The year 2020 has witnessed a collective response of cities worldwide to the critical challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a short time, mayors and city leaders have had to confront new challenges in their communities on top of existing ones, including urban growth, inequality, segregation, access to services, public legitimacy, digital disruption, and resilience.
Mayors and city managers can no longer work alone. The impact of cities goes far beyond municipal borders, and answers to these challenges require being forward-looking, adaptable and establish spaces of coordination among different administrations and levels of government.
In this spirit, Metropolis and Guangzhou send an open invitation to be part of the 13th Metropolis World Congress during 8-13 November 2021, a unique moment to move ahead with novel solutions that will transform cities and metropolitan areas.
Under the theme: “Metropolises and cities in transformation: Rethinking our future together,” the Congress will be an exceptional opportunity for the metropolitan ecosystem to build collectively actionable strategies, get inspirational ideas, and debate on how to implement projects and policies to transform global cities and metropolitan spaces in the long term.
What’s on
Inspiring debates on metropolitan trends and projections, discussions on strategies for urban innovation, the prestigious Guangzhou Award Ceremony, and the Global Mayors’ Forum are just some of the different sessions to look forward to.
Who will attend?
Political leaders, city managers, public officials, urban experts, representatives from international organizations and civil society will share their insights, knowledge, and best practices to move towards more caring and sustainable societies.
MOVE is the world’s most important mobility event, where disruptive technology and innovation drive change.
OEMs, transport operators, tech companies, energy companies, fast growing start-ups and policymakers gather every year to discover next generation technologies being brought into the marketplace. MOVE is their first port of call.
The MOVE 2021 conference is a premium event that gives you access to over 400 speakers from across the mobility spectrum. You can network with thousands of global leaders in mobility and be inspired by the greatest minds of tomorrow. Plus, with our app you can even schedule 1-2-1 meetings and build vital relationships for your business.
The MOVE 2021 exhibition floor is the best place in the industry to form new partnerships, see new technologies and assess the direction of where the mobility industry is going. Network with some of the biggest players in mobility or form partnerships with the 500 start-ups in the start-up village.
Partner, launch, connect and create at MOVE.
MOVE is a specialised and focused event dedicated to mobility, not an add-on to a tech or electronics show. Mobility is changing at an explosive rate – now is the time to attend MOVE and be a part of that change.
Smart City Expo World Congress is the leading event for cities, pushing to create a better urban life by empowering citizens and enabling more efficient and inclusive urban services. Since 2011, it has been at the vanguard of change for cities and has developed a groundbreaking model of advocacy for a better urban world.
After a year of pandemic, SCEWC21 celebrates its 10th anniversary with the physical event coming back to Barcelona and a parallel digital program broadcast by Tomorrow.City. The event will gather leading international experts and 400 exhibiting companies to share knowledge and tackle the many challenges involved in urban transformation.
To cover the many fields involved, the congress program will be structured in eight themes, Enabling Technologies, Energy & Environment, Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, Governance, Living & Inclusion, Economy, Infrastructure & Buildings, and Safety & Security. and will feature topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, New Energy Models, Green Spaces, Low Carbon, Micro & Shared Mobility, Cross-sector Governance, Citizen Engagement, Critical Infrastructures, City Ethics & Privacy, Urban Safety and Emergency Response.
Cross industry collaboration has been one of the goals of SCEWC since its inception. The SCEWC 2021 edition will strengthen its role as a world platform for knowledge sharing and widen its reach by hosting two new events: Tomorrow.Mobility and PUZZLE X. Tomorrow.Mobility will focus on promoting the design and adoption of new sustainable urban mobility models. PUZZLE X aims to grasp the potential of Frontier materials to solve some of the challenges that society is facing. The initiative includes a yearly event and a venture builder incubator to support Materials Deep Tech startups, attract investment and build a global ecosystem.
LAND, SEA, AIR: THE BOLD NEW FRONTIERS OF THE MOBILITY REVOLUTION
November 16-18, 2021
Global mayors and policymakers, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of emerging mobility is again present for our most important CoMotion LA yet.
Three days of immersive and interactive talks, demos, & workshops offer a path forward for cities and mobility systems as we enter a more impactful phase of the Mobility Revolution.
THEMES
RENEW
Renewing mobility patterns to aid the fight against climate change. Dive into the innovative transitions to zero-emission, active and resilient mobility modes.
INSPIRE
Inspiring fellow leaders by forging the path towards more equitable and accessible transportation. Touch on topics like public transit, complete streets, Vision Zero, and more.
