Curious Cities Assembly 2026 - Programme

Explore the programme for Curious Cities Assembly 2026, a two-day gathering of leaders, advocates and experts sharing practical ideas for creating safer, healthier and more liveable cities.

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Day 1 – 24 June: Active Childhoods & New Neighbourhoods

Exploring how streets, transport and neighbourhood design can support children’s health, independence and play.

Part 1: Active Childhoods
Time (BST)
Session
Speakers
09:15 – 10:00
Registration
10:00 – 10:05
Introducing Curious Cities
Barbara Stoll, Clean Cities
10:10 – 10:15
Welcome to Lambeth
Ciara Alleyne, Deputy Leader of Lambeth Council, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency and Future Generations
10:20 – 10:40
What is Childhood?
Nikhil Chaudhary, Cambridge University
10:45 – 11:00
Getting kids active is the miracle cure
Professor Scarlett McNally, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
11:05 – 11:15
Kids, streets, and climate action
Mete Coban MBE, Deptuty Mayor of London for Environment and Energy
11:15 – 11:30
Refreshment break
11:30 – 11:45
Helping children breathe, driving out diesel: Lessons from the CHILL study
Professor Chris Griffiths, Queen Mary University of London
11:50 – 12:05
Freedom to move is everybody’s business
Dr. Amit Patel
12:10 – 12:40
Kids’ online wellbeing takes a village: Report from Greystones Ireland
Rachel Harper, Principal of St. Patrick’s National School
Moderated by Barbara Stoll, Clean Cities
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch break
Part 2: Neighbourhoods & The Doorstep
Time (BST)
Session
Speakers
13:40 – 13:50
Starting with the doorstep
Gemma Hyde, TCPA
13:55 – 14:15
A doorstep is a portal to transform the world
Amahra Spence, MAIA/Hood Studio
14:20 – 15:00
Contested space: Who shapes the doorstep, and why are better outcomes difficult to deliver?
Christopher Martin, Urban Movement
Lucy Saunders, Healthy Streets
Jasmine Hoffman, Yes Ball Games
Moderated by Gemma Hyde, TCPA
15:00 – 15:15
Move between rooms
15:15 – 15:55
(Breakout A)
Designing new neighbourhoods to support activity and everyday play
Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects
Garry Hall, Homes England
Moderated by Harriet Saddington, Architect
15:15 – 15:55
(Breakout B)
Redesigning existing places to work better for children and families
Chris Donkin, London Sport
Katherine Knight, Intelligent Health
Moderated by Christopher Martin, Urban Movement
15:55 – 16:10
Refreshment break
16:10 – 16:50
Shifting power: young people shape their place
Amahra Spence, MAIA/Hood Studio
Love Ssega, Live+Breathe
Dinah Bornat, ZCD Architects
Lais Fleury, Alana Foundation
Moderated by Robin Oakley, UMI Fund
16:55 – 17:10
Freedom for Whom?
Rezina Chowdhury, Active travel advocate and previous Deputy Leader of Lambeth
17:00 – 19:00
Networking drink, Coin Street Rooftop

Day 2 – 25 June: Barriers to Independence & Streets for Kids

Examining solutions, policies and interventions to make cities safer and more child-friendly.

Part 1: Barriers to Independence
Time (BST)
Session
Speakers
08:00 – 09:00
Site visit: The school run at lambeth school streets (separate registration required)
Samuel Dillon, Lambeth School Streets Officer
David Wilson, Chief Architect, Lambeth Curbside Strategy
09:00 – 09:45
Registration
09:45 – 09:50
Welcome to day two
Oliver Lord, Clean Cities
09:55 – 10:10
Keynote address
Chris Boardman CBE, National Active Travel Commisioner
10″15 – 10:55
Streets for play, streets for freedom: How a “child lens” would transform transport policy
Tim Gill, Independent scholar
Alice Ferguson, Playing Out
Professor Ian Walker, Swansea University
Moderated by Catherine Woodhead, Living Streets
10:55 – 11:10
Refreshment break
11:10 – 11:50
(Breakout A)
The route to active streets is in the air
Jemima Hartshorn, Mums for Lungs
Maya Mailer, Our Kids Climate
Cecilia Vaca Jones, Breathe Cities
Moderated by Arthur Kay, Author of Roadkill
11:10 – 11:50
(Breakout B)
From Local to Global: Mobilities of Care
Maud de Vries, BYCS
Neha Saigal, Intertidal Lab
Aslihan Tumer, UMI Fund
Moderated by Emily Armistead, NEON
11:50 – 12:00
Move between rooms
12:00 – 12:40
Carspreading
Alexander Premm, Lab of Thought
James Nix, T&E
Anna Goodman, Transport for Quality of Life
James Ward, SUV Alliance
Moderated by Barbara Stoll, Clean Cities
12:45 – 13:10
New York’s next chapter in transport
Mike Flynn, Commissioner NYC DOT
13:10 – 14:00
Lunch break
Part 2: Streets for Kids
Time (BST)
Session
Speakers
14:00 – 14:05
Introducing Streets for Kids
Anna Becchi, Clean Cities
14:05 – 14:40
Getting kids moving: lessons from active travel leaders
Will Norman, London Walking & Cycling Commissioner
Cllr Sarah Warren, Deputy Leader of Bath & Somerset Council
Moderated by Laura Laker, Journalist and writer
14:50 – 15:05
The hill of hysteria
Alexander Premm, Lab of Thought
15:10 – 15:25
Building a bike movement in Mexico City
Areli Carreón, Bicitekas / Mexico Road Safety Coalition
15:25 – 15:40
Refreshment break
15:40 – 16:20
(Breakout A)
Partnerships and campaigning: Making change happen
Caroline Russell, London Assembly (short keynote)
Nicola Pastore, Solve The School Run
Harry Gray, WalkRide Greater Manchester
Etive Currie, Glasgow City Council
Moderated by Caz Conneller, Clean Cities
15:40 – 16:20
(Breakout B)
The multi-modal school run
Pooya Kamvari, HomeRun
Katie Collier, Worcester Bike Bus
Alper Muduroglu, PedalUK
Kate Ball, Wheels for Wellbeing
Moderated by Patrin Watanatada, Think Feel Change
16:20 – 16:30
Move between rooms
16:30 – 17:10
Resilient streets for kids
Chiara Molinar, City of Paris
Demetrio Scopelliti, AMAT, Comune di Milano
Elliot Treharne, Greater London Authority
17:15 – 17:30
Streets & the ecological transition of Paris
Dan Lert, Deputy Mayor of Paris
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