Thriving Cities
The Building Blocks of Urban Wellbeing
June 7-9, 2017 summit 2017
Session Summaries & Videos www.newcitiessummit2017.org Incheon Songdo, South Korea Contents
Foreword...... 1
Session Summaries & Videos...... 3
Keynote Address - Mayor of Incheon...... 4
Understanding Urban Wellbeing...... 5
Setting Wellbeing Standards...... 6
The Crowdsourced City...... 7
Harnessing Technology in Urban Healthcare...... 8
The Social Infrastructure of Healthy Cities...... 10
Thriving Amidst the Urban Boom...... 11
Culture, Community, and Human-Centered Development...... 12
Greenfield Cities: Building Digitally Native Cities...... 13
The Detail Is in the Data...... 14
Keynote Address - The Ubiquitous City...... 15
Songdo Becomes First to Earn LEED for Communities Pre-certification...... 16
The Unlikely Appeal of Disruptive Urbanpreneurs...... 17
Clean and Healthy Transport Systems...... 18
Flexible and Resilient City Services...... 19
Low-Carbon City...... 20
Global Connectivity and the Success of Cities...... 21
Building an Inclusive Urban EcoSystem...... 23
On-Demand Cities...... 24
The Story of Songdo...... 25
Healthy Placemaking...... 26
Safe Water and Affordable Housing in Africa...... 27
Workshops...... 28
5G and the Future of the Connected City...... 29
Intelligent Transportation Systems for Thriving Cities...... 30
Reinventing a City Through Design...... 31
Round Tables...... 32
Greenfield Cities Alliance...... 34
Global Urban Innovators...... 36
Members and Partners...... 39
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In Partnership With: #NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 3 On behalf of the NewCities Foundation, it is my great pleasure to present this e-book featuring written, photo and video highlights from the sixth edition of the NewCities Summit held in the greenfield city of Incheon Songdo, South Korea from June 7-9 2017.
New cities – greenfield cities – are in a unique position to build wellbeing and health into the heart of the city from the very beginning. There are few better backdrops than Songdo for this critical conversation on the future wellbeing of our cities and the people who live in them.
In its very design, Songdo is a world-class example of a sustainable city based on the principles of health and wellbeing. It boasts a wealth of new, green infrastructure, an extraordinary number of LEED-certified buildings, is home to leading international sustainability organizations and employs cutting-edge technological solutions to monitor safety and environmental conditions.
For years, we have talked about the smart city, but making a city more attractive and alleviating stressful environments has an enormous benefit to the health and intelligence of the city. Building cities of wellbeing is a goal we all can share. They are the kind of places in which people actually want to live. They help people better connect with the urban environment and with one another.
The NewCities Summit in Songdo proved to be a great platform to discuss these vitally important issues. We were honored to welcome 700 speakers, journalists and participants from 40 countries for inspired discussions that began in the plenary hall and continued through the workshop and round table sessions, the networking breaks and during the gala events.
The future wellbeing of our cities and of those who live in them is among the most critically important conversations of our time. We hope you draw inspiration from this e-book and we challenge you to explore new ways to rewire all our cities as places of wellbeing.
We also hope this e-book is a useful reference as you continue your work making our cities more inclusive, connected, healthy and vibrant places to live.
Sincerely,
John Rossant Chairman NewCities
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Keynote Address - Mayor of Incheon
June 8 Incheon Mayor Jeong-bok Yoo set the stage The coastal city, which is home to Korea’s for the 2017 NewCities Summit welcoming first free economic zone, has grown to Keynote Address attendees to Songdo and underlining that become Korea’s third most populous city “innovation is a key word in Korean society.” and has opened its port to the outside Speaker Delving into South Korea’s history, Mayor world. All of this, paired with its ongoing, Yoo explained how his country rapidly ambitious greenfield development, made Jeong-bok Yoo, progressed from an agricultural economy it an exceptional backdrop to host the sixth Mayor of Incheon to an industrial and smart economy. edition of the NewCities Summit.
Now at a turning point, South Korea is “The NewCities Summit is an opportunity investing in its future by establishing to design the future of cities around the Incheon, created as an impetus for world,” Mayor Yoo concluded. further economic development. Incheon is attracting top global talent and connecting hubs from around the world. The city has four university campuses, which are home to 40 universities, further promoting knowledge exchanges and local growth. “All roads now lead to Incheon,” said Mayor Yoo.
In addition to creating optimal business conditions, Incheon is becoming a thriving tourist destination. Yoo noted that visitors enjoy Central Park, China Town, Songdo’s Global Culture Festival and the Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival. The city hosted the 2014 Asian Games and the 2015 Presidents’ Cup, attracting tourists and locals alike.
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Understanding Urban Wellbeing
With the rapid growth of cities around the In the context of Bethlehem, Mayor June 8 world, urban wellbeing is quickly becoming Baboun articulated the importance of Plenary Panel synonymous with global health and development: “We may be global cities but wellbeing. While cities offer the promise we differ dramatically in our capacity to Speakers of improved economic opportunity and control development, and in our capacity access to services, rapid urbanization to deliver development.” Vera Baboun, has placed unbalanced pressure on the Former Mayor of budgets and reach of city governments This notion of control in development was Bethlehem when it comes to delivering healthy, also touched upon by Ijjasz-Vasquez who successful environments. emphasized the consequences of urban Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, sprawl on the environment in his closing Senior Director It is essential we start designing cities as remarks: “The trend of urban wellbeing of the Social, ecosystems of wellbeing, but what does should be used as a catalyst for cities to Urban, Rural and this imply and what defines a ‘healthy city’? add a sense of urgency to sustainability. Resilience Global Connectivity, efficiency, city consciousness, We have a small window of opportunity Practice, World culture and green spaces were among when it comes to preserving our planet.’’ Bank the criteria listed by the panelists. Vera Baboun, Former Mayor of Bethlehem also Panelists concluded that urban wellbeing Michel called a healthy city one where “all citizens extends beyond the needs of the individual Mossessian, are visible,’’ adding inclusivity to the list of citizen to include the needs of our planet Founder and standards that make up a healthy city. Design Principal, and the wellbeing of future citizens. Mossessian Architecture For Michel Mossessian, Founder and Design Principal of Mossessian Architecture, cities are made of two things: spaces and people. The conversation on urban wellbeing must Moderator focus on how the former can serve the Paula Hancocks, latter. International Correspondent, What about the spatial techniques that CNN can improve lives of citizens? “It’s all about open spaces,” says Ede Jorge Ijjasz- Vasquez, Senior Director of the Social, Share Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice at the World Bank. ‘‘Open spaces are one of the most effective ways to avoid squalid and overcrowded urban streets,’’ he said.
