Cities can be Smart in many ways
Cities can be Smart in many ways – Exploring business opportunities for the City of George, South Africa
Target group: Companies interested in expanding into the South African market providing solutions for smart energy, smart building, smart infrastructure, and smart mobility.
It is argued that a smart city must be associated with at least five of eight parameters in order to be called a smart city. These parameters include: 1. smart energy, 2. smart building, 3. smart mobility, 4. smart healthcare, 5. smart infrastructure, 6. smart technology, 7. smart governance and 8. smart education. In this webinar you will get to know about business opportunities in the fields of smart energy, smart building, smart infrastructure, and smart mobility as well as examples of companies who have already entered the market.
Keynote speakers:
- Mr. Alderman Mayor Leon van Wyk, George Municipality
- Dr. Nancy Odendaal Professor, City and regional planning and Director, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Overview on Smart Cities - the cities of the 21st century
- Dr. Kosie Haarhoff, Deputy Director Strategic Growth and Development, George Municipality in South-Africa
- Ms. Lynette Groenewald, Senior Spatial Planner, George Municipality
- George, a city in South-Africa – experiences and goals
Company cases:
- Mr. Sampo Hietanen Founder & CEO, MaaS Global
- Mobility as a Service - The End of Car Ownership?
- Mr. Marco Rahner, Smart Infrastructure, Siemens South Africa
- Technologies for a smarter built environment
- Mr. Henry Craukamp, Managing Director, Kone South Africa
- Kone – Sustainability in everything we do
- Mr. Dennis Thiel, Managing Director Anaergia Africa
- Creating value out of municipal solid waste
Company profiles
MaaS Global is the world's first mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) company with a vision and mission to offer a more attractive alternative to a privately owned car. Its Whim mobility app allows for the consumer to plan, book, and pay for their trips in one mobile app. In practice it means combining several shared mobility options into one seamless whole in everyday mobility. MaaS will revolutionize the way people travel in the coming years and decarbonise transport by bridging freedom of movement and sustainable modes.
KONE is a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, and our job is to make the world’s cities better and more sustainable places to live. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. Our vision is to create the best People Flow® experience. Our objective is to be a leader in sustainability not only in our own industry, but also beyond. We understand urbanization and help our customers make the best of the world’s cities, buildings, and public spaces, helping them achieve their sustainability objectives. We pay special attention to the environmental aspects of our offering and operations and work hard every day with our customers to be the most trusted partner throughout the building life cycle.
Anaergia is a global leader in the production of clean energy, fertilizer, and recycled water from virtually any waste stream, offering the widest range of maximizing resource recovery solutions for the municipal, industrial, commercial, and agricultural markets. Anaergia’s integrated solutions create value for its customers in the forms of renewable energy, quality fertilizers, and clean water, while dramatically reducing the cost of waste management. Anaergia services deliver integrated solutions globally through established offices in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The company’s breakthrough technologies are in use at over a thousand resource recovery facilities worldwide, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating new revenue sources for its clients.
If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact elina.annala@dfhk.fi