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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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Transforming indoor public safety with smart sensor networksSponsored by Motorola Solutions

How smart sensor networks can help improve indoor safety by detecting risks early, improving situational awareness and supporting healthier, more secure and sustainable buildings.

How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

Gareth Tang, President of Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how urban AI applications are set to evolve, detailing projects where AI is already making significant impact.

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Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

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Panel Discussion (30 Jun): Unlocking value in cities from buildings, data and AI

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Lord Marvin Rees OBE

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Bristol City Council

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Julie Foley OBE

Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Adaptation

Environment Agency

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Sherelle Fairweather

Digital Strategy Lead

Manchester’s Digital Strategy

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Jaromir Beranek

Deputy Mayor for Transport

City of Prague

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Liz St Louis

Smart City Director

Sunderland City Council

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Mark Wheeler

CIO

Montgomery County

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John Moran

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Limerick City and County Council

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Matjaž Rakovec

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City of Kranj

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Erin Mendenhall

Mayor

Salt Lake City

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Julia King

The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS

House of Lords

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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting

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The latest news on connected and autonomous vehicles in smart city projects across the world.

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

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Service is expected to begin operations in Madrid later this year, in collaboration with the regional government, and the fleet will be scaled progressively.

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The architecture integrates deep learning and reasoning while understanding how the vehicle’s actual context may be different and reacts accordingly.

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Connected and autonomous vehicles26 May 2026

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The project was delivered by the North East Automotive Alliance, alongside the Port of Tyne, Oxa, and a consortium of leading industry and academic partners.

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Seoul expands early morning autonomous bus service

Connected and autonomous vehicles21 Apr 2026

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Using AI to reimagine infrastructure management and mobility planningSponsored by Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America

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ST Engineering’s Yeo Khiaw Ming explains why cities must explore the use of advanced technologies that enable more ...

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Intelligent traffic management solutions aren’t only critical tools for transport authorities and departments – they ...

City of Ottawa: Driving the future of mobility and smart citiesSponsored by Accenture

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The road ahead for machine learningSponsored by Cloudera

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