Roundtable 1: Achieving adequate housing through people-centered smart cities - World Cities Day 2025.

On October 31st, 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: Ms. Vanessa Velasco, Habitat Chief Secretary, City of Bogotá

Setting the scene: Access to housing, informal settlements, and urban basic services: how can smart city initiatives and strategies help achieve these goals?

Keynote speaker: Mr. Jeroen Klink, Director, Center for Favela Studies (CEFAVELA)

Panelists:

Mr. Manuel de Araújo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique
Ms. Hélène Chartier, Director of Urban Planning, C40 Cities
Ms. Oreoluwa Finnih, Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals,
Lagos State, Nigeria
Mr. Ramiro López-Ghio, Colombia Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
Ms. Nevana Srikissoon, Project Manager, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa
Mr. Julián Suarez, Manager, Sustainable Territorial Development, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF)

Q&A Session (10 minutes)

Related Sites and Documents: UN-Habitat World Cities Day, Concept Note & Agenda Programme.

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