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SmartCitiesWorld Podcast
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Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part two)
In the second part of this two-part special, SmartCitiesWorld’s Luke Antoniou and Professor Jung Hoon Lee move from frameworks to real-world impact – examining where AI is already changing how cities work, and what that means for citizens and city leaders. Building on part one’s exploration of…
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Tracking the journey from smart cities to AI cities (part one)
In this first part of a two-part special, SmartCitiesWorld’s Luke Antoniou sits down in London with Professor Jung Hoon Lee of Yonsei University, lead author of the Global Smart City Index. They unpack how the index works, the growing “AI super gap” between leading and lagging cities, and how...
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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting
In this final episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting mini-series, host Luke Antoniou is joined by Valentina Taddeo, Marketing & Communication Leader and Strategic Relationship Coordinator, and Fabio Mauri, Head of Technology Operations and Cyber Security at Paradox Engineering. Building on the...
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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 2 – Simplicity by design in smart lighting
In this episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting, produced in partnership with Paradox Engineering, host Luke Antoniou moves from theory to practice, exploring how cities actually make smart lighting work on the ground – and keep it working for decades. Luke is joined by Julia Arneri Borghese, CEO…
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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 1 – Lighting as the backbone of the smart city
In the first episode of the Cities Thriving on Lighting mini-series, SmartCitiesWorld’s Luke Antoniou is joined by Julia Arneri-Borghese, CEO at Paradox Engineering, and Carlo Bernocco, who leads product portfolio, customer success, and business development at the company. Together, they unpack…
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How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI
In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, SmartCitiesWorld's Luke Antoniou is joined once again by Youssef Nadiri from PNY Technologies to explore what sovereign AI really means for cities – and why it’s becoming such a critical topic for urban leaders. Building on their earlier…
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Using mobility data to shape the future of cities
Join SmartCitiesWorld's Luke Antoniou as he welcomes Ralf-Peter Schäfer, VP of Product Management, Traffic and Travel Information at TomTom, to share insights from his two decades at in mobility. Listeners will hear about TomTom’s strategic pivots – from consumer electronics to B2B services,...
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Building resilient cities: trustworthy AI, digital twins, and urban innovation at YII 2025
Join senior editor Luke Antoniou for a special SmartCitiesWorld podcast episode, recorded live at the Bentley Systems' Year in Infrastructure (YII) Conference 2025 in Amsterdam. In this thought-provoking instalment, we welcome two expert guests from Bentley: Zubran Solaimon, Director for Industry...
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Edge AI: powering next-generation smart cities
In this special episode of the Smart Cities World Podcast, host Luke Antoniou welcomes Youssef Nadiri, Product and BDM Smart Cities & Spaces for PNY Technologies, to explore one of the most exciting frontiers in urban innovation: edge AI. As cities around the globe race to become smarter, safer,...
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Exploring Sunderland’s smart city connectivity credentials
In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, we’re dive into the smart city work of Sunderland. Our guests, Liz St. Louis, Director of Smart Cities at Sunderland City Council, and David Conway, Director of Technical Services at Sunderland University, give us an exclusive look at Sunderland's...
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How to transform digital public service infrastructure
In our latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou speaks with Hong-Eng Koh, Global Chief Public Services Industry Scientist for Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group. With more than 30 years of knowledge and experience in public sector operations and ICT…
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Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future
What is a smart city? It’s a question that has been asked time and time again, and with a definition that has shifted significantly in recent years, it’s one that doesn’t always have a firm answer. In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, we’re joined by Chris Dymond, Founder and Director...
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In conversation with Marc Hannis, Ofwat
Marc talks about why Ofwat introduced the Innovation Fund and its aims to accelerate innovation in the water sector, which has historically been more risk-averse and slower to innovate than others. He explains how a central pillar of its efforts to drive innovation are Ofwat’s competitions and...
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How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnership
The latest podcast from SmartCitiesWorld sees editor Luke Antoniou welcome Venturous Group’s Benson Tam and Arup’s Michael Kwok to talk all things collaborative in city technology. Together, there’s discussion of the role that Venturous Group and Arup are playing – both together and individually…
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In conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA
The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcasts sees host Luke Antoniou joined by Emily Yates, chief innovation officer at SEPTA - the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. We take a route back through Emily's career to this stage, including her time as Smart City Director for…
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Urban climate action for today and tomorrow
Clare Wildfire and Madeleine Rawlins at Mott MacDonald join the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast for a conversation on all things urban climate action. If you’re a member of SmartCitiesWorld, you’ll know that one of the topics we cover probably most regularly is climate change, and more specifically...
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Podcast: In conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans
The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Bryce for a conversation on all things sustainable urban mobility. Improving the sustainability of our urban transport networks is a key objective for cities, and while progress has been…
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Mobility-as-a-Service: the sustainable future of mobility?
In the latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou catches up with the Urban Mobility Partnership’s Chris Pritchett to talk MaaS implementation, transport integration and a shift to more sustainable travel. To begin with, there’s discussion of exactly what MaaS…
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Podcast: The key to enabling city collaboration
The latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast sees senior editor Luke Antoniou joined by Kalyn Sims, CTO of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure, to discuss the ley to cross-departmental and inter-agency collaboration in today’s smart cities. In this latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by...
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Podcast: In conversation with Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney
The first episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast for 2022 take a deep dive into Sydney’s world-leading environmental strategy with city CEO, Monica Barone. In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou hears from Monica Barone, CEO for the City of Sydney to…
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Maximising the use of fibre in the ground
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, news editor Sue Weekes talks to Maria Shiao of Fotech about the opportunities distributed acoustic sensing technology can bring to cities to expand their use of fibre.
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Podcast: Enhancing city operations through 5G, AI and data management
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by Cloudera and IBM Storage, senior editor Luke Antoniou hosts Anthony Behan, managing director for communications, media and entertainment at Cloudera, to talk 5G, data, connectivity, and what innovation in this space means for telcos and their...
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How remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance can deliver major cost-savings for city fleet managers
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Luke Antoniou speaks to Cloudera’s Cindy Maike about these empowering technologies . Fleet management and maintenance represent a major cost center for cities around the world. Remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance solutions, however, can help to...
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Connected and autonomous vehicles - where the rubber hits the road
CAVs and the data they produce could ultimately become a key part of the wider connected communities. SmartCitiesWorld sits down with Michael Ger, Managing Director, Manufacturing and Automotive at Cloudera, and Douglas O’Flaherty, Global Ecosystem Leader at IBM Storage, to discuss the autonomous...
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How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Development.
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The central role of cities in the sharing economy, with Chelsea Rustrum
There’s a big opportunity for cities to better harness the sharing economy to achieve municipal goals and give power back to the people, Rustrum says.
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Take off your tech goggles, with Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City
In the latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, we talk to Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future. He offers insights into why technology is not an end in itself and how cities can be “smart enough,” using technology to…
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SmartCitiesWorld podcast: Addressing the smart cities skills gap
Cities need the right people to lead their transformation – they can’t do it with technology alone. What are the challenges? Feat. Gunnar Crawford, Stavanger Smart City Raffaele Gareri, Province of Brescia & Smart City Association Italy Teppo Rantanen, City of Tampere Dominic Papa, Arizona...
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