Uwe Schneidewind is Mayor of Wuppertal, a city of 350,000 in Western Germany. Mayor Schneidewind has a background in research and also served as President of the University of Oldenburg. From 2010-2020, he was the President of the Wuppertal Institute for the Environment, Climate, and Energy, a leading international think tank on sustainability research. Uwe Schneidewind is a member of the German Green Party and has been Mayor since 2020.
Position:
Mayor of the City of Wuppertal, Germany
Schedule
Urban Power: Uniting Progressives in Cities & Across Regions
Thursday, 13 October
15:15 – 16:15 (CEST) | Main Stage Berlin