Program

Program 14.10.2025

Tuesday - 14.10.25


10:00 - 17:00	Getting Started with Research Data Management in Kadi4Mat Workshop for Early-Career Researchers	KIT- Building 30.48 Registration: (tba)
13:00 - 16:30	Why Science Slam Training is a Game-Changer for ph.D. Students and Post-Docs Workshop for Early-Career Researchers	KIT- Building K26, Kaiserstraße 26 Registration: (tba)
19:30 - 21:00	KIT Science Week Opening Keynote by Prof. Dr. Sabine Knierbein Future, Change, Opportunity: Shaping Tomorrow´s City as a Community Today Reception & Marketplace of Opportunities City of Future	KIT Building 30.95, Audimax Registration: (tba)

Program 15.10. - 17.10.2025

Program 15.10. - 17.10.2025

Wednesday - 15.10.25


09:00 - 12:00	Research to Impact: Discover the Economic and Social Potential of your Research Workshop for Early-Career Researchers	KIT-Building 30.95 Audimax Registration: (tba)
10:00 - 12:00	Excursions to selected areas in Karlsruhe RoofKIT meeting point: (tba) Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt meeting point: (tba) DUO Wie Wohnen Wir? Jetzt / in Zukunft / gemeinsam / in der Stadt meeting point: (tba)	Registration: (tba)
12:00 - 12:30	Coffee and Contacts	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
12:30	Welcome and Introduction Presentation of conference program	KIT-Building 11.40
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote "Real-world Labs for Urban Transformation" Uwe Schneidewind \| Lord Mayor of the City of Wuppertal	KIT-Building 11.40
14:00 - 15:00	Plenary 1 - Energy and Digitalisation / Urban Governance and Planning Miji Africa Living Lab Lancis-IE Mexico ZAEU, Straßburg ACI Medellin Lab / edu	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
15:00 - 16:00	Workshop Session 1a (preliminary proposal) Lab Miji Africa Lancis-IE Mexico ZAEU Straßburg ACI Medellin / edu 01 Innovations for Climate Neutrality 02 Governance in and for the Anthropocene: building post-growth cities through co-creation \| Franziska Ehnert 03 Decorbnizing and Smart Cities integration 04 Neighbourhood Energy Transition 05 Resilient Regenrative Urban Economies 06 Connecting People 07 Co-Creation and Strategies for Innovative Mobility Solutions 08 Cultural Identity and Heritage 14 Social Aspects of Sustainability	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee and Contacts	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
16:30 - 17:30	Workshop Session 1b (preliminary proposal) Lab Miji Africa Lancis-IE Mexico ZAEU Straßburg ACI Medellin / edu 01 Innovations for Climate Neutrality 02 Governance in and for the Anthropocene: building post-growth cities through co-creation \| Franziska Ehnert 03 Decorbnizing and Smart Cities integration 04 Neighbourhood Energy Transition 05 Resilient Regenrative Urban Economies 06 Connecting People 07 Co-Creation and Strategies for Innovative Mobility Solutions 08 Cultural Identity and Heritage 14 Social Aspects of Sustainability	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
17:30 - 18:30	Break	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
18:30 - 19:30	Keynote in Dialogue Maria Vassilakou, Wien Hannes Rockenbauch, Stuttgart Moderation: tba	KIT-Building 11.40
	Dinner in Tulla-Halle	KIT Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle Registration: (tba)