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Setting Wellbeing Standards
June 8 Just as buildings, cars, and national Though notions of wellbeing go far beyond Plenary Panel governments have enforceable and environment and climate measures, measurable standards, so should cities. Tanaka reinforced that environmental Speakers With the increasing standard of urban life indicators are an important focus when as the ultimate goal, cities must be judged it comes to assessing urban wellbeing Jonathan Ballon, on the activities and investments that standards as climate change is challenging Vice President & promote wellbeing. cities both to mitigate their impacts and General Manager, adapt to changing conditions. Internet of Things, When assessing criteria involved in Intel wellbeing standards, Jonathan Ballon, Session moderator Manisha Natarajan, Howard Bamsey, Vice President & General Manager, Urban Development Editor on CNBC in Executive Director, Internet of Things at Intel commented New Dehli inquired about techniques to Green Climate that measurement and data are key and get citizens more involved when creating Fund that “we cannot change what we do not standards. Howard Bamsey, Executive measure.” For Ballon, wellbeing criteria Director, Green Climate Fund noted that Josué Tanaka, Managing also vary from one city to another – they “benchmarking is an important tool Director for Energy can differ based on a city’s particular for measuring and improving citizen Efficiency and environment or what data city officials engagement.” As a city’s political will grows, Climate Change, decide to measure. Bamsey also discovered that a sense of European Bank positive competition often emerges, which for Reconstruction On the other hand, Josué Tanaka, helps further develop citizen voices. and Development Managing Director, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change at the European Bank for For Vatsal Bhatt, Director of Cities and Vatsal Bhatt, Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Neighborhood Developments at the U.S. Director of Cities explained that the EBRD cooperates with Green Building Council, civic engagement and Neighborhood cities to raise their wellbeing standards is key and finding new ways to involve local Developments, U.S. Green Building by helping them go green – from tackling citizens is crucial when developing new Council local air quality concerns, traffic congestion initiatives. to pressure on water resources. The EBRD is creating its own set of environmental Moderator indicators and uses 35 indicators to gather Manisha data. Natarajan, Group Editor, Real Estate and Urban Development, CNBC TV 18
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The Crowdsourced City
Around the globe, the last decade has Mizah Rahman, Co-founder and Director of June 8 seen an unprecedented mobilization from Participate in Design, agreed with panelists Breakout Panel civil society to ensure more accountability that “crowdfunding makes participant and transparency from local governments. engagement much easier and much more Speakers In this context, crowdsourcing and interesting,’’ but asserted her preference for participatory budgeting have emerged as a more qualitative approach. Christopher popular mechanisms allowing citizens to Cabaldon, shape their surroundings. Rahman’s non-profit design organization Mayor, West helps neighbourhoods and public Sacramento Involving citizens in decision-making is institutions design community-owned key to building a flourishing community Chris Gourlay, spaces and solutions. She believes power Founder and CEO, and promoting empowerment, ownership, still resides in talking directly to the people, Spacehive inclusion and pride in one’s city. Chris speaking in favor of participant design that Gourlay, Founder of the civic crowdfunding is all about creating with people and not Eve Picker, platform Spacehive, said “crowdfunding just for people. Founder, Small allows for collaboration beyond what the Change state can do and beyond what tax dollars The panel also addressed other successful Mizah Rahman, can accomplish. Everyone is in it together.” examples of crowd urbanism. Eve Picker, Director and He also emphasized that we need to one of this year’s Global Urban Innovators, Co-founder, get the balance right between strategic is the mastermind behind Small Change - Participate in leadership coming from the public sector a real estate equity crowdfunding portal to Design and the involvement of the citizens. fund transformational real estate projects, helping communities identify and deliver Can these participatory approaches be high-impact urban development. Moderator formally included in the city planning Neal Gorenflo, process? Christopher Cabaldon, Mayor of Small Change matches investors with Co-founder, West Sacramento says yes, but believes developers who are raising funds for Shareable crowdsourcing should be focused on their real estate projects. The difference gathering abstract opinions from citizens with other crowdfunding platforms is that rather than questioning them about people invest funds into real estate projects Share mundane details related to municipal in return for equity. This is new terrain in the governance. real estate space.
Mayor Cabaldon brought forward the Picker recognized that crowdfunding is idea of a “Tinder for cities” – a platform an alternative source of funding that is that would present citizens with images growing exponentially and said it would be capturing different city scenarios that a mistake not to seize the opportunity. would enable them to choose their ideal city by swiping left or right. “Crowdsourcing should be outcome-focused,” he said.
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 7 June 8 Harnessing Technology in Urban Breakout Panel Healthcare Speakers Technology is profoundly changing the International. In Wilson’s field, mapping and Rémi Quirion, way we think about urban health. Sensors spatial data help generate and integrate Chief Scientist, and real-time data are allowing health information in a legible and holistic manner. Government of professionals to pinpoint the needs of He noted, however, that the government is Québec urbanites and the best locations to place reluctant to using mapping when it comes Robert critical services. Technology is also allowing to healthcare. Richardson, us to create ecosystems of wellness Chief Technology and health, where physical exercise and In the new reality of fast-changing & Strategy Officer, disease prevention are designed into technology, Blauer raised the point that Expo City the built environment. What are the best new skills will emerge in this 21st century. examples of these ecosystems? How can Kalpana Viswanath, Co-founder of Indian Kalpana different stakeholders cooperate to make startup Safetipin and one of this year’s Viswanath urban healthcare work? Co-founder, Global Urban Innovators, believes we Safetipin need more creative and innovative minds Beth Blauer, Executive Director at the analyzing data. In her opinion, data is too Andy Wilson, Center for Government Excellence at John politicized, biased and often doesn’t take Director, Strategic Hopkins University, opened the panel by into account marginalized communities. Business noting that we need to embrace the new “How do we ensure that we are hearing the Development, developments in data collection, especially voices of people that are not traditionally Ordnance Survey in today’s context where municipal policies heard?” she asked. International are increasingly informed by data. On the other hand, Wilson noted that Blauer asked panelist how cities are technology systems and staffing are Moderator adapting to an evolving healthcare underfunded and not keeping pace Beth Blauer, system, particularly in light of technological with technological change. For him, the Executive advances. Rémi Quirion, Chief Scientist for greatest challenges are “getting past the Director, Center the Government of Québec observed that technological debt” and bridging the gap for Government cities are having a difficult time gathering between public and private health centers. Excellence, Johns quality data. Though data greatly Hopkins University influences healthcare legislation, making One audience member asked if it is possible sure that the data has been collected for the government to pool its resources to ethically and remains accessible is a great arrive at a common solution. The panel challenge. had mixed responses. Blauer noted that the government should have a network “Trying to build a new city or a smart for best practices, rather than recreating city without good spatial data is like a single solution. Viswanath replied that industrializing a city without electricity,” there is too much bad data in the world – said Andy Wilson, Director of Strategic available data does not necessarily mean Business Development at Ordnance Survey reliable data.
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The Social Infrastructure of Healthy Cities
June 8 Urban density and our close proximity to worse, a paradigm that urgently needs to fellow residents within cities makes them change. Officer leads a global network of Plenary Panel hubs for interaction. The importance of these age-friendly cities and communities in 381 interactions cannot be underestimated cities and 37 countries and looks to creative Speakers as evidenced by the consequences of solutions to change this scenario. She communities that fail to promote it. Studies shared the case of Deventer, Netherlands Lianne Dalziel, show that social isolation can lead to where students live in a nursing home rent- Mayor, health risks as significant as smoking, heart free. Officer sees hopeful opportunities for Christchurch disease and obesity. intergenerational solidarity with this kind of Alana Officer, initiative. Senior Health What are the social innovations that Adviser, will offset isolation, disengagement and Francis Pisani, journalist at the French World Health stress? To answer this, Lianne Dalziel, Mayor newspaper Le Monde, who moderated the Organization of Christchurch, New Zealand expressed panel, brought forward the idea of “third that it is important to remember what is at spaces” which exist outside the boundaries François Pitti, the heart of social capital: the relationships of home and work. Panelists discussed Group Director, between people that form a community. In how this space would be most used and, Strategic every city, the goal should be to cultivate a therefore, most effective if it were to be Marketing, culture of interaction. “co-created” by citizens and government. Bouygues Construction For Mayor Dalziel, city officials must allow The Group Director of Strategic Marketing their communities to explore how they for Bouygues Construction, François Pitti, want to use urban space. She mentions explained that construction companies technology as a potential tool for co- Moderator have traditionally looked at buildings and creation but also warns about the divides it Francis Pisani, infrastructure projects themselves, but can create for generations who are not as Columnist, noted that building in today’s world should tech savvy. “We must remember inclusivity Le Monde be people-centric. “We need to look at is an integral factor in the decision-making contributions from the citizens. What type process,” she says. of buildings are enablers for caring and for Share linking people together?” he said. Pitti, on the other hand, expressed that social innovation is “taking small steps to Senior Health Adviser in the Department of increase the linkage between governance Ageing and Life Course at the World Health and the people.” This crucial link can help Organization, Alana Officer pointed out that inspire healthy, social, and co-created as people age, social isolation only gets cities.
