KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Nyasha Harper-Michon

‘Archtivist’, Architect, LinkedIn Top Voice Green, Business Strategist, Educator, Speaker, Writer

We're thrilled to welcome Nyasha Harper-Michon as one of the Next Gen keynote speakers. Nyasha is a self proclaimed 'Archtivist' - a term she has coined for architecture and design professionals driving economic, environmental and social reform to foster positive changes in society and within the profession. She is looking forward to share the archtivistic approach to architecture.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Francis Kéré

Founder & Principal, Kéré Architecture, 2022 Pritzker Prize winner

Francis Kéré is one of the world’s most distinguished contemporary architects and the 2022 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. As a part of our keynote programme, Kéré will talk about his dual focus on sustainable design and social commitment.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Chris Downey

Architect & Founder, Architecture for the Blind

Downey enjoyed 20 years of distinguished practice on award-winning residences and cultural institutions before losing his sight in 2008. Today, he is one of the few practicing blind architects in the world, and we are happy to have him as a keynote speaker in the Inclusivity track.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

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The UIA World Congress of Architects CPH 2023 is an opportunity to meet and engage with some of the most influential and innovative profiles in the built environment. Our speakers have all been carefully selected for their strong contributions to architecture, science, business and politics.

The programme is still a work in progress, but on this page, you will find an overview of confirmed sessions and speakers in the official programme. The estimated 250 – 300 paper presentations have yet to be scheduled.

The congress programme runs from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm on Monday to Wednesday and from 9 am to 2 pm on Thursday. Other activities will take place outside congress hours in and around Copenhagen so there is plenty to experience while you are here. More information to come.

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UIA 2023 Opening Ceremony

The UIA 2023 World Congress will begin with an opening ceremony where we hope to see all the delegates. The content of the opening ceremony is still being developed but…

SPEAKERS:
José Luis Cortés, Natalie Mossin, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Jesper Nygård, Connie Hedegaard,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

OBEL AWARD Talks: CITIES – Seminal solutions to the challenges facing cities

We all know the figures about cities: more than 50% of the world’s population are city dwellers and the number is increasing. Cities consume about 75 % of all energy…

SPEAKERS:
Carlos Moreno, Joan Clos, Nathalie de Vries, Martha Thorne,

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Next Gen: Transition into Sustainability Practices – The First Years

Are there direct ways to impact? The young generation do not wait for the established industry to move into a more sustainable practice. Some take immediate action, even before they…

SPEAKERS:
Elvira Ofelia Bergman-Coates, Gustav Kjær Vad Nielsen, Raphaël Walther, Stella Mutegi, Haakon Haanes,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Next Gen: What Is the “World’s Best News” in 2030?

What successful initiatives made the headlines in 7 years? Join a facilitated workshop to inspire, discuss, co-create and share ideas on what solutions will make the headlines in 2030 for…

SPEAKERS:
Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen, Dagný Valgeirsdóttir, Björgvin Hjartarson,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

DEMOCRATIC RECONSTRUCTION OF UKRAINE

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting extensive destruction of the country calls for a broad international effort to rebuild the Ukrainian society. Together with colleagues from the Ukrainian Architects’…

SPEAKERS:
Peder Baltzer Nielsen, Olena Oliynyk,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: Accelerating climate actions while improving community health and well-being

Past urban development models increasingly promote sprawl, segregation and car-oriented cities. When looking back to the Covid-19 pandemic, we must find our way back to urbanise in harmony with nature…

SPEAKERS:
Hélène Chartier, Jan Vapaavuori, Carlos Moreno, Mark Watts, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, Niels Lund, Jan Gehl,

Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Realdania Talks: Re-imagining coastal cities facing rising sea levels

What does a city that respects the forces of nature look like? Our historic cities and settlements along the coast may provide some answers. But as sea levels are rising…

SPEAKERS:
Nina Kovsted Helk, Billy Fleming,

Climate Adaptation Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Co-creating sustainable cities at the local level

The race to implement the SDGs will be decided in the cities, and we face a big challenge to make sure that the path for development is affordable, inclusive, and…