CONNECT
Connecting infrastructure for a seamless transportation experience. Delve into managing smart curbs, grids, and data and privacy.
REIMAGINE
Reimagining the mobility experience in cities. Explore emerging innovations used to transport people and goods including urban air mobility and autonomous delivery.
In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“.
In this fifth episode, entitled “Las Vegas – A Digital Twin Model”, Cityzenith CEO Michael Jansen hosts with panel guests and project partners David Knight CEO of Terbine and the City of Las Vegas’s Chief Innovation Officer Michael Sherwood. They will discuss their ground-breaking Digital Twin project in downtown Las Vegas, and how it will leverage advanced 5G networking, plus cutting edge IoT and urban Digital Twin technology to vastly improve mobility, air quality, noise pollution, water management, and emissions from major buildings.
- Clean Cities – Clean Future Objectives
Just six months after the initiative’s launch, Cityzenith are now onboarding high-profile cities, including New York and Phoenix – providing them with their own Digital Twin platform todrive down carbon emissions, maximise savings and improve efficiency, with over 100 cities already actively seeking involvement in the program. - Find out how Digital Twins are set to save $280bn for city planners alone in the next five years
A new report by global tech market advisory firm ABI Research, says the cost benefits alone could be worth $280bn by 2030 by using Digital Twins for more efficient urban planning. - Hear about the huge benefits for urban infrastructure
Digital Twin Technology can cut the operating costs by 35%, boost productivity by 20%, and reduce carbon emissions by 50-100%, according to a recent Ernst & Young report. - The Digital Twin AI Technology Market is set to explode
Markets & Markets estimates that the Digital Twin market will grow from $3.1 billion in 2020 to $48.2 billion per year by 2026, at an annual CAGR of 58%, with Cityzenith named as a major player in this high growth tech sector. - Learn how the World Economic Forum is accelerating the use of Digital Twin technology
The WEF has recognised the importance of urban Digital Twins’ impact on carbon emissions as well as the vast economic upsides for building asset owners and infrastructure – Cityzenith have recently been announced as the official Digital Twin partner of the WEF – as well as one of their Top 100 Global Innovators. - Hear how the initiative is gaining international attention
The Clean Cities – Clean Future initiative has generated huge interest and attention, having been featured in Forbes, BBC, INC Magazine, Market Insider, Morning Star, Informed Infrastructure, Bloomberg, and Smart Cities World as well as Cities Today.
Reserve your seat now by registering here!
The European Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction 2021 (The EFDRR 2021), the main regional gathering of the disaster risk reduction community in Europe and Central Asia organised by the UN, will bring together representatives from 55 Member States at all government levels as well as stakeholders and partners across Europe and Central Asia.
The event is hosted by the Government of Portugal and will take place on 24-26 November 2021 in a hybrid format. The forum will feature more than 30 events and include 300 speakers from Europe and Central Asia, exchanging experiences on successful practices and innovative approaches to prevent, reduce and manage disaster risks.
Across the 3 days at the EFDRR, participants will have the opportunity to:
- Learn from experts and participate at high-level talks with speakers during ten dedicated sessions including on systemic risks, governance, climate change, science-policy and financing. The full programme is available here.
- Engage at the Marketplace which will showcase best practices and initiatives in the field of disaster risk reduction as well as lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis that exposed systemic risks in unprecedented scales.
- Connect and network with DRR stakeholders from Europe and Central Asia.
You can find all details and information on the EFDRR website including the agenda, programme, speakers and marketplace: https://efdrr.undrr.org.
The 2021 European Forum gathers representatives of 55 Member States at ministerial, regional, national and local levels as well as stakeholders and partners from Europe and Central Asia committed to reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change.
The 2021 EFDRR will have key outcomes, including:
- 2021-2030 EFDRR Roadmap – The EFDRR Roadmap will set out the implementation of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in the region until 2030.
- Chair’s Summary – the Chair’s Summary will bring the regional DRR perspective to the next Global Platform for DRR, the UN High Level Political Forum, the Mid-Term Review of the Sendai Framework
Learn more about upcoming event: EFDRR website https://efdrr.undrr.org/
In partnership with Cities Today, Cityzenith is launching a six-episode webinar series called “Urban Digital Twins impact on the Race to Zero“.
