The Polish Green Roofs Association invites you to participate in an international conference
Greening Modern Cities
21 MARCH 2025 WARSAW & ON-LINE
Green roofs and living walls in the context of urban adaptation to climate change
CONFERENCE DETAILS
We would like to invite you to the international conference “Greening Modern Cities”.
The Polish Green Roofs Association (PSDZ) is an expert scientific and technical organisation supporting the implementation of new technical solutions in engineering and economic practice. We specialise in the topics of green and green-blue infrastructure and climate change adaptation.
We operate throughout Poland.
We are federated and actively cooperate within the World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN), the European Federation of Building Greening Associations (EFB) and the Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations ‘NOT’
The conference will be held in English.
The aim of the conference is to present:
- Good examples - the best examples of green and green-blue infrastructure on different continents
- The latest research findings
- Programmes supporting the promotion and implementation of green infrastructure
- The latest technologies in green and green-blue infrastructure
The conference is aimed at municipality workers, academics, architects and landscape architects, developers and contractors, experts in the green roof and green-blue infrastructure industry, journalists, students and everyone passionate about the subject.
Our Speakers
Ewa Burszta-Adamiak
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
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Founding member and first president of the Polish Green Roof Association, her scientific activity is related to the subject of sustainable rainwater and snowmelt management in urban areas, with particular emphasis on the hydrological benefits of green roofs in research; cooperating with the municipalities by condacting tasks aimed at improving the management of urban water resources and promoting solutions for dispersed retention and infiltration in urban areas
Linda Velazquez
ASLA, LEED AP, GRP
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is the founder and publisher of Greenroofs.com (1999). She reports and presents extensively about greenroofs and green living architecture, including the yearly “Top 10 List of Hot Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design” (2007). She holds a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia (2000), has been published in numerous books and journals, and is principal of Sky Gardens Studio (2004).
Jan Łukaszkiewicz
Warsaw University of Life Sciences
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I’m the landscape architect and my passion and professional work focuses on
the shaping and maintenance of greenery in both urbanized and open
landscapes. I am particularly interested in developing and implementing
solutions integrating plants growth with technical infrastructure (so-
called "green infrastructure") and shaping of greenery on architectural
surfaces, especially plant roofs, green facades etc. I have been affiliated
for many years with the oldest university school of landscape
architecture in Poland, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW). I
am a member of the Polish Dendrological Society (PTD), the Association
of Polish Architects (SARP), and the Polish Association of Green Roofs
(PSDZ).
Luigi Petito
Head of European Chapter at World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN)
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Luigi Petito, 50, father of two, is an expert in European public affairs. He is based in Brussels, cross-
roads for international affairs and the European Institutions. In 2019 he was invited to establish and
lead the European Chapter of the World Green Infrastructure Network. Since then, he follows
EU policy and regulatory developments related to green infrastructure and advocates for a
systematic integration of green infrastructure in urban areas.
In the field of green infrastructure, he represents WGIN in the EU Biodiversity Expert Group and in
the European Commission expert group on the implementation of the Nature Restoration
Regulation. He is a member of the Impact Board of the EU funded project GoNaturePositive! and is
a regular columnist for the magazine Living Architecture Monitor, a Green Roof for Healthy
Cities publication.
Luigi is very committed to sustainability. Among other things, he serves as Head of Secretariat at
the European Alliance to Save Energy and Secretary General at European Childhood Obesity
Group.
Veranika Stopczyk
Department for Urban Affairs and Climate Change Adaptation Department of Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Policy Ministry of Climate and Environment
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PhD in agricultural sciences in the discipline of protection and shaping of the environment, specialising in environmental chemistry. She has worked at the Ministry of Climate and Environment for 10 years, and is currently involved in legislation, data analysis and cooperation with local governments and scientific units on climate change adaptation.
Senthil Nathan
Gover Group of Companies, Dubai, U.A.E.
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Business leader with over 30 years of experience in the horticulture and landscaping industry. Passionate about enhancing the horticulture landscape and committed to delivering excellence and creating value for stakeholders. He successfully runs a successful company Gover Group of Companies that stands as a pioneering leader in the horticulture and landscaping industry across the Middle East. The company is committed to sustainable practices and innovation, offering cutting-edge solutions such as reliable green wall systems and a comprehensive range of products for both residential and commercial landscapes.
Vera Enzi
European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations
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Vera Enzi is a trained landscape planner and self-employed NbS consultant with a background in research and innovation related to green buildings and nature-based solutions. She pursued her academic career at the University of Life Sciences BOKU Vienna, was involved in founding the spin-off Green4Cities and initiated and set up the Austrian innovation laboratory for greening cities GRÜNSTATTGRAU. Vera is active in various non- profit organizations and currently supports the European Federation of Green Roof and Wall Associations – EFB as Vice President. Her personal interest lies in measurable benefits and nature-positive aspects of nature-based solutions and green infrastructure. She is a leading expert in green wall technology with a strong interest in biodiversity and buildings, as well as conservation and restoration in general.
Agata Stempkowska
AGH University of Krakow
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Assistant Professor at AGH, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management. Her research interests are in the properties and characteristics of natural, artificial and recycled raw materials (including aggregates). She conducts experimental work in the field of chemical technology and materials engineering and in the mineral processing laboratory. She conducts research into the properties of mineral materials and aggregates of various origins. Her current research work includes obtaining lightweight aggregates with high open porosity and optimum shape, which are used in the design of green roofs. She is developing technologies for the production of artificial aggregates from mineral wastes, particularly those used as substrates for plants using materials that are not used in other industries. She is the author and co-author of more than 100 publications and several patented inventions. She has carried out several international and national research projects and dozens of projects, expert reports and opinions for companies and enterprises.
Tetiana Tkachenko
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
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Dr Hab., Professor, Head of the Environmental Protection Technologies and Labour Safety Department, member of the Technical Committee for Standardization TC-82 «Environmental Protection», Permanent Workgroup on Preparing Amendments to State Building Norms of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, Expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, An expert, standardiser, and populariser in the fields of green construction, green structures, the sanitising phytodesign, phytoremediation, climate change, climate service, and land reclamation. Contacts: tkachenkoknuba@gmail.com; Viber/TLG/WhatsApp: +380673533877
Jakub Bojanowski
AGH University of Krakow
Tomasz Gawenda
AGH University of Krakow
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Professor at AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management. His research interests include crushing and classification processes, modernisation and design of mechanical treatment plants for mineral raw materials and waste, and in particular the production of mineral aggregates. Research also includes the production of lightweight aggregates that can be used in the design of green roofs. He is the author and co-author of 240 publications and more than a dozen patented inventions. He has completed more than a dozen international and national research projects and dozens of projects, expert reports and opinions for entrepreneurs. He is the creator of innovative technological solutions for the production of shaped and unshaped aggregates with improved quality parameters for the construction and horticultural industries, which have been patented and implemented. In 2022, he was awarded the state badge of honour ‘For Merits to Invention’, awarded at the request of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys by the President of the Council of Ministers for a lifetime of invention and design activity. He is passionate about bonsai and niwaki.
Viktor Mileikovskyi
Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture
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Dr Hab., Professor, Professor of the Heat-Gas Supply and Ventilation Department, member of the Permanent Workgroup on Preparing Amendments to State Building Norms of the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, Expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. The scientific interests are HVAC, heat-mass exchange in green structures and indoor greening, improvement of IAQ by them, air exchange organisation, a theory of turbulent macrostructure. Contacts: mileikovskyi@gmail.com; Viber/TLG/WhatsApp: +380938284247
Adam Ujma
University of Applied Scienses in Nysa
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Adjunkt at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Architecture direction. Member of the Polish Association of Construction Engineers and Technicians (PZITB), the Polish Green Roofs Association (PSDZ), and the Association of Energy Auditors (ZAE). His research interests include problems of building physics and urban physics, including issues of the impact of green structures on: energy and mass exchange in building partitions, shaping microclimatic conditions in the building and its surroundings, possibilities of improving physical parameters of air, balancing rainwater runoff from urban areas as a result of using green structures. Contact: Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, ul. Obrońców Tobruku 5, 48- 300 Nysa, e-mail: adam.ujma@pans.nysa.pl
Ryszard Gajewski
Gdansk Watermore …
President of Gdańskie Wody sp. z o.o., responsible for the administration of the drainage infrastructure of Gdańsk. Previously Technical and Operational Director at Gdańska Infrastruktura Wodociągowo Kanalizacyjna Sp. z o.o. and Project Plenipotentiary for a major investment programme called the Gdańsk Water and Sewage Project. Coordinator of the Green City Programme under the Gdańsk Development Strategy 2030 Plus. Member of the Committee of Experts ‘Climate and Space’ at the Ombudsman. Graduate of the Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology, engineer with a construction licence and Master of Business Administration degree obtained at the University of Gdańsk.
Małgorzata Biniak-Pieróg
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Manfred Köhler
President of the World Green Infrastructure Network
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Senior – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Koehler, Landscape architect, BDLA,
Univ. of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg,
Faculty: Landscape science and Geomatics, koehler@hs-nb.de
Homepages:
www.gruendach-mv.de
www.worldgreenroof.org
Education: Technical University of Berlin, Germany. Diploma Degree 1981, PhD: 1987:
about “Eco effects of vegetated facades”.
Professional activities:
– 1981 – 1990: Scientist; Institute of Ecology, Technical University, Berlin, Germany,
– 1990 – 1994: Executive Director of the Research Centre of Landscape Ecology,
Bremen, Germany,
– 1994 – March 2021: Professor of Landscape ecology at the University of Applied Sciences, Neubrandenburg,
– Since April 2021: Senior Professor Univ. of Applied Sciences,
– April to August 2021 also visiting Professor Warsaw University of Life Sciences,
– Part time lecturer Jiao Tong University, Shanghai,
– Landscape architect,
– Member of related Associations, such as FLL, BUGG, BDLA.
Co-founder of World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN) in 2008; since 2008 President of this organization (www.worldgreenroof.org).
More than 200 related scientific publications, with main focus on green roofs, living walls or indoor greening.
Organizing commitee
Marta Weber-Siwirska – chairperson
Karolina Kaczor – secretary
Jacek Poziemski – member of the committee
Kamil Rawski – member of the committee
Katarzyna Wolańska – member of the committee
PROGRAMME
Contact/Location
Contact
Contact for the conference organiser:
biuro@psdz.pl
Location
The conference will be held at the Hotel Sound Garden
ul. Żwirki i Wigury 18, 02-092 Warsaw, Poland
Partner
Media Patronage and Cooperation
