Roundtable 2: Digital innovation to enhance urban infrastructure, land use, and basic service provision - World Cities Day 2025.


On 31 October 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. Juan Ricardo Ortega, President of Energy Group of Bogotá.
Setting the scene: Transforming urban governance through digital innovation

Keynote speaker: 

Mr. Carlo Ratti, MIT Senseable Cities Lab

Panelists:

Mr. Luis Lota, Director of the Bogotá, Cundinamarca Metropolitan Region, Colombia
Prof. Carlos Moreno, ETI Chair, Sorbonne University, France
Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, UCLG
Ms. Zoe Elena Trohanis, Global Lead for Disaster Risk Management, World Bank

Q&A session.

On 31 October 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. Juan Ricardo Ortega, President of Energy Group of Bogotá.
Setting the scene: Transforming urban governance through digital innovation

Keynote speaker: 

Mr. Carlo Ratti, MIT Senseable Cities Lab

Panelists:

Mr. Luis Lota, Director of the Bogotá, Cundinamarca Metropolitan Region, Colombia
Prof. Carlos Moreno, ETI Chair, Sorbonne University, France
Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary General, UCLG
Ms. Zoe Elena Trohanis, Global Lead for Disaster Risk Management, World Bank

Q&A session.
Location: Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia

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