Future Cities Asia 2014

Future Cities Asia 2014: Harnessing technology to transform urban infrastructure

Future Cities Asia 2014 to bring together city authorities, government agencies and the private sector to discuss integrated citywide solutions that will drive and foster convergence in the smart city space. Future Cities Asia examines how harnessing technology can transform urban infrastructure. It is an initiative that will explore topics such as Smart Governance and Funding, Smart Energy, Smart Buildings, Smart Mobility, Smart Technology, Smart Infrastructure, Smart Healthcare, Smart Citizen and Smart Resilience for future cities.

Being held in Hong Kong which is already a highly sophisticated smart city and a gateway to Asia the event will bring together 200 senior level executives including government authorities, urban planners, investors, academics and the private sector from the worlds leading cities who will give direction to sustainable city development and is a must-attend for key stakeholders committed to creating smarter cities.

Focusing on challenges that affect the most:

• City Authorities Case Studies – Hear best practice presentations and case studies from key cities in Asia and the rest of the world
• Smart Technology – Assess the roadmap for greater interconnectivity amongst many different systems
• Smart Energy – Helping utilities understand demand in near real time, more effectively manage supply and demand and putting greater control of energy usage into the hands of consumers
• Smart Buildings – Hear from local and international experts who will share with you the most innovative building technologies and solutions from around the world
• Smart Mobility – Learn how intelligent transportation systems improve capacity, enhance travel experiences and make moving anything safer, more efficient and more secure
• Smart Governance and Funding – Understand the major issues and barriers still to be overcome and which financial and commercial models need to be adopted to realize the Future City
• Smart Healthcare – Demonstrating which healthcare solutions need to be instrumented, interconnected and intelligent
• Smart Resilience - Tackle the complex security challenges which arise from rapid urbanization