This London Tech Week fringe event is brought to you by Tech West England Advocates (TWEA) in collaboration with the Tech London Advocates Smart Cities and PropTech Working Groups.
The event has been curated for Smart City Tech Innovators, Researchers, Investors, Property Developers, City & Urban Planners.
Join fellow tech founders, investors, other experts and practitioners from cities across the UK & Global Tech Advocates eco-system to explore the latest research, innovation, trends and technologies transforming our cities now and into the future.
The event is hosted by L39, sponsored by InvestHK London and grateful to our panellists, co-sponsors and partners who have supported us to make our London Tech Week fringe event possible.
Programme (London Time)
3.15pm
Welcome and Introduction – Richard Lowe, Founder, Tech West England Advocates
3.25pm
Welcome to L39 - Amy French, Director at L39
3.30pm
Panel 1 – Smart Cities Research & Trends – What areas of academia and research are currently informing the latest thinking around Smart Cities?
● Professor Theo Tryfonas , Chair of Infrastructure Systems and Urban Innovation Academic Team Leader, Infrastructure Systems Management and Design, University of Bristol
● Dr Wanru Yao, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Bath Business School, Bath Spa University
● Ayman Elhalwagy, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for AI: Social & Digital Innovation, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Brunel University
● Moderator: Richard Lowe, Founder, Tech West England Advocates
3.45pm Q&A
4.00pm
Panel 2 – Smart Cities Latest Technologies - What are the latest technologies being integrated into today’s Smarter Cities and those under development? Includes a demonstration of each technology by Tech Founders.
● Kai-Tse (KT) Lin, Co-Founder, Bellwether Industries
● Richard Godfrey, Founder & CEO, Rocketmakers
● Paul Sheedy, Founder & CEO, Unifi.id
● Moderator: Sandeep Arora, Group Co-Lead, TLA Smart Cities Working Group
4.30pm Q&A
4.45pm Coffee & Tea Break
5.00pm
Panel 3 – Smart City Practitioners – How are practitioners applying the latest Smart City technology to improve our lives and our living environments?
● Trevor Dorling, CEO & Board Member DG Cities Limited, Director, Digital Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich
● Sandy Tung, Principle Policy Officer, Innovation and Technology, Greater London Authority
● Rene Perkins, Founder & CEO, CityMaaS
● Moderator: Mark Jenkinson, Group Co-Lead, TLA PropTech Working Group
5.15pm Q&A
5.30pm Plenary
5.35pm
UK & Hong Kong Tech Trade Corridor: UK Tech Mission to Hong Kong announcement - Richard Lowe, Founder, Tech West England Advcoates & Jayne Chan, Head fo Startups, InvestHK
5.45pm Introduction by Hong Kong Science & Technology Park
5.55pm
TWEA Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing Working Group soft launch - James Savage, Chair, Finance Working Group, Tech West England Advcoates
6.00pm Networking, drinks and refreshments
8.30pm Close