SPEAKERS:
Ishtiaque Zahir Titas,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Next Gen: Rethinking Sustainable Futures – Leave No One Behind

1000-1500 Student voices from all around the world. Asking the questions of the students – the students setting the agenda. The format of the session is a panel discussion, and…

SPEAKERS:
Charlotte Elisabeth Mellbye, Tine Hegli, Gustav Cederblad Stamnes, Nora Kilstad,

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NEXT GEN: Circular Economic Perspectives on Data-Driven Social Change

Going from a linear to a circular mindset is a huge transformation in the built environment, which can only be successful with an innovative approach and through partnerships for change.…

SPEAKERS:
Pernille Berg, Siddharth Hande, Sarah C. Andersen, Lene Damsbo Brix,

Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Scientific Panels, Partnerships of Change – Debate Session

Architects must build alliances to challenge dominant structures and redistribute power relations to seek social and environmental justice, and access to rights for all. The UIA2023 Call for Papers has…

SPEAKERS:
Sandi Hilal, Merve Bedir,

Partnerships for Change

17 goals 17 architects

Delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals is crucial to the future of the planet, and crucial to the dignity and wellbeing of its people. Architecture interacts with all of the…

SPEAKERS:
Natalie Mossin, Billy Law, Thomas Nørgaard, Alessandro Melis, Anne Marie Galmstrup, Reiulf Ramstad, Anju Malla Pradhan, Bhawna Jaimini, Nina Louise Jensen, Jorge Lobos,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Why Architects matter – Social value as a factor in the valuation of the built environment

Social values of building stock can be defined as the attractiveness, originality, historical environment and cultural history of buildings, as well as the feeling of identity and wellbeing that people…

SPEAKERS:
Vibeke Grupe Larsen, Flora Samuel, Helle Søholt, Yalda Pilehchian, Janet Cohen Muntz,

Climate Adaptation Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Architecture for The People

Promoting architects as starchitects is over. The coming decades should be about bringing the architects down to earth and in direct personal contact with the people and communities which they…

SPEAKERS:
Kent Martinussen, Sarah Herda, Stepan Bärtl, Srinivas Murthy G., Jha D Amazi, Tobias Hrabec,

Partnerships for Change

Educating African architects for a sustainable future

Combining growing populations and increasing wealth, many countries in Africa are likely to experience rapid growth in building activity in the coming decades. To manage this development in a way…

SPEAKERS:
Tokunbu Omisore, Chrisna du Plessis, Jan Hugo, Mokolade Johnson, Ashraf M. Salama, Marilys R. Nepomechie,

Partnerships for Change

Architecture Meets Politics – And Policy Happens

In conversation with other city and state architects (names TBC), the city architect of Copenhagen, Camilla van Deurs, will debate the role of architecture and city planning within the realm…

SPEAKERS:
Camilla van Deurs, Xavier Matilla, Helena Bjarnegård, Bridget Smyth,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

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Partnerships for Change – Sustainable Urbanization with a Holistic Approach

The UN estimates that 68% of world population will live in urban areas in 2050. This development could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050, with close…

SPEAKERS:
Jim Hagemann Snabe, Elizabeth Timme, Connie Hedegaard,

Partnerships for Change

KEYNOTE

The EU goes green – A European Perspective on a Global Challenge

The challenges facing the built environment are urgent – the building sector accounts for nearly 40% of the annual, global CO2 emissions, consumes raw materials in unsustainable quantities, and continues…

SPEAKERS:
Margrethe Vestager, Bjarke Ingels, Connie Hedegaard,

Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Under 40s on 2040: the Chinese youth speaking on the future urban, rural, and virtual

When the most populated country faces huge challenges in the built (and to some extent, the unbuilt) environment, it’s intriguing to know what the younger generation think and do. This…

SPEAKERS:
Zhang Li, Li Xiangning,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Next Gen: Winners & Celebration of Next Generation City Action

