Monday 19 May 2025 

09:15 - 13:00 – Site visits in Wrocław & the region 

Location: Various

13:30 - 17:30 – Pre-Forum workshop for Community of Practice 

Location: Concordia Design, Wyspa Słodowa 7, 50-266 Wrocław, Poland 

An exclusive session for the Community of Practice to allow Members to network, exchange experiences, and discuss common challenges and needs. Welcome words will be provided by Elina Bardram (Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission).

19:00 - 21:00. Evening reception  

Location: Wrocław Town Hall, Sukiennice 14/15, 50-029 Wrocław, Poland 

Food and drinks reception with opening addresses from Jakub Mazur (Vice President of the City of Wrocław), Paulina Hennig-Kloska (Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland) and Wopke Hoekstra, (Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, European Commission).  

Tuesday 20 May  

Fourth Forum for the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change 

Location: Wrocław University of Technology Congress Centre, Building D-20 Janiszewskiego 8/pok. 809, Wrocław, Poland. 
Final Programme

08:30-09:00	Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00-09:30	Welcoming words
	Welcoming words by master of ceremonies - Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, European Commission - Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland - Prof Arkadiusz Wójs, Rector, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
09:30-09:45	Lightening talk: Katarzyna Szymczak-Pomianowska (Head of Sustainability Department, Municipality of Wroclaw) and Katarzyna Chojnacka (Professor, Wrocław University of Science and Technology) Moderated by Barbara Widera (Associate Professor, Wrocław University of Science and Technology)
09:45-11:00	Panel 1: Accelerating regional resilience  Focus: address growing climate risks, such as heatwaves and flooding.
	Moderated by Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission   - Hanna Zdanowska, Mayor of Łódź, Committee of the Regions - María Cruz Ferreira-Costa, Head of the Autonomous Secretariat at the Regional Ministry, Región de Murcia (ES)  - Pascal Lansink-Bastemeijer, Vice-Mayor, Municipality of Rotterdam (NL)  - Dr. Christof Voßeler, Head of the Climate Adaptation Unit, City of Bremen (DE) Audience Q&A
11:00-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-13:00	Workshop 1: Our greatest achievements  Goal: learn of the actions and experiences of Mission participants and the measures implemented by different cities and regions.
	Four thematic parallel sessions. Moderated by Mission Board members.  In each parallel session, five regions will present short pitches. List of regions in Annex 1  - Water management - Risks & planning A - Risks & planning B - Heat management
13:00-14:15	Networking Lunch
14:15-14:30	Conclusion of Workshop 1: Our greatest achievements  Plenary summary by group representatives and discussion
14:30-15:45	Panel 2: Shaping financial models to support adaptation  Focus: explore financial models and approaches for building resilience
	Moderated by Irene Bonvissuto, Team Leader – EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, European Commission  Three pairs of presentations. Each pair consists of a financial institution speaking on a funding approach and a project/region demonstrating experience of that approach:   - Joanna Węgrzyn, Director of the Department of Cooperation and International Business, BGK  Magdalena Młochowska, Director and Coordinator for Green Warsaw, City of Warsaw (PL)  - Michael Finucane, Climate Office - Operations Directorate, European Investment Bank Nele Janssen, Project Coordinator, City of Leuven (BE)  - Cécile Goubet, Managing director, French Institute for Sustainable Finance  Aymeric Noel, Project manager - Adaptation to Climate Change, City of Strasbourg (FR)  Concluding Q&A and interactive discussion.
15:45-16:15	Coffee break
16:15-17:30	Panel 3: Innovation is key  Focus: learn from the achievements and adaptation solutions of regions in Mission projects
	Moderated by Philippe Tulkens, Deputy Mission Manager, Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Research & Innovation, European Commission  Six regions present short pitches on innovative solutions developed by participating in Mission projects.     - Silvia Ghiretti, Project and Policy Manager, ERRIN (BE)  - Raitis Madžulis, Project Manager, Zemgale Planning Region (LV)  - Minna Kivimäki, RESIST Project Manager, City of Turku (FI)  - Alessandro Attolico, Resilience Hub Coordinator, Province of Potenza (IT)  - Yohana Cabaret, NBRACER project Regional Coordinator, Region Nouvelle Aquitaine (FR)  - Grzegorz Synowiec and Monika Pec-Święcicka, LifeCoolCity, Municipality of Wrocław (PL)  Concluding Q&A and interactive discussion.
17:30-17:45	Key takeaways and future challenges
	Elina Bardram, Mission Manager, Director, Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission  Takeaways by representatives of the European Commission and the Polish Presidency
17:45-18:30	Networking reception

List of regions showcasing during ‘Workshop 1: Our greatest achievements’ (11:30-13:00, during the Forum) 

First name	Last name	Region	Country	Theme	Room
Dina	Del Tosto	L'Aquila	IT	Water management	1
Francisco	Carvalho	Guimarães	PT	Water management	1
Jacek	Wiśniowski	Warmia	PL	Water management	1
Katariina	Yli-Heikkilä	Southwest Finland	FI	Water management	1
Saskia	Gall-Röhrig	County Euskirchen	DE	Water management	1
Christos	Polyzos	Thermi	GR	Risks & planning A	2
David	Hoepfl	North Rhine Westphalia	DE	Risks & planning A	2
Inigo	Urrutikoetxea	Basque Country	ES	Risks & planning A	2
María	López Sanchis	Andalucia	ES	Risks & planning A	2
Rory	Sheehan	Louth	IE	Risks & planning A	2
Aitor	Zulueta	Vitoria-Gasteiz	ES	Risks & planning B	3
Anna-Marie	Elmkær Chwastek	Climate Office North Denmark	DK	Risks & planning B	3
Pedro	Neto	Fundão	PT	Risks & planning B	3
Raúl	García Brink	Gran Canaria Island Government	ES	Risks & planning B	3
Yann	David	Normandy	FR	Risks & planning B	3
Patrycja	Stawiarz	City of Warsaw	PL	Heat management	4
Alban	Mallet	Nantes	FR	Heat management	4
Claire	Tatsi	Penteli	GR	Heat management	4