Agenda

Wednesday 25 March

11:30 – 13:00

Brussels Meets Milan: A sustainable neighbourhood story.

Keynotes:

• Isabelle Prignot (ULB): “The Brussels Framework on sustainable neighbourhoods.”
• Studio Boeri: Speaker and subject to be confirmed

Round table and comparison of perspectives on sustainable and future neighbourhoods in Belgium and Milan.

Speakers:

• Kris Verhellen (CEO Extensa)
• Benjamin Cadranel (CEO Citydev)
• Marialessandra Secchi (Privileggio Secchi Architectura)
• Pierfrancesco Maran (Deputy-Mayor for planning of the city of Milan)
• Nicolas Bearelle (CEO Revive)
• TBC

Facilitators: Benoit Burquel – Nadia Casabella

13:00 – 14:00

Walking lunch with the whole State Visit delegation

14:30 – 15:00

Inauguration, by H.R.H. King Philippe of Belgium and His Excellency Rudi Vervoort, Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region of the “Brussels Meets Milan: A sustainable neighborhood story”, exhibition, by students from the Architecture Department of the Free University of Brussels (ULB)

15:00 – 17:00

Free time to explore the Exhibition

17:00 – 19:00 

Free time

Location: Palazzo Giureconsulti –

19:30 – 22:00 

Networking Event organised by visit.brussels, attended by His Excellency Rudi Vervoort, Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region.

Location: tbc

Thursday 26 March

09:30 – 10:30

Meeting with the urban planning and land management department of the city of Milan – presentation of urban development projects in Milan from 2025-2030.

Presentation of future plans for the city of Milan, including (among others):

• Plans to renovate 7 historic stations in Milan (Farini, San Cristoforo, Porta Romana, Greco-Breda, Lambrate, Rogoredo & Porta Genova), in collaboration with Reinvinting Cities
• Building and infrastructure projects related to the 2026 Winter Olympics
• Presentation of the “Piano di Governo Territoriale” – 2030

11:00 – 12:30

• Guided tour of CityLife (neighbourhood and site)
• Presentation of the planned building that will complete the project

13:00 – 15:00

• Networking and Pitching at the Albera Monti & Associati architecture firm, attended by Milan-based architects and stakeholders from the real estate sector.
• Each company will have the opportunity to introduce itself in a 3 minute pitch.
• Networking lunch

15:30 – 16:30

• Guided tour and introduction to the MIND – Milano Innovation District / Arexpo project
• Presentation of the plans to renovate the former site of the 2015 Universal Expo & resulting business opportunities.
• Guided site visit

Practical information

Suggested flights

Brussels – Milan:

• 24 March: Brussels – Milan Linate: 18:50 – 20:30
• 25 March: Brussels – Milan Linate: 06:20 – 07:50

Milan – Brussels:

• Milan Linate – Brussels: 18:45 – 20:20
• Milan Malpensa – Brussels: 21:05 – 22:35

Suggested hotels

Unahotels – Cusani Milano – Special rate of €189 per night including breakfast.

Pay the hotel directly.