Thursday - 16.10.25

09:00	Welcoming	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
09:30 - 10:30	Plenary 2 Climate Protection and Adaption and Resources, Building and Construction Zukunftsstadt, München Transformativer Stadtumbau Görlitz Suprastadt, Dortmund Vilnius CLIMAS	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
10:30 - 11:30	Workshop Session 2a Grüne Stadt der Zukunft, Zukunftsstadt München Transformativer Stadtumbau Görlitz Suprastadt, Dortmund Vilnius CLIMAS Natürlich Holzbau - natürlich einfach \| Dr. Dennis Röver (Experte Produktmanagement Holzbau Würth GmbH & Co. KG) \| Maximilian Theiss (Leiter Produktmanagement Holzbau Würth GmbH & Co. KG) 09 Energy and Ressource Management 10 Social Equity and Inclusion 11 Inclusive Urban Development 12 Social innovation 13 Experimenting for Sustainability 19 Africa \| Co-Production \| Prof. Astrid Ley 20 Adis Abeba 21 Securing liveability 26 Eucor \| Water and Sustainability \| Prof. Wantzen	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
11:30 - 12:00	Coffee and Contacts	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
12:00 - 13:00	Workshop Session 2b Grüne Stadt der Zukunft, Zukunftsstadt München Transformativer Stadtumbau Görlitz Suprastadt, Dortmund Vilnius CLIMAS Natürlich Holzbau - natürlich einfach \| Dr. Dennis Röver (Experte Produktmanagement Holzbau Würth GmbH & Co. KG) \| Maximilian Theiss (Leiter Produktmanagement Holzbau Würth GmbH & Co. KG) 09 Energy and Ressource Management 10 Social Equity and Inclusion 11 Inclusive Urban Development 12 Social innovation 13 Experimenting for Sustainability 19 Africa \| Co-Production \| Prof. Astrid Ley 20 Adis Abeba 21 Securing liveability 26 Eucor \| Water and Sustainability \| Prof. Wantzen	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
14:00 - 16:00	Young Researchers Forum  Impulses from Science to Urban Transformation Thematical reviews by experts & peers  6 Sessions, 6x15 Minutes Lightning Talks, followed by comments	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
16:00 - 17:00	Coffee und Contacts	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
17:00 - 18:00	Poster Session and Networking Market of opportunities Speed-Dating Projects and Posters	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
19:00 - 21:00	Panel Discussion: 13 Questions – Debate Culture on the Field of Play Topic: Autonomous Public Transport – Lifesaver or Liability? Organized by Science Week-Team	Kulturzentrum Tollhaus, Alter Schlachthof Areal Alter Schlachthof 35 76131 Karlsruhe Registration: (tba)

Friday - 17.10.2025

09:00 - 09:30	Welcoming	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
09:30 - 10:30	Plenary 3 Water / Mobility ans Urban Space Living Lab Herk and Mombeek Berlin-Labs der Stadtmanufaktur Aspern Mobility Lab, Seestadt Wien City as a Living Labaratory, New York	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
10:30 - 11:30	Workshop Session 3a (preliminary proposal) Living Lab Herk and Mombeek Berlin-Labs der Stadtmanufaktur Aspern Mobility Lab, Seestadt Wien City as a Living Laboratory, New York 1x1 der Energiewende im Quartier \| Stefanie Jelinek, Leiterin Urbane Infrastruktur, EnBW Innovation 15 New Learning and Action Spaces 16 Scaling Proven Solutions 17 Mobility transformations in suburban and rural areas 18 Making Cities ready for AI 23Transformation of Life 24 Smart City - Smart Metering \| mioty \| Annalena Zottmann (Diehl Metering) 25 H2O-PopupLab	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
11:30 - 12:00	Coffee and Contacts	KIT-Building 11.40, Tulla-Halle
12:00 - 13:00	Workshop Session 3b (preliminary proposal) Living Lab Herk and Mombeek Berlin-Labs der Stadtmanufaktur Aspern Mobility Lab, Seestadt Wien City as a Living Laboratory, New York 1x1 der Energiewende im Quartier \| Stefanie Jelinek, Leiterin Urbane Infrastruktur, EnBW Innovation 15 New Learning and Action Spaces 16 Scaling Proven Solutions 17 Mobility transformations in suburban and rural areas 18 Making Cities ready for AI 23Transformation of Life 24 Smart City - Smart Metering \| mioty \| Annalena Zottmann (Diehl Metering) 25 H2O-PopupLab	KIT-Building 11.40 Registration: (tba)
13:00 - 13:30	Closing of the conference Resumee, Outlook and Conclusion Panel Discussion Inkl. Award "Best of Labs"	KIT-Building 11.40
14:00 - 16:00	Excursions to selected areas in Karlsruhe MobiLab – Participation Laboratory in a Tiny House meeting point: (tba) Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt meeting point: (tba) DUO Wie Wohnen Wir? Jetzt / in Zukunft / gemeinsam / in der Stadt meeting point: (tba)	Registration: (tba)