In this sixth episode, Cityzenith CEO & Founder Michael Jansen along with co-host Dan Isaacs, CTO of the Digital Twin Consortium join Sarah Wray, editor of Cities Today to discuss Cityzenith’s membership of the Digital Twin Consortium, as well as how the DTC and Cityzenith align on how the “Clean Cities – Clean Future” campaign can help transform cities to make them zero carbon, cleaner, and healthier places.
- Clean Cities – Clean Future Objectives
Just six months after the initiative’s launch, Cityzenith are now onboarding high-profile cities, including New York and Phoenix – providing them with their own Digital Twin platform todrive down carbon emissions, maximise savings and improve efficiency, with over 100 cities already actively seeking involvement in the program. - Find out how Digital Twins are set to save $280bn for city planners alone in the next five years
A new report by global tech market advisory firm ABI Research, says the cost benefits alone could be worth $280bn by 2030 by using Digital Twins for more efficient urban planning. - Hear about the huge benefits for urban infrastructure
Digital Twin Technology can cut the operating costs by 35%, boost productivity by 20%, and reduce carbon emissions by 50-100%, according to a recent Ernst & Young report. - The Digital Twin AI Technology Market is set to explode
Markets & Markets estimates that the Digital Twin market will grow from $3.1 billion in 2020 to $48.2 billion per year by 2026, at an annual CAGR of 58%, with Cityzenith named as a major player in this high growth tech sector. - Learn how the World Economic Forum is accelerating the use of Digital Twin technology
The WEF has recognised the importance of urban Digital Twins’ impact on carbon emissions as well as the vast economic upsides for building asset owners and infrastructure – Cityzenith have recently been announced as the official Digital Twin partner of the WEF – as well as one of their Top 100 Global Innovators. - Hear how the initiative is gaining international attention
The Clean Cities – Clean Future initiative has generated huge interest and attention, having been featured in Forbes, BBC, INC Magazine, Market Insider, Morning Star, Informed Infrastructure, Bloomberg, and Smart Cities World as well as Cities Today.
Reserve your seat now by registering here!
The ITS America Annual Meeting is a meeting place for our community of intelligent transportation professionals to network, connect, and form the partnerships this environment requires. This event will bring together the entire intelligent transportation community for four (4) days of thought-provoking education, networking, technical tours, and demonstrations exploring products, emerging technologies, and solutions that will enable a better future transformed by intelligent mobility. Join other transportation leaders and influencers as we discuss and explore the deployment of intelligent transportation technologies that save lives, improve mobility, promote sustainability, and increase efficiency and productivity.
The theme for the 2021 event is “Reimagining Transportation” and will feature keynote presentations and panels with high-ranking federal officials discussing safety, equity, and sustainability. In addition, there will be more than 60 in-person and virtual sessions exploring topics such as connected and automated technologies, equity and accessibility, innovative uses of big data, pandemic impact on transportation, supply chain and logistics, and security during the course of the conference.
The ITS America Events team has taken proactive steps and implemented guidelines and policies to help support a healthy and safe experience. All attendees, exhibitors, media, speakers, and ITS America and RX staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Masks are also required inside the Convention Center, in accordance with city and county regulations. Visit ITS America 2021 Annual Meeting Health & Safety Polices.
“We are thrilled to safely bring our colleagues together from across the country after two years of mostly virtual gatherings,” said Laura Chace, President & CEO of ITS America. “Now more than ever, as Congress appears ready to make historic transportation investments, stakeholders will have a chance to see and hear about technologies that can transform our system and make a difference for everyone, no matter where they live.”
“Along with our partner ITS America, we are looking forward to the event in Charlotte, which will celebrate and showcase innovation and cross-cutting technologies and solutions to enable a safer, greener, smarter future transformed by smart mobility,” said Will Wise, Group Vice President, RX and ITS America Events.
The event program is outlined below.
Tuesday, December 7
- 1 pm I-77 Express Lanes Operations Center Technical Tour
- 1-5 pm General Sessions
- 5 pm ITS Awards Showcase which features the “Best of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS),” “Outstanding State Chapters,”and the new “Best of MOD” awards.
Wednesday, December 8
- 8-10:30 am General Sessions
- 1:45 pm Keynote presentation and panel discussion “Safer and More Equitable Mobility” featuring NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy
- 3-4:30 pm General Sessions
- 11 am – 5 pm Exhibit Hall open, including the VTTI and Pronto CONOPS Roadshow Demonstration. This roadshow, debuting at the Annual Meeting, will highlight demonstrations of automated driving systems developed under the Trucking Fleet Concept of Operations (CONOPS) project.
