nature and Galvanizing a Generation of Activists Panel Discussion

Moderator: Shekufeh Zonji, ECDAN

Xoli Fuyani, Black Girls Rising

Laís Fleury Cunha, Alana

9:30

Bratislava’s Plan for a Child-Centric City

Petra Marko, Metropolitan Institute of Bratislava

9:50

The Power of Art and Children for Building Community

Ladd Brothers, Visual Artists

10:15

Scaling Cities for Our Younger Citizens: the Eye-level City Conversation

Jan Gehl, Gehl Architects

Amanda M. Burden, Bloomberg Associates

11:20

Rethinking “Service” in Communities of Care Conversation

Joe Waters, Capita

Beverley Barnett Jones, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

11:45

Comfort in Public Equipment: Material Sensation Conversation

David Karásek, mmcité

Meghan Talarowski, Studio Ludo

12:10

Air Pollution, Young Children’s Health, & a National Network of Activism

Anna Dworakowska, Polish Smog Alert

12:35

Designing with Children: Participation, Voice, Agency Panel Discussion

Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects

Sudeshna Chatterjee, WRI India

Maria Vassilakou, Vienna Solutions

14:30

Play on the Way: Kids, Streets, & Mobility Panel Discussion

Moderator: Bronwen Thornton, Walk21

Atsani Ariobowo, FIA Foundation

Ankita Chachra, Capita

15:25

Our Children, Our World: Communicating Climate Action Panel Discussion

Maya Mailer, Our Kids Climate

Kamila Kadzidlowska, Rodzice dla Klimatu

Xoli Fuyani, Black Girls Rising

16:35

Society is at Odds with Our Instincts for Raising Children: What Can We Do About It? Conversation

Patrin Watanatada, thinkfeelchange

Nikhil Chaudhary, University of Cambridge

15:20

Announcing the International Day of Play Conversation

Jan Krelina, INGKA/IKEA

Louise Thivat, Child & Youth Friendly Governance Project In Conversation

15:45

Walking Action: Upstream versus Downstream Influence & Impact Conversation

Bronwen Thornton, Walk21

Petra Jens, City of Vienna

16:20

LSE Urban95 Academy: Executive Education for Systems Change Panel Discussion

Victoria Chavez, Van Leer Foundation

Selva Gurdogan, Superpool

Sandra Stasselova, MIB

16:55

OECD Center on Well-Being, Inclusion, Sustainability & Equal Opportunity Presents:
Build Child-Friendly Neighborhoods Paper Launch

Nora Bruning, OECD

12:00

Building Inclusive Communities: Lessons from the Field Panel Discussion

Anna Symington Marr, Rozmanita School

Aljosa Rudas, ISSA

Martin Buňo, Bystriny

12:35

The All-Ages & Abilities Cycling City Panel Discussion

Maud de Vries, BYCS

Chris Bruntlett, Dutch Cycling Embassy

Peter Netri, City of Bratislava

14:30

The City Through A Child’s Eyes

Adam Gebrian

15:25

Looking Ahead: COP for Children Panel Discussion

Cecilia Vaca Jones, Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority

Laís Fleury Cunha, Alana

Lucia Szabova, Slovak Climate Coalition