12. September 2024 Berlin, Siemensstadt Square

Franziska Giffey on Berlin's path to becoming a green innovation hotspot

The new podcast episode of “Siemensstadt² Calling” is here! In it, Berlin's Senator for Economic Affairs Franziska Giffey reveals how she envisions Berlin's path to becoming the No. 1 climate-neutral innovation metropolis in Europe.

How can Berlin's economy take the step towards climate neutrality? How will Berlin become Europe's No. 1 innovation hub? If you want to know whether and how Berlin can keep up with the global competition and what exciting developments lie ahead for Siemens City Square, you shouldn't miss this new podcast episode.

Franziska Giffey, SPD-Landesvorsitzende und Senatorin

After a short summer break, “Siemensstadt² Calling” is back with a new podcast episode. This time, Sarah Tietze-Kamya has invited Berlin's Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, Franziska Giffey, and Stefan Kögl, the project manager of Siemensstadt Square, to the microphone together.

Franziska Giffey has followed the development of Siemensstadt Square from the very beginning. For her, the future location plays a central role in achieving Berlin's climate targets, above all as a pioneer and important source of inspiration. And she has an ambitious vision for Berlin: in her eyes, the German capital has the potential to establish itself as a leading innovation location in Europe and easily keep pace with major cities such as London, Paris and Barcelona.

Franziska Giffey, Mitglied des Bundesrates der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

How can this be achieved? And what can Siemensstadt Square contribute? We asked these - and other questions - in our new episode of the future podcast “Siemensstadt² Calling” and received many answers worth listening to. We found out what it will take to make Berlin fit for the future and more liveable, how the return of Berlin's district heating network is so important and why cooperation and innovation are key success factors.

If you also want to know why new technologies and sustainable construction methods will transform Siemensstadt Square into an innovative urban quarter with exemplary character and what construction phases and visible changes lie ahead, you should definitely listen in!