DUT Conference 2024

Join us in Brussels as we bring together urban leaders, practitioners, researchers, investors, and visionaries at the forefront of sustainable urban transitions. The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT), a European Partnership committed to supporting cities in their journey to become sustainable, resilient, and inclusive, invites you to be part of the journey!

Programme highlights

• Discover the key instruments deployed by the DUT Partnership to amplify the impact of research and innovation.
• Learn from cities at the forefront of implementing the 15-minute City, Circular Urban Economies, and Positive Energy Districts strategies.
• Be inspired by Urban Doers and novel approaches in projects financed by DUT.
• Get new insights from expert panels on drivers behind change and new research areas in mission driven context.
• Celebrate the DUT projects funded in the first DUT Call

Translating global strategies into local action

The DUT Partnership is an intergovernmental research and innovation funding initiative of 28 European countries. DUT is committed to addressing urban challenges and contributing to the European Mission of climate-neutral cities, the European Green Deal, and the Urban Agenda for the EU.

With less than six years left to go until 2030, the DUT Conference 2024 will bring together a multitude of stakeholders for collaborative learning and action, fostering discussions on the essential next steps at the global, national, and local levels to strengthen the dynamics of the transition.

Conversations on

• How do we ensure urban transitions are sustainable, resilient, and inclusive?
• Moving from talk to action: learning from mistakes and implementing evidenced based solutions.
• Identifying the drivers of urban transitions now and in the future.