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Roundtables at Cities Climate Action Summit

During the Cities Climate Action Summit (24-25 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

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Roundtables at Cities Climate Action Summit

During the Cities Climate Action Summit (24-25 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

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Join global speakers and influencers as they share their knowledge, inspiration, and experiences, related to the Cities Climate Action Summit Themes and principles. By staying informed and embracing these insights, you can make informed decisions, drive innovation on the challenges being faced day-to-day and in the long term in our cities. If you are interested in speaking at our 2025 Summit, please email Luke Antoniou at lukea@smartcitiesworld.net

LATEST SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2025

Misha Mittal

Senior Manager, City Advisory

Expo City Dubai

Gintarė Janušaitienė

Senior Advisor of Future Mobility Policy Group

Ministry of Transport and Communications, Republic of Lithuania

Carlo Capua

Chief of Strategy & Innovation

City of Fort Worth

Alby Bocanegra

Former CTO

New York City

Dr Shirook Ali

CEO & Founder

ESI

Cllr Claire Holland

Leader

Lambeth London Borough Council

James Noakes

City Innovation Broker

Belfast City Council

Jamie Cudden

Smart City Lead

Dublin City Council

Oleksandr Senkevych

Mayor

City of Mykolaiv

Cllr Susan Aitken

Leader

Glasgow City Council

Carlos Moreno

Scientific Director, ETI Lab

IAE Paris-Panthéon Sorbonne University

Cllr Kieron Williams

Leader

Southwark Council

Kate Martin

Executive Director, City Futures

Sheffield City Council

Cllr Shanika Mahendran

Cabinet Member for Climate, Sustainability and Innovation

Milton Keynes City Council

Eleni Myrivili

Global Chief Heat Officer

UN-Habitat

Ricardo Rio

Mayor

Braga City Council

Anna Lisa Boni

Deputy Mayor

Municipality of Bologna

Sarah Hayes

Lead

CReDo

Oleg Polovynko

Advisor to the Mayor of Kyiv on Digitalization

Kyiv City Administration

Mark-Emil Talivere

Innovation Expert

City of Tallinn

Mark Atherton

Director of Environment

Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Sandra Baer

USA Brand Ambassador

Smart Cities World

Don Jacobson

CIO

City of Las Vegas

James Nowlan

Executive Director, Environment, Climate and Forestry

City of Toronto

Mike Lake

CEO

Leading Cities

SPEAKERS WHO ATTENDED in 2024

Nalin Agarwal

Founding Partner

Climate Collective

Matt Anderson

Assistant Director - Mobility and Sustainability

City of Coral Gables

Jeni Arndt

Mayor

Fort Collins, Colorado

Miles Ashton

Local Green Investment Lead

Green Finance Institute

Nikki Batchelor

Executive Director

XPRIZE Carbon Removal

Jaromir Beranek

Deputy of the Prague City Assembly

City of Prague

Justin Bibb

Mayor

City of Cleveland, Ohio

Theo Blackwell MBE

Chief Digital Officer for London

Greater London Authority

Laia Bonet

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

Barcelona City Council

Emma Howard Boyd CBE

Chair

London Climate Resilience Review

Jon Burke

Climate Change and Decarbonisation Lead

Gloucester City Council

Shelby Rust Buso

Chief Sustainability Officer

City of San Diego

Aissata Camara

Deputy Commissioner for Policy & Strategic Initiatives / Chief of Staff

New York City

Marc Coudert

Climate Resilience & Adaptation Manager

City of Austin

Paula DiPerna

Author

Pricing the Priceless

Enver Enver

Interim Chief Finance Officer

Greater London Authority

Carlos Evans

Director, Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability

City of Dallas

Andrea Fernandez

Managing Director, Climate Finance

C40 Cities

Hazem Galal

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

PwC

Genesis Gavino

Special Assistant to the City Manager

City of Austin

Christiaan Gevers Deynoot

South Pole

City CDR Lead

Alderman Alison Gowman

Lead member for Climate Action

City of London Corporation

Matt Greener

Director

Arriva Group Zero Emission Institute

Johan Hanekom

Principal for Sustainability and Innovation

AMAZON WEB SERVICES

Angel Hsu

Co-Lead

Net Zero Tracker

Wayne Hubbard

CEO

ReLondon

Lolita Jackson MBE

Executive Director, Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Development Capital LLP

