D I G I T A L C O N F E R E N C E

NIGHTTIME IN CITIES

Exploiting the full potential in urban areas

Stuttgart, June 17, 2020

I N T R O D U C T I O N

The nighttime, defined as the time between 6:00 p.m. and

6:00 a.m., has received increasing attention from the local

governments, research and the private sector in the last decade.

An increasing number of cities are appointing nighttime mayors

to advocate for the social, cultural, and economic development

of the night time. studies show that it is represented by a wide

range of sectors including health care, transportation services,

telecommunication, food production and services, delivery, and

many more. New business models, partnerships and manage-

ment approaches have emerged to exploit the full potential of

the nighttime.

The virtual conference “Nighttime in Cities” is an international

event that aims to highlight the latest research, governance, and

business developments of the night in Europe and is based on

a close German-British collaboration. It serves as a connecting

platform for multiple nighttime stakeholders, such as nighttime

mayors, private sector, researchers, and policymakers to exchange

the experience, discuss the challenges, strategy, and development

forecasts for the upcoming years.

The virtual conference will consist of two parts

I. During the first session, the Urban Economy Innovation team

of Fraunhofer IAO will present the findings of the latest research

on the nighttime economy. Besides, the renowned experts in the

field will introduce state-of-the-art policy and business models

II. The second session will be organized into two parallel streams:

A. Role and strategy of Nighttime Mayors

(the session is held in German)

B. The future of the nighttime economy:

impacts of the COVID-19

The break-out sessions will invite the participants to actively

engage in the discussion and share their views and opinions on

the topics.

A G E N D A

T H E E V E N T I S S E T I N T H E G M T + 0 2 T I M E Z O N E

11:00 a.m. Welcome Nighttime Economy Vision

Petr Suska, Team Leader Urban Economy Innovation

Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart

Heike Hammelehle, Science & Innovation Project and

Event Management, British Embassy, Berlin

11:10 a.m. The Key Trends of Nighttime Economy in

2020 and beyond

Ernesta Maciulyte, Urban Economy Innovation

University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart

Inna Zhuravlova, Urban Economy Innovation

Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart

11:20 a.m. Governing the Night

Mark Inger, The Greater London Authority, London

11:40 a.m. Nighttime Mobility

Christoph Egels, VOI Technology, Berlin

12:00 noon INF_NIGHT: The governance of the informal

urban night in South Europe

Begoña Aramayona, Autonomous University of

Madrid, Madrid

12:20 p.m. Nighttime Ambassadors

Matthias Rauch, Kulturelle Stadtentwicklung

Mannheim, Mannheim

12:45 p.m. Break

1:30 p.m. Break-out sessions with questions and

answers

Solving the Challenges of the Nighttime Economy:

Session A: Role and strategy of Nighttime

Mayors (the session is held in German)

Colyn Heinze, Club Kollektiv, Stuttgart

Matthias Rauch, Kulturelle Stadtentwicklung, Mannheim

Lutz Leichsenring, VibeLab, Berlin

Steffen Braun, Head of Urban Systems Engineering

Research Unit, Fraunhofer IAO, Stuttgart

Session B: Future of the nighttime economy:

impacts of the COVID-19

Amy Lamé, Night Czar of London, Lodon

Begoña Aramayona, Autonomous University of

Madrid, Madrid

Diana Raiselis, VibeLab, Berlin

Mark Inger, The Greater London Authority, London

2:10 p.m. Main findings, closing remarks and online

networking

2:30 p.m. End

M E E T O U R S P E A K E R S

A N D P A N E L I S T S

Begoña Aramayona

Begoña Aramayona holds an International Ph.D. in Social

Psychology, obtained with a maximum grade at the Autonomous

University of Madrid in 2019. She explores the field of Urban

studies through qualitative methodologies, with a special interest

in urban nightlife, securitization, informality anddisplacement and

visual-based methodologies. She is currently PI of the research

projects:”Geographies The Nocturnal City: A comparative and

policy-oriented research on young leisure practices in Madrid,

Barcelona and Lisbon” (funded by Centre of Young Studies

Reina Sofía, 2018-2020). She has been awarded the 1st prize at II

Heritales Sustainable Communities organized by “UNESCO Chair

in Intangible Heritage”, the I YERUN Research Mobility Award

and the 1st Prize Urban Economy Research in 2018 (Madrid City

Council). As part of her research‘s dissemination for broader au-

diences, she has also directed some ethnographicdocumentaries,

such as “Next Stop: La Latina” (2017) and “Carmen: Memorias

Vivas del Rastro” (2018) (both available online).

Christoph Egels

Christoph is Berlin-based and joined Voi in September 2019 right

after e-scooters hit the streets of Germany. He is leading the

political communications and city relationships for the company

in Germany. His responsibilities include the regular dialogue with

cities administrations prior to the launch of Voi in respective

cities, as well as working with state and national governments.

Before he joined Voi he worked for MSL Germany and Amazon

specializing in political communications for tech companies. He

holds two Master‘s Degrees in International Relations Theory

from Aston University in Birmingham, UK and in Governance and

International Politics from the University of Bamberg.

M E E T O U R S P E A K E R S

A N D P A N E L I S T S

Mark Inger

Mark is the Policy and Research Officer for the 24-Hour London

programme at the Greater London Authority (GLA). Since January

2018 he has supported the work of the Mayor‘s Night Czar,

co-ordinated the work of the London Night Time Commission,

and is now implementing its recommendations. He has over a

decade of experience in London politics. Prior to joining the GLA,

he worked as an advisor to the leaders of two London boroughs

and was a Senior Parliamentary Assistant to an MP in South

London. Mark‘s current work includes leading on the implemen-

tation of London‘s first Night Time Enterprise Zone pilot project,

commissioning the first iteration of a London Night Time Data

Observatory, and working closely with London‘s 33 boroughs to

deliver the Mayor‘s vision of the capital as a 24-Hour City.

Matthias Rauch

Matthias Rauch, Dr. phil., studied American Studies, Business

Administration and Communications at the University of Mannheim.

From 2007–2010, he was a stipend in the graduate program

“Formations of the Global “at the University of Mannheim and

visiting research fellow at York University, Toronto, in 2010.

He has been lecturing at the University of Mannheim, the SRH

Hochschule Heidelberg and Popakademie Baden-Württemberg.

Matthias Rauch has worked as a freelance journalist for print

and online publications for over 17 years. From March 2013

until October 2014, he was head of press & public relations at

the Clustermanagement Musikwirtschaft Mannheim & Region.

From November 2014 until December 2016, he was head of the

Clustermanagement Musikwirtschaft. Since January 2017, he

has been a cultural innovation officer and head of the cultural

urban development department of the city of Mannheim. He was

vice-chairman of the association for music business and music

culture research (GMM e.V.) from 2014–2018. He initiated and

conceptualized the first night mayor position in Germany for the

city of Mannheim.

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