UrbanTec SMART TECHNOLOGIES FOR BETTER CITIES VISITOR INFORMATION COLOGNE, OCTOBER Conference partner.

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1 COLOGNE, OCTOBER 2011 UrbanTec SMART TECHNOLOGIES FOR BETTER CITIES VISITOR INFORMATION Patron Conference partner Content partners Supported by

2 Know-how for In order to meet the many challenges posed by urbanization, the industry is going to present technologies and solutions for agglomerations and cities all over the world at UrbanTec. UrbanTec Smart Technologies for better cities

3 the urban World Various companies, from international providers of system solutions to small-scale specialists for particular subjects or processes, will be expecting your visit at UrbanTec Among the exhibitors will be organisations such as Bayer MaterialScience, Lanxess, Siemens, Daimler car2go, RWE Germany, TÜV Rheinland, Strabag Real Estate, RheinEnergie, Filtrontec, HyCologne, DAS Environmental Expert, Stiefel Eurocard and the Federal Chamber of German Architects. Joint stands will be exhibited by the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Fraunhofer Society, the Russian Ministry of the Environment, consortiums from Spain and Switzerland, as well as the city of Cologne, to name only a few.

4 competence The event S Three STraTegic PillarS exhibition Platform for the presentation of products, solutions, systems and processes adressing urban challenges conference Knowledge forum for topics related to urban technology, governance and financing in view of current market developments demonstration field Visiting tours of implemented solutions of urban projects in their immediate urban environment ThiS is why YoU cannot STaY away: URBANTEC Smart Technologies for better Cities the first independent platform where buyers and suppliers of urban solutions meet The focus will be on The following ToPicS: constructional engineering energy health & hygiene mobility & logistics information & communication resource recovery / Urban mining Services we would like To ThanK our PlaTinUm SPonSor

5 CONFERENCE The top-class UrbanTec conference will deal with economic and political challenges of worldwide urbanization and with the framework conditions required for the implementation of technological solutions in tomorrow s cities. DAY 1: DAY 2: High-Level Panels Megacities New Dimensions & Perspectives Challenges for Tomorrow s Megacities Our Vision City of 2050: Sustainability on the Horizon? Infrastructure Plenary sessions as well as parallel workstreams: Energy Smart Grids & Storage Technologies Environment Managing Intelligent Systems Mobility and Logistics Plenary sessions as well as parallel workstreams: Public Transport Individual Mobility Transport of Goods DAY 3: Buildings Plenary sessions as well as parallel workstreams: Architecture in Megacities Energy Efficiency in Buildings Smart Buildings and Solutions Economic Forum 1st International Cologne Megacities Conference Cologne, October 24-26, 2011 The official language of the conference is English. You can find the complete conference programme at

6 Amongst conference speakers are the following internationally renowned experts: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Keitel President of the Federation of German Industries BDI Jeremy Rifkin International Policy Advisor Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Executive Director of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Björn Stigson President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Christian Ude President of the German Association of Cities (Deutscher Städtetag) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jörg Bullinger President of the Fraunhofer - Gesellschaft Gudrun Kopp Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Minster for Economic Cooperation and Development Jürgen Roters Mayor of the City of Cologne Peter Kurth President of the Federation of the German Waste, Water and Raw Materials Management Industry (BDE) Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Maubach Member of the Board of Management, E.ON AG Stephan Kohler Director General of the German Energy Agency (dena) Sigurd Trommer President of the Federal Chamber of German Architects

7 Dr. Roland Busch Member of the Executive Board, CEO Sector Infrastructure and Cities, Siemens AG Wolf-Henning Scheider Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch GmbH Dr. Michael Denkel Urban Planner, Partner Albert Speer & Partner Prof. Dieter Kempf President of BITKOM Dr. Ursula Schäfer-Preuss Vice-President of the Asian Development Bank Dr. Jörg Strassburger Country Representative and Managing Director of LANXESS India May be subject to change. Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus J. Beckmann Research Director and Managing Director of the German Institute of Urban Affairs (DifU) Dr. Klaus Mittelbach Chief Executive Officer of the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association (ZVEI)

8 Trade fair information OCtober 2011 UrbanTec Entrance fees Advance sale Box office Exhibition day ticket Exhibition seasion ticket Combo day ticket (exhibition & conference) Combo season ticket (exhibition & conference) Buy your tickets online and walk right into the exhibition centre without any delays at the box office. Venue and entrance Exhibition: Hall 7; Conference: Congress-Centrum North Entrance: Entrance North Public transport with your ticket For the duration of the UrbanTec, all trade fair tickets bearing the symbol of the Rhine-Sieg Transport Association (VRS) will be valid as tickets to use the public transport network (except for certain trains operated by Deutsche Bahn). Arrival by Train The ICE train station Cologne Messe/Deutz nearby and the excellent connection to the local transport network ensure a hassle-free journey right to the trade fair centre. Arrival by Plane For affordable flights to Cologne from most European destinations, visit For affordable flights to Cologne, Düsseldorf or Frankfurt from all over the world, visit GB Printed in Germany Arrival by Car Several national motorways connect to the orbital motorway around Cologne. From there it is easy to reach the trade fair centre by following the green road signs reading Koelnmesse. Accommodation You can book a partner hotel or private accommodation for your stay in Cologne quickly and easily online: please visit and click on Travel & Accommodation. Koelnmesse GmbH Messeplatz 1, Köln Germany Phone * urbantec@visitor.koelnmesse.de * (0.14 /min. from German land lines, mobiles charged up to 0.42 /min.)