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Thriving Amidst the Urban Boom
June 8 Over the next 15 years, the number of this is not necessarily negative. Instead, urbanites in global cities is expected this future of technological services will Breakout Panel to rise by 1.5 billion people. There is a catalyze the shift from a model that looks pressing need to increase the efficiency of at humans as productive creatures to Speakers urbanization while reducing the associated creative creatures. “Urban innovation is costs. What innovations have proven made possible only by urban innovators,” Bernise Ang, successful in doing so? What are the best he said. Co-founder and practices in city growth management? Executive Director, When prompted about competition Zeroth Labs “What makes cities come alive is the between cities, panelists agreed cities Lena Ng, people that inhabit them,” said Bernise are competing most fiercely for human Chief Investment Ang, Co-founder and Executive Director of talent. This will trigger a cyclical process Officer, Amata Zeroth Labs. where urban innovation attracts urban Corporation innovators and urban innovators drive A thriving city is also one in which citizen- urban innovation. Ajay Pandey, focused services are driven by innovation Managing and technology. Ajay Pandey, Managing The Chief Investment Officer of Amata Director & Group Director and Group CEO of Gujarat CEO, GIFT CITY Corporation, Lena Ng, said: “We need International Finance Tech-City (GIFT talent and competences at different levels. Yaron Schwarcz, City) spoke about such innovations in city When we are developing a smart city, Founder and CEO, services where he resides today: “GIFT City we are going into the unknown and the Tridom features India’s first district cooling system untested. This is why we require qualified deployed at city-level and an automatic professionals - talented workers will drive waste collection system.” innovation. They are the people that will Moderator create sustainability in the whole value GIFT City is experimenting with new ways to chain.” Vatsal Bhatt, Director of Cities attract citizens to a city and, in particular, a and Neighborhood greenfield city. With the latest technological The challenge for new cities is establishing Developments, innovations, panelists addressed the threat this process and helping it gain momentum. U.S. Green Building of mechanizing jobs, products and services The challenge for existing cities is how and Council in a city. Yaron Schwarcz is Founder where to jump into this cycle. The panel and CEO of Tridom, an Israeli company called upon both new and existing cities to seeking to incorporate robotics into cities. look to their citizens first when faced with Share He acknowledges that there will be fewer this great challenge. human jobs in the future, but suggests
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Speakers By promoting interaction and defining a Inviting a range of different partners - city’s identity, the design of public space architects, businesses, foundations, artists Minsuk Cho, plays a pivotal role in city dwellers’ quality - to the table to create new spaces is Founder and of life. How do we activate urban space also leading to the creation of inspired Principal, Mass to create interactions? Can economic public spaces. Natalie Voland is President Studies development and human-centered design of Quo Vadis, a multi-disciplinary real Matias Echanove, go hand-in-hand? estate developer specializing in retrofitting Co-founder, Urbz historically relevant buildings in Montréal. Hiroo Ichikawa is the Executive Director Voland explained how she works with artists Hiroo Ichikawa, of the Mori Memorial Foundation, an to keep social entrepreneurship alive. She Executive Director, institution established to contribute to the said that artists are typically pushed out of Mori Memorial steady and sustainable enhancement of communities due to gentrification so she Foundation the lives of citizens in Japan, promoting the creates new economic opportunities to Michel formation of an attractive and nurturing keep spaces inclusive and affordable for Mossessian, urban environment. Speaking about his everyone. Founder and work on Tokyo’s public spaces, Ichikawa Design Principal, noted his human-centered design focuses Matias Echanove, Co-founder of Urbz, Mossessian on inclusivity and function. With Tokyo’s spoke about his work building homes in Architecture aging population, Ichikawa hosts a variety Mumbai. Echanove sees a lot of people- Natalie Voland, of events each week to integrate older and led solutions when it comes to built President, Quo younger populations. infrastructure. The Mumbai community Vadis features many entrepreneurs who know Architect Minsuk Cho, Founder and how to respond to their own housing needs, Principle of Mass Studies, employs a similar which demonstrates the importance of Moderator approach to his work on public spaces local involvement. in Seoul. South Korea’s population is also , Julia Suh aging quickly and Cho strives to create Urban Strategist Julia Suh led the Urban Strategist new and accessible environments for conversation. She concluded the panel and Founder, Seoul’s residents. with the assertion that human-centered Urban Toolbox urban design, which blends local culture Architect Michel Mossessian, Founder and and public space, is key to creating a Design Principal at Mossessian Architecture thriving and healthy city. said: “Society is important for the way we shape spaces. The project process calls for cultural affinity.” In order to be resilient, he says a city needs to be inclusive. A city can diversify and prosper in different ways as it attracts different and diverse populations.
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Greenfield Cities: Building Digitally Native Cities June 8 Decision-makers and builders from While Egypt is known for some of the world’s Plenary Panel greenfield cities across several continents most ancient structures, the greenfield city took to the stage together to discuss the of Egypt New Capital is being built with the Speakers future for the world’s newest cities. The intention to relieve some of the pressure on panel, moderated by Caspar Herzberg, Cairo, one of the fastest growing cities in Shaishav Dharia, President of the Middle East & Africa Region the world. Ayman Ismail Soliman, Chairman Regional Chief Executive Officer, for Schneider Electric and, recently, author of Egypt New Capital, said the city is being Palava City of Smart Cities, Digital Nations, focused built out of necessity as it will also be home on how technological innovation is at the to some government facilities freeing up Karl Gheysen, heart of each city. valuable space in the capital’s heritage Former CEO, KTZE - buildings. Meanwhile, Cairo’s rich past is Khorgos Gateway The Regional CEO of Palava City, India, also of great value for Egypt New Capital, Chan-Kun Han, Shaishav Dharia, described his city as with the attraction of history giving the Chief Executive an extension of Mumbai. For Palava City, development a competitive edge against Officer, POSCO Dharia looks to the long-term: “My other new cities. Engineering and approach to designing a city is simple – I Construction keep in mind that I have to run it for a long Preston Mendenhall is Head of Corporate time.’’ Affairs at Rendeavour, the organization Preston behind seven city-scale developments in Mendenhall, Head of Corporate Karl Gheysen, former CEO of KTZE - Khorgos Sub-Saharan Africa. “We view Africa as Affairs, Rendeavour Gateway, introduced Khorgos, a greenfield what Asia was 40 years ago,” Mendenhall city on the border of Kazakhstan and China, said. With rapid urbanization, there is great Ayman Ismail strategically located along the so-called demand for urban space across Africa. Soliman, New Silk Road as the city is a physical Meanwhile, there is also the opportunity Chairman, Egypt gateway between Asia and Europe. to leapfrog technologies, as has been the New Capital Khorgos will also be built on a foundation case with mobile alternatives that allowed of digital connectivity, poised to become a many to skip steps such as landline Moderator “smart Eurasian city.’’ telephones or traditional banking. Caspar Herzberg, President of Chan-Kun Han, CEO of POSCO Engineering There are a number of factors shaping Middle East & and Construction - the development firm today’s cities, yet Gheysen concluded Africa Region, behind Songdo - called Incheon “the gate the panel with the important reminder: Schneider Electric city of Korea.’’ Songdo became Incheon’s “It is always about people. For all of & Author, Smart project and its smart future. After POSCO’s the excitement around technological Cities, Digital construction, the greatest challenge was innovation and building smarter, the Nations how to encourage people to move to the bottom line must be that cities are created city permanently. He explained how parks, for and by people.’’ entertainment facilities and, especially, Share educational facilities were built to attract people to Songdo.
