18:00 – Welcome Cocktail

08:30 – Admission

09:00 – Welcome (Michael Ludwig, Mayor of Vienna)

09:15 – The importance of Communication Strategies (Wolfgang Müller, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Head of Security and Organisation, City of Vienna)

09:30 – The Resilient Cities Project (Aleksandra Markianova, Project Coordinator, City of Rostock
Kaspars Vārpiņš, UBC, City of Liepaja)

09:45 – The Belgrade Contribution (Darko Glavas, Secretariat for defence affairs, emergency
situations & coordinations, City of Belgrade)

10:05 – The Budapest Contribution (Orsolya Barsi, Deputy Head, Department for Climate &
Environment, City of Budapest)

10:25 – The Düsseldorf Contribution (David von der Lieth, Fire- and Emergency Service, City of Düsseldorf)

10:45 – Coffee Break

11:05 – Floods in Ljubljana in August 2023 (Robert Kus, Head of Emergency Management Department,
City of Ljubljana)

11:25 – Experiences from power outages in winter conditions (Jukka-Pekka Schroderus, Finance & Administration,
City of Pori)

11:45 – Information and communication tools of the
City of Prague in case of emergency (Jiří Čmakal, Department of Security, City of Prague)

12:05 – The Rivne Contribution (Vitaliy Kardash, Rivne regional military administration)

12:25 – Developing and implementing a comprehensive emergency
communication system in an urban area (Rene Feige, Disaster & civil protection unit, City of Rostock)

12:45 – Providing vital services during the energy crisis (Risto Aasmaa, Municipal Police Department, City of Tallinn)

13:05 – Preparations for disruption of vital services: Tartu Case (Evelin Uibokand, crisis management coordinator,
City of Tartu)

13:25 – The Light Islands Project (David Reinberger, Crisis Management & Security Department, City of
Vienna)

13:45 – No Fear of the Dark: Vilnius Case (Dovile Sulciene, Chief Officer, Public Order Unit,
City of Vilnius)

14:05 – Lunch Break

14:45 – guided city stroll

19:00 – dinner

09:30 – field trip – metro constructionside