SPEAKERS:
Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen,

Climate Adaptation Health Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

KEYNOTE

Next Gen: Architecture and Activism – How to Make an Impact

In recent years, we have seen a rise in young activists within various disciplines, including the environmental field, as well as architecture and urban planning, raising awareness, inspiring action, and…

SPEAKERS:
Nyasha Harper-Michon, Jerome Foster II, Connie Hedegaard,

Climate Adaptation Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Partnerships for Change – Exploring The potential of UIA Region 2 – Ukraine and Lebanon

Region II of UIA comprises architectural organisations of the following countries: from Europe (Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Baltic countries – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, along with Russia, Ukraine,…

SPEAKERS:
Istelianna Atanassova, Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi, Jesper Nygård, Sany Jamal, Divina Abou Jaoude, Rasmus Lauridsen, Buravchenko Serhiy Hryhorovych, Mona Rady, Christine Auclair, Olena Oliynyk, José Luis Cortés,

Partnerships for Change

Architecture Disruptors Grounded

Through a moderated peer to peer discussion, this session features select NextGen disruptive architectural innovators / international thought-leadership engaged in a series of global dialogue on issues of practical, provocative…

SPEAKERS:
Sam Oboh, Farida Abu-Bakare, Anna Dyson, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Oana Stănescu, Marthijn Pool,

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Architectural Education for a Sustainable Future

Marilys R. Nepomechie (United States) and Ashraf M. Salama (Egypt/United Kingdom), Co-Directors of the UIA Education Commission (EDUCOM) and Co-Reporters of the UNESCO-UIA Validation Council for Architectural Education, will co-host…

SPEAKERS:
Ashraf M. Salama, Marilys R. Nepomechie, Jana Revedin, Valerie Vaughan-Dick, Mohammad Arar, Gabriella Medvegy, N. Papatya Seçkin,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

Next Gen: Turning the Tables – Enabling Young Voices in the Green Transition

Young voices are calling for climate action across the world. They’re willing to make the sacrifices that are needed to avoid irreversible climate chaos. However, one’s age is often hindering…

SPEAKERS:
Olivia Orlandi Grant, Ejvind Spence, Annalena Sass, Thor Larsen-Lechuga, Ibrahim El-Hassan, Vibeke Grupe Larsen,

Climate Adaptation Inclusivity Next Gen Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

High-quality architecture and the built environment: a political goal

In recent years, there has been a growing awareness within the European political realm of the positive contribution a high-quality built environment can make to the common good – there…

SPEAKERS:
Tillman Prinz, Ruth Schagemann, Ruth Reichstein, Oliver Martin, Donatien Kasseyet Kallume, Marta Vall-Llossera, Helena Bjarnegård, Natalie Mossin,

Partnerships for Change

UIA Sustainable Development Goals Commission

The SDG Commission’s session aims to explore the nexus between architecture and the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session will be divided into two parts. The focus…

SPEAKERS:
Iman Gawad, Cid Blanco, Kathrine H. Stærmose, Fionnuala Rogerson, Amr Attia, Anthony Mallows, Bernadette Egan, Masashi Kajita,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

CAFx International Manifesto Relay 2023

Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx) invites on stage researchers and practitioners that contributed to the International Manifesto Relay, a provocative collection of 45 manifestos that call architects from around the world…

SPEAKERS:
Josephine Michau, Martha Thorne, Federica Sofia Zambeletti,

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Sustainable Transformations of Architecture: How Do We Embrace the Beauty of Ugly?

New sustainability standards call for a new aesthetic. Or do they? Join us, as we take a deeper look at architectural value and discuss what’s worth preserving and transforming. The…

SPEAKERS:
Enlai Hooi, Indy Johar, Madeleine Kate McGowan, Torben Klitgaard, Ciarán Cuffe,

Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities Rethinking Resources

International Architectural Competitions – Breaking Barriers, Creating Opportunities

The UIA promotes excellence in architecture, sustainability and cultural diversity. In 1956, delegations of practicing architects from all over the world drew up a set of standard regulations for international…

SPEAKERS:
Daniel Fügenschuh, Margit Friedrich, Regina Gonthier, Corrin Chan Chui-yi, Stephen Kin Wai Ho,