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The Detail Is in the Data
June 8 Cities are becoming more intelligent as unstructured due to social media.” She new technologies produce ever more claimed that individuals and cities are Keynote Conversation refined data, allowing us to map the needs now both data producers and consumers, of urbanites in real time. More than ever making data collection increasingly difficult Speakers before, cities can understand and provide as cities are not prepared for the high-tech their citizens with the services they require. and shared economy models. Jong-Sung How can a city measure its efficiency, Hwang, quality of life and security? Can the ‘smart On the other hand, Khalil Laaboudi, Senior Lead Researcher city’ promote wellbeing? Consultant with Smart and Sustainable – Smart Cities & Cities at Ericsson, said that having an Government 3.0, Jong-Sung Hwang, Lead Researcher, abundance of data is a good thing as National Smart Cities and Government 3.0, National it helps policymakers design a better Information Information Agency of Korea noted that roadmap for smart cities. Agency of Korea cities are putting an emphasis on data Parag Khanna, more than ever before, as governments As panel moderator Ludwig Siegele, Managing Partner, try to redesign their approach to smart Technology Editor at The Economist, Hybrid Reality Pte cities. As more and more data becomes opened the floor for questions, one Ltd available, we must not underestimate the participant asked whether cities should importance of open data. “The first step is leverage data from large corporations Khalil Laaboudi, Senior Consultant to provide as much free flowing data as such as Uber or Airbnb which have become - Smart and possible,” he said. powerful players in the data game in Sustainable Cities, recent years. Khanna said we must use Ericsson The issue is not merely data accessibility, localized sharing apps, rather than giants, but data literacy. Parag Khanna, Managing and gather data from as many different Archana Partner at Hybrid Reality Pte Ltd, said there sources as possible. Vemulapalli agreed Vemulapalli, is no lack of data in the world – what is adding that government is still extremely Chief Technology needed is a critical strategy when it comes powerful in its ability to advocate on behalf Officer, to interpreting that data. of broader needs of citizens. Washington D.C.
The Chief Technology Officer for Moderator Washington D.C., Archana Vemulapalli, said: “Cities that have traditionally been Ludwig Siegele, data producers have always dealt with Technology Editor, structured data. But this data has become The Economist
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Keynote Address - The Ubiquitous City
June 9 What is a ubiquitous city? Is it simply families. The proximity to quality schools an environment that connects citizens and universities, new apartments, green Keynote Address to services through technology? The parks and high tech safety features also Commissioner of the Incheon Free make IFEZ the perfect place for young Speaker Economic Zone (IFEZ), Young-geun Lee, professionals. opened day two of the NewCities Summit Young-geun Lee, revealing some of the best practices used IFEZ’s cloud data center uses the city’s Commissioner, in Songdo to build technology into the city’s infrastructure to keep things running Incheon Free DNA. smoothly. The integrated CCTV control Economic Zone services keep citizens safe and prevent Songdo counts among the three accidents. Lee hopes that IFEZ and Songdo regions that constitute the Incheon Free will act as a model for future smart cities Economic Zone, along with Yeongjong as they export this revolutionary concept and Cheongna. Located on South Korea’s across the globe. west coast, and with ties across the globe, IFEZ is as Commissioner Lee puts it, “a “Songdo is an exciting city of the future huge dream that started with the ocean.” made for all,” he said. The city has attracted new industries such as biotech, medical services, global distribution industries, Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Events (MICE), service industries and tourism.
With many startups and services, IFEZ continues to grow as an international business zone. In addition to its business strengths, Lee explained that IFEZ offers a high quality of life for its residents. People from neighbouring Seoul, across Korea and from around the world are moving to Incheon to live, work and raise their
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 15 Songdo Becomes First to Earn LEED for Communities Pre-certification
Following his address, Commissioner This pre-certification provides cities and Young-geun Lee was joined on stage communities with a framework for recording, by John Rossant, Chairman, NewCities measuring and managing the performance and Vatsal Bhatt, Director of Cities and of water consumption, energy use, human Neighborhood Developments at the U.S. experience, waste and transportation Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC through Green Business Certification Inc.’s announced that Songdo International (GBCI) new Arc performance platform. Business District (IBD) is the first jurisdiction in the world to earn pre-certification for its John Rossant said: “For years, U.S. Green LEED for Communities initiative. Building Council has been leading the way in promoting more environmentally While LEED certification has long been the focused development and its LEED initiative gold standard for certification for buildings, has led to healthier and greener buildings the pilot certifications LEED for Cities in cities around the world.” and LEED for Communities look at entire communities, assessing sustainability, “This recognition of Songdo and important quality of life, education, prosperity, equity, step on the path to LEED for Communities public health and safety. certification acknowledges this exceptional greenfield city. We are delighted such “This is great news to Incheon as it is the recognition has come during the NewCities first ever LEED precertification given to the Summit focused on better, healthier cities,” district including dozens of buildings in he said. Songdo. ‘Go Green’ is one of our priorities for our people and the environment. This is Watch Video a first and great step and will continue to encourage and promote ongoing efforts,” said Commissioner Lee.
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The Unlikely Appeal of Disruptive Urbanpreneurs
June 9 “Entrepreneurship is as old as our species,” and the forum where this process takes said Dayo Olopade, author of The Bright place benefits from both. Thus, cities now Plenary Panel Continent, as she opened the discussion compete to host entrepreneurs in hopes of on how a startup community benefits the reaping these rewards. Speakers city as a whole and how to foster a culture of entrepreneurship within cities. As CEO of the Global Innovation Fund, Alix Jimmy Kim, Zwane brought a financial perspective President, N3N & The panel collectively shifted the startup- to the conversation, highlighting not all Co-founder and focused conversation away from the well city budgets are created equal. “Even if Partner, Sparklabs known narrative of technology companies you don’t have the means to become a Dayo Olopade, in Silicon Valley to more comprehensively Songdo, you can still take responsibility for Author of the define the notion of a startup: solving a managing the negative externalities that Bright Continent problem. increase with growth,” Zwane said.
Alix Zwane, Any feat of entrepreneurship is undeniably “Governments can reduce congestion Chief Executive a great challenge. The President of N3N costs associated with growth to foster a Officer, Global and Co-founder and Partner at Sparklabs, culture that is conducive to startups,” she Innovation Fund Jimmy Kim, said commitment to the cause added. She also called for more public- is an incredibly important part of the private partnerships, in hopes this may Moderator equation: “It’s not about making billions of help ignite more blended financial models, dollars, it is about how passionate you are creating even greater opportunities in Paula Hancocks, about the problem you are trying to solve.” innovation and experimentation. International Correspondent, Olopade said entrepreneurship is not only Kim, whose company had its start in CNN a great challenge, but also a great risk, Songdo, explored the benefits of starting a suggesting an openness to failure and business in a greenfield city: “Entrepreneurs appetite for risk are integral to a supportive move to cities where they can get a Share entrepreneurial environment. She added reference and visibility. This is why Songdo understanding the target audience is an was the perfect fit for us.” As a new city, important part of the equation: “Knowing Songdo also has the distinct advantage of your problem is knowing the people being free from legacy issues some large who have that problem,” she said. “When cities may face. In many places, existing successful, this problem and solution cycle narratives, connections and problems may overturns benefits for each party involved.” be obstacles for entrepreneurs.
