After a break for the holidays, the GEIT will meet again on Wednesday 25th with the participation of Diego Hernando Florez Ayala, a researcher from UNIVALI, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Diego will share his experience of managing urban Living Labs in southern Brazil, in two transition projects: one in the area of mobility and the other in the agri-food sector.

Guest: Dr Diego Hernando Florez Ayala*;
Date: 25 September;
Time: 7pm Portugal and 3pm Brasilia;
Theme: Urban Living Labs as Catalysts for Urban Sustainability Transitions;
Zoom link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/82781625248?pwd=ob1PxpthPOT8OqaA3bIC9tGfohW8ED.1 **

We hope to see you soon.

*Biography: Diego is Colombian, holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of Vale do Itajaรญ (UNIVALI), a Master’s degree in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and an Industrial Engineering degree from the Pontifical Bolivarian University (UPB) in Colombia. He has professional experience in strategic planning, foresight, product and service development, service design and social development projects. Her research interests include Urban Living Labs and Urban Systems, with a primary focus on transitions to sustainability.
** The session is being organised with the support of Dr Ivรกn Gerardo Peyrรฉ Tartaruga, a researcher at the Centre for Geography and Spatial Planning Studies at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto, Portugal.