Kampala Geopolitics Conference

Smart Cities for a Smarter Future: Urban trends transforming our daily lives

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Summary

More than half of all people live in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of humanity – 6.5 billion people – will live in urban spaces. Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way we build and manage our urban spaces. SDG 11 of the Agenda 2030 therefore talks about making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Only a decade ago, the promise of optimising urban spheres through the extensive use of ICT was still a technoutopian fantasy. Since then, the terms smart city and smart urbanism have become major branding tools for global cities – without actually being clearly defined. The core idea is simple: smart cities are based on the idea that technology stands as the primary driver for change which will introduce innovative solutions to challenges of urban growth. So how exactly will smart cities transform our daily lives? How will urban places look like in the future? What are the challenges for cities to transition into the age of smart urbanism? And how about the aspect of inclusiveness? Will smart cities foster a better life for all inhabitants?

Conference

Details

  • Time: 2:00 pm
  • Venue: Tent

Meet the Panelists

Rushongoka Wa-Mpiira

Rushongoka Wa-Mpiira

Managing Fellow, Open Impact Institute

Rushongoka Wa-Mpiira is a conservationist with Restoration Ecology as major discipline. He is the Managing Fellow at the Open Impact Institute, an independent think-tank in Kampala working to propagate data... Read more
Martin Ssekajja

Martin Ssekajja

Head of Information Technology, Kampala Capital City Authority

Martin Ssekajja is the Head of Information Technology at Kampala Capital City Authority charged with planning the development and implementation as well as the support of ICT solutions and infrastructures.... Read more
Hatem Chakroun

Hatem Chakroun

Country Director, Agence Française de Développement in Uganda

Hatem Chakroun has been Country Director for Agence Française de Développement in Uganda since 2019. He holds a master’s degree in business administration. Previously, he worked as a Task Team... Read more
Nancy Odendaal

Nancy Odendaal

Associate professor, University of Cape Town

Nancy Odendaal is an associate professor in city and regional planning in the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics at the University of Cape Town. Her research and teaching focus... Read more
Peter Benhur Nyeko

Peter Benhur Nyeko

CEO, Mandulis Energy

Benhur is a CleanTech Entrepreneur. He is the Director and Co-Founder of Mandulis Energy, a company that develops Renewable Energy projects in Africa, to deliver energy that is productive, as... Read more
Deepa Shekar

Deepa Shekar

Chief Operating Officer, SafeBoda

Deepa Shekar is the Chief Operating Officer at SafeBoda, a mobile-first transportation platform in Uganda. Previously she has worked as EMEA Service Lead in Technical Client Management at AppNexus as... Read more