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Panel discussion on making cities more climate resilient and sustainable, with speakers Victoria Ossadnik, Coen van Oostrom, John Thornhill, Charles Landry

Sustainable Cities

DLD Munich 2023

January 13, 2023

Cities keep growing, they’re home to more than half the people on earth. But they’re also in urgent need of an upgrade. Smart energy solutions and smart buildings as well as creative and innovative city councils are key to making urban spaces livable and sustainable.

This panel discussion, moderated by John Thornhill (Financial Times, Sifted), takes a deep dive into challenges and solutions.

Hear from Victoria Ossadnik (E.ON), Coen van Oostrom, founder & CEO of EDGE Technologies and Charles Landry, author as well as co-founder of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival and chair of the BMW Foundation RISE Cities Sounding Board.

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Speakers

Victoria Ossadnik

E.ON

Victoria Ossadnik is COO and Member of the Management Board of E.ON SE. Previously she was CEO of E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH and Vice President for Microsoft Enterprise Services Delivery, Data & AI. Victoria Ossadnik holds a PhD in Quantum Optics from the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich.

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Coen van Oostrom

EDGE

Coen van Oostrom is the founder of EDGE, the largest commercial property developer in the Netherlands, which aims to dramatically increase sustainability in the real-estate business and seeks to bring further change to urban development.

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John Thornhill

Financial Times

John Thornhill is one of the most senior journalists at the Financial Times. He writes an award-winning column on the impact of technology and is also the founder of Sifted, an FT-backed media site covering Europe’s startup world.

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Charles Landry

Author & Innovator

Widely acclaimed author and speaker Charles Landry works with cities around the world to help them make the most of their potential. He is chair of the BMW Foundation RISE Cities Sounding Board and co-founder of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival.

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