Erika Lewis, UK’s Cyber Security and Digital Identity Department | Are Our Cities Prepared to Face Cyberattacks?
As the world shifts increasingly online, this has helped spark greater productivity and global connection. However, it has also left many sectors of cities and countries vulnerable to hacks to their essential services. Cybersecurity is crucial to cities and we are going to talk about it with Erika Lewis, Director of Cyber Security and Digital Identity for the Department of Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport in the United Kingdom.
Orna Rosenfeld, Global Housing Advisor | In Pursuit of Inclusive Urban Futures
Orna Rosenfeld is passionate about housing in all shapes and sizes.
Cecilia Tham, Futurity Systems | Democratizing the Virtual Universe
Cecilia Tham has been honoured to be listed as one of the top 40 Futurists 2022 in Spain by Forbes.
Ping Manongdo, Eco-Business: Sustainable Business Is the Only Way Forward
Ping Manongdo is a writer, speaker, and convenor of conversations that advance sustainable business.
Cecilia del Re, City of Florence | A Smooth Transition to IoT, Future-Ready Cities
A rapid digitization, especially in recent years, has prompted cities to adapt their infrastructure and how they interact with their citizens. Ushering a smooth and productive transition into this new world of the “Internet of Things,” requires creative and innovative thinking. Luckily, we have such an expert with us now. Cecilia Del Re is a Councilor for the Municipality of Florence, in charge of overseeing urban planning, the environment, tourism, conventions & exhibitions, technological innovation, and information systems. She is also the coordinator of the Recovery plan project, the smart city initiative, and oversees the UNESCO Management Plan.
Mitchell Kosny, Toronto Metropolitan University | Technology is just a means, not an end
Mitchell Kosny works in the area of strategic urban planning and management.
IFC & Leading Cities | How Can Cities Fund Innovative Projects?
We frequently hear of imaginative and exciting new projects that will launch our cities into a bright future. However, to achieve this vision, we of course must find out how to fund it. To talk with us about this crucial step in the improvement of our cities, we have two leading experts in the field. Michael Lake is the President and CEO of Leading Cities, a global non-profit offering services and research to governments and corporations on how to use cities to spearhead the world’s biggest challenges. Elleanor Robins is a renown Senior Investment Officer and the Cross-Sectoral Cities Solutions Lead for the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank Group.
Maria Tsavachidis, EIT Urban Mobility | On Green Transport, Sustainability Transitions, and European Growth
The current climate crisis comes from a need to reduce our carbon emissions and pollution. A key part of the solution to this matter comes from the mobility sector and its carbon footprint. To speak with us about sustainability transtion is an inimitable speaker, Maria Tsavachidis is the CEO of EIT Urban Mobility. She holds a PHD in traffic engineering from the Technical University of Munich.
Amparo Marco, City of Castelló | Creative Ideas and Solutions to Urban Challenges
A city’s vision is created collectively by all its residents, but spearheaded by their respective Mayors. It is the Mayoral Office, which helps implement priorities and gathers creative ideas and solutions to urban challenges. With us today is a highly respected Spanish mayoress. Amparo Marco Gual is the Mayoress of Castelló de la Plana and is a member of the Governing Council of the Network of Cities for Science and Innovation, and Vice-President of the Ibero-American Network of Municipalities for Gender Equality.
Next-Gen European Mobility Entrepreneurs | Are We Facing a Skills Mismatch?
As the world evolves so do the necessary skills that economies demand. Preparing the populous with the necessary skills is thus crucial, specially in the urban mobility sector. We have two guess to talk with us on this subject, Martin Vendel is the director academy of EIT Urban Mobility. He got his PHD in Chemical Engineer from the KTH Royal Institue of Technology, and Klaus Sailer is a professor for Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Apllied Sciences and CEO of the Strascheg Centre for Entrepreneurship. He got his PHD in Physics from Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich.