GENERAL PROGRAM

General Programme

Tuesday, 1st July 2025: Pre-Conference Event

12:00 – 15:00: Registration
15:00 – 19:30: Mobile workshops (details to be announced shortly, prior registration

required)

Wednesday, 2nd July 2025

09:00 – 10:15: Opening ceremony
10:30 – 11:00: Coffee break
11:00 – 13:00: Parallel sessions / Young Ambassadors
13:00 – 14:30: Lunch
14:30 – 16:00: Parallel sessions / Young Ambassadors 2
16:00 – 16:30: Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30: Plenary session

Meng Yan: Architect and co-founder, Urbanus, China
Winnie Ho: Secretary for Housing of Hong Kong
(Moderation: Filipa Serpa, Architect and professor, IFoU/FA/ULisboa, Portugal)

Thursday, 3rd July 2025

09:00 – 13:00: Lisbon Metropolitan Area Plenary Session

Cristina Cavaco: Architect and professor, FA/ULisboa, Portugal
City of Lisbon: Municipal authority, Portugal
City of Sintra: Municipal authority, Portugal
City of Barreiro: Municipal authority, Portugal
(Moderation: Ana Seixas, Deputy Director-General)

11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break

City of Cascais: Municipal authority, Portugal
City of Amadora: Municipal authority, Portugal
City of Almada: Municipal authority, Portugal
(Moderation: João Rafael, Architect and professor, IFoU/FA/ULisboa, Portugal)

13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 16:00: Parallel sessions
16:00 – 16:30: Coffee break
16:30 – 18:30: Parallel sessions

Friday, 4th July 2025

09:00 – 11:00: Parallel sessions
11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break
11:30 – 13:30: Parallel sessions
13:30 – 14:30: Lunch
14:30 – 16:30: Conclusions
16:30 – 17:00: Closing ceremony
17:00 – 17:30: Coffee break
17:30 – 19:00: Open Conference

Jan Gehl: Architect and urban planner, Gehl Architects, Denmark
Richard Sennet: Sociologist, LSE/NYU
(Moderation: Zhang Ye, IFoU)

19:00 – 19:30: Ginjinha of Honour
19:30 -20:30: “Groundwork”+ Q&A (Europe Premiere)

lanch of the new 3-part documentary film series. Giovanna Borasi CCA_Canadian Centre for
Architecture Director (to be confirmed) and Julia Albani CCA International Relations.

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