Off to the centre! The Saxony City Offensive

From 9.30 am: Visit to denkmal – Europe’s leading trade fair for heritage conservation, restoration and the refurbishment of historic buildings

Exhibition Hall 2

or

From 10.00 am: INSEK for small local authorities

Support options and approaches to improving efficiency

Saxony Centre for Integrated Municipal Development (FS INGE), SMIL

Venue: CCL, Room 5, Level 0

Programme:

Venue: CCL, Room 5, Level 0

11.30 am Welcome

Dr Gert Ziener, Managing Director of the Leipzig Chamber of Industry and Commerce and Head of the Organising Office

Markus Geisenberger, Managing Director of Leipziger Messe GmbH

11.45 am Review

The 2026 competition on film – Part 1

11.50 am Brief presentation of selected entries from the 2026 competition

Panel discussion with three or four project cities

12.50 pm Review

The 2026 competition on film – Part 2

1.00 pm lunch and networking opportunity

2.00 pm Welcome address by the State Government

Introductory musical programme

Dirk Panter, Saxon Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection

14:15 Podcast with representatives of the governing parties in the Saxon State Parliament

Invited guests: Kay Ritter (CDU) and Hennig Homann (SPD)

14:30 Presentation of special awards: a special form of recognition

Introductory musical programme (Vincente Patíz, Bad Schlema)

Dirk Panter, Saxon Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection

NN Saxon State Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development

NN NEL or MK

NN IT Innerebner

Thomas Naumann and René Hobusch

Prof. Ronald Scherzer-Heidenberger

Michael Fischer-Art, Atelier Fischer-Art

3.00 pm Awards ceremony

Dirk Panter, Saxon Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Labour, Energy and Climate Protection

NN Organisers and sponsors

Michael Fischer-Art, Atelier Fischer-Art

Closing: Musical entertainment

4.00 pm Coffee and an opportunity to visit the exhibition, as well as the HWK Forum on the Saxon Heritage Conservation Award (from 5.00 pm)