Partnerships for Change

Dynamic Capabilities – why we need to change how, who and what we teach

Our common global community are facing challenges more complex than ever before. Complexity calls for new perspectives, skills and capabilities amongst the already prac-ticing stakeholders in the built environment and…

SPEAKERS:
Mikkel Thomassen, Saija Hollmén, Tokunbu Omisore, Mario Cucinella, Sharon Haar, Lene Dammand Lund, Lotte Marianne Bjerregaard Jensen,

Next Gen Partnerships for Change Rethinking Resources

Regenerative, Resilient and Equitable Built Environment: The Role of Cities and Architects

Current construction practices are fundamentally misaligned with cities’ visions for climate neutral, resilient, circular, equitable, and healthy communities. The construction sector is responsible for more than 23% of the world’s…

SPEAKERS:
Cécile Faraud,

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UIA Architecture for All Work Programme Symposium

Affordable and accessible housing in some countries of America Vanessa Zadel presenting on behalf of AFA Region III Regional Director Cecilia Leiva and deputy Kristine France and Members. This presentation…

SPEAKERS:
Allen Kong, Vanessa Zadel, Belinda Seale, Olanrewaju Olusola, Maksym Holovko, Ron Wickmann, Eduardo Alvarez, Fionnuala Rogerson, Arina Hayati,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

Urban Regeneration in Greece: A transparent path towards ecology and inclusivity

TIF-HELEXPO S.A. is the leading Greek organizer of exhibitions and conferences. In 2017, TIF-HELEXPO SA took the strategic decision to redevelop its fairgrounds, located in the very heart of the…

SPEAKERS:
Ennie Dodou, Juan Lucas Young, Vasiliki Agorastidou,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

Next Gen: Educating for a Sustainable ‘Now’ – Sustainability Curriculum Workshop for Students and Newly Graduated

How do we move from good intentions to actual change within the field of architecture – and how does it show in the way we design sustainability curricula? One answer…

SPEAKERS:
Elvira Ofelia Bergman-Coates, Lotte Marianne Bjerregaard Jensen, Tine Hegli, Kabage Karanja, Mathis Rager, Cathrine Johansen Haanes,

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Next Gen: Pitch & Panel Session – The Future by Young Academics & Entrepreneurs

What ideas will shape the future of inclusive and sustainable cities? Be inspired and connect with invited early-stage startups and talented student teams from around the Globe as they pitch…

SPEAKERS:
Marie Louise M. Pollmann-Larsen,

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Built Environment Education

The UIA Architecture & Children Work Programme brings together architects working in the field of Built Environment Education (BEE) for children and young people all over the world. We also…

SPEAKERS:
Suzanne de Laval, Heba Safey Eldeen, Marta Brković Dodig, Angela (Uttke) Million, Ahsen Özsoy, Magdalena Rajeva,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

ROUNDTABLE: Community Architecture and “The Housing Ladder”

The Roundtable shall commence with a brief Introduction and a welcome note by Qazi M Arif & Nadia Tromp, Co-Directors of the Community Architecture and Human Right Work Program. It…

SPEAKERS:
Qazi M. Arif, Nadia Tromp, Ada Y. S. Fung, Pranita Sharma Pandey, Giuditta Parodi, Ayşen Ciravoğlu, Yvonne I. L. Ieong,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change

Gender Equality to Support Resilient Communities

Join our workshop to support gender equality and foster inclusive environments for women’s participation in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and resilient communities. The workshop will gather insights to develop actionable…

SPEAKERS:
Elsebeth Terkelsen,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

Preserving the Past, Designing for the Future

Exploring the intersection of sustainability, heritage, and Culture in Architecture and Urban environments. The roundtable themed “Preserving the Past, designing for the Future: Exploring the Intersection of Sustainability, Heritage, and…

SPEAKERS:
Mohammad Habib Reza, Kassim Mwamba Omar, Edward-YW Leung, Anju Malla Pradhan,

Inclusivity Partnerships for Change Resilient Communities

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