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Can cities be designed to be human, circular, resilient and digitally networked?

Discover the city of the future at the GREENTECH FESTIVAL in Berlin from May 20 to 22, 2025. Drees & Sommer will be the central point of contact for sustainable building for the fifth time.

At the GREENTECH FESTIVAL in Berlin, together with other pioneering thinkers, we are shaping the vision of the city of tomorrow: social, sustainable and full of innovation. Under the motto BRINGING LIFE TO THE CITY – BRINGING THE CITY TO LIFE, we cordially invite you to our stand E01/E02 in Hall 18 to jointly develop solutions for liveable urban spaces. Our experts will be bringing innovative approaches to urban mining, digital transformation and sustainable construction - strong impetus for an industry in transition.

But that's not all: Drees & Sommer experts will present concrete solutions in exciting panels on the Solution Stage: 

  • Urban Mining in mind: Healthy materials for liveable cities 
    21.05.2025, 13:30-14:00 
    Dr. Jan Christoph von der Lancken (Managing Director at EPEA – Part of Drees & Sommer) 
    Helge Flöge (Baufluencer)
  • Greentech meets Construction and Real Estate: Using technology and digitalization to achieve greater sustainability in the construction and real estate industry 
    21.05.2025, 14:00-14:30 
    Martin Pietzonka (Senior Head of Innovation, Drees & Sommer)
    Frieda Gresch (Head of Hubitation, Unternehmensgruppe Nassauische Heimstätte | Wohnstadt)
    Dr. Patrick Bergmann (CEO Madaster Deutschland)
    Patrick Theis (Partner at Drees & Sommer)
    Christine Damke (Partner, BeyondBuild) 
  • Energy storage for industry and commerce 
    21.05.2025, 15:00-15:45 
    Manfred Renner (Institute Director, Fraunhofer UMSICHT)  
    Yannick Friess (Director Technology & Innovation, caldoa GmbH)
    Henrik Töpelt (Head of Energy at Drees & Sommer)
    Rasmus Priess (Data Analyst KRAFTWERK Economics, KRAFTWERK Renewable Power Solutions
    Jaqueline Pöppe (Business Development Manager, pacemaker:ai)
  • Renovate to innovate: The smart money in energy-efficient buildings 
    21.05.2025, 15.45-16:30 
    Riikka Paarma (Chief Sustainability Officer, Halton Group)
    Paul Wollenick (Managing Director, Joulee)
    Christian Luft (Head of Sustainability and Climate Solutions at Drees & Sommer)
    Anna Engman (Gründer und CEO, Engrate) 

Markus Weigold will also be moderating the panel “How can we make sustainable, networked living accessible to everyone?” on 22.05.2025 at 11:30 on the Main Stage. Discussing with him: Thomas Stephanblome, CEO Platform Germany at GETEC Group and Dr. Christine Lemaitre, CEO at the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).

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