On March 11, 2026, the municipal utilities sector will meet in Stuttgart for the ODH Municipal Utilities Forum, focusing on neighborhood solutions, renewable heating networks, sector coupling, and the municipal energy transition.

In Forum 2, "Building Expertise," we will be presenting a keynote speech together with Damon Rohde (NEW Smart City GmbH): "Strong Together: How Municipal Utilities Can Master the Heat Transition – Digital Neighborhood Platform Using the Example of a New Neighborhood in Mönchengladbach" – with Carina Diviccaro (ROCKETHOME).

The forum is organized by Open District Hub e.V. in collaboration with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and, in addition to the specialist forums, offers plenty of opportunity for discussion and networking (including an evening buffet).

We look forward to exchanging tried-and-tested approaches on how digital neighborhood platforms support collaboration, operation, and scaling of heating and neighborhood solutions.