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Webinars

OnDemand Webinar: Driving Efficiency with Digital Twins and AI in Water Management

OnDemand Webinar: Driving Efficiency with Digital Twins and AI in Water Management

OnDemand Panel discussion: How Madrid is unlocking the potential of AI to transform city experiences

OnDemand Panel discussion: How Madrid is unlocking the potential of AI to transform city experiences

Special Reports

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

A clean and efficient future: energy in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit 2024

Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile 2024 – City of Madrid

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile –Shenzhen

Podcasts

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

Opinions

The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Lauren Sorkin

Executive Director
Resilient Cities Network
Lauren Sorkin

Address

Singapore


Interests

Connectivity - Networks, Connectivity - Platforms, Data - Analytics, Energy - Renewables, Energy - Smart Grid & Distribution, Governance - Planning, Governance - Policy Making

About Lauren Sorkin

At GRCN, Lauren works on urban resilience, sustainable finance, climate risk, stakeholder engagement, and urbanization trends.

 

Before joining GRCN, Lauren led the Asian Development Bank’s first ever climate change investment plan before moving to the ADB’s Vietnam Office to mainstream climate risks and opportunities in the country’s US$7 billion portfolio.

 

Previous to the ADB, she led knowledge management efforts for two USAID programs: the Eco-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program in China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam; and the Initiative for Conservation in the Andean Amazon in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

 

She has published work on biofuels, climate change, infant mortality and HIV/AIDS. Lauren holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Tufts University and a Master of Science in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics.

Recent Articles

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the speaker: Lauren Sorkin, Resilient Cities Network

Lauren Sorkin, executive director of Resilient Cities Network, explains the importance of equity in resilience and why R-Cities is partnering the Cities Climate Action Summit again this year.
Think Tank: Cities on the frontline and lessons for a resilient recovery

Think Tank: Cities on the frontline and lessons for a resilient recovery

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, the question ’how can I build resilience for the next crisis?’ is answered.
Lauren Sorkin

Address

Singapore


Interests

Connectivity - Networks, Connectivity - Platforms, Data - Analytics, Energy - Renewables, Energy - Smart Grid & Distribution, Governance - Planning, Governance - Policy Making
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