Johannes Lutter is a researcher and political consultant in the field of urban development and social science and Head of the Executive Unit for International Relations and Strategic Partnerships at Vienna’s climate & innovation agency, UIV Urban Innovation Vienna.

Before that he was Head of the Urban Development & Mobility department at UIV for many years. Johannes deals with various facets of city development – ranging from urban development strategies, housing policies, and tourism concepts to questions of participation or local, metropolitan or cross-border governance. In his recent work, strategies towards a sustainable and resilient development of cities have gained much importance.

Johannes studied political science at the University of Vienna and the Vienna Institute of Advanced Studies. For many years he was Deputy CEO at Europaforum Wien – the Center for Urban Dialogue and European Policy in Vienna, and CEO of the multilateral Centrope Agency.