Ultimately, the customer benefits when their problem is solved, the entrepreneur benefits when their business succeeds,
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Clean and Healthy Transport Systems
June 9 Reducing CO2 emissions in urban transport Philippe Yvin is the CEO for Société du Grand is key to fighting climate change. Sixty Paris, a development project designed Plenary Panel percent of global transport emissions come to improve life for residents across the from cities, while transport accounts for Paris metropolitan area. Rossant asked Speakers nearly 15% of global greenhouse emissions, Yvin to address regional inequalities and a figure set to double by 2050 if nothing is how best to build a sustainable city. Yvin Priscilla Baek, done. explained that the new transport system Policy Lead for for Paris currently in production will be Asia and Head of We see the worst cases of congestion and fully automated and add four new lines, Policy for Korea, air pollution where mass transit systems doubling the existing metro. Yvin stressed Uber are lacking or wholly nonexistent, forcing the importance of public transportation, William people to use personal vehicles, or informal, especially as cities face the effects of Chernicoff, unregulated options over public options. global warming and car congestions. Senior Manager, How do we reimagine our transit systems Global Research to improve accessibility while reducing Emmanuel Vivant, CEO of RATP Dev & Innovation, CO2 emissions? Transdev Asia and Managing Director Toyota Mobility of Hong Kong Tramways had a similar Foundation Panel moderator John Rossant, Chairman vision for the future. He said: “The future of Emmanuel at NewCities, began the discussion noting mobility will be personalized, autonomous Vivant, that the transportation industry is currently and electrical.” As a public transportation CEO, RATP Dev undergoing a massive revolution. With the expert, Vivant believes that governments Transdev Asia rapid onset of ride-sharing apps, Rossant need to prioritize transit when developing & Managing asked Uber’s Policy Lead for Asia and Head city plans. Director, Hong of Policy for Korea, Priscilla Baek, about Kong Tramways her company’s role in fighting carbon “One solution is not going to provide Philippe Yvin, emissions. Baek said Uber is working everything. Different modes provide Chief Executive towards a more sustainable future by different things to different parts of society,” Officer, Société du embracing shared mobility - the name said William Chernicoff, Senior Manager Grand Paris of the game when it comes to a climate- of Global Research & Innovation at the friendly future. Toyota Mobility Foundation. Chernicoff emphasized the need for multimodal Moderator “When we think about the future of mobility, transport adding that he would like to it’s all about shared mobility. We have a see an integrative and accessible model, John Rossant, future where every ride can be a shared especially for lower income and elderly Chairman, ride. Uber is trying to have fewer, fuller, communities. NewCities and more fuel-efficient rides,” she said. Baek wants to use Uber’s mass network to connect people spatially, so people Share can move from personal car ownership to multiple transport modes.
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Flexible and Resilient City Services
June 9 City governments and public service resilience on any scale. To empower them is Breakout Panel providers must be able to efficiently meet to increase city-wide resilience. Technology the ever-changing needs of their citizens, allows city administrators to empower whether it is a sudden, new phenomenon citizens with information and knowledge, Speakers or a gradual trend. How can adaptability while it also allows citizens to provide Lianne Dalziel, be built into traditional city services? Who is administrators with instant feedback on city Mayor, responsible for these services? projects and services. As Dalziel mentioned, Christchurch this two-way communication will make Panel moderator Arvind Satyam, Managing governance more challenging, but more Devin de Vries, Director of Global Business Development worthwhile. Co-founder, at Smart+Connected Communities at WhereIsMy Cisco, opened the discussion by sharing Devin de Vries, Co-founder of Cape Town- Transport the Rockefeller Foundation’s definition for based WhereIsMyTransport, shared his Rahul Gupta, resilience: ‘‘the capacity of individuals, insights on the countries he works with in Principal, Capital communities, institutions, business, and Africa which tend to be “resource-rich but Projects and systems within a city to survive, adapt, information-poor.” He is using technology Infrastructure, and grow no matter what kinds of chronic to make an informal public transportation PwC stresses and acute shocks they experience.’’ network accessible to the community. To Khaidzir Abdul gather this information, he turns to the Rasip, Senior Vice The Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, community, using crowdsourcing methods President, Urban Lianne Dalziel, shared the remarkable case to work towards “better frameworks around Observatory, of her own city. Christchurch experienced a the democratizing of information.” Iskandar Regional severe earthquake, part of a series of quakes Development in 2010 and 2011, which took the lives of 185 Founded in 2005, the city of Iskandar, Authority people. “We emerged from what was a Malaysia is building a special economic zone tragedy with far more flexible and resilient that will grow to become three times the size Moderator city services than we had before. With of Singapore. Khaidzir Abdul Rasip, Senior disaster also comes opportunity,” she said. Vice President of the Urban Observatory at Arvind Satyam, Her pointed question to the panel and to the Iskandar Regional Development Authority Managing the audience was how can we drive change said: ‘‘Resilience needs to be thought of at the Director, Business without the need for disaster? regional level. In order to be resilient, our city Development - looks at the capacity of the whole region. We Smart+ “Resilience starts with people. It really is a look at the thresholds and ceilings carried by Connected matter of policy, it’s a matter of design, it’s the region.” Communities, a matter of forecasting,” said Rahul Gupta, Cisco Principal of Capital Projects & Infrastructure at PwC. The panelists agreed that local communities are the driving source of Share
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 19 June 9 Breakout Panel Low-Carbon City
Speakers Cities account for two-thirds of global Panel moderator Chungha Cha, Co-founder energy consumption and 70% of greenhouse and Chair at the Re-Imagining Cities Philipp gas emissions. As almost two-thirds of the Foundation spoke about the China-Europe Bouteiller, world’s population is expected to live in cities smart city pilot zone. This zone will promote Chief Executive by 2030, it is crucial to re-think how urban green buildings, sustainable infrastructure, Officer, Tegel environments operate and place climate smart government and smart citizens. Projekt GmbH change at the heart of urban policies. How Cha hopes to create a situation in which can cities measure their carbon footprint? economic growth and unsustainable energy Joelle Chen, What are the financing mechanisms for consumption no longer go hand-in-hand. Regional Head, realizing low-carbon investments at the city Asia Pacific level? The Director of the East and North-East Asia Network, World Office for UNESCAP, Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Green Building Council Philipp Bouteiller is CEO of Tegel Projekt talked about implementing United Nations GmbH, a subsidiary of the State of Berlin. He (UN) initiatives in China, Mongolia, South Kilaparti is currently working on a project to revitalize Korea, North Korea, Russia and Japan. Ramakrishna, the soon-to-be-closed Tegel Airport, Ramakrishna stressed the impacts of climate Director of the creating Berlin TXL, a research and industrial change, urging city leaders to invest in green East and North- park to promote urban technologies in development. By taking concrete steps and East Asia Office, Germany and Europe. For Bouteiller, “the following guidelines released by the UN, cities UNESCAP future is electric” and should focus on finding can move towards a low-carbon future. renewable energy sources and inventing new materials. Participants expressed concern regarding Moderator American President Donald Trump’s lack Joelle Chen, Regional Head of the Asia of support for climate change policies, Chungha Cha, Pacific Network for the World Green Building both domestically and internationally. Co-founder Council, discussed green buildings and Ramakrishna said consensus is necessary & Chair, Re- the steps cities can take to reduce their as the world cannot achieve low-carbon imagining Cities carbon emissions. Chen has created a goals without the United States. Bouteiller series of benchmarks and certifications added we must stand up and educate our that will reduce waste and, eventually, fellow citizens and, particularly, government help buildings operate with zero carbon in order to move forward on climate change. emissions. “A new zero carbon building is a highly energy-efficient building with all its operational energy use from renewable energy, preferably on site to achieve new zero carbon emissions,” she said.
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Global Connectivity and the Success of Cities
June 9 When we think of urbanization, the world’s one with the potential to connect Asia and great megacities are the first to jump to Europe via the New Silk Road project. Mayor Plenary Panel mind. Yet, it is second, third and fourth-tier Roshaan Wolusmal described his city as cities that most of the new urban population one where administration and citizens work Speakers calls home. The importance of these cities closely together in forging this future of for their national economies cannot be global connectivity. Olivier overstated. Strong connections to larger Biancarelli, cities and to global marketplace is necessary Elizabeth Le Masson, Delegate for Economic Managing for these cities to meet their full potential Promotion and Job Creation at Aéroports Director, and to successfully manage the weight of de Paris, and Anthony Fernandes, Chief Decentralized urbanization. How can these cities create Executive Officer, AirAsia, led the conversation Solutions for Cities better links to their national and regional on connectivity by air. Both touched on & Territories, ENGIE economies? What challenges do these cities the great potential of airports to create Anthony face in accessing global markets? economic clusters, however, when next to Fernandes, a big city such as Paris, the importance of Chief Executive The panel narrowed the discussion on global the connection to the cluster itself can be Officer, AirAsia connectivity to mid-sized cities, a realm often overlooked. overshadowed by global metropolises, but Elisabeth Le Masson, one where connectivity plays an even larger “People from Paris can fly all over the world Delegate for role in each city’s success. Olivier Biancarelli, but people living ten kilometres from the Economic Managing Director of the Decentralized airport can only get there in a car. It’s Promotion and Solutions for Cities & Territories at ENGIE, said: a paradox,” Le Masson explained. With Jobs Creation, “If we look at demographic data, the urban megacities like Paris already reaping the Aéroports de Paris population on Earth is around 4 billion and benefits of global connectivity, the focus half of this population is living in mid-sized must now shift to mid-sized cities where Roshaan cities of around 500,000 people or below.” connectivity can make an even larger impact Wolusmal, as higher volumes of the global population Mayor, City of “This number represents a critical mass turns to mid-sized cities. Kandahar which allows investment in infrastructure and connectivity. These cities, nevertheless, Fernandes seeks to bring cities together by Moderator have the same issues as bigger cities: from adding them to his flight network creating a economic development, attractiveness to world that is connected by many points and Greg Lindsay, competition,” he said. not a few hubs. AirAsia’s success suggests Senior Fellow, his focus on medium-sized cities may be NewCities Kandahar is the second-largest city the right track. “Things are moving in the in Afghanistan and represents a very right direction for connectivity,’’ Fernandes compelling case of a city that suffers from affirmed. Share instability and insecurity but, simultaneously,
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Building an Inclusive Urban EcoSystem
June 9 Despite its positive impact on the global Vemulapalli responded, offering differing economy, urbanization has deepened definitions for inclusivity and diversity. “You Breakout Panel endemic inequality, as well as spatial, social may have diverse representation of groups and economic exclusion. Empowering cities in a city, but if you don’t create opportunities Speakers and their citizens is crucial to ensuring that for inclusion, you end up with segregation urban environments of tomorrow provide and groups that are left out,” she said. Tunji John better opportunities and improved living Asaolu, conditions for all. Eyal Feder is CEO of ZenCity, a tech startup Chairperson, that gathers data from social media, Committee on “Inclusivity in cities is an issue that is timely municipal platforms, and 311 telephone calls Social Affairs and but also timeless,” said Archana Vemulapalli, to provide city governments with real-time Health, African Chief Technology Officer in Washington D.C. feedback and suggestions on city services. Union ECOSOCC at the opening of the panel. ZenCity was also selected by NewCities as Eyal Feder, one of this year’s Global Urban Innovators. Chief Executive What are the best examples of inclusive “Inclusivity starts with listening to the needs Officer, ZenCity cities? Does technology have the potential of the people,” Feder said. Archana to include the most marginalized in the Vemulapalli, decision-making process? Can cities Dr. Asaolu added that it is technology that Chief Technology become laboratories for necessary change? makes this possible. “There is no way to keep Officer, technology out of an inclusive city,’’ he said. Washington D.C. Dr. Tunji John Asaolu is the Chairperson of the Committee on Social Affairs and Health Vemulapalli concluded the panel, calling Roshaan at the African Union’s Economic, Social and upon cities to adopt inclusion as one of their Wolusmal, Cultural Council (ECOSOCC). He said: ‘‘When core values and putting forward that social Mayor, Kandahar you talk about a city that is inclusive, you exchange leads to collaboration, which need to think about its institutions such as leads to innovation. Ultimately, inclusivity is Moderator a good and sound education system.” He the foundation for success in the city. added, “you also need to think about access Vatsal Bhatt, and affordability to basic amenities: an Director of environment where the poor and the rich Cities and have equal access to water and electricity.” Neighborhood Developments, U.S. Green Building Council
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#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 23 June 9 On-Demand Cities Breakout Panel
Speakers Mobile devices and new technologies mean GPS-equipped smart bikes that can be that an enormous range of services are unlocked via a mobile app and dropped off at Derrick Ko, now no further than simply reaching into any bike parking spot. Through a convenient, Co-founder, Spin our pocket. Efficiency and ease define the affordable, and environment-friendly mode Greg Lindsay, modern urbanite’s behavior and on-demand of transport, Spin aims to reduce congestion Senior Fellow, products rule the services sector, creating an and improve last mile transportation in cities. NewCities entirely new generation of workers and new forms of work. How is technology altering the For Samar Singla, Founder and CEO at Samar Singla, Founder and Chief time and space needed to do day-to-day Jugnoo, it is important to look at the very Executive Officer, business? How important is the notion of problem the startup is trying to solve while Jugnoo community and trust? studying the economic status of the region. The India-based company is a ride and food Panel moderator Elaine Ramirez, Journalist delivery service working in rural areas of the Moderator at Forbes, opened the panel asking speakers county. For Singla, his company can help to define the sharing economy. Taking a level the playing field: “Indians pay more for Elaine Ramirez, more critical approach, Greg Lindsay, Senior groceries in rural areas because distribution Journalist, Forbes Fellow at NewCities, said: “The sharing is a problem. It is a problem because the economy is not about sharing services, but infrastructure is poor,” he said. about sharing the workforce doing it.” While shared services allow for greater affordability To conclude the panel, Lindsay warned that and convenience for consumers, Lindsay governments need to be better prepared for suggests these can also lead to less the sharing and on-demand economy as desirable effects such as salaries lower than these industries are only going to get bigger. minimum wage. “Technologies will lessen the friction of on- demand services even more. But how on- Describing what qualifies as a successful demand does it get? Will Amazon know you startup in today’s cities, Derrick Ko, better than you know yourself?” he said. Co-founder of Spin and one of this year’s NewCities Global Urban Innovators, said: “Startups need to solve a societal need or want in order to be successful, regardless of how wacky the idea may seem.’’ Spin’s mission is to help people move around cities. Spin reimagines bikesharing by creating
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The Story of Songdo
June 9 The master plan for Songdo International a work in progress with much left to do. Ashok Business District (IBD) has set new standards Raiji, Principal, Americas Property Business Plenary Panel in urban wellbeing and sustainability, both of Leader at Arup agreed with this point noting which were at the heart of design process that while Songdo is not a perfect city, the Speakers from the outset. In this keynote conversation, results remain astonishing. some of the leading minds behind Songdo Wim Elfrink, came together to share their insights into the Raiji detailed the original vision of the city’s President, WPE development of one of the world’s landmark design, revealing that the core concept was Ventures Digitized greenfield cities. to have good design throughout the city Solutions with new ideas introduced over time. For Tom Murcott, Tom Murcott, President and CEO, Gale example, when the design team became President and International Strategic Advisory Services, aware of water stress levels in Korea, water CEO, Gale opened the conversation recalling a preservation became a central point of International helicopter trip over the freshly reclaimed design, with 60% of rainfall now collected and Strategic Advisory land that would soon become Songdo, part reused. Services of a reconnaissance mission as Incheon was courting American companies to design the When prompted on Cisco’s decision to take Ashok Raiji, Principal, central business district. part in Songdo’s development, Wim Elfrink, Americas Property President at WPE Ventures Digitized Solutions Business Leader, The conversation then moved towards and a former Cisco executive, said that it Arup the human understanding of cities as Elie was clear from the beginning that the project Gamburg, Director at Kohn Pedersen Fox, would be a return of investment after seven Elie Gamburg, argued that, contrary to popular belief, cities to ten years. Director, Kohn are not an entirely natural creation process. Pedersen Fox Many neighbourhoods in old cities such as Songdo has been held as an example for Associates London are, in fact, planned areas. From other cities, and indeed is already inspiring these examples, he cited design details design in other parts of the world. Murcott Moderator in Songdo that have lessons for existing mentioned Meiji Lake, a new city in China that cities, particularly for large open spaces. is based on Songdo’s design. However, Meiji Greg Lindsay, He added the walkability and quality of life Lake was conceived while simultaneously Senior Fellow, are also important lessons for all urban considering the specific conditions of NewCities developments. the local environment. Raiji agreed with this approach, and said a “cookie-cutter” Panel moderator Greg Lindsay, Senior Fellow technique is not right, even if the steps taken Share at NewCities, asked speakers whether there in developing cities are almost identical. can be a universal code for city building. Gamburg noted that Songdo is continuously
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Healthy Placemaking
Public spaces are the heart of a city, where Vera Baboun, former Mayor of Bethlehem, June 9 human interactions, leisure, culture and the agreed, suggesting public parks are vital to Plenary Panel arts intersect. Animating those public spaces a city. “Parks are open spaces for everyone requires thinking, planning and collaboration. to attend. Parks are a place where you can How can we unleash the social potential of a move, play with freedom and liberty, and Speakers space? How can urban interaction become enjoy it,” she said. For Baboun, parks inspire Vera Baboun, central to city planners’ strategies for shared cultural interaction and create socially Former Mayor of spaces? diverse spaces. Bethlehem Panel moderator Manisha Natarajan, a news Natarajan asked whether there were ways Vicky Chan, editor specializing in real estate and urban to encourage public spaces. Chan said Founder, Avoid development at CNBC New Delhi, opened the cities must “make public spaces more Obvious Architects panel with a question about how cities can interactive and interesting,” adding, “include Fleur Pellerin, make their public spaces more inclusive. exciting, interactive elements.” Pellerin Former Culture Fleur Pellerin, Founder and Chairwoman of shared this view, saying open spaces need Minister, France Korelya Capital and former French Minister “a conception of space and urban planning & Founder and of Culture, related her experience in France that encourages specific behaviors, like Chairwoman, where “the segregation and geography of using fewer cars and more bicycles. There Korelya Capital inclusion and exclusion is determined by the needs to be a better display of activities presence of schools. Now in France there within a city.” is a geography of cities where privileged Moderator people live near good schools.” The path Manisha to avoid this situation, according to Pellerin, Natarajan, is for government to take a leading role in Group Editor, Real creating inclusive spaces. Estate and Urban Development, Drawing on another example, Vicky Chan, CNBC TV 18 Founder of Avoid Obvious Architects, highlighted Heritage Fields in New York City as a successful public space. Inadequately Share maintained and ignored in the past, the city transformed the space to include a ballpark, green fields and extracurricular programs. Chan said Heritage Fields is now more accessible and desirable, noting people feel safe bringing their families.
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 26 June 9 Safe Water and Affordable Housing Side Event in Africa
Hosted By Organized by the African Union, this side Another issue brought up by a panelist was African Union event invited guests and panelists to partake housing scarcity caused by unequal growth. in a collective discussion on the issues of The guest pointed towards examples such clean water and affordable housing scarcity as Silicon Valley where housing has become in African nations. too expensive for most families, leading to a lack of diversity. They mentioned An introductory presentation highlighted strategies that include purchasing land in the issues to be faced by Africa. The United advance of urban development booms, to Nations has projected that by 2050 Africa’s protect from gentrification and uncontrolled population will have doubled and 560,000 displacement of local populations. For cities houses must be built every year to match such as Lagos, for example, land could be current and future demands as population protected from future changes and used as grows. The presentation claimed that by affordable housing as demand grows. pursuing the forward thinking and visionary pathway that Songdo has created, many A third participant mentioned that improvements could be made in Africa. governments in many cases cannot afford Panelists argued that many investors to provide housing for all citizens. They have gone to the continent in response argued that technology should respect to profitability and increased security in local building culture and keep design and investment, not to help the poor with housing. engineering simple and streamlined for the Therefore, the issue cannot be framed as a needs of the population. Cities are built over need to create water and housing security, time and should not rush development, but but instead as a much greater plan that rather grow to global standards on a relative encompasses these issues. timeline.
A participant in the event argued that it is Another factor considered was the impossible to create a single solution for foundation for public-private collaboration. the entirety of Africa as the issues faced by In many cases, there is no system in place nations varies drastically. This guest also for companies to collaborate and work emphasized the issue of land accessibility, with members of the community, making and argued that administrative efficiency, it difficult for companies to work with local efficient registration for land and business knowledge. By improving frameworks for licenses, stability, protection of investment collaboration, companies will be more are all imperative to maintaining a stable inclined to participate in cooperative and predictable legal framework for projects. businesses to thrive in.
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Workshops
Workshops are interactive meetings during which Summit attendees from all backgrounds engage in intensive discussions on a particular subject related to urban wellbeing.
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 28 June 8 5G and the Future of the Connected Workshop City Hosted By Hosted by Ericsson, this workshop based on your social media likes and Ericsson addressed the emerging presence and interests. The app could also connect application of fifth generation mobile to the local currency allowing you to use network technology in cities worldwide. local amenities, while also offering an instantaneous translation service. Martijn Peeters, Global Head of Operations for Smart Cities, Smart Buildings, and Another group proposed installing 5G Cross Industry IOT Solutions at Ericsson networks in parks and other public spaces stressed that modern devices and the right for citizens to record criminal activity and connectivity are necessary to effectively report it to city officials, allowing for a direct gather data. While the transition from a response. A third group commented on 1G to a 4G wireless network has rapidly low education levels in certain countries improved real-time communication, being due to limited Internet access, and the move to 5G will support an entirely proposed that enhanced e-learning and networked society in which data exchange access to ICT tools through 5G connectivity and wireless communication between could improve education. devices will become instantaneous. There are also potential applications Peeters believes this connectivity will for security. One group of participants enable further innovation across industries highlighted the challenge that we are ranging from health to transportation to generally blind to pending terrorist manufacturing. To ensure that 5G can attacks and considered the impact accommodate the characteristics of of incorporating 5G connectivity into various industries, it is imperative that data hardware that would automatically identify speed, mobility and reliability be constant. and respond to dangerous situations. As an example, Ericsson presented a Finally, a group considered the effects on demonstration wherein a consistent data public transportation, commenting that speed of 3.6 gigabytes per second through 5G connected sensors could collect traffic 5G connectivity allowed fully autonomous data throughout cities and incorporate driving. High connectivity and low latency this big data into rerouting bus services were crucial to the experiment as it enabled to higher demand areas, serving the city environmental sensors to be in continuous more efficiently. communication with the vehicle. In the lead up to its 2020 rollout, 5G Workshop attendees brainstormed the connectivity will become more prevalent, potential applications of 5G connectivity to allowing for more studies identifying further various industries. One group of participants potential applications. pitched the idea of an app which could give you immediate recommendations
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 29 June 8 Intelligent Transportation Systems Workshop for Thriving Cities Hosted By This workshop, hosted by 3M, delved into These challenges cover issues such as 3M the details and complexities of building the the standardization of sensor use, the new infrastructure necessary for the use of creation of accountability laws, the threat emerging transportation and automobile of hacking and cybersecurity and the cost technologies. of the technology. 3M is confident that the challenges may be overcome through Assuring safety and security on the roads connected infrastructure and connected is a central focus for 3M. The company’s roads. They have been developing various Traffic Safety and Security Division is connected road technologies to improve developing improvements to lane markings infrastructure, road communication and and license plate tracking to improve road connectivity. safety and track division for improved rail security. Digital information can be embedded in machine-readable signs that vehicles can The current wave of technological interpret and respond to. Invisible to the improvements is also transforming cars naked eye, this information will not alter the as companies focus on building smarter appearance of traffic signage for drivers. models. These increasingly smart cars Similarly, machine-readable pavement can be defined as connected automobiles, will be legible to vehicles in all weather which incorporate collected data into their conditions. function and safety. 3M emphasizes that it will take many redundancies and backup Enhancing license plate readability will systems, as well as an improvement in benefit homeland security, while dedicated current road infrastructure, to ensure that short range communication tools will these connected vehicles are effective and capture basic safety messages between reliable. vehicles and infrastructure in a hyper- connected, Internet of Things environment. Currently, 3M defines the automation Although this technology can improve level of vehicles at level 3 – conditional vehicle infrastructure communication, it automation. While many companies will remain vital for signs to indicate the believe that full automation (level 5) is driver must take control of the vehicle attainable by 2020, 3M argues that the when entering construction zones or other infrastructure is not in place, and industry less predictable circumstances. challenges such as standardization, communication, safety and legislation While automated vehicles will slowly prevent the technology from being become more prevalent, it is imperative that adopted more quickly and more widely. infrastructure be improved, connectivity maintained and accountability laws considered.
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 30 June 9 Workshop Reinventing a City Through Design
Hosted By Hosted by the World Design Organization When attempting to reinvent a city by World Design (WDO), an international non-governmental design, WDO recommends considering the Organization organization with a mission to promote the following factors: strategy, inclusion, policy, profession of industrial design, this workshop connection, cooperation and technology. assessed the means through which design Participants also mentioned implementation can further the development of cities and and execution as important criteria to keep create initiatives to engage citizens in urban in mind to increase the likelihood of success development through design. after projects have been conceived.
WDO works to create a world where design Following from this observation, another enhances economic, social, cultural and participant highlighted the importance of environmental quality of life. In the urban testing, arguing that projects should be context, they ask how design can be used piloted on the small-scale before full-scale to further the development of cities through implementation. Other suggestions included physical and intangible, collaborative and applying feedback from previous initiatives, aligned projects. promoting sustainability and ensuring projects are fun - all measures to help Worldwide, multiple initiatives have guarantee long-term success. promoted these types of projects. For one, the World Design Talks series of workshops confronted issues of local relevance, such as traffic congestion and sustainable consumption, designed to create lessons for global communities.
World Design Capital, a year-long program hosted in a different global city every two years engages communities through workshops and events to apply design to urban issues with the stated goal to improve quality of life. In 2014, the event was held in Cape Town, South Africa and included a workshop that focused on innovative solutions for a local piece of land that had become a magnet for criminal activity.
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Round Tables
Round tables are expert-level discussions with 10-15 selected participants who engage on one particular theme about urban wellbeing.
#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 32 Better Mobility for Healthier Cities This round table allowed participants to understand the main challenges cities face to improve mobility and the means to overcome them. It was hosted by Amit Pathare, Group Director of New Solutions & Director of the Cities Key Program, ENGIE.
Age-friendly: A Necessary Building Block for Urban Wellbeing In this round table hosted by Alana Officer, Senior Health Adviser, World Health Organization, participants discussed the key drivers of change that will affect people’s ability to live long and healthy lives.
Natural Disaster Resilience for Urban Wellbeing
In this round table, participants discussed how efforts to enhance resilience also contribute to growth and wellbeing. It was hosted by Josef Konvitz, Former Head of Regulatory Policy and Urban Affairs at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The Shared City Hosted by Neal Gorenflo, Executive Director and Co-founder of Shareable, this round table gathered various perspectives about amplifying cities as platforms for sharing. Attendees brainstormed about how urban areas can empower residents to meet their own needs through sharing and the commons.
Using IoT to Access the Urban Essentials
Hosted by Sameer Sharma, Global General Manager of Smart Cities IOT Solutions at Intel, this round table shed light on how cities can use technology to balance and prioritize citizens’ needs.
The Future of Personal and Collective Mobility This round table featured group discussions about how to harness innovation in urban mobility to get the future we want for cities. The event was hosted by Jérôme Pourbaix, Director Regional Offices & Services at UITP.
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#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 34 Greenfield Cities Alliance
NewCities was delighted to welcome The goal of this initiative is to create a setting leaders of 22 new cities to the launch of to share best practices and generate the Greenfield Cities Alliance (GCA). The strategies that fuel new cities’ growth into Alliance was formally launched at the sixth inclusive, connected, healthy and vibrant edition of the NewCities Summit in Songdo, communities. South Korea - the first greenfield city to host this annual event. The Alliance is the first real effort to create a network for the leaders of these new urban Designed to be a catalyst for new ideas, realities and knowledge-sharing around networking, resource development, and complex challenges and opportunities that collaboration for new city leaders, GCA face public and private actors building at is the leading global network of large the city scale. greenfield urban developments around the world.
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#NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 35 #NewCitiesSummit @newcitiesfound 36 NewCities Foundation’s Global Urban Innovators are eight of the world’s most innovative urban tech startups, leveraging technology to tackle the biggest challenges facing cities. We are excited to showcase the fantastic young companies we have selected that are transforming cities around the world through the power of technology!
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Devin de Vries, Eyal Feder Co-Founder, CEO, ZenCity
WhereIsMyTransport An Artificial Intelligence-based analytics dashboard, WhereIsMyTransport provides an open platform ZenCity tracks social media, municipal platforms for integrated transport data that provides users, and 411 telephone lines to provide city governments developers and cities with a comprehensive look with real-time, actionable insights about citizens and at formally and informally run public transportation municipal services to improve citizen experience of options, particularly in emerging African cities. the city.
#GUInnovators @newcitiesfound 37 Grégoire Landel Teo Lee CEO, CityTaps CEO, Alt-A
Leveraging the Internet of Things and smart water Alt-A seeks to make spaces shared by human and meters, CityTaps partners with local utility companies vehicle traffic safer and smarter. Using 3D mapping, to guarantee water access to households, including real-time data collection, and intelligent sensor the urban poor, allowing users to use mobile money to technologies, their alert system increases safety for pre-pay for water and secure access directly at pedestrians and vehicles alike. home.
Eve Picker Euwyn Poon Founder, Small Change Co-founder and President, Spin
Small Change is a real estate equity crowdfunding Spin’s mission is to help people move around cities. portal to help fund transformational real estate Their first product reimagines bikeshare: Spin’s GPS- projects, helping communities identify and deliver equipped smart bikes are unlocked via a mobile high-impact urban development. app, and can be dropped off at any bike parking spot.
Victor Splittgerber Kalpana Viswanath CTO, Green City Solutions Co-Founder, Safetipin
Green City Solutions are the creators of CityTree, Safetipin is a map-based mobile application that combining a vertically installed moss culture with works to make cities safer, with a focus on women’s Internet of Things technology to address air pollution safety. The app collects and disseminates safety- in cities. Each CityTree has the environmental related information to both users and city decision- equivalent of 275 urban trees, at a fraction of the makers on a large scale through crowdsourcing and space and maintenance costs. geospatial analysis.
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