Wednesday February 17th, 2016

The wait is over: the URBAN THINKERS CAMPUS has started with opening remarks by Dr. Peter Kurz (Lord Mayor of Mannheim), Helmfried Meinel (Baden-Württemberg Ministry for the Environment), Christine Auclair (UN Habitat Leader World Urban Campaign) and Dr. Eva Lohse (President of the German Association of Towns and Cities and Lord Mayor of Ludwigshafen am Rhein).

The Keynote Speaker is the Political Scientist Dr. Benjamin Barber from the Global Parliament of Mayors.

Mannheim is looking forward to the next three days and the further enhancement of the thesis paper „The City We Need”, which defines the most important criteria for a sustainable Life in urban cities.