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Barcelona Roundtables: Tomorrow’s brighter cities: enabling greater connectivity for long-term sustainability - 6 November 2024
Tomorrow’s brighter cities: enabling greater connectivity for long-term sustainability
As cities around the world face increasing pressure to reduce their environmental footprint and optimise their operations, the integration of sustainability and system interoperability has never been more urgent. With environmental challenges intensifying, better connected city infrastructure and operations are now paramount.
This event at Smart City Expo World Congress, supported by Signify, comes at a pivotal time for cities. Through two concurrent, in-depth roundtable discussions, participants will have the opportunity to hear from leaders on sustainability and interoperability challenges and solutions, and engage with global peers on tackling pressing issues, such as optimising energy use in buildings and grids, reducing traffic congestion through smart infrastructure, and ensuring that city systems are interoperable and secure.
Below, you’ll find some of the specifics of the discussions, and register your interest in the one most relevant to your situation and expertise. The roundtables are reserved for those who represent cities and local and regional governments – all registrations will be reviewed to ensure relevance and you will be informed whether your registration has been successful via email.
Thank you to our sponsor, Signify, for supporting this event.
Agenda: Wednesday 6 November 2024
15.30 – 15.45: Registration, drinks and networking
15.45 – 16.00: Introductions and scene setter
16.00 – 16.45: General discussion for 'Achieving sustainability in urban systems' roundtable
16.00 – 16.45: General discussion for 'Unlocking city-wide interoperability: standards, systems, and security' roundtable
16.45 – 17.00: Summary and key takeaways
17.00 – 17.30: Drinks, buffet and networking
Venue: Hotel Porta Fira (opposite Smart City Expo World Congress), Plaza Europa, 45 – 08908 – Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
Roundtable Topic 1: Achieving sustainability in urban systems
This roundtable will explore critical strategies for achieving sustainability in today’s urban environments. With energy use rising and cities facing increasing grid congestion, how can municipalities balance growth with responsible consumption?
This workshop will allow participants to examine the latest innovations, such as smart grids, IoT-based traffic systems, and energy-efficient building designs, and how to address these challenges while promoting sustainable development.
Discussion points will include:
- How can cities reduce energy consumption across buildings and infrastructure?
- How can smart buildings and efficient systems optimise energy use in urban spaces?
- What technologies can help reduce traffic and create smoother transportation flows?
Roundtable Topic 2: Unlocking city-wide interoperability: standards, systems, and security
As cities transition to smart, interconnected systems, ensuring interoperability across various platforms becomes paramount – not only for existing operations, but for futureproofing and system resilience.
This roundtable will focus on the technical and governance frameworks required to achieve citywide interoperability. It gives participants the opportunity to explore the principles behind more open systems, discuss key interoperability standards such as IoT frameworks, and examine how cities can balance the demands for both open access and security.
Key questions include:
- What steps must a city take to optimise the interoperability of its systems?
- What constitutes an open system, and what parameters are necessary to create one?
- Which standards are essential to ensure both interoperability and security across systems?
- How can cities maintain robust security while integrating new technologies?
Scene Setter
Name: Miriam Badino Title: Mission Innovation Coordinator Company: Urban Transitions Mission |
Scene Setter
Name: Olli Rantala Title: Head of Innovation Company: City of Oulu |
Scene Setter
Name: Christophe Orceau Title: CTO at Kurrant Consulting and Chairman of TALQ Steering Committee |
Scene Setter
Name: Alice K. Steenland Title: Chief Strategy, Sustainability, and Marketing Officer Company: Signify |
Scene Setter
Name: Yong Liang Eng Title: Smart City Global Segment Director Company: Signify |
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