Our guest today is Olzhas Sartayev,  the CEO of  the Special Economic Zone of Almaty, One of the 13 special economic zones created in Kazakhstan to promote innovation and attract investments. We discuss with Olzhas the attractive conditions created for companies in his "Park of Innovative Technologies" and some best practices and thoughts for other cities around the globe. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

Anders Jönsson is the Chief of the innovative Policies Development section of the United Nations UNECE organization. Anders shares with us his expert view on effective Policy development practices for Smart & Sustainable Cities and reflects on those that create the biggest impact. We discuss his views & learnings, built on his engagement with key governments officials and cities stakeholders.   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

Today I talk with Ade McCormack. Ade is an international Consultant and speaker on Digital Transformation. We discuss his views on Cities evolution and Urbanization. We talk about Sustainability, Anthropology, Sociology and Data governance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

Open Geneva is the open innovation festival for Science, Technology and   Society. In this episode I talk to Thomas Maillart, the founder of Open   Geneva. We discuss about how the Silicon Valley approach to Innovation   is a Mindset that can be transposed anywhere. Any city around the  world  can leverage this stakeholder innovation collaboration. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

In this episode, I talk to Michael Donaldson, The CIty of Barcelona   Commissioner for Digital Innovation. Michael shares his observation on   how Barcelona has evolved into a Citizen centric Smart &  Sustainable  City. We discuss best practices in tackling mobility  challenges and  engaging with Citizens through their Decidim platform.    www.decidim.barcelona --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

Miguel Eiras Antunes leads Deloitte's Global practice on Smart Cities,  Smart Nations and local governments. Together we discuss about his home  city Lisbon and about his experience in helping Governments and cities  around the globe become smarter and more sustainable. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

Open Geneva is the open innovation festival for Science, Technology and Society. In this episode I talk to Thomas Maillart, the founder of Open Geneva. We discuss about how the Silicon Valley approach to Innovation is a Mindset that can be transposed anywhere. Any city around the world can leverage this stakeholder innovation collaboration.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

Miguel Eiras Antunes leads Deloitte's Global practice on Smart Cities, Smart Nations and local governments. Together we discuss about his home city Lisbon and about his experience in helping Governments and cities around the globe become smarter and more sustainable. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

In this episode, I talk to Michael Donaldson, The CIty of Barcelona Commissioner for Digital Innovation. Michael shares his observation on how Barcelona has evolved into a Citizen centric Smart & Sustainable City. We discuss best practices in tackling mobility challenges and engaging with Citizens through their Decidim platform.  www.decidim.barcelona    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message

In this episode we talk to Kapil Narula a Senior researcher at Geneva University leading the Energy efficiency team. We discuss the Key Urbanization Challenge facing cities in their Carbon Emissions. We talk about their ambitious goal to reach Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pierremirlesse/message