About the conference:
The 11th City of the Future Conference is dedicated to the topic of ‘Health and Sustainability in Urban Regions’. The focus is on the networking of cities and regions in the context of health and sustainability, with special regard to transport infrastructure. In various formats, perspectives from science and practice will be presented and discussed with the participants. The conference venue is located in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, which is not only the largest district in Hamburg in terms of area, but perhaps also the most diverse and dynamic. The island of Wilhelmsburg, surrounded by the river Elbe, is the scene of numerous interesting urban development measures, such as the creation of the ‘Inselpark’ (island park) or the ‘Elbinselquartier’ (Elbe island district). Walks in the surrounding area integrated into the program are intended to give an impression of this.
Date and time:
Wednesday, 11 November 2026 | 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., optional get-together from 6:45 p.m. Thursday, 12 November 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Preliminary program here
Event location:
WÄLDERHAUS
Am Inselpark 19
D-21109 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 (0) 40 302 15 65 30
E-Mail: info@waelderhaus.de
Web: https://www.waelderhaus.de
Registration:
Registration for the conference (including abstract submission) will be possible here starting in May 2026.
Participation fee:
Participation is free of charge.
Accommodation:
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Raphael Hotel WÄLDERHAUS until September 30, 2026. Under the keyword “Conference City of the Future,” you can book a single room plus breakfast from November 11 to 12, 2026, for €129.
Event organization:
This year’s conference is being organized by the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing Professions) in cooperation with the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW, Competence Center Health) and the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH, Institute for Transportation Planning and Logistics).
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Ms. Marx at L.Marx@uke.de
Organization team (UKE)
- PD Dr. Jobst Augustin (Head)
- Neele Dübbert
- L. Marx
- Katharina Schulze
- Silja Zeidler
Program design
- PD Dr. Jobst Augustin (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf)
- Prof. Dr. Susanne Busch (Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW))
- Prof. Dr. Carsten Gertz (Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH))
Partners
An overview of our partners will be provided shortly.
The event is funded by the Fritz and Hildegard Berg Foundation within the Stifterverband.
Note for speakers:
In the spirit of internationalization, we aim to hold the conference in two languages (German/English). German is designated as the conference language; presentation slides should be prepared in English whenever possible.
Subject to change.