Post-Carbon Cities of Tomorrow Roundtable Lunch

The roundtable fosters an interactive, informed dialogue between innovators and experts from EU cities and stakeholders and decision makers in the Atlanta community to exchange ideas and insights in areas of shared interests, including urban sustainability and the circular economy. The roundtable will focus on the question of how the transition to a circular economy alters the roles and interplay of four primary pillars of society: city administration, the private sector, community organizations, and research innovation centers such as universities. After a welcome and introductions, a panel discussion will follow over lunch.

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Agenda:

11:00am - 11:20am Welcome & Introduction

Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management; Professor; ADVANCE Professor; Faculty Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, Georgia Tech

Max Gruenig, President, Ecologic Institute US

11:20am - 12:45pm Panel presentation and Q&A, Lunch

Richard Simmons, Senior Research Engineer & Fellow, Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Tech (Moderator)

Atalay Atasu, Dunn Family Professor, Scheller School of Business, Georgia Tech

Ramon Arndt, City of Munich

Janna Jung-Irrgang, Rehab Republic

Vlatka Berlan Vlahek, Senior Associate for EU Programs and Funds, City of Ivanic-Grad

Zoran Kordic, UN Development Programme

12:45pm - 1:00pm Closing Remarks

Beril Toktay, Brady Family Chair in Management; Professor; ADVANCE Professor;

Faculty Director, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, Georgia Tech

Max Gruenig, President, Ecologic Institute US

Roundtable sponsored by:

The Delegation of the European Union to the United States

Strategic Energy Institute

Energy Policy and Innovation Center (EPICenter)

Institute of People and Technology, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation

Scheller College of Business, Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business

College of Engineering, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering