Tim de Sousa, Senior Director Technology (Privacy | Information Governance | Emerging Tech). Tim joined Smarter Cities to delve into data, privacy, and misinformation. He discusses the potential consequences of the importance of data, data for the sake of data, and the consequences of it falling into the wrong hands.
Can artificial intelligence represent the solution for fostering more robust, efficient, and just economies and societies? Kelly delves into diverse AI applications, its potential as a remedy, and the pragmatic considerations involving regulatory frameworks.
Maddy Proud is Co-Captain of the NSW Swifts netball team, represents Australia in national netball and is the author of the children's story series "Grace on the Court". Maddy joined Smarter Cities to discuss why sport is so important to the development of children and communities and what it is like to play sport at the highest levels.
Libbie Doherty is the Head of Children's Content for The ABC. She joined Smarter Cities to discuss the how children's television content contributes to education and the development of children and the role the ABC plays in projecting Australia's values and place in the world.
As Australian cities face rising populations, continued infrastructure development needs and an aspiration for our nation to step up as a senior middle power economy in the world, how should we move forward in meeting these challenges? Tim Williams joined Smarter Cities to debate this question.
As the world faces rising energy costs and global inflationary pressures, the case for Net Zero by 2050 might be under question. However, Russell Fortmeyer, Woods Bagot Global Head of Sustainability, argues the business case has never been stronger.
Sarah Kay, Global Client lead at architecture firm Woods Bagot, joins Smarter Cities to talk about the business of architecture in changing cities and what is like to run an architecture practice with a global reach.
Can we do cities better? Researcher Heba Elhanafy, and the American headquartered think tank the Charter Cities Institute, think so.
Heba joined Jason and the Smarter Cities Podcast from her office in Zambia, where she is working with African governments on creating new and better cities that work for people as well as deliver economic development.
Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has become paramount in corporate and investment decision making and in the national discourse. The hope is that intense ESG focus across the global economy will lead to solutions for entrenched environmental, economic and social problems. But is this really happening?
How do you brand a country? Why does a country need a brand? Fiona de Jong - Austrade's Acting Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Australia's Nation Brand - explains why in this episode of Smarter Cities.
How do you transform a company into a digital leader? This is something Lendlease’s Chief Digital Officer, William Ruh, has done multiple times. Bill joined the Smarter Cities Podcast to discuss the opportunities and challenges of creating new things in a corporate environment and why the future will be captured by firms that innovate and change.