City Possible Summit 2021. Building 24-Hour Cities
A 24-hour globally connected planet means a world of cities that never sleep. Nighttime economies can be just as vibrant as dayside counterparts. Entertainment venues kick into high gear, restaurants serve food long into the evening and city services, from hospital to police departments, continue providing support across the city. As people being to leave their homes and venture back into the night, how can cities ensure that they are as safe, prosperous and enjoyable as they are during the day?
City Possible Summit 2021. Meeting the Urban Cybersecurity Challenge
Innovative technology, albeit a critical aspect of urban development, can heighten the level risk due to the increased number of endpoints malicious actors can target. Their interconnected nature blurs the lines between the digital and physical, creating a substantial threat. With the persistent wave of cyberattacks against local governments, cities are facing increased pressure to secure the technologies that permeate everyday life.
City Possible Summit 2021. Smart Resilience: Technology for a Disaster-Ready City
For the unprepared city, an extreme event can bring daily life to a halt, put lives in danger and take a heavy toll on local economies. As climate change produces more frequent and more severe weather events, cities must learn how to adapt, and the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us how unprepared many cities were for a major health emergency. How can we leverage the latest technologies and methods to ensure that before, during, and after a disaster strikes, our cities continue serving residents?
City Possible Summit 2021. The City Tourism Recovery
COVID-19 related travel restrictions between and within countries and hesitation among would-be travelers hurt the local economies of tourist destinations worldwide, causing a more than 49% drop in travel and tourism GDP. An estimated 61.6 million people globally have lost their jobs in tourism, disproportionately affecting women, young people, and small entrepreneurs. How can we safely bring tourism back in a way that addresses new realities while avoiding the mistakes of the past?
City Possible Summit 2021. Future-proofing Social Infrastructure
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, reaching the most vulnerable in society proved difficult for city leaders. Providing services and government assistance has always been a challenge, and those hardest to reach are often the most in need. However, new innovations are providing pathways to reach societies most vulnerable and give opportunities to those who seek it. From unbanked households to those who live in informal settlements and work at informal businesses- ensuring vulnerable citizens are properly served makes the entire city a better place to live.
City Possible Summit 2021. Small Businesses Powering Local Recoveries
Small businesses are the economic backbone of cities around the world. Many faced down ruin as the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe. Short-term strategies staved off disaster in some places, but far too many lost their businesses and are struggling to start again. How do we support small businesses in our cities and use them as vehicles to spark a recovery in pandemic-ravaged economies? What role do emerging technologies play?
City Possible Summit 2021. Equitable Cities for an Inclusive World
The COVID-19 pandemic did not affect all of society equally. In many cities around the world, the disparities in outcomes between income and ethnic groups highlighted the long-standing divides in urban society. As global recognition of the problems rose, so to did promises of a new, more equitable future. How can cities eliminate long-standing inequities, and what roles do different sectors of society play?
City Possible Summit 2021. The New Mobility Landscape
Adequate mobility options are a crucial component of a thriving urban culture and a vibrant city economy. Plummeting ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many public transport systems toward fiscal crisis. However, new patterns of living and working that have emerged during the pandemic provide an opportunity to change the way we get around cities. How have advancements in technology and evolving customer needs changed the way cities and transportation players think about the future of urban mobility.
City Possible Summit 2021. Cities Surviving and Flourishing
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many pundits confidently declared that the world’s cities were not long for this earth. The effects of the health crisis on living patterns and urban economies seemed irreversible. However, like in all past crisis, cities didn’t die- they changed. How did COVID-19 shape our relationship with cities, and what does that mean for the future?
Schréder: Think Smart, Deliver Sustainable Solutions
For more than a century, Schréder has been active in public lighting, an industry that has a life-changing impact on citizens worldwide, improving their comfort, safety and well-being.