Twin City Summit

From May 6 to 9, around 25 official representatives from eight Chemnitz twin cities will be discussing the paths Chemnitz wants to take with its twin cities in the future. Delegations from Düsseldorf, Ljubljana (Slovenia), Kirjat Bialik (Israel), Łódź (Poland), Manchester (UK), Tampere (Finland) and Timbuktu (Mali) will be meeting at the former streetcar depot and current garage campus.

Agenda Chemnitz Twin City Summit 2025

TimeEventLocation
5.30 pmMayor’s welcome receptionTown Hall
Markt 1
09111 Chemnitz
7 pmOpening of the representation of Düsseldorf and installation ‘eight planets, one star, one world’ by Mischa KuballStadtwirtschaft
Jakobstraße 46
09130 Chemnitz
TimeEventLocation
9 amCheck-inGaragen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
9.30 amWelcome
Mayor Sven Schulze		Garagen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
9.45 amSigning of the official visitors’ book of ChemnitzGaragen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
10 am‘Becoming European Capital of Culture’ – programme and process of Chemnitz 2025
Ferenc Csák, Head of Culture Department, City of Chemnitz 		Garagen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
10.45 am‘The Chemnitz Method’ – City-Twinning & Urban Regeneration
Dan Dubowitz, Manchester School of Architecture;
Marian Pinto-Rodriguez, Manchester School of Architecture;
Mattijs Maussen, co-author of the Chemnitz ECOC bid-books & White paper on the future of the European Capitals of Culture		Garagen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
12 amLunch breakGaragen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
1 pm‘Making Space for Culture’ – presentation and first evaluation of the Cultural Strategy 2018-2030
Katrin Franz, Head of Culture Management, City of Chemnitz
Elke Sieber, advisor for culture management and contributor to the Cultural Strategy		Garagen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
2 pmThematic city walk to the intervention areas of Chemnitz 2025
Lydia Tannhauer-Schnabel, policy officer at the office of the Deputy Mayor for Urban Development, City of Chemnitz		 
TimeEventLocation
9 amImpulse presentations by our twin townsGaragen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
10 am

Parallel workshop sessions

1: Making connections visible
Jessica Breitkopf, Head of International Relations, City of Düsseldorf

2: Youth participation
Christoph Schneider-Laris, DPJW

3: Project development and funding
Tina Weinhold-Leiser, Head of International Projects, f+u Sachsen gGmbH;
Sree Sharan Suresh Babu, f+u Sachsen gGmbH

Garagen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
1 pmLunch breakGaragen-Campus
Zwickauer Str. 164
09116 Chemnitz
3 pmCommemoration ceremony – 80th Anniversary of the end of the Second World WarJustin-Sonder-Denkmal
Brühl 46
09111 Chemnitz
4.30 pmGuided city tour in a historic bus 
5.30 pmEvening receptionMuseum Gunzenhauser
Falkeplatz
09112 Chemnitz
TimeEventLocation
9 amGuided tour through the exhibition ‘Tales of Transformation’ featuring Tampere, Lodz, Mulhouse and ManchesterIndustriemuseum Chemnitz
Zwickauer Str. 119
09112 Chemnitz
10 amConclusion of the conference, prospectsIndustriemuseum Chemnitz
Zwickauer Str. 119
09112 Chemnitz
11.45 amFarewell
Mayor Sven Schulze		Industriemuseum Chemnitz
Zwickauer Str. 119
09112 Chemnitz
12 pm

Ending of the conference

Lunch break (optional)

Industriemuseum Chemnitz
Zwickauer Str. 119
09112 Chemnitz

Photos of the Twin City Summit

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Delegations Twin City Summit

Delegation of the City of Düsseldorf

  • Miriam Koch, Adjunct for culture
  • Jessica Breitkopf, Head of International Relations Office
  • Katharina Pitzer, International Relations Office


Delegation of the City of Kirjat Bialik

  • Yana Ben Shushan, Executive director, Mayor's Office
  • Ilan Hahamu, Executive Director Community Centre
  • Ofer Yakuty, Safety Officer
  • Sivan Benisti, Head of Citizen Service Center


Delegation of the City of Łódź

  • Tomasz Langner, Head of International Relations Office
  • Ewa Wasik, Deputy Director for Culture
  • Marcin Derengowski, Deputy Director Cultural Office
  • Martina Zgierska, International Relations Office
  • Paulina Sztrelecka, International Relations Office


Delegation of the City of Ljubljana 

  • Dejan Crnek, Deputy Mayor
  • Bernarda Menart, International Relations, Protocol


Delegation of the City of Manchester

  • Daniel Dubowitz, Manchester School of Architecture
  • Mariam Pinto-Rodriguez, Manchester School of Architecture


Delegation of the City of Tampere

  • Jaakko Mustakallio, Deputy Mayor, Education and Culture Services
  • Satu Keltanen, Marketing specialist
  • Ilona Kyykoski, Event Services


Delegation of the City of Timbuktu

  • Alpha Oumar Cissé, Representative of the City, Head of City Museum    
  • Abdoulaye Kalil Ascofaré, Chairman of the Town Twinning Committee   
  • Fatouma Foune Adiawiakoye, Photographer          
  • Mahamane Sangaré, Director Festival de Poesie
  • Marcel Maiga, Representative of the Mayor


Delegation of the City of Chemnitz

  • Sven Schulze, Lord Mayor of the City of Chemnitz
  • Cornelia Siegel, Head of International Relations and Protocol
  • Carolin Kaufhold, International Relations and Protocol
  • Jessica Brückner, Town Twinning Coordinator
  • Annabell Heimer, Coordinator for EU
  • Anely Smida-Jeromin, Coordinator for European Capital of Culture 2025