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Sino-German Dialogue Forum on Sustainable Urban Development:
Infrastructure Solutions in Key Urban Sectors

International Conference, 22 September 2015 in Beijing, China

 

Moderation: Alexander Carius, Managing Director, adelphi


08.00 Registration


09.00-09.20 Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Frank Rückert, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Beijing
Mr. Cheng Zhijun, Ministry of Finance, P. R. China
Dr. Peter Failer, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany


09.20-09.50 Opening Speeches 

Ms. Song Qiuling, Ministry of Finance, P. R. China

Mr. Franz Josef Schafhausen, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany


9.50-10.20 Keynote Speech

Sustainable Urbanisation: City-Country Expansion
Ms. Yao Dongmei, OMA


10.20-10.50 Coffee Break


10.50-11.50 Session 1: Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Urban Development

Mr. He Xiaojin, City of Yixing
Mr. Müslüm Yakisan, Siemens
Dr. Xu Zhengqiang, China Society for Urban Studies
Ms. Gabriele Mallasch, City of Dortmund


11.50-12.10 Session 2: Financing Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development

Opportunities and Challenges in the Adoption of PPP in the New Type of Urbanisation
Mr. Kan Xiaoxi
, Ministry of Finance, P. R. China

German Financing of Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Projects in China
Mr. Oskar von Maltzan
, KfW


12.10-13.30 Lunch


13.30-15.00 Session 3: Reshaping Mobility Patterns through Innovative Transport Planning

Mobility and Transportation: Solutions for Future Megacities
Dr. Wulf-Holger Arndt
, TU Berlin

Low Carbon Transport Policy Development in Beijing
Mr. Sun Mingzheng
, Beijing Transportation Research Center

Fewer Cars, More Mobility – Carsharing as a Contribution to Sustainable Urban Transport in China
Ms. Sandra Retzer
, GIZ

Developing an Urban Intelligent Transportation System in Huainan
Prof. Zhang Weihua
, Hefei University of Technology

Introducing the German S-Bahn System to Chongqing
Mr. Tilo Franz
, Hamburg-Consult


15.00-15.30 Coffee Break


15.30-17.00 Session 4: Promoting Sustainable Waste Water and Solid Waste Management

Opportunities and Challenges in the Adoption of PPP in the New Type of Urbanisation 
Mr. Zhang Yue
, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, P. R. China

Promoting International Wastewater Activities
Dr. Ulrich Katenkamp
, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany 

Semi-Centralised Supply and Treatment Systems for Fast-Growing Areas
Prof. Dai Xiaohu
, Tongji University

Kunming Economic & Technological Development Zone and German Promotional Loans
Ms. Zhao Jianrong
, Yunnan KETDZ Environment Bureau

Solid Waste Incineration Project in Hefei
Ms. Xiao Lan
, China National Environmental Protection Corporation


17.00-18.00 Concluding Open Discussion: Meeting Current and Future Challenges of Sustainable Urban Development

Mr. Sun Jianyuan
, Ministry of Finance, P. R. China 
Dr. Christine Heimburger, KfW
Ms. Cornelia Richter, GIZ
Mr. Zhang Yue, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, P. R. China
Dr. Vera Rodenhoff, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany


18.00 Closing Remarks

Dr. Peter Failer, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
Mr. Liu Weihua, Ministry of Finance, P. R. China
Ms. Ulrike Lassmann, KfW


Afterwards: Conference Dinner