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Thomas Kiwitt
Chief Technology Officer
Verband Region Stuttgart
Germany (regional planning commission)

Mr. Kiwitt is head of the department of regional planning in one of Germany’s most densely populated and prosperous regions. He leads the implementation of Stuttgart Region’s spatial strategy for mitigation and adaptation, which comprises the enforcement of mandatory guidelines for spatial development, consultancy and support services for local authorities and research activities. Recently, he coordinates a pilot project to improve sustainable transportation in Stuttgart Region.

Within the European Network of Metropolitan Areas and Regions (METREX), he is a member of the working groups for major infrastructure and urban-rural cooperation. Additionally, he is a member of the German academy for spatial research and planning study group for regional planning and the Baden-Württemberg committee. Mr. Kiwitt is also a lecturer and member of the advisory board at the masters program for city planning at the University of Applied Sciences in Stuttgart.

Prior to working for Stuttgart Region, he worked for cities and regions in Germany as well as for the metropolitan administration of Jakarta, Indonesia.

Mr. Kiwitt holds “Dipl.-Ing.” degree for spatial and environmental planning from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany.