Episodes

  • Data-Driven Cities of the Future

    Data-Driven Cities of the Future
    Dec 7 2018
    The buzz: “Data as a Smart City Asset is an increasingly important topic” (Ruthbea Yesner, IDC). The data revolution and the competition to become the smart city of the future are combining to exponentially transform our cities. Visionary city leaders are embracing business model innovation to re-imagine public services, urban sustainability?and economic growth – all powered by data. Is your city in the running? The experts speak. Harald Wouters, City of Den Bosch: “Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, we will have multiplied the intelligence, the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization a billion-fold” (Ray Kurzweil). Iván Caballero, Citibeats: “Many small people, in small places, doing small things, can change the world” (Eduardo Galeano). Max Claps, SAP: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” (Mahatma Gandhi). Join us for Data-Driven Cities of the Future.
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    55 mins
  • The Digital Prosumer: New Customer in Future Cities

    The Digital Prosumer: New Customer in Future Cities
    Nov 12 2018
    The buzz: “Consumers can now make more informed choices about energy usage and become energy producers and storers themselves – ‘prosumers’” (Simon Mouat). What do clean water, affordable clean energy, sustainable cities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and life on land have in common? United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15 to drive sustainable development. The mandate for evolving smart cities: implement these goals and address Digital Prosumers’ demands for decentralized regenerative energy production and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The experts speak. Rob Wilhite, Navigant Consulting: “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm” (Ralph W. Emerson). Eric Dresselhuys, Smart Energy Water: “Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places when you look at it right” (Grateful Dead). Joerg Ferchow, SAP: “My Life Is My Message” (Gandhi). Join us for The Digital Prosumer: New Customer in Future Cities.
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    55 mins
  • Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?

    Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?
    Jun 18 2018
    The buzz: “The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve” (Anthony Foxx) . Mobility in any city moves people and goods. Mobility in a smart city has a “heart” that pays attention to congestion, air quality and the traveler’s experience. How? Data and technology – AI, ML and more – provide a glimpse of mobility now and its impact on mobility in the future. The experts speak. Ischa Lambrechts, BECI: “At any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering” (David Allen). Rob Roemers, STIB-MIVB: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has” (Margaret Mead). Senta Belay, SAP: “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see” (Winston Churchill). Join us for Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?
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    56 mins
  • Making Your City Smart: Technology Plus Collaboration

    Making Your City Smart: Technology Plus Collaboration
    Mar 14 2018
    The buzz: “The role of digital technology is critical…to monitor the wide array of aspects of city living…connecting every citizen to policy-making and administration” (Harsh Tikku). The road to a truly smart city is paved with gold in the form of technology and collaboration. How? Technology enables the smart city through digitalization of administrative processes, analytics, and visualization of information. Collaboration enables everyone in the city and its ecosystem to share information and gain insights to make progress and be resilient. Is your city there yet? The experts speak. Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world” (Simon Sinek). Prof. h.c. Dr. Chirine Etezadzadeh, SmartCity.Institute: “You are the city…the woman who cries her eyes out” (Bläck Fööss). Holger Tallowitz, SAP: “Singularity is near” (Ray Kurzweil). Join us for Making Your City Smart: Technology + Collaboration.
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    57 mins
  • You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting - Part 3

    You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting - Part 3
    Feb 27 2018
    The buzz: “Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark” (O’Henry). When we think of a city, its nighttime skyline often comes to mind. Today, lighting is everywhere people live, work, travel, shop, dine, and relax. And it needs to meet their needs in every place. How? Digital communications and energy-efficient LED lighting are revolutionizing urban lighting infrastructures, transforming them into information pathways with the capacity to collect and share data and offer new insights that enable, and really drive, the smart city. Is your city “bright” enough yet? The experts speak. Suzanne Seitinger, Philips Lighting: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” (Peter Drucker, Mark Fields). David Graham, City of San Diego: “This is an adventure” (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou). Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you, Shine the light….” (Elton John). Join us for You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting – Part 3.
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    57 mins
  • Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected, and Digital!

    Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected, and Digital!
    Jan 23 2018
    The buzz: “Engaging the broad public in the city-making process leads to better answers.” (smartcitiesdive.com) In our mobile-first, digitally connected world, consumers expect to access digital services whenever and wherever they want. Citizens expect the same with city government: personalized communications based on their preferred channels, locations, circumstances. Is this possible? The smart future city will use citizen-centric service delivery models that put the citizen at the center. The experts speak. Donovan Guin, IBM: “We live by each other and for each other. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” (H.Keller). Kirk Talbott, City of Atlanta: “To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” (R.B. Fuller). Mike Eberhardt, SAP: “The trouble with the world is not that people know too little…they know so many things that just aren't so” (M.Twain). Join us for smart Smart Cities Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected and Digital!
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    55 mins
  • Encore: Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!

    Encore: Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!
    Nov 14 2017
    The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (David Barton, 7 Uses For Analytics In Smart Cities). Jennifer Bachner, author of Analytics, Policy, and Governance, estimates that “2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each year.” The real value for cities and local governments gathering data comes when analytics insights are turned into beneficial actions. But some city Chief Data Officers report that “the soft stuff is the hard stuff” as they attempt to coordinate silo’ed data. The experts speak. Dr. Sara Diamond, OCAD University: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it!” (Amelia Earhart). Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What is now proved was once only imagined” (William Blake). Sara Marshall, SAP: “I said, ‘Somebody should do something about that.' And then I realized I am somebody” (Lily Tomlin. Join us for smart Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!
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    56 mins
  • Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!

    Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!
    Aug 1 2017
    The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (David Barton, 7 Uses For Analytics In Smart Cities). Jennifer Bachner, author of Analytics, Policy, and Governance, estimates that “2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each year.” The real value for cities and local governments gathering data comes when analytics insights are turned into beneficial actions. But some city Chief Data Officers report that “the soft stuff is the hard stuff” as they attempt to coordinate silo’ed data. The experts speak. Dr. Sara Diamond, OCAD University: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it!” (Amelia Earhart). Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What is now proved was once only imagined” (William Blake). Sara Marshall, SAP: “I said, ‘Somebody should do something about that.' And then I realized I am somebody” (Lily Tomlin. Join us for smart Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!
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    56 mins