The Telegraph is proud to present the fourth annual Britain’s Smart Cities conference, the only UK-focused gathering bringing together 300 city budget-holders and business leaders to provide a citizen-first, digital vision for smart cities.
Highlights for 2018 include:
- A truly collaborative environment: Encouraging city and rural council leaders to interact and share their war stories, best practice and lessons learnt
- Pre-event benchmarking workshop: Dedicated to fostering best practice for overcoming departmental and data silos and unlocking ROI in public sector procurement
- Post-event VIP networking reception: Designed to forge new, innovative partnerships and cement strong public sector-supplier relationship
- Cross-departmental and regional learnings: From early-adopters using smart city approaches to private sector giants contributing to low-carbon neighbourhoods
- Diversifying funding sources: Identifying new opportunities to monetise pilots and demonstrators in order to offset piecemeal direct financing through government allocation or international grants
- Create a framework for age-old challenges: Establish practical steps local authorities can take to support responsible data sharing, boost citizen engagement and boost shared service ROI
Confirmed speakers include:
- Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, Chief Technology Officer, Bristol is Open
- Nicola Yates OBE, Chief Executive, Future Cities Catapult
- Glenn Woodcock, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Exeter City Futures
- David Waboso, Managing Director, Digital Railway, Network Rail
- Helen Marriage, Founder and Creator, Lumiere London and Durham
- Ruth Duston, Chief Executive Officer, Victoria Business Improvement District
For more information, see https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/britains-smart-cities/