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OnDemand Webinar: From data to decision – understanding how technology is reinforcing city decision makers
Discover how the integration of IoT, edge AI, and digital twins are aiding cities to turn data into smarter, faster decisions.
Date Recorded: Tuesday 28 October 2025
Length: 60 minutes + Q&A
As cities worldwide come under greater pressure to provide faster, more reliable and more sustainable services – all the while adapting to shifting patterns of urban life – digital technologies have begun converging to meet these growing demands. With IoT, edge AI, and digital twins forming the backbone of the next generation of smart city infrastructure, this webinar will explore how these technologies connect to create tangible improvements for urban communities.
Featuring Buspas, the City of Barcelona, Younite, and the City of Gothenburg – supported by PNY Technologies – the conversation begins with IoT as the entry point for cities, where connected devices gather continuous streams of data across transport, energy, and public services. Yet as IoT scales, cities face the challenge of managing vast volumes of data. This leads into edge AI, which process and analyse data locally, closer to where it is generated.
From here, the discussion progresses to digital twins, which can integrate IoT data streams with localised edge insights to provide a dynamic, holistic view of city systems. These virtual replicas enable city leaders to simulate scenarios, optimise operations, and plan with confidence.
Key learning points for attendees:
- A deeper understanding of how IoT, edge AI, and digital twins are interconnected and mutually reinforcing
- Insights into how cities are overcoming data management and latency challenges with edge AI technologies
- Real-world lessons from European cities and technology providers that can be applied in other urban contexts
- How digital twins can shift city planning from reactive to proactive, reducing risk and improving long-term decision-making
- Practical advice on how cities and solution providers can start small, scale effectively, and ensure citizen value from these technologies.
By weaving IoT, edge AI, and digital twin technologies into a connected ecosystem, cities can begin to redefine how urban environments function and evolve. This session will give viewers practical insights into how these technologies work together, and where they are delivering real impact today.
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Speakers
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Youssef Nadiri Product and BDM AI Applications, PNY Technologies
Leading Smart Cities & Spaces Solutions at PNY Technologies, Youssef defines strategy and drives the adoption of advanced AI technologies—Vision AI, Generative AI, and Digital Twins—at the edge. Bridging product development, partnerships, and business growth, he helps organisations deploy AI to make cities and spaces smarter, safer, and more efficient.
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Laura Olin Chief of Staff, Younite AI
Laura works as Chief of Staff at Younite, acting as the right hand of the CEO and taking care of strategic initiatives, such as our NVIDIA partnership and helping their people to thrive. |
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Johan De Paoli Digital Concept Developer, Göteborg & Co
Art Director and Creative with +15 years of experience in destination marketing and product development. Works as digital concept developer and focuses on creating digital concepts to position Gothenburg as a progressive and innovative city. |
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Simon Emery Account Director (EU & QC), BusPas
Simon has been with BusPas for five years and holds a Master’s degree in Business Strategy from HEC Montréal. He leads business development in Canada and Europe, focusing on identifying and opening new markets, building institutional partnerships, and structuring pilot initiatives with transit operators and public authorities. His role also includes preparing large-scale deployments, responding to strategic tenders, and designing economic models tailored to the specific constraints of the public sector. Simon leverages his expertise at the crossroads of business development, territorial strategy, and technological innovation. |
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Luke Antoniou
Luke has been reporting on the implementation of smart technologies that benefit citizens and the public sector since 2017.
He has a particularly keen interest in smart and sustainable mobility and its role in influencing the decisions of urban planners, citizens and governments alike.
As rapid urbanisation continues, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the myriad urban challenges facing local and central governments, making new connections in the public and private sectors and finding new angles from which to cover the latest smart city developments around the world. |
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