Events
Palaces for the People, Moscow Metro
I enjoy sharing ideas about urban development and learning from people across the globe:
Moscow Urban Forum 2019 Projects for a Better City
Smart cities bring together infrastructure and technology to improve the quality of life of citizens and enhance their interactions with the urban environment. But how can data from areas such as public transport, air quality meters and energy production be integrated and effectively used? The Moscow Urban Forum, the largest international congress on the development challenges of global megacities, dives into this question and more.
Sharing Cities Alliance 2018 Barcelona Summit
The Sharing Cities Alliance empowers city governments to better govern in the digital age. It respects the character of each city, while championing ideas and solutions that make the world more livable, equitable and enriching for citizens. Working with big and small cities across the globe, the Alliance is a network that openly collaborates on research, shares data and knowledge, and works together to craft effective policies that future-proof cities.
Smart City Expo World Congress 2018
Barcelona and New York City launched the first annual Housing Tech Challenge to bring together 18,000 urban specialists at the Smart City Expo World Congress to tap on more tools to reduce the cost of housing construction and promote inclusive growth. Cities evaluate new ideas, including the use of technologies such as offsite prefabrication; alternative building materials; and smart mobile-based solutions.
Facebook Developer Conference 2019
More than 5,000 developers, creators, and entrepreneurs from around the world come together for F8, Facebook’s annual conference about the future of technology. The event includes a Hackathon focused on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, encouraging developers to use Facebook’s tools to create social technologies that enable the best of what people can do together to promote sustainable cities and communities.
The Ismaili United States Critical Conversations 2020
The Ismaili USA presents Critical Conversations, a virtual forum featuring faith-based perspectives on the questions of our time. "Voting and Faith - Exploring Economic Disparity" focuses on the roots and consequences of economic inequality, building a stronger and more inclusive economy, and the faith imperative to work towards social and economic justice.
The World Bank 2020 Transforming Transportation
How can we transform transportation bring about trillions in additional GPD , emissions savings, and fewer road fatalities? Infrastructure specialists from across the globe gather annually for Transforming Transportation to showcase tangible solutions at the intersection of transport, technology, and climate action and revolutionize the way we move people and goods and promote inclusive economic growth.
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