Day 1 · 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm

Parallel Tracks: Spring and Summer, Autumn and Winter

Four tracks run side by side: Spring (Food & Land), Summer (Heat & Cities), Autumn (Water & Risk) and Winter (Energy & Grids). Switch rooms at each changeover.

Day

Day 1, 8–10 June 2027

Time

2:00 pm – 4:10 pm CET

Room

Rooms A–D, Havenlab Rotterdam

Format

Tracks

Parallel tracks

Part of the afternoon tracks

Tracks run on Tuesday and Wednesday from 14:00 to 16:10 in Rooms A–D. You can switch rooms at every changeover.

  • Track 01 · Room A

    Spring: Food & Land

    Crops, soils, water for farming and food systems under drought and heat. The Spring track runs in Room A on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June, 14:00 to 16:10.

  • Track 02 · Room B

    Summer: Heat & Cities

    Urban heat, health, cooling and shade, and how cities protect people in hotter summers. The Summer track runs in Room B on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June, 14:00 to 16:10.

  • Track 03 · Room C

    Autumn: Water & Risk

    Floods, storm surge, river basins and the science of pricing and warning for water risk. The Autumn track runs in Room C on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June, 14:00 to 16:10.

  • Track 04 · Room D

    Winter: Energy & Grids

    Power systems, storage and demand in a climate of heatwaves, storms and dark, still winters. The Winter track runs in Room D on Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 June, 14:00 to 16:10.

Plan your summit

52 sessions over three days

Keynotes and panels in the Plenary Hall each morning, four parallel tracks on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, and field visits and workshops on Thursday. All times are Central European Summer Time.

Day-by-day programme →

Every session, room and time

The four tracks →

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter

Speakers →

15 researchers, engineers and practitioners

Registration is open

Join us in Rotterdam

8–10 June 2027 at Havenlab. Early-bird rates until 15 March: Student €195, Institutional €495, Full €895 (excl. VAT).