ASCEND is participating in this year Cities Mission Conference 2026, organized by the European Commission and the NetZeroCities in Turin, Italy between May 27-29, 2026.
The annual conference will bring together representatives from European climate and neutral cities alongside the EU-funded projects and initiatives, industry leaders, policy makers and members of the research community. This edition of the conference is mainly focused on the climate finance and investments, strengthening multi-level partnerships, accelerating implementation, and improving impact insights across the EU Mission Cities.
Representatives from ASCEND will be present during the panel discussion "Energy Transition Lab", together with other representatives from the European PED projects, specifically:
- Veronika Cerna (ASCEND)
- Valdis Ratniks (ExPEDite)
- Cecilia Sanz-Montalvillo (NEUTRALPATH)
- Nadja Riedel (SPARCS)
- Benedetta Barchi (TIPS4PED)
- Kelly Riedesel (ARV)
- Dirk Ahlers (CLIMAGEN)
- Mari Hukkalainen (NZC)
Insights from the session will be shared on the ASCEND website and social media channels.
