Overview

(Draft; As of 27.04.21)

Tuesday, 27 April 2021
9.30 am	Opening panel (main stage H) Moderation: Valeska Homburg (ARD) und Arndt Breitfeld (rbb) Andreas Scheuer, MdB, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Dr. Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
	Keynote ‘Build it and they will come’ Elke Van den Brandt, Minister of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region responsible for Mobility, Public Works and Road Safety
	Keynote Sílvia Casorrán Martos, Councilor for Mobility and Accessibility of Sant Martí District & Deputy at Office for the Chief Architect, Barcelona City Council
	In conversation with the Parliamentary Group on cycles Gero Storjohann, Member of the German Bundestag Mathias Stein, Member of the German Bundestag
	BLOCK 1
11.15 am	A1: Quick-Build-Strategy – accelerating the construction of cycle networks (German/English)	B1: Redistribution of spaces – successful participation as a key factor (German/English)	C1: Smarter cycling – how data can enhance cycling planning (German/English)	D1: Panel discussion on the National Cycling Plan 3.0
12.30 am	Pitch: International approaches to becoming a cycling city (main stage H)
	Presentation of the National Network of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Mobility (NaKoMo) (Lounge L)
	Chairs of Cycling – initial and continuing training for cycling (Lounge L)
	Meet the Speaker (LoungeL)
	BLOCK 2
1.30 pm	A2: German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) – what (new) options are available to local authorities?	B2: Towards the cycling city – is the first step really (that) hard? (German/English)	C2: Yes, we can! – change management at the public authorities	D2: Panel discussion in cooperation with DPD and ADFC: fair solutions for cycling and commercial traffic in towns and cities
2.30 pm	Meet the Speaker (Lounge L)
	Meet the Speaker (Lounge L)
2.50 pm	Award of the 2021 German Cycling Prize (main stage H) Moderation: Valeska Homburg (ARD) and Arndt Breitfeld (rbb)

Mittwoch, 28. April 2021
9.30 am	Opening of the day (main stage H) Moderation: Valeska Homburg (ARD) and Arndt Breitfeld (rbb)
	Keynote Dr. Arndt Pechstein, agile Coach and transformation expert “Tradition is not a business model: from the cycling vision to implementation” Discussion leaders: Valeska Homburg and Arndt Breitfeld
	BLOCK 3
10.00 am	A3: Loads on wheels – holistic strategies for delivery by cycle	B3: Protected intersections – new panacea or overestimated solution?	C3: Policy decisions by the Federal Government – new guidance and financial assistance programmes for attractive cycle networks	D3: The large toolkit of joint working groups at the local level: We take care of cycling!
11.00 am	FAQ: Funding and assistance options provided by the Federal Government(Lounge L)
	Meet the Speaker (Lounge L)
	BLOCK 4
11.30 am	A4: Germany becomes a country of cycling commuters – making cycling fast	B4: Cycling as a brand – how to make professional branding successful in promotion of cycling at local authority level (German/English)	C4: Cycling even during the hours of darkness – nature-friendly lighting systems	D4: “Pop-up infrastructure around the globe” – session in cooperation with the Association for International Cooperation (GIZ) (German/English)
	Pitch: Best practice examples from Hamburg and the world (main stage H)
12.30 am	Women in Mobility (Lounge L)
	Meet the Speaker (Lounge L)
	BLOCK 5
1.30 pm	A5: From non-cyclist to cycling fan – strategies to introduce people to the joys of cycling	B5: Modern cycle parking – with design and functionality	C5: Service and connectivity – the cycle in the transport chain	D5: Cycling Academy of the German Institute of Urban Affairs: “Walking and cycling – a tandem for liveable cities?”
	Meet the Speaker (Lounge L)
2.30 pm	Graduation panel: Between fish sandwiches and multi-storey car parks – what can we learn from Hamburg?(main stage H)
3.30 - 4.00 pm	Official closing event and passing the baton (main stage H)