- 5-6 pm Exhibitor Welcome Reception
Thursday, December 9
- 8-9:30 am General Sessions and the MobilityXX breakfast session
- 9:30-10:45 am Keynote presentation and panel discussion “A Cleaner and More Sustainable Transportation System” featuring Michael Berube, U.S. Department of Energy
- 11-12 pmand 1-5 pm General Sessions
- 11-5 pm Exhibit Hall open
- 6-9 pm ITS World Congress 2022 Los Angeles celebration at the Nascar Hall of Fame
Friday, December 10
- 8-9 am General Sessions
- 9:30-10:45 am State DOT Roundtable
- 11-2:30 pm Exhibit Hall open
Societal changes and the climate emergency are prompting us to reinvent the way we move and the impact of our mobility choices.
This issue is now at the heart of the challenges facing public decision-makers driven by more sustainable and intelligent innovations.
The transition to sustainable mobility will not happen without public actors and solution providers moving forward together to allow access to mobility in accordance with citizens’ needs and the need to limit its impact. Intermodality driven by MaaS, the structuring and use of data, new modes of mobility and the transformation of historical players are all avenues of reflection for all public and private players in the mobility ecosystem.
Join us on February 1st for the Sustainable Mobility Forum and pave the way for a more intelligent, efficient and inclusive mobility!
The WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities is a global competition celebrating and spotlighting transformative urban change. The prize seeks to inspire urban change-makers across the globe by elevating trailblazing initiatives and telling impactful stories of sustainable urban transformation.
Recognizing the confluence of challenges with COVID-19 recovery, climate change and growing urban inequality, WRI invites submissions on the theme of “Thriving Together in Turbulent Times,” welcoming the opportunity to showcase outstanding projects and urban leaders spearheading citywide transformations in response to these challenges.
Applicants should apply here by February 15, 2022.
“We are inviting submissions that think creatively about how and what cities can learn from different types of crises, challenges, and disruptions,” said Ani Dasgupta, President and CEO at World Resources Institute. “We are not just asking for responses to the COVID-19 pandemic – we seek projects that are helping cities adapt, save lives and lift up vulnerable populations now and in the future. We want to highlight the best solutions to create accessible, low-carbon and healthy communities while leaving no one behind.”
Innovative initiatives and projects that have responded to a range of economic, climate and social disruptions to create more equitable, resilient and healthy cities are encouraged to apply, including all types of organizations and individuals from public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
Previous grand prize winners have demonstrated the vision, coalition-building and perseverance that are key to sustaining change and amplifying lessons learned. The 2020-2021 grand prize was awarded to Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario, a far-reaching urban agriculture program from the municipality of Rosario, Argentina. In 2019, the inaugural Prize for Cities was awarded to SARSAI, a program of the non-profit Amend, for its highly impactful and replicable approach to creating safer journeys to school for children in Dar es Salaam and other African cities.
“The Prize sets a very high bar by looking for projects and initiatives impacting communities locally as well as igniting change at the level of the city,” said Anne Maassen, Global Lead for the Prize for Cities. “In addition to inspiring others to become urban changemakers in their own right, WRI is also hoping to build a space to share insights about what makes projects and initiatives work, and to connect thinkers and practitioners to people so they can share practical approaches, knowledge and tools to transform cities.”
An international and multi-disciplinary evaluation team from across the WRI Ross Center network will select five finalists in June 2022. Criteria include the extent to which submissions demonstrate innovative ideas and novel approaches; impact on people’s lives, mindsets and behaviors, and those of the communities they live in; and impact on institutions within and beyond the city. A distinguished and independent jury of urban leaders and experts will then select one grand prize winner, to be announced in December 2022.
To learn more about the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities visit prizeforcities.org.
About World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research organization that spans more than 60 countries, with international offices in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and the United States, regional offices in Ethiopia (for Africa) and the Netherlands (for Europe), and program offices in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Our more than 1,400 experts and staff turn big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. More information at www.wri.org or on Twitter @WorldResources.
About WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities helps create accessible, equitable, healthy and resilient urban areas for people, businesses and the environment to thrive. Together with partners, it enables more connected, compact and coordinated cities. The Center expands the transport and urban development expertise of the EMBARQ network to catalyze innovative solutions in other sectors, including water, buildings, land use and energy. It combines the research excellence of WRI with 15 years of on-the-ground impact through a network of more than 250 experts working from Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey to make cities around the world better places to live. More information at www.wrirosscities.org.