INTELLIGENT LANDSCAPES
Regional development through cultural landscape management
VEB2023 European Capital of Culture International Conference
Location: ActiCity / Hóvirág street 1., Veszprém 8200 HU
Date: 9-11 November 2023.
9 November, Thursday
8:00–9:00 Arrival, registration
9:00–9:20 Greetings
BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC ECOSYSTEM
Conference room
9:20–9:40 When the world is not enough – Let’s future-proof European cities NOW
Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé, Research Area Lead at Demos Helsinki (Helsinki, FI)
9:40–10:40 Roundtable discussion
Zsuzsanna Fazekas, Ezt V-Edd EIP Operative Group (Balatoncsicsó)
Tamás Horváth, Parókia Coworking (Káptalantóti)
Sara Simeone, Matera Hub (Matera, IT)
Dr. Judit Márta Sulyok, University of Pannonia - Balaton Tourism Research Centre (Veszprém)
Moderator: Ferenc Tüske organizational development specialist
10:40–11:00 Coffee break
EVERYDAY CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE
Conference room
11:00–11:20 The Moving Fireplaces project, or how storytelling & contemporary art can reshape the identity of a region
Alexandra Palconi-Sitov, Founding Member and President of PRIN BANAT Association
11:20–12:20 Roundtable discussion
Aidan Cerar, iPOP - Institute for Spatial Policies (Ljubljana, SL)
Dr. Friderika Mike, Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture
Vanda Kovács, Community planning initiative
Rita Kandikó, Fekete Sereg Youth Association (Nagyvázsony)
Moderator: Nóra Winkler journalist
12:20–13:20 Lunch break
10 November, Friday
9:00–9:20 Arrival, registration
ADAPTIVE LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
Conference room
9:00–9:20 Sustainable visions - experiences of strategising, interacting scientific and economic activities and finding common ground in freshwater great lakes regions
Dr. Seppo Hellsten Senior Researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
9:40–10:40 Roundtable discussion
Dr. Boldizsár Megyesi, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Science
Dr. Barbara Mihók ecologist, mental health specialist
Dr. Judit Padisák limnoecologist, university professor
Dr. Ernő Takács, Deputy CEO, WING Plc.
Moderator: Dr. András Zlinszky, PAD Foundation
10:40–11:00 Coffee break
DYNAMIC HERITAGE
Conference room
11:00–11:20 World cultural heritage Wachau – How to protect a dynamic landscape
Michael Wagner, manager of the LEADER association Wachau-Dunkelsteinerwald
11:20–12:20
Dr. Tamás Fejérdy architect, heritage conservation engineer
Réka Folly, Folly Arboretum (Badacsonyörs)
Krisztián Nagy, Kultháló - VEB2023 ECoC
Moderator: Samu Szemerey, Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre (KÉK)
12:20–13:20 Lunch break
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for keynote speeches and roundtable discussions.
The following afternoon session workshops /presentations are available in English:
9th November
Sara Simeone, Angela Dibenedetto (Matera Hub): Matchmaking circle
This matchmaking circle method will allow you to pitch your contribution to sustainable economic development in your region, following key questions and a fixed time in a 1-to-1 short conversation.
Julia Barashkov & Mihal Ronko - THE COMMONCATALOGUE TOUR
The commoncatalogue tour is a research project concentrated on sustainable urban regeneration. After a short presentation, participants work in small groups to create their best place maps by exploring the area. Partly outdoor workshop
10th November
ISKRA collective - Bodies of Water as Rural Realities
Core of research is body of water as a generator of rural identities and its influence on tangibale and intangible cultural heritage. Mediums of expressions, themes and results are abundant, creating resonances and possibilities of building bridges with similar communities local to Balaton.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact: info@kek.org.hu