Nils Scheffler is founder and head of Urban Expert, registered urban planner in the Berlin Chamber of Architects, DGNB auditor for sustainable urban quarters and trained in environmental and quality management. In 2003, after successfully completing his studies at the Faculty of Spatial Planning, University of Dortmund, he founded Urban Expert. Since then, he has worked at both the local and international levels for public and private stakeholders in the field of integrated, sustainable urban and regional development and participation processes. Since 2007 he has been working as Lead and thematic expert for several URBACT networks: HerO, URBACT Markets, 2nd Chance, ALT/BAU, sub>urban, SURE.