High-level Panel: Localizing the people-centered smart cities approach- World Cities Day 2025.


On October 31st, 2025, the Global Observance of World Cities Day, will be linked to people-centred smart cities. It will showcase how data-driven decision making, technology, and AI can be used to improve urban life and recover from current shocks and crises. It will also focus on promoting smart city initiatives centered on people.

Moderator: Mr. Elkin Velásquez Monsalve, Director, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, UN-Habitat.

Panelists:

Mr. Carlos Fernando Galán, Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
Ms. Ndeshihafela Larandja, Mayor of Windhoek, Namibia
Mr. Claudio Orrego, Governor of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Mr. Lars Weiss, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark

Global Awards for Sustainable Development in Cities ceremony

• Video message by Mr. Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, China
• Presentation of Awards

Location: Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia

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