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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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Gregor Stühler: Ceo And Co-Founder, Scoutbee

Creating smarter, data-driven supply chains

Logistics22 Jun 2022by Gregor Stühler: Ceo And Co-Founder, Scoutbee

Gregor Stühler, CEO and co-founder of Scoutbee, explains how by fostering innovation in the procurement industry, public and private sector companies can increase efficiency and create more transparency in supply chains.

Aruj Haider: Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Westminster City Council

Putting people first: the key priorities for a post-pandemic smart city

Opinions11 Nov 2021by Aruj Haider: Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Westminster City Council

Westminster City Council’s Aruj Haider on why technology must come second to the people it serves and the importance of translating the values of social inclusion into outcomes.

Noah Baars: Cities Analyst, Circle Economy

The importance of building with – not over – nature

Opinions19 Jul 2021by Noah Baars: Cities Analyst, Circle Economy

Noah Baars, cities analyst, and Laxmi Haigh, lead of editorial, Circle Economy, highlight why cities need to think about environmental and societal challenges in an integrated way.

Christopher Bo Shields: Co-Founder at BinumiPro

Video is the next step in transforming city communications

Opinions19 Mar 2020by Christopher Bo Shields: Co-Founder at BinumiPro

Video is a highly engaging format for distributing information and could help cities connect more with residents, says Chris Shields, BinumiPro.

Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

New energy, changing behaviour and blockchain: 5 transport predictions for 2020

Opinions06 Jan 2020by Rabih Arzouni: Chief Technology Officer for Transport, Fujitsu EMEIA

Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

Gert Rohrmann, Technical Manager, Solutions Team, Siemens Building Technologies UK

‘Mini cities’: The rise of tall buildings

Opinions23 Apr 2018by Gert Rohrmann, Technical Manager, Solutions Team, Siemens Building Technologies UK

As cities continue to grow, the way we construct and manage buildings has never been more critical to global economic and social development. Gert Rohrmann, Technical Manager, Solutions Team, Siemens Building Technologies UK, looks at the trends in tall buildings and the challenges these environments present.

Sharing a data protection officer, by Colin Tankard, MD, Digital Pathways

Opinions15 Mar 2018by Colin Tankard, MD, Digital Pathways

The General Data Protection Regulations, which comes into force shortly, requires the need for a data processing officer

Will the bus see a reboot this year, asks Johan Herrlin, CEO of Ito World

Opinions12 Mar 2018by Johan Herrlin, CEO of Ito World

Today’s smart transport initiatives are beginning to have more in common with the humble bus

Gary Thompson, UK Sales Director, Siemens Industries and Markets for Siemens Financial Services

Road pricing and its contribution to a 'smart' environment with the help of asset finance, by Gary Thompson, UK Sales Director, Siemens Industries and Markets for Siemens Financial Services

Opinions06 Mar 2018by Gary Thompson, UK Sales Director, Siemens Industries and Markets for Siemens Financial Services

Road pricing can work particularly well in small cities where a high concentration of traffic is an issue in a particular area

Dante Ricci, Senior Director SAP Global Public Sector

Accelerating the evolution of smart, connected cities

Opinions17 Nov 2017by Dante Ricci, Senior Director SAP Global Public Sector

Cities, and the organisations they work with, cannot afford to delay their smart city initiatives, says Dante Ricci, Senior Director SAP Global Public Sector -- and they must start with citizens not technologies

Martin Klein, global vice president and head of the Industry Business Unit for Public Sector at SAP

Use smart data to achieve your city’s goals

Opinions14 Nov 2017by Martin Klein, global vice president and head of the Industry Business Unit for Public Sector at SAP

Data allows cities to act on facts and insights rather than on beliefs and opinions, says Martin Klein, global vice president and head of the Industry Business Unit for Public Sector at SAP

Ben Foulser, associate director, Infrastructure Advisory Practice, KPMG

The reality of MaaS has arrived, by Ben Foulser, associate director, Infrastructure Advisory Practice, KPMG

Opinions25 Aug 2017by Ben Foulser, associate director, Infrastructure Advisory Practice, KPMG

Mobility-as-a-Service enhances the user experienced and can achieve key policy objectives such as economic growth and transport network resilience

Who benefits from connected car data, asks Penny Searles, CEO, Smartdriverclub

Opinions15 Aug 2017by Penny Searles, CEO, Smartdriverclub

The emergence of membership based connected car services are helping motorists benefit from their driving data

The connected experience economy by Rudy De Waele

Opinions28 Jun 2016by Rudy de Waele

We are now moving from a service to an experience economy

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