Smart Cities Europe 2012

Europe’s only Cross-Sector Smart Cities Conference

Leading experts defining the future of Smart Cities around the world will be speaking at Ovum’s Inaugural Smart Cities Europe conference, which is free to attend*. The event will be taking place on 19-20 June at The Lancaster Hotel, London.

The conference draws on the combined expertise of Imperial College London, Ovum and invited speakers to deliver the world’s leading cross sector forum for the exchange of knowledge related to digital cities. It emphasises the need for an integrated approach to city planning and management.

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> Click here to register for Smart Cities Europe 2012

Hear from our expert speaker-line up including:

• Neelie Kroes, Vice President, Digital Agenda for Europe, European Commission
• Larry Hirst CBE, Former Chairman, IBM EMEA
• Steve Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, Living PlanIT
• Gianni Carbonaro, Head, Municipal and Regional Unit, Technical and Financial Advice Department, European Investment Bank
• Joe Montgomery, Chief Executive, Europe, Urban Land Institute
• Celso Ferreira, Mayor, Paredes Municipality
• Prof David Gann CBE, Chair in Technology and Innovation Management, Imperial College London
• Manel Sanromá, Chief Information Officer, Barcelona City Council
• Leo Paulissen, Project Manager, Senior Advisor, Alliander
• Iñigo de la Serna Hernaiz, Mayor, City of Santander
• Werