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Trend Report Panel Discussion (4 Dec): AI for personalised government services – building trust and inclusivity in cities

Join city and industry experts to explore how AI is enabling more personalised, accessible, and trusted government services, and uncover practical strategies for responsible AI adoption that benefits all citizens. Hear from Manchester City Council and the City of Tampere.

OnDemand Webinar: Getting your data strategy right for smarter sites and safer operations

Discover the crucial role industrial sites are playing in shaping safety, resilience, and service continuity for continued city connectivity.

Special Reports

How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

Discover how Malaysia is leading the way in AI-powered urban innovation at the first Southeast Asian Smart City Expo in Kuala Lumpur.

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Discover how this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit puts the spotlight on the switch to clean and renewable energy, and the importance of energy-efficiency.

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

Podcasts

Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of citiesSponsored by TomTom

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

Podcast: Building resilient cities: trustworthy AI, digital twins, and urban innovation at YII 2025Sponsored by Bentley Systems

SmartCitiesWorld speaks with Bentley Systems leaders about unleashing AI and digital twins to drive innovation, resilience, and people-first progress in the world’s cities.

Opinions

Beyond video: how cameras as IoT sensors are changing city safety operationsSponsored by Axis Communications

Andrea Sorri of Axis Communications explains how AI can be used to maximise insights from existing infrastructure and enable cities to avoid the costs of deploying new sensors.

Building smarter cities: scaling sustainability and efficiency with smart city platformsSponsored by ST Engineering

ST Engineering’s Richard Ng explains how integrated smart city platforms can support cities in becoming more sustainable and efficient at the scale that is right for them.

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Advisory Panel

SmartCitiesWorld has appointed experts from the global smart cities community to its new Editorial Advisory Board to reflect the changing needs of cities and the physical and digital solutions available.

The 17 strong board will meet twice a year to discuss the key issues affecting smart city development and provide expertise as to the direction of SmartCitiesWorld’s editorial agenda. The Board will help to ensure that SmartCitiesWorld’s news and analysis of current and emerging topics continues to be market leading.

Alice Xu

Digital Director

City of Toronto

Anu Devi

Project Lead, Urban Transformation

G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance

Clare Wildfire

Global Practice Lead - Cities

Mott MacDonald

Cristina Bueti

Counsellor on Virtual Worlds and AI

International Telecommunication Union

Da-sheng Lee

Director, Taipei Smart City Project Management Office

Taipei

Elena Cho

Program Manager

World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO)

Ernesto Faubel

Head of Smart City Office

Valencia

Guilherme Johnston

Senior Specialist

EU Interact programme

Jeff Merritt

Head of Centre for Urban Transformation

G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance

Jeff Risom

Partner, Chief Innovation Officer

Gehl

Jung Hoon Lee

Professor - Honorary Mayor

Yonsei University

Lauren Sorkin

Executive Director

Resilient Cities Network

Mario Giordano

Global Head of Public & Government Affairs

Signify

Martine Delannoy

Smart & Sustainable Cities and Communities Advisor & EU project developer

City of Brussels

Michael Lake

President & CEO

Leading Cities

Okan Geray

Strategic Planning Advisor

Dubai

Paul Wilson

Advisory Board Chair

Smart Cities World

Priscilla Negreiros

Associate Director

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Raffaele Gareri

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Urban Innovators Global

Raj Mack

Head of Digital City & Innovation

Birmingham City Council

Our Values

SmartCitiesWorld understands the importance of values in a business and so do our employees. That’s why we asked our employees to define and write our values. These demonstrate the ethos you will experience when dealing with SmartCitiesWorld and the principles we hold close to our hearts.

Equity

Listening to and engaging all voices increase the diversity of thought and generates more favourable outcomes.

Passionate

We love what we do, which makes all the other values work.

Innovative

Always asking how we can improve what we do and how we do it makes us more resilient and adaptable.

Collaborative

Smart cities need a full ecosystem of partners to succeed and through collaboration, challenges can be better understood and overcome more effectively. An open approach to ideas and technologies builds trust and provides the platform for real collaboration.

Sustainable

Resources are not infinite and ecosystems need to be truly sustainable in order to work effectively for its inhabitants.

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