Date: February 29
Hour: From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Venue: Room EA4, North Tower, Instituto Superior Técnico, Alameda Campus (attendance is free)
«The Centre for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture (CiTUA) is pleased to announce the seminar “Turning Cities into Mega-Event Stages: from Theoretical Considerations to Practical Implementations in Portugal”, which will bring together national and international academics and practitioners dedicated to the hosting of mega-events.
The main objective of this seminar is to contrast academic knowledge on the interrelationship between cities and events, namely relating to the use of urban resources and the impact on the territories and populations, with the practical implementation in major events hosted or to be hosted in Portugal. Additionally, it aims to disseminate and bring awareness on a topic that usually goes unnoticed by event audiences: the city as a stage.
The seminar sessions include panels with some of the most renowned experts in the field and leading stakeholders of the biggest events ever hosted in Portugal.
Programme:
9:00 | Opening Session: Theory & Practice
- Maria do Rosário Partidário, Full Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) – Universidade de Lisboa (UL). Board Member and Researcher at CiTUA
- Gustavo Lopes dos Santos, PhD Candidate at IST-UL. Researcher at CiTUA
“Cities and Mega-Events: the Portuguese Experience” - Stefano Manelli, Citec Mobility Solutions. Head of Transport Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy
“Olympic Games transition: Adapting Games to Host Cities own sustainable development and not the reverse”
10:45 | Session 1: Sports Events
Chair: Gustavo Lopes dos Santos, PhD Candidate at IST-UL. Researcher at CiTUA
- Eva Kassens-Noor, Professor at the Institute of Planning and Traffic Engineering, TU-Darmstadt, Germany
“Olympic Transport Legacy Lessons” - José Manuel Araújo, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Portugal
“Portimão-Lagoa 2027 Mediterranean Beach Games: national challenge, regional impact” - Carlos Lucas, Director for Events and Competition of the Portuguese Football Federation
“Insights from the Portuguese Football Federation in hosting major football events”
14:30 | Session 2: Cultural Events
Chair: Jorge Gonçalves, Professor at IST-UL. Board Member and Researcher at CiTUA
- Zachary M. Jones, Professor at Politecnico di Milano. Researcher at TAU-Lab, Italy
“Navigating heritage contexts, planning, governance and communities within European Capitals of Culture” - Paula Garcia, Coordinator of the Évora_27, European Capital of Culture Mission Team
“From stage city to essay city: Évora, a laboratory of ideas for Humanity”
16:15 | Session 3: Parque das Nações
Chair: Pedro J. Pinto, Researcher at CiTUA
- Luís Viana Baptista, ACVB Architects and Planners. Parque Expo Planning and Urban Design (1993-2006)
“EXPO’98: Opportunity and Urban Heritage” - David Lopes, Lisbon City Chief of Mission for World Youth Day 2023
“World Youth Day 2023: Lisbon stage of the world”
17:45 | Closing Session: Learning from Experience
- Fernando Nunes da Silva, Retired Full Professor at IST-UL. Researcher at CiTUA
- Teresa Heitor, Full Professor at IST-UL. President and Researcher at CiTUA
