AMS Scientific Conference 2024: ‘Reinventing the City – Blueprints for Messy Cities?’

When: April 23-25 2024

Where: Pakhuis de Zwijger, AMS Institute and Marineterrein, Amsterdam AMS Institute and the City of Amsterdam are excited to share that the second edition of the AMS Scientific Conference is scheduled for April 23-25. This year, the conference theme is 'Reinventing the City: Blueprints for messy cities?'

Visit the website for the full programme and to reserve your tickets.

Our growing cities are not only breeding grounds for innovation but also have a global impact on sustainability, resilience, and economic stability. Over the course of three days, you can engage in captivating workshops and thoughtprovoking keynotes. Every day delves into a specific theme:

1. On day 1 exploration focuses on 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' of cities. The day concludes with a dinner at the Koepelkerk in Amsterdam.
2. The second day is devoted to discovering 'Amazing Discoveries' in the field of innovation and research.
3. Finally, the third day is centered around 'We Are the City,' discussing how collective efforts shape the future of cities.

The mornings feature inspiring keynotes from Elin Andersdotter Fabre of UN-Habitat, Carlo Ratti of MIT, Victor Neequaye Kotey from the municipality of Accra, Ghana, Sasha Stolp of the Municipality of Amsterdam, Paul Chatterton of Leeds University, and Paul Behrens of Leiden University will be featured. Additionally, panel discussions will be held with Hannah Prins, Carola Hein, Jasper van Dijk, Claudia Baranzelli, Corinne Vigreux, Erik Versnel, Ria Braaf-Frankel, and Jonas Torrens, providing diverse perspectives on our cities. During engaging workshops, paper presentations, and learning tracks in the afternoons, we delve deeper into innovative solutions and the future of our cities.

Ticket sales have officially started. We hope to welcome you in April. You can register here. For more details on the conference, please refer to the website.

We look forward to your participation in this event and to the valuable insights and contributions you will bring to the discussion.

About AMS Institute

Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS Institute) is the joint knowledge institute of TU Delft, Wageningen University & Research and MIT. In close collaboration with the City of Amsterdam, the institute tackles urgent urban challenges through science-based urban experimentation, education and entrepreneurship. By this, we propel innovative solutions to bring about metropolitan areas across the world that are livable, sustainable, resilient, and just. At AMS Institute we call this: re-inventing cities.