Dr P R Jagannathan

Senior General Manager, Sustainability

Sobha Realty, Dubai

Prashant Kapoor

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

World Bank Group

Eugenia Kargbo

Chief Heat Officer

City of Freetown

Mary Kerr

Climate Finance Manager

Glasgow City Council

Maia Kutner

Global Director Cities States and Regions

CDP

Adam Lechmere

Climate and Resilience Strategy Manager

United Utilities

Sam Longman

Head of Sustainability

Transport for London

Francisco Macedo

Senior Programme Associate

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Davor Meersman

CEO

FutureCraft Habitats

Anton Nikitin

Chief Sustainability Officer

City of Vilnius

Patricia Nolan

City Councillor

City of Cambridge, MA

Lin O'Grady

Deputy Head, Sustainable Infrastructure Group

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Yiu-Shing Pang

Open Data Manager

UK Power Networks

Theis Hybschmann Petersen

Advisor, Department for Energy & Technology

Copenhagen City Properties

Carl Piva

Chairman

Stockholm Green Innovation District

Jessie Press-Williams

Senior Analyst

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Jeff Risom

Partner, Chief Innovation Officer

Gehl

Holly Roberts-Harry

Director, Climate Risk and Resilience

Howden

Mauricio Rodas

Lead, City Champions for Heat Action

Arsht-Rock

Julian Scriven

Managing Director

Brompton Bike Hire

Roxana Slavcheva

Global Lead for Built Environment

World Resources Institute

Daniel Stander

Deputy Chair

Resilient Cities Network

Cassie Sutherland

Managing Director, Climate Solutions and Networks

C40 Cities

Galen Treuer

Climate Tech and Economic Innovation Manager

Miami-Dade County

Steve Turner

Director

3Ci

Martijn van Stam

Strategic Sustainability Advisory

The Hague

Bob Ward

Chair

London Climate Change Partnership

Anna Williams

EMEA Solutions Lead, Geo for Environment

Google

Paul Wilson

Chief Business Officer

Connected Places Catapult

Kate Wright

Executive Director

Climate Mayors

2023 Speakers

Matt Anderson

Assistant Director - Mobility and Sustainability

City of Coral Gables

Clarence Anthony

CEO and Executive Director

National League of Cities

Catherine Auld

Assistant Director of Economic Regeneration

Sunderland City Council

Cllr Richard Bell

Deputy Leader

SCW Editorial Contributors

Theo Blackwell MBE

Chief Digital Officer for London

Greater London Authority

Aissata Camara

Deputy Commissioner for Policy & Strategic Initiatives / Chief of Staff

New York City

Sally Capp

Lord Mayor

City of Melbourne

Hélène Chartier

Director for Urban Planning and Design

C40 Cities

Christina Connelly

COO

City of New Bedford

Kirt Conrad

CEO

SARTA

Chris Dymond

Academic Director of Smart Cities Management Programme

Zigurat Global Institute of Technology

Johan Hanekom

Principal for Sustainability and Innovation

AMAZON WEB SERVICES

David Jácome Polit

Senior Officer Resilient Development

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability

James Jenkins

Principal, Environment and Climate Change

Ofwat

Jesper Johansson

Chair Climate and Environment Committee

Municipality of Vrmd Stockholm County

Kristen Kaufman

Deputy Commissioner Public Private Partnerships & Economic Development

New York City

Michael Lake

President & CEO

Leading Cities

Stephen Lorimer

Programme Lead

Centre for Net Zero

Jenny McInnes

MD, Group Head: Sustainability Policy & Partnerships

HP (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)

Eugene McQuaid

Senior Economic Advisor

Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mami Mizutori

Assistant Secretary General - Disaster Risk Reduction

United Nations

James Murley

Chief Resiliency Officer

Miami Dade County

Ali Nicholl

Head of Engagement

IOTICS

Benet Northcote

Founding Partner

Four Thirty Two

Matt O’Neill

Executive Director:Growth & Sustainability

Barnsley Council

Tim O'Callaghan

Project Consultant

Electric Places

Jordi Pascual

Cities Lead

Circle Economy

Shirley Rodrigues

Deputy Mayor Environment

Greater London Authority

Jennifer Sanders

Executive Director

Dallas Innovation Alliance

Jane Sherry

Sustainable Transport Project Manager

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Lauren Sorkin

Executive Director

Resilient Cities Network

Nancy Sutley

Deputy Mayor, Energy and Sustainability

SCW Editorial Contributors

Jason Torrance

CEO

UK100

Steve Turner

Director

3Ci

David White

Director of Operations

Bristol City Leap

Mark Whitworth

Sustainability and Climate Change Service Manager

Sheffield City Council

Paul Wilson

Advisory Board Chair

Smart Cities World