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Living City 2026 – visions, values, wellbeing<\/em><\/p>\n

The Living City conference<\/em> brings together stakeholders from across the built environment sector to explore current research and inspiring examples of how we can create the cities and communities of the future, combining resilience, innovation and high-quality design.<\/p>\n

On 6 October, municipalities, public authorities, property companies, developers, researchers and practitioners came together to hear inspiring speakers address the theme of visions, values and well-being. Discover examples that point the way forward and meet the visionaries working to make our cities more resilient, greener and more attractive.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Watch the conference on demand:<\/p>\n

Did you miss the conference, or would you like to revisit some of the presentations?
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Speakers and panelists<\/h2>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n
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Meriem Chabani, founder and managing director, New South<\/p>\n

Trude Schjelderup Iversen, senior curator, KORO \u2013 Public Art Norway<\/p>\n

Markus Miessen, professor of urban regeneration, University of Luxembourg<\/p>\n

Johan Kuylenstierna, Director-General, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency<\/p>\n

Paula Femenias, Professor of Building Transformation and Associate Professor of Sustainable Transformation of the Built Environment, Chalmers University of Technology<\/p>\n

Rebecka Engvall, City Architect, Municipality of Ulricehamn<\/p>\n

\u00c5sa Bjerndell, architect and Head of Development, R\u00e5\u00e4ngen<\/p>\n

Anna Starbrink, Deputy Director-General, Swedish Civil Defence Agency<\/p>\n

Maria Natonska, Innovation Manager, Municipality of Karlstad<\/p>\n

Martin Hollertz, Director of Urban Development, Municipality of Karlstad<\/p>\n

Erik Eriksson, Deputy Director-General, Formas<\/p>\n

Anita Aspegren, CEO, IQ Samh\u00e4llsbyggnad<\/p>\n

Karin Book, Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Sport Sciences, Malm\u00f6 University<\/p>\n

Helena Nordh, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)<\/p>\n

Martin Edfelt, City Architect, Municipality of Uppsala<\/p>\n

Torleif Falk, City Architect, City of Stockholm<\/p>\n

Anki Kaplan Wikstr\u00f6m, Policy Analyst, Architects Sweden<\/p>\n

Helena Bjarneg\u00e5rd, Chair, Council for Living Cities<\/p>\n

Jessica Segerlund, Acting Head of Department, ArkDes<\/p>\n

Kris Johnson-Jones, Senior Strategist, ArkDes, and moderator for the day<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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About the conference<\/h2>\n \n

The conference is aimed at those working at the municipal, regional, and national levels, within academia, or as private actors in the urban development sector. ArkDes organizes the conference in collaboration with\u00a0Formas \u2197<\/a>, on behalf of\u00a0the Council for Vibrant Cities \u2197.<\/a><\/p>\n

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