Swimmable Cities Summit 2025 – Rotterdam
June 22nd – 24th 2025
Proteus Instruments are proud to be part of the Swimmable Cities Summit this year.
LET’S CREATE A NEW WAVE OF URBAN REGENERATION!
You’re invited to be part of the movement, and a rare opportunity to connect with some of the world’s leading experts, actors, activists and decision-makers at the forefront of urban swimming.
Swimmable Cities is proud to be teaming up with the City of Rotterdam to host our inaugural Summit, June 22-24 2025, as part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030.
Set in the Rijnhaven, across three days you’ll witness their urban waterway transformation first hand, while connecting to the latest trends, insights and breakthrough innovations from cities around the world. Our collective mission is to raise awareness about the potential for urban swimming to regenerate waterways, improve liveability and grow climate resilience!
PARTICIPANTS:
From grassroots to global, we’ll be welcoming 100 changemakers and thought leaders from diverse backgrounds – Community Organisers, Architects, Landscape Architects Urban Planners, Investors, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Managers, Youth Leaders, Policy-makers, Developers, Engineers, Scientists, Researchers, Sports enthusiasts & more.
We’ll be inviting representatives from Charter Signatory Municipalities – City of Rotterdam, City of Yarra (Melbourne), Alsergrund District (Vienna), City of Annapolis (US), as well as emerging municipal Signatories from Eastern Europe and North America. We’ll also warmly invite colleagues from the City of Paris, Greater London, City of Helsinki, City of Amsterdam and many more, including in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
DAY 2 WORKSHOP INNOVATION STREAMS:
1. The Right to Swim – Advocacy, Policy Reform & the Role of Governance (includes shipping, tourism & other water uses)
2. The Art of Swimming Places – Design, Make, Run (@ Wikkelboat)
3. Clean Up Our Act – Waterway Restoration, Health & Biodiversity (Outdoor Walking Workshop)
4. An Urban Swimmers’ Life – Community, Climate & Liveability
5. Public-Private Partnerships – Regenerative Enterprise & Economic Opportunities
6. Water Literacy – Youth & Intergenerational Equity (Outdoor Walking Workshop)
7. Water Diplomacy – International Cooperation & Nature Finance
PROGRAM (FRESH Version – Apr 23 2025; PDF available – HERE):
VENUE: LantarenVenster, Rijnhaven, Rotterdam
