New Zealand has a lot of smarts - how can we use more of this to help our cities grapple with COVID, growth and other challenges?
What's it all about?
Smart cities use technology and the resulting insights to help makes cities better for people. It's an active part of city agendas in many cities in Asia, Europe and the US.
Both Australia and New Zealand cities have levels of smart city activity underway - but it's not yet a key city-wide strategic driver in most New Zealand cities.
This session will discuss some of the best smart cities activities happening in cities around the word, and what opportunities there are in New Zealand cities. We will also focus on some of the interesting practices underway in New Zealand's cities.
Contributing on the Monday session will be international smart cities expert and Serviceworks Group Managing Director Mark Thomas and Australia New Zealand Smart Cities Council NZ Director Jannat Maqbool.
On Wednesday, Mark and Jannat will be joined by Sean Audain, Wellington City Council's City Innovation Lead and Michael Healy, Christchurch City Council's Smart Cities Programme Manager.
You can drop into this event at any time.
This event does not require registration.
Monday 27 Jul
2:00pm - 2:45pm
Wednesday 29 Jul
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Speakers
Mark is an entrepreneur and international business leader specialising in smart city development. His smart cities expertise includes new mobility, city digitisation, blockchain utilisation & citizen engagement. He is part of the Top 50 Most Impactful Smart Cities Leaders.
Jannat Maqbool is the Smart Cities Advisor at Hamilton City Council, Principal Advisor for Asia Pacific in IoT, Agritech and Fintech with Ecosystm, Director NZ at the Smart Cities Council ANZ, and NZ Lead at the Centre for Data Leadership, which includes the Digital Twin Hub.
Sean Audain
Sean is City Innovation Lead at Wellington City Council and an urban planner by profession. He is part of the Smart Council Team focusing on Smart Cities, cross organisation priorities & understanding the city. His major interests are in Open Data, the IoT, Data Visualisation and GIS among others.
Michael Healy
Michael is the Smart Cities Programme Manager for the Christchurch City
Council. He leads the Smart Christchurch's team whose vision is to
promote Christchurch as an exemplar open and connected city, showcasing
solutions that make life better and are replicated by others.
Schedule
International smart cities leader Mark Thomas will review some of the best practice ideas and approaches from cities around the world. Then Adam Beck, Executive Director of the Smart Cities Council Australia and New Zealand, together with NZ Director Jannat Maqbool will give an overview of their organisation and what it is involved in, in Australia and New Zealand.
Serviceworks MD Mark Thomas will give a brief outline of the best international smart cities practices. Then Jannat Magbool, NZ Director of Smart Cities Council ANZ, will talk about the Centre for Data Leadership.
The focus will then be on Sean Audain, City Innovation Lead at Wellington City Council, outlining Wellington's smart approach and key achievements. Then Michael Healy, Smart Programme Manager at Christchurch City Council, will discuss Smart Christchurch and some of their winning ways.
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