Smart Cities aim to utilize technology to improve services and make the city as a whole more efficient. From monitoring traffic lights, garbage trucks and available parking spaces to social and environmental issues, the term Smart City covers a lot. With more than two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050, finding ways to make cities work better for the people who live in them has become a priority.
On the surface, Smart Cities make logical sense. They harness the available data and use that to improve the standard of living. However there are issues surrounding the data collected, how it is stored and what it is ultimately used for. In Toronto, for example, the 12-acre Quayside project (a partnership between Google’s Sidewalk Labs and the city of Toronto), has come under increased scrutiny amid concerns over privacy and data harvesting.
We have a range of keynote speakers to answer your questions and shed more light on this every growing use of data. They include Smart City and urbanisation experts, politicians, authors and futurists. All will offer insightful talks into what we can expect to see in our future cities.
Below we have a number of our most requested keynote speakers, but if you have someone particular in mind please don’t hesitate to contact our team to find out more.
Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL where she studies patterns in human behaviour
Recent Mayor of Oklahoma City
Business Professor at USC Marshall School of Business & LSE; Bestselling Author, The Serendipity Mindset
Author, Consultant and Designer who works across Climate Change, Tech Ethics and the Internet of Things
Thought Leader, Futurist, Author, Expert in Emergent Technologies, AI, Cities, Society, Digital Transformation and its impact on Humanity
AI entrepreneur and advisor, Board member, Forbes Groundbreaking Female Entrepreneur
Thought Leader, Futurist, Author, Expert in Emergent Technologies, AI, Cities, Society, Digital Transformation and its impact on Humanity
Author, Consultant and Designer who works across Climate Change, Tech Ethics and the Internet of Things
One of the world’s leading experts on strategy, globalization and entrepreneurship, Ranked by Thinkers50 as one of the world’s “most influential management thinkers”
Author on the global housing crisis and the future of cities
Professor of Finance, IMD and Director of IMD World Competitiveness Center
Founder and CEO of Urbanite Venture. Business & Strategy Partner of VRAcademi.
AI entrepreneur and advisor, Board member, Forbes Groundbreaking Female Entrepreneur
Business Professor at USC Marshall School of Business & LSE; Bestselling Author, The Serendipity Mindset
UN ITU Vice Chairman of Metaverse Working Group- an energetic, humorous and extremely knowledgeable thought leader on all topics relating to frontier technologies
Global Authority on unlocking Public Wealth to boost economic growth & diversification
Emmy-award-winning producer, educator, and an internationally recognised architectural designer
Vice-President, Imperial College London
Global Adviser and Author on Cites & Urbanisation
Professor in the Mathematics of Cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at UCL where she studies patterns in human behaviour
Professor of Globalisation and Development, Oxford University, Former Vice President and Head of Policy, World Bank and former policy advisor to Nelson Mandela
An architect and inventor who has found a recipe for discovery
Economic and Environmental Though Leader
Global thought-leader in business futurism (3 – 5 years near-term). Renowned for making complex societal shifts and emerging technologies relatable for any audience
Disruptive Innovation, Strategy, and Technology Analyst
CEO of Transform Health and a speaker, Global Health(care) Innovation Strategist and expert in Digital Health
Planetary Health Futurist
Member of the Board of Directors at Cabify, Mentor at Endeavor, helping companies to innovate and scale using agile management
Recent Mayor of Oklahoma City
Policy Adviser, Strategist, Board Director