Max Grünig, an economist and Senior Fellow at the Ecologic Institute in Berlin, will chair and moderate the panel discussion on "Optimising the interface between research and policymaking" at the Future of Cities Forum 2014: IMAGINE Regenerative Urban Development on 30-31 October in Munich, Germany.

The Future of Cities Forum brings together the policymakers, urban planners, scientists and civil society actors that shape the future of our cities to engage in open and constructive dialogue. Participants will analyse policy and governance solutions that have enabled local transitions to renewable energy and regenerative urban development. Successful case studies will provide inspiration and practical examples of how to achieve positive urban development.