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OnDemand Trend Report Panel Discussion: AI for resilient infrastructure – sustainable operations for future-ready cities

Delve into how artificial intelligence is reshaping urban infrastructure to meet the rising pressures of climate change, ageing systems, and rapid urban growth.

OnDemand COP30 Webinar: Unlocking climate finance: building city capacity and partnerships

Discover how cities can expand their fiscal and institutional capacity to attract and manage climate finance. This session explores the role of digital tools for tracking and reporting, data platforms for transparency, and innovative approaches that allow cities to unlock new sources of investment.

Special Reports

SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.

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 – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

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.

Podcasts

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.

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

Join us for a journey of collaboration on the Urban Exchange Podcast, where we discover how Resilient Sydney is aligning more than 30 local councils on a single resilience plan.

Opinions

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in lowering carbon emissions and energy consumption and costs.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

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Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series

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

Latest Webinar

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

Webinars

Explore how AI, building data and connected urban infrastructure can help cities improve sustainability, resilience and operational performance.

Latest Summit Speakers
(22-26 June)

Lord Marvin Rees OBE

Former Mayor

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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Cllr Susan Aitken

Leader

Glasgow City Council

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Mark Wheeler

CIO

Montgomery County

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John Moran

Mayor

Limerick City and County Council

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Matjaž Rakovec

Mayor

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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Latest Podcast

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

Podcasts

Join the final episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting to discover how global cities are approaching smart lighting and the related cybersecurity risks today.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

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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Opinions

We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.

Cecília Correia, Senior Water Solutions Manager, Bentley Systems

Why water must lead the smart city conversation

Opinions10 Feb 2026by Cecília Correia, Senior Water Solutions Manager, Bentley Systems

Cecilia Correia, Senior Water Solutions Manager at Bentley Systems explains how strategy, policy and technology must combine to create water smart cities that are fit for today and tomorrow.

Andrea Sorri and Johnny Lee: Axis Communications

Connected video and sensors for greener urban living

Opinions30 Oct 2025by Andrea Sorri and Johnny Lee: Axis Communications

Intelligent video sensors and AI are altering how cities manage sustainability. Andrea Sorri and Johnny Lee at Axis Communications explain how real-time data and digital twins are helping urban areas become greener and more resilient.

Mahesh Ramanujam: Co-founder, President & CEO, Global Network for Zero

From buildings to cities: the key to scaling missions reductions

Climate action24 Jul 2025by Mahesh Ramanujam: Co-founder, President & CEO, Global Network for Zero

Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of the Global Network for Zero, explains how city governments should focus decarbonisation efforts on existing building retrofits and reducing embodied carbon in the construction sector.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2025: Meet the exhibitor – Ecosystem Informatics (ESI)

Climate action02 Jun 2025by Dr Shirook Ali

Dr Shirook Ali, Founder and CEO of Ecosystem Informatics (ESI), explains what the climate tech firm will be bringing to this year’s Cities Climate Action Summit in London (24-25 June), and what she’s looking forward to at this year’s event.

Mete Coban, deputy mayor of London for energy and environment, and Jane Burston, CEO of the Clean Air Fund

From smog to solutions: The case for cleaner air in our cities

Air quality09 Apr 2025by Mete Coban, deputy mayor of London for energy and environment, and Jane Burston, CEO of the Clean Air Fund

Mete Coban, deputy mayor of London for energy and environment, and Jane Burston, CEO of the Clean Air Fund, discuss the drive to clean air for communities in every part of the globe.

Manish Jethwa: Chief Technology Officer, Ordnance Survey

Ethical AI, geospatial data and the future of digital transformation

AI and Machine Learning12 Feb 2025by Manish Jethwa: Chief Technology Officer, Ordnance Survey

Manish Jethwa, chief technology officer at Ordnance Survey (OS), looks at how AI will impact the world of geospatial data and why it has developed the responsible AI charter.

Donna Lyndsay: Strategic Market Lead for Sustainability at Ordnance Survey

Harnessing location intelligence for global resilience and sustainable investments

Resilience29 Jan 2025by Donna Lyndsay: Strategic Market Lead for Sustainability at Ordnance Survey

Donna Lyndsay, strategic market lead for sustainability at Ordnance Survey (OS), looks at the role location intelligence and mapping will play in building global resilience and climate action.

Francesco Amato: Business Development Manager, Latitudo 40

How satellite data can help cities battle climate change

Climate action26 Jun 2024by Francesco Amato: Business Development Manager, Latitudo 40

Francesco Amato of Latitudo 40 explains how cities can harness the power of satellite imagery analysis and AI to provide meaningful geospatial insights.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Climate action25 Jun 2024by Francesco Amato: Business Development Manager, Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

Martin Walker: Product Marketing Manager, SSE Energy Solutions

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SSE Energy Solutions

Climate action24 Jun 2024by Martin Walker: Product Marketing Manager, SSE Energy Solutions

SSE Energy Solutions will show how by leveraging the power of smart city data, cities have a key role to play in lowering carbon emissions and energy consumption and costs.

Natalia Kuniewicz: Sales Representative, SatVu

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: SatVu

Climate action24 Jun 2024by Natalia Kuniewicz: Sales Representative, SatVu

SatVu will show how the nature of earth observation data makes it exceptionally inclusive and can help to create a much safer and more sustainable world.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS)

Climate action21 Jun 2024

ESA’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) will be showcasing the potential for space applications to tackle the challenges of climate change and the unprecedented growth that cities are facing.

Paul Harding: Head Of Local Authority – ESG and Sustanability Lead, REEN

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: REEN

Climate action21 Jun 2024by Paul Harding: Head Of Local Authority – ESG and Sustanability Lead, REEN

Are static routes for waste collection out and dynamic routes the future? REEN will be highlighting its sensor technology to demonstrate how cities can move away from old ways of working to smarter methods of collecting waste.

Benjamin Martin: Head of Sustainability Solutions, NeuerEnergy

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: NeuerEnergy

Climate action19 Jun 2024by Benjamin Martin: Head of Sustainability Solutions, NeuerEnergy

NeuerEnergy will demonstrate how it can help cities drive change by reducing the carbon footprint of the built environment using its net zero platform.

John David Babyack Hernández: Environmental Global Sales Manager, Libelium

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Libelium

Climate action18 Jun 2024by John David Babyack Hernández: Environmental Global Sales Manager, Libelium

Libelium will be demonstrating its cutting-edge IoT solutions designed to monitor and reduce urban pollution based on artificial intelligence and digital twins.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: AppyWay

Climate action17 Jun 2024by Dan Hubert: CEO & Founder, AppyWay

AppyWay will show cities why they need to adopt dynamic and data-driven kerbside management systems to optimise the use of kerb space and reduce congestion.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Shelby Rust Busó, City of San Diego

Climate action23 May 2024by Shelby Rust Buso

Shelby Rust Busó, chief sustainability officer, City of San Diego, Sustainability and Mobility Department, explains why it’s important to hear about climate action failures as well as successes.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Matt Greener, Arriva UK

Climate action07 May 2024by Matt Greener

Matt Greener of Arriva UK will share his insights on prioritising public transport and making the modal shift away from private cars as a top priority in climate action.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Yiu-Shing Pang, UK Power Networks

Climate action29 Apr 2024by Yiu-Shing Pang

Yiu-Shing Pang of UK Power Networks will share how the electricity distribution operator’s open data programme can help to accelerate the journey to net zero.

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