August 2015

Divercity: Difference as an Urban Asset

Aug 28, 2015

This post is part of our Seizing the Urban Moment discussion series, following the fourth edition of the New Cities Summit in Jakarta in June 2015. “How can diversity be an asset?” asked our Executive Director, Mathieu Lefevre at the start of this discussion at the New Cities Summit. Cities attract people from diverse communities…

Keynote Conversation: The Internet of Urban Things

Aug 25, 2015

This post is part of our Seizing the Urban Moment discussion series, following the fourth edition of the New Cities Summit in Jakarta in June 2015. Many technologists talk about the Internet of Things. However, what practical benefits can it bring to citizens of global cities? This was a question posed by Gareth Mitchell of…

Keynote: The Social Business City

Aug 18, 2015

This post is part of our Seizing the Urban Moment discussion series, following the fourth edition of the New Cities Summit in Jakarta in June 2015. Should we have cities at all? Cities come from a previous kind of thinking. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Founder, Grameen Bank Professor Muhammad Yunus won the…

Can Cities Really Save the World

Aug 07, 2015

This post is part of our Seizing the Urban Moment discussion series, following the fourth edition of the New Cities Summit in Jakarta in June 2015. Has too much hope been placed on cities? Four experts assembled at the New Cities Summit to address this question, in a discussion moderated by Nick Clark, Environment Editor…

Bridging the Urban Investment Gap

Aug 03, 2015

This post is part of our Seizing the Urban Moment discussion series, following the fourth edition of the New Cities Summit in Jakarta in June 2015. At the start of this session dedicated to urban financing challenges, Arvind Satyam, Managing Director, Global Business Development, Internet of Everything Group at Cisco, set the stage by reminding…