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Czech-Romanian Conference on Sustainable Cities and Communities
ORGANIZERS
Agenda
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome coffee
09:30 - 09:35
Martin KOŠATKA – Czech Ambassador in Romania
09:35 - 09:50
Laszlo BORBELY – State Counsellor, General Secretariat of the Government, Department for Sustainable Development
09:50 - 10:05
Miroslav SVITEK, Czech Technical University Prague - Europe Avenue as a Smart City Testbed in Prague
10:05 - 10:20
Florin BALTARETU, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest - PilotInnCities - Pilot-based Innovation Ecosystems for Smart Cities
10:20 - 10:35
Viktor BENES, Czech Technical University Prague – Smart Prague: Urban Innovation and Resilience in the Heart of Europe
10:35 - 10:50
Marian BURIC, SCoR Cluster – Challenges for the development of smart cities following the European Sustainable Development Report 2025
10:50 - 12:10
Panel discussion
Leveraging policies and technology for the sustainable development of cities
Moderator: Marian BURIC – Executive Director, Smart Cities of Romania Cluster
Participants:
- Miroslav SVITEK, Czech Technical University Prague
- Maria NENECIU, UEFISCDI & M100 Mirror Mission Cities Hub Romania
- Viktor BENES, Czech Technical University Prague
- Florin BALTARETU, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
- Calin VILT, SCoR Cluster & CNR-CME
12:10 - 13:30
Networking lunch
Description
The sustainable development of cities is one of the most important topics at European level and for each EU country. It is strongly connected with the concept of Smart City and it is driven by digital technologies, policies, and regulatory frameworks.
In this context the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bucharest and Smart Cities of Romania Cluster are organizing the Czech-Romanian Conference on Sustainable Cities and Communities on June 24th in Bucharest. The event brings high-level speakers from public authorities, industry and academia to present and discuss developments and best practices in both countries.