Economic Mission: Urban Planning and Sustainable Innovation

The mission will be divided into two parts:

1. Tuesday, 13 May to Wednesday, 14 May in Copenhagen
2. Thursday 15 May to Friday 16 May in Stockholm

Participants will travel from one city to another late on Wednesday, 14 May.

The programme is currently being put together and is therefore subject to change, but see below for an outline of the schedule.

DAY 1: COPENHAGEN – Tuesday 13 May

• Presentation on the urban development projects in Copenhagen by By og Havn Head of Secretariat, Peter Bønløkke. By og Havn (City and Port) is the public authority in charge of the development of the port of Copenhagen and other large urban areas.

• Presentation of the Nordhavn project and Jernbanebyen project by NREP / Urban Partners, one of the largest real estate developers in the Nordics.

• Nordhavn Site Visit – Explore one of Scandinavia’s largest construction projects, a former industrial harbor transformed into a sustainable, mixed-use district.

• Presentation & Site Visit with Besix – Learn about Besix’s presence in Denmark since 2016 and visit its tunnel project in Nordhavn.

• Klimakvarteret Site Visit (Climate Neighbourhood)  – How the City of Copenhagen is facing climate change challenges, particularly more intense Cloudburst episodes and water rising level.

DAY 2: COPENHAGEN – Wednesday 14 May

• Site vite of Thoravej 29 by Pihlmann Architects  – Former 60s factory transformed into an open community hub, on the concept of self-recycling within the building.

• Event at BLOXHUB, the Nordic Hub for Sustainable Urbanization

• Discussion between PropTech Denmark CEO, Michael Ambjorn, and EightySeven (previously PropTech Lab) – Future of European collaboration in proptech and priorities for the coming years.

• Brussels-Denmark Startup Pitching Session – A dynamic exchange between proptech and sustainable construction startups from both regions.

• Presentation by Rasmus Nyholm, Co-founder of home.earth – Insights from a Danish real estate company with sustainability and innovation at its core.

• Networking lunch

• Workshop on Public Tenders in Denmark with Steen Jensen, a specialist in public and private construction tenders and partnerships with Danish companies.

DAY 3: STOCKHOLM – Thursday 15 May

• Info session with Research Institute Sweden (RISE), Sweden’s research institute and innovation partner:

• Sessions on macro trends and future of the built environment, the Viable Cities program, Neuro Architecture, and New European Bauhaus

• Panel discussion

• Networking

• Event at Stockholm Green Innovation District (SGID), a hub for innovation and sustainability, with sessions on innovative transition, energy efficiency, urban twin transition and citizen engagement as well as time for networking.

• TBC: site visit to Stockholm Wood City – A visit to the construction site of the world’s largest wooden construction project.

DAY 4: STOCKHOLM – Friday 16 May

• Event at PropTech Sweden:

• Opening words by Ambassador Carl Peeters

• Success story – Energy sharing in the city of Örebro

• Public tenders and procurement in Stockholm (by Stockholm Business Region), and in Brussels

• Fireside chat between PropTech Sweden and EightySeven (previously PropTech Lab)

• Pitching and reverse pitching session, with both Belgian and Swedish start-ups, SME’s, and large companies.

• Networking lunch with the participants to the session at PropTech Sweden.