Capitalizing on the Modern Era of Urbanization
While the global population is expected to increase by 2.5 billion people, the percentage of that population residing in urban areas will grow from 54% to 66% by 2050. This massive shift towards urbanization creates huge challenges for policymakers and municipal authorities, and rich opportunities for companies and entrepreneurs offering solutions to urban management problems. Particularly as cities and economies compete for skilled talent, creating a comfortable urban environment is now a national strategic priority. What are some of the key smart city innovations and solutions that can have an impact on urban management and how should boardrooms respond to these massive demographic trends? How can national identity be maintained while seeking to concentrate human and technological potential in urban areas at a time of economic globalization? How can we make all cities in the country, regardless of their size, more comfortable and attractive for living?
Moderator:
Valery Fadeev ,
General Director, Expert Media Holding; Editor-in-Chief, Expert magazine
Panellists:
Marat Atnashev ,
Dean, Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO
Veniamin Golubitsky ,
President, KORTROS
Sergey Kapkov ,
Head of the Centre for Culture Economy, Urban Development and Creative Industries Research, Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Joan Clos ,
Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Nikolaus Lang ,
Senior Partner, Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
Bertrand Lemoine ,
Architect, Head, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); Director General, International Workshop of Grand Paris (2010–2013)
Mikhail Men ,
Minister of Construction, Housing, and Utilities of the Russian Federation
Boris Mints ,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, O1 Group
Anton Mikhalkov ,
General Director, Rosvodokanal
Tatiana Redko ,
Deputy Managing Director, Renault Russia
Mark Spelman ,
Member of the Board, Future Cities Catapult
Emmanuel Forest ,
Chief Executive Officer, Bouygues Europe SA
Michail Chachin ,
Senior Managing Director, Customer Department Director for the Regional Public Sector, Sberbank
Andrey Chibis ,
Deputy Minister of Construction, Housing, and Utilities of the Russian Federation
Sergey Emdin ,
Chief Executive Officer, Tele2
Front row participants:
Konstantin Basmanov ,
Chairman of the Management Board, Vozrozhdenie Bank