Smart Cities World - CCAS2023-Speakers

24 - 25 June 2025 | Online & In-Person (London)

Bringing Cities Together to Inspire Climate Action

Cities Climate Action Summit

Roundtables at Cities Climate Action Summit

Roundtables at Cities Climate Action Summit

During the Cities Climate Action Summit (26-27 June), we will be running a number of roundtable sessions. These will be closed groups allowing up to 15 delegates to discuss the topics of the day. We’ll cover Climate Tech, Mobility Transformation, Energy Transition, Built Environment and more..More

Collaboration

Technology Deployment

Technology Deployment

Policy Development

Policy Development

2024 Speakers

Nalin Agarwal

Nalin Agarwal

Founding Partner

Climate Collective

Matt Anderson

Matt Anderson

Assistant Director - Mobility and Sustainability

City of Coral Gables

Jeni Arndt

Jeni Arndt

Mayor

Fort Collins, Colorado

Miles Ashton

Miles Ashton

Local Green Investment Lead

Green Finance Institute

Mark Atherton

Mark Atherton

Head of Environment

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Sandra Baer

Sandra Baer

USA Brand Ambassador

SmartCitiesWorld

Nikki Batchelor

Nikki Batchelor

Executive Director

XPRIZE Carbon Removal

Jaromir Beranek

Jaromir Beranek

Deputy of the Prague City Assembly

City of Prague

Justin Bibb

Justin Bibb

Mayor

City of Cleveland, Ohio

Theo Blackwell MBE

Theo Blackwell MBE

Chief Digital Officer for London

Greater London Authority

Laia Bonet

Laia Bonet

First Deputy Mayor, Urban Planning, Ecological Transition, Urban Services and Housing

Barcelona City Council

Anna Lisa Boni

Anna Lisa Boni

Deputy Mayor

Municipality of Bologna

Emma Howard Boyd CBE

Emma Howard Boyd CBE

Chair

London Climate Resilience Review

Jon Burke

Jon Burke

Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead

Gloucester City Council

Shelby Rust Buso

Shelby Rust Buso

Chief Sustainability Officer

City of San Diego

Aissata Camara

Aissata Camara

Deputy Commissioner for Policy & Strategic Initiatives / Chief of Staff

New York City

Marc Coudert

Marc Coudert

Climate Resilience & Adaptation Manager

City of Austin

Paula DiPerna

Paula DiPerna

Author

Pricing the Priceless

Enver Enver

Enver Enver

Interim Chief Finance Officer

Greater London Authority

Carlos Evans

Carlos Evans

Director, Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability

City of Dallas

Andrea Fernandez

Andrea Fernandez

Managing Director, Climate Finance

C40 Cities

Hazem Galal

Hazem Galal

Cities and Local Government Global Leader and Global Smart Mobility Co-leader

PwC

Genesis Gavino

Genesis Gavino

Special Assistant to the City Manager

City of Austin

Christiaan Gevers Deynoot

Christiaan Gevers Deynoot

South Pole

City CDR Lead

Alderman Alison Gowman

Alderman Alison Gowman

Lead member for Climate Action

City of London Corporation

Matt Greener

Matt Greener

Director

Arriva Group Zero Emission Institute

Johan Hanekom

Johan Hanekom

Principal for Sustainability and Innovation

AMAZON WEB SERVICES

Sarah Hayes

Sarah Hayes

Lead

CReDo

Angel Hsu

Angel Hsu

Co-Lead

Net Zero Tracker

Wayne Hubbard

Wayne Hubbard

CEO

ReLondon

Lolita Jackson MBE

Lolita Jackson MBE

Executive Director, Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Development Capital LLP

Dr P R Jagannathan

Dr P R Jagannathan

Senior General Manager, Sustainability

Sobha Realty, Dubai

Prashant Kapoor

Prashant Kapoor

Chief Industry Specialist, Green Buildings and Cities, Climate Business Department

World Bank Group

Eugenia Kargbo

Eugenia Kargbo

Chief Heat Officer

City of Freetown

Mary Kerr

Mary Kerr

Climate Finance Manager

Glasgow City Council

Maia Kutner

Maia Kutner

Global Director Cities States and Regions

CDP

Mike Lake

Mike Lake

CEO

Leading Cities

Adam Lechmere

Adam Lechmere

Climate and Resilience Strategy Manager

United Utilities

Sam Longman

Sam Longman

Head of Sustainability

Transport for London

Francisco Macedo

Francisco Macedo

Senior Programme Associate

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Cllr Shanika Mahendran

Cllr Shanika Mahendran

Cabinet Member for Climate, Sustainability and Innovation

Milton Keynes City Council

Kate Martin

Kate Martin

Executive Director

Sheffield City Council

Davor Meersman

Davor Meersman

CEO

FutureCraft Habitats

Eleni Myrivili

Eleni Myrivili

Global Chief Heat Officer

UN-Habitat

Anton Nikitin

Anton Nikitin

Chief Sustainability Officer

City of Vilnius

Patricia Nolan

Patricia Nolan

City Councillor

City of Cambridge, MA

James Nowlan

James Nowlan

Executive Director, Environment and Energy Division

City of Toronto

Lin O'Grady

Lin O'Grady

Deputy Head, Sustainable Infrastructure Group

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Yiu-Shing Pang

Yiu-Shing Pang

Open Data Manager

UK Power Networks

Theis Hybschmann Petersen

Theis Hybschmann Petersen

Advisor, Department for Energy & Technology

Copenhagen City Properties

Carl Piva

Carl Piva

Chairman

Stockholm Green Innovation District

Oleg Polovynko

Oleg Polovynko

Advisor to the Mayor of Kyiv on Digitalization

Kyiv City Administration

Jessie Press-Williams

Jessie Press-Williams

Senior Analyst

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Ricardo Rio

Ricardo Rio

Mayor

Braga City Council

Jeff Risom

Jeff Risom

Partner, Chief Innovation Officer

Gehl

Holly Roberts-Harry

Holly Roberts-Harry

Director, Climate Risk and Resilience

Howden

Mauricio Rodas

Mauricio Rodas

Lead, City Champions for Heat Action

Arsht-Rock

Julian Scriven

Julian Scriven

Managing Director

Brompton Bike Hire

Roxana Slavcheva

Roxana Slavcheva

Global Lead for Built Environment

World Resources Institute

Daniel Stander

Daniel Stander

Deputy Chair

Resilient Cities Network

Cities & Case Studies

City Of Aachen

City Of Aachen

City of Boston

City of Boston

City Of Copenhagen

City Of Copenhagen

City of Karlsruhe

City of Karlsruhe

City of Melbourne

City of Melbourne

City Of Minneapolis

City Of Minneapolis