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SCWS2026-Agenda

Our virtual agenda programme (22-26 June) will be published shortly.

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09:20 - 09:35
Climate ActionWelcome
Speakers
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Founder & CEO
SmartCitiesWorld
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09:35 - 09:55
Climate ActionKeynote: City of Kranj – reinventing the city: green, smart, future-ready
Speakers
Matjaž Rakovec
Matjaž Rakovec
Mayor
City of Kranj
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09:55 - 10:15
Climate ActionKeynote: Sustainable urban mobility and transport in Limerick, a green city
Speakers
John Moran
John Moran
Mayor
Limerick City and County Council
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10:15 - 11:00
Climate ActionPanel discussion: Portfolio financing for climate action – building investable pipelines across sectors
Speakers
Mary Kerr
Mary Kerr
Climate Finance Manager
Glasgow City Council
Benjamin Yeoh
Benjamin Yeoh
Senior Portfolio Manager
RBC Global Asset Management
Delphine Queniart
Delphine Queniart
Director, Climate City Capital Hub & Head of Institutional Clients
Bankers without Boundaries (BwB)
Sam Markey
Sam Markey
Managing Director
Recurve
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11:30 - 11:50
Climate ActionPresentation: Decarbonising mobility systems – from data to coordinated urban transport
Speakers
Anders Bengtsson
Anders Bengtsson
Regional Director
EIT Urban Mobility
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11:30 - 11:50
Climate ActionNetworking break
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11:50 - 12:30
Climate ActionPanel discussion: Digital twins for climate-aware urban planning
Speakers
Alexandra Luck
Alexandra Luck
Programme Director – National Digital Twin Programme
Department for Business and Trade
Hélène Chartier
Hélène Chartier
Director of Urban Planning and Design
C40 Cities
Andrew Clark
Andrew Clark
Business Lead, Place
Energy Systems Catapult
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11:55 - 12:15
Digital InnovationKeynote: Closing the green finance gap – how agentic AI is creating a faster path to net zero for cities
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Lord Marvin Rees OBE
Lord Marvin Rees OBE
Former Mayor
Bristol City Council
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson
Advisory Board Chair
SmartCitiesWorld
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11:55 - 12:45
Urban ResiliencePanel discussion: Building resilient cities – integrating climate, social, and infrastructure risks
Speakers
Julie Foley OBE
Julie Foley OBE
Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Adaptation
Environment Agency
Cllr Susan Aitken
Cllr Susan Aitken
Leader
Glasgow City Council
Rachael Everard
Rachael Everard
Director of Sustainable Development
Rail Safety & Standards Board
Emma Howard Boyd CBE
Emma Howard Boyd CBE
Chair
London Climate Resilience Review
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12:15 - 12:50
Digital InnovationPanel discussion: The citiverse initiative – deploying AI-powered virtual worlds to solve real city challenges
Speakers
Karl-Filip Coenegrachts
Karl-Filip Coenegrachts
Chair
Open & Agile Smart Cities
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson
Advisory Board Chair
SmartCitiesWorld
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12:30 - 13:10
Climate ActionPanel discussion: Smarter energy for smarter cities
Speakers
Nihal Arthanayake
Nihal Arthanayake
Executive Director
Dava.Studios
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12:45 - 13:10
Urban ResilienceFireside chat: City as a product – lessons from running Guatemala’s Cayalá urban development like a high-performance organisation
Speakers
Juan Carlos López
Juan Carlos López
Chief Value Management Officer & CTO
Grupo Cayalá, City of Cayalá
Matthew Jacobs
Matthew Jacobs
Chief Product Officer
Scrum Inc
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12:50 - 13:15
Digital InnovationFireside chat: Digital public services 2.0 – automated workflows and resident-first design
Speakers
Liz St Louis
Liz St Louis
Smart City Director
Sunderland City Council
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson
Advisory Board Chair
SmartCitiesWorld
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13:10 - 14:00
Digital InnovationLunch
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13:10 - 14:00
Urban ResilienceLunch
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13:10 - 14:00
Climate ActionLunch
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14:10 - 14:35
Urban ResilienceFireside chat: Rethinking innovation financing principles in energy
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14:10 - 14:35
Digital InnovationPresentation: AI-enabled urban asset management – predictive maintenance at scale
Speakers
Richard Whittle
Richard Whittle
Professor of AI & Public Policy / Advisor
University of Salford / Manchester Digital Strategy
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14:20 - 15:10
Climate ActionPanel discussion: Scaling building retrofits: driving delivery, data accuracy and performance assurance
Speakers
Jack Ostrofsky
Jack Ostrofsky
Programme Director, Retrofit London
London Councils
Sara Edmonds
Sara Edmonds
Co-Director
National Retrofit Hub
Ian Preston
Ian Preston
Director of Development
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Nigel Banks
Nigel Banks
Technical Director – Zero Bills & Low Carbon Homes
Octopus Energy
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14:35 - 15:20
Urban ResiliencePanel discussion: Community-centred resilience – protecting vulnerable populations
Speakers
Konstantina Karydi
Konstantina Karydi
Managing Director / VP, Climate Change Hub, Greece
Resilient Cities Catalyst / MCAP Secretariat
Dr Vanessa Timmer
Dr Vanessa Timmer
Executive Director and Co-Founder
One Earth Living
Dr Joseph Chambers
Dr Joseph Chambers
Connectivity and Inclusion Consultant
FarrPoint
Millie Williamson
Millie Williamson
Senior Resilience Officer – Communities, London Resilience Unit
Greater London Authority
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14:35 - 15:20
Digital InnovationPanel discussion: Architecting the future of urban public services with systems thinking
Speakers
Mark Enzer
Mark Enzer
Fellow and Strategic Advisory Director
Mott MacDonald
Alexandra Bolton OBE
Alexandra Bolton OBE
Founder and Steer Group Member
Built Environment Connective
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15:10 - 15:40
Climate ActionFireside chat: Climate-ready development – embedding adaptation into urban growth strategies
Speakers
Katarzyna Szymczak-Pomianowska
Katarzyna Szymczak-Pomianowska
Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development Department
Municipality of Wroclaw
Clare Wildfire
Clare Wildfire
Global Practice Leader for Cities
Mott MacDonald
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15:10 - 15:40
Climate ActionFireside chat: Data foundations for climate delivery – from collection to integrated decision support
Speakers
Jason Lowe OBE
Jason Lowe OBE
Met Office Principal Fellow and Head of Climate Services
Met Office
Clare Wildfire
Clare Wildfire
Global Practice Leader for Cities
Mott MacDonald
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15:20 - 15:40
Urban ResilienceFireside chat: Financing resilience – unlocking long-term investment for adaptation
Speakers
Kellie Beirne
Kellie Beirne
Chief Executive
Cardiff Capital Region
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15:20 - 15:40
Digital InnovationFireside chat: Data-driven operations and personalised experiences at Battersea Power Station
Speakers
Alton Hassan
Alton Hassan
Digital Solutions Director
Battersea Power Station Development Company
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15:30 - 16:30
Climate ActionNetworking break
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15:40 - 16:20
Urban ResilienceNetworking break
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15:40 - 16:20
Urban ResilienceNetworking break
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15:40 - 16:20
Digital InnovationNetworking break
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15:40 - 16:20
Networking break
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16:20 - 16:40
Digital InnovationKeynote: AI growth zones – what this means for UK cities?
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16:20 - 16:40
Urban ResiliencePresentation: The resilient city of the future – digital innovation meeting community needs
Speakers
Sherelle Fairweather
Sherelle Fairweather
Digital Strategy Lead
Manchester's Digital Strategy
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16:30 - 17:20
Climate ActionPanel discussion: Clean air cities – data, technology and policy pathways to healthier urban environments
Speakers
Cecilia Vaca Jones
Cecilia Vaca Jones
Executive Director
Breathe Cities
Sarah Young
Sarah Young
Cabinet Member for Climate, Environment and Transport
Hackney Council
Andreea Szántó
Andreea Szántó
Climate Resilience Expert
European Environmental Agency (EEA)
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16:40 - 16:50
Urban ResiliencePresentation: State of procurement report – is your city leaving its most powerful resilience tool on the table?
Speakers
Sam Markey
Sam Markey
Managing Director
Recurve
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16:40 - 17:20
Digital InnovationPanel discussion: From pilot to platform – scaling digital innovation citywide
Speakers
Raj Mack
Raj Mack
Head of Digital City & Innovation
Birmingham City Council
Sophie Naue
Sophie Naue
Urban Innovation Specialist
United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC) Hamburg
Warren Smith
Warren Smith
Director of Insight, Innovation and Impact
Posterity Global
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16:50 - 17:20
Urban ResilienceFireside chat: Greater Muscat Structure Plan – Oman's data-driven approach to urban resilience and rapid urbanisation
Speakers
Phil Bonds
Phil Bonds
Director of Urban Design
Broadway Malyan
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17:20 - 17:30
Climate ActionClosing remarks
Speakers
Luke Antoniou
Luke Antoniou
Senior Editor
SmartCitiesWorld
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17:20 - 17:30
Urban ResilienceClosing remarks
Speakers
Luke Antoniou
Luke Antoniou
Senior Editor
SmartCitiesWorld
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17:20 - 17:30
Digital InnovationClosing remarks
Speakers
Luke Antoniou
Luke Antoniou
Senior Editor
SmartCitiesWorld
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