The first Cyprus Forum for local government, the Cyprus Forum Cities, takes place on 7-8 April 2023, in Limassol, in an effort to formulate a long-term sustainable plan for the development of the cities and communities of Cyprus.
The Oxygono in collaboration with the Limassol Municipality and TEPAKbrings together public and private sector experts and professionals from Cyprus and abroad, who will develop the dimensions that make up urban sustainability, including green strategy, sustainability education and technology for the benefit of citizens.
Through a holistic approach to the challenges facing local government, Cyprus Forum Cities will accumulate a diverse European and Cypriot expertise in areas such as sustainable development of local government, circular economy, sustainable mobility, energy and environment, sustainable tourism, shipping and strong>blue growth.
In the framework of the Conference, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, the President of the House of Representatives, Annita Dimitriou, the President of the Union of Municipalities of Cyprus, Andreas Vyras and the Vice President of the Union of Cyprus Communities, Lefteris Periklis have been invited to outline the institutional designfor the sustainable development of local government in Cyprus. Afterwards, the representatives of the co-organizers, the founder of the Cyprus Forum, Nikolas Kyriakidis, the Rector of TEPAK, Panagiotis Zafeiris, and the Mayor of Limassol, Nikos Nicolaidis will outline the goals of the conference towards the formation of a local government that responds to the challenges of the modern world and the needs of citizens.
The building of Europethrough local government, is an important pillar of the conference, with invited speakers among other European and Cypriot experts and policy makers, the President of the European Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe , Leendert Verbeek and the Director of the EU Missions Office at the European Commission, Patrick Child.
A mix of public and private sector experts will analyze the concept of the circular economyin local government. Elena Stylianopoulou, Chief Environmental Officer, Yordanka Asenova Fandakova, Mayor of Sofia, Andreas Konstantinou, Mayor of Aglantzia, Anthi Charalambous, Director of Ideopsis (Environmental and Energy Policy Consultants) and the Dimitrios Michaelidis, Co-Founder of the Agno Zero Waste Grocery supermarket. The discussion will be moderated by Theodoros Zachariadis Professor at the Research Center for Energy, Environment and Water of the Cyprus Institute.
An inextricably linked topic is sustainable mobility in the city, a topic on which Konstantinos Giorkatzis, Mayor of Nicosia, Evi Anagiotou, representative of the Ministry of Transport, Byron Ioannou, Frederick University, Neophytos Ioannou have been invited to discuss , Nextbike Cyprus, Alexandros Tsiattinis, Mic Hub and Nikolaos Felessakis, Intennet, moderated by Jason Senekkis, CERIDES.
Marina Kyriakou, Urban Planning Specialist, Cyprus Energy Office, will coordinate the panel on Energy and Environment with guests: Pantelis Georgiou, Mayor of Ypsonas, Despina Sergidis, Institute of Cyprus, Giorgos Partasidis, Ministry of Energy, Nestora Phylaktos, Institute of Cyprus, and Theodoulos Mesimeris, Department of Environment,.
The completely relevant topic for perspectives and challenges in Shipping and the Blue Economy in Cypruswill be moderated by Angelos Menelaou, Frederick University with invited guests Eugen Adami, CyFOS, and representatives of Marina Limassol, Ayia Napa and Larnaca.
The conference would not be complete without a moderated review of sustainability education issues Sotiris Themistokleous, CSI, and invited guests the President of the American University of Beirut, and Phaidona Phaidonos, Mayor of Paphos.
In addition, the discussion on sustainable tourism is necessary.with Theodoros Pyrillis, Mayor of Paralimni, Irini Loukaidis, Grow Sustainability Consulting, Sotiroula Liasidou, TEPAK and coordinator Maria Stylianou Michaelidou, Limassol Tourism Organization.
A workshop on digital twinning will follow. > from CYENS. The work of the conference will be completed with the presentation of the digital platform participatory democracy Localwatch by Stefanos Loukopoulos.
As the goal of the conference is to contribute to shaping the local government of the future, through of the necessary foundation of synergies between the public, private sector and civil society, there will be an opportunity to network the participants with the main aim of developing sustainable programs for the benefit of citizens.
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