DATE & TIME
30 September 2025
09:00 – 12:30
TRACKS
TRACK 1: Living Labs for Grand Societal Challenges
TRACK 2: Living Labs for Policies, Governance, collaboration and innovation ecosystems
TRACK 3: Living Labs for Inclusive Soci(et)al Engagement
TRACK 4: Living Labs for Business and Emerging Technology
TRACK 5: Living Labs Operation, Methods, Tools, and Impact
TARGET AUDIENCE
Living Lab representatives and practitioners, policymakers, city representatives, companies / SMEs, innovators, researchers and students
TYPE OF SESSION
Workshop
Description
As cities across Europe navigate the intertwined green and digital transitions, citizens are emerging as vital co-creators of change. This interactive workshop brings together four EU-funded projects to showcase how municipalities, living labs, and communities are working together to shape inclusive, sustainable futures.
Participants will learn more about the projects and how to benefit from them and their outcomes and then take part in a hands-on collaborative exercise: “Minds in Transition: A Collaborative City.” Working in diverse teams, participants will explore and visualise how citizens contribute to urban transformation, exchange real-world practices, and reflect on how cultural and creative approaches can unlock more inclusive, impactful transitions.
Join us to connect, create, and learn from others who are placing people at the centre of urban change.
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Expected Outcomes
This side event aims to disseminate the projects co-organising it to the local ecosystem of Andorra and beyond. It also aims to create a space for sharing and collaboration, where people from different backgrounds and expertise will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and share. The outcomes of the project will be combined in a report to share afterwards among the project’s channels and ENoLL’s channels, with the potential to utilise some of the outcomes in the project’s future activities.
Format
The first part of the event will include presentations of each of the four projects participating in city-focused, citizen–centric initiatives. Each presenter will handle their respective project presentations before coming together to introduce and run the workshop. The workshop will require attendees to work in teams in order to develop their approach to citizen-led initiatives that aim towards urban transformation, keeping in mind the role of arts and culture. Then we will further share in plenary and harvest the best approaches, while also providing space to share and exchange with each other.
Agenda
Time | Session title | Speaker |
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| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome and introduction | All |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Project presentations (4×15’)
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| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Interactive session | All |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Group debrief & harvesting | All |
| 12:15 – 12:30 | Wrap-up | All |
Speakers
Jokin Garatea
International Business Director of International projects - GAIA
Jokin Garatea
International Business Director of International projects - GAIAInternational Business Director of International projects at GAIA. He is an expert on dissemination and exploitation plans. Has participated in more than 80 EU projects. Member of different European networks (ENoLL, Greenovate Europe, EIIT culture KIC), promoter and evaluator of Living Labs, coordinator of the Basque District of Culture and Creativity Vice-president of Ocean Living Lab for promotion and technological innovation of water-related culture and sport activities in a preserved environment of Urdaibai.
Mariem Chakroun
Project Manager, ENoLL
Mariem Chakroun
Project Manager, ENoLLMariem Chakroun is currently serving as an International Project Manager at the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL). Mariem Chakroun holds an Advanced Master’s degree in European Business and Economic Policy from UC Louvain in Belgium. Her lifelong passion for the social aspects of the economy and international development has been a driving force in her career. Mariem’s international project management experience spans a range of domains, including public health, education and employment, arts and culture, and trade facilitation. Her unique educational background in engineering, combined with her dedication and interest in international cooperation, has shaped her successful career in this field.
Anne-Sophie Mulier
Project Manager, ENoLL
Anne-Sophie Mulier
Project Manager, ENoLLAnne-Sophie is a Project Manager at the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL), with over seven years of experience coordinating international projects focused on sustainable rural development and nature-based solutions. She holds a degree in Bioscience Engineering and completed a Master’s in Agro- and Ecosystem Engineering at KU Leuven. Her career began in Ethiopia as a researcher on the topic of sustainable wood usage, after which she started working as a Project & Policy Officer in Brussels. She gained strong expertise in managing international projects, engaging NGOs, industries, governments and citizens in close cooperation with the European institutions. Anne-Sophie thrives in dynamic collaborative environments with her structured and proactive mindset. Outside of work she is an adventurous traveller and a creative enthusiast.
Isabelle Couture
Project Manager, ENoLL
Isabelle Couture
Project Manager, ENoLLIsabelle has more than 12 years of experience working in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to develop and implement successful programs and engagement strategies. Originally from Quebec City, Isabelle’s passion for sustainability and evidence-based policy led her to pursue a Master of Public Administration at the University of Victoria and volunteer with several social justice and environmental groups across Canada. Her previous work experience covers a range of policy research projects and partnership-building activities in Canada and abroad, including the management of ERA-Can+, a Horizon 2020-funded initiative that fostered research collaboration between Europe and Canada. She previously worked at the Smart Prosperity Institute and The Natural Step Canada where she led the implementation of programming aimed at accelerating the transition to a sustainable society.
Danae Pantelide
Project Manager, ENoLL
Danae Pantelide
Project Manager, ENoLLDanae Pantelide holds a BSc in Environmental Science and Technology and an MSc in Management. Through her involvement in EU-funded projects she has successfully managed initiatives focused on environmental conservation and sustainable urban development. Beyond her professional work, Danae is committed to environmental and social initiatives, to foster positive change and raise awareness about critical issues.