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World Cities Conference to help future-proof world cities
09 September 2014
by Richard Forster
To help future-proof world cities, the World Cities Conference is set to take place in London on 9-10 October 2014. Organised by London First and CIR Magazine, the two-day event that will take a holistic look at how cities can be made safer, more secure, smarter and more resilient by better predictive, protective and responsive measures.
By 2050 around three quarters of the world’s population will live in cities and that is approaching seven billion people on a mere 2 percent of the global land mass. Urbanisation will pose tremendous challenges, not least in how to make cities safe, secure and resilient for their inhabitants.
The major themes of the conference will be urban challenges, crisis responses, building resilience, and integrating technology.
Reasons to attend
- Explore areas critical to the future-proofing of world cities
- Listen and learn from public and private-sector leaders and decision-makers in managing safe and resilient cities
- Identify and debate issues and opportunities for developing a more resilient environment in London and other world-class cities
- Network and exchange ideas with other senior representatives
- Showcase and profile techniques and organisations in the effective management of large urban areas
This is a unique occasion to consider and debate the key issues that will affect our growing conurbations and will be of interest to all those responsible for protecting major cities from the challenges of the present and the future.
For more information and to register please click here.
Below is an interview with one of the conference’s keynote speakers, Dr Leslie Gaines-Ross:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKx5PgikzGI&list=PL2B21E2845AE1A73B&feature=player_embedded
