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City Lights is a Q&A series where we ask city leaders and experts a series of questions across a range of topics. If you would like to contribute and you work for a city authority then please contact our editor Luke Antoniou on lukea@smartcitiesworld.net

City Lights: Khal Asfour, Mayor, City of Canterbury Bankstown, New South Wales

City Lights25 Apr 2019

Khal Asfour, Mayor for the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, talks to SmartCitiesWorld about the importance of consulting the community at the start of a smart city journey.

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We assess the current trends in air quality monitoring and improvement, identifying projects, policies and technologies that are aiding cities in creating more liveable and breathable urban environments.

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This SmartCitiesWorld panel discussion is now available OnDemand and brings cities together for bilateral learnings on the challenges and potential solutions to sustainability by utilising intelligent transport systems (ITS). The CSO of the City of Vilnius - European Green Capital 2025 are among the speakers.

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The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

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The Urban Exchange welcomes Miami-Dade County’s Galen Treuer and Howden’s Peter Adams to explore the challenges facing residents and insurers in the face of climate events.

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City Lights: Dr Andy Grayland, CISO for the Digital Office, Scottish Local Government

City Lights: Dr Andy Grayland, CISO for the Digital Office, Scottish Local Government

City Lights28 Mar 2019

Dr Andy Grayland, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Digital Office, Scottish Local Government, talks to SmartCitiesWorld about his vital role.

City Lights: Gary Brantley: CIO, City of Atlanta

City Lights: Gary Brantley: CIO, City of Atlanta

City Lights14 Mar 2019

Gary Brantley, Chief Information Officer, City of Atlanta, talks to SmartCitiesWorld about his role in making Atlanta smarter.

City Lights: Amy Lamé, Night Czar, London

City Lights: Amy Lamé, Night Czar, London

City Lights24 Jan 2019

In 2016, London appointed Amy Lamé as its first Night Czar. SmartCitiesWorld talks to Amy about this intriguing job title and its role in the smart city.

City Lights: Alby Bocanegra, New York

City Lights11 Dec 2018

Alby Bocanegra, the City of New York’s Interim Chief Technology Officer, talks to Smart Cities World about the challenges of keeping up with new technologies, ensuring equitable smart cities and more.

City Lights: Pirkko Laitinen, Tampere

City Lights07 Nov 2018

We talk to Pirkko Laitinen, Smart City Marketing Specialist at the City of Tampere, about the importance of telling the smart city story effectively.

City Lights: Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts, Forum Virium Helsinki

City Lights: Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts, Forum Virium Helsinki

City Lights29 Oct 2018

Hanna Niemi-Hugaerts, Director of IoT at Forum Virium Helsinki, tells Smart Cities World about her mission to make Helsinki “the most functional smart city in the world”.

City Lights: Ishmael Lucien Quiroz, Belize

City Lights: Ishmael Lucien Quiroz, Belize

City Lights29 Aug 2018

Ishmael Lucien Quiroz, Director of Public/Private Sector Dialogue in the Office of the Prime Minister, Belize, is helping form an eGovernance policy and strategy for delivering public services via online systems .

City Lights: Andrey Belozerov, Moscow

City Lights21 May 2018

Andrey Belozerov, Strategy and Innovations Advisor to the CIO of Moscow, shares how he landed the role, his greatest achievement so far and what’s keeping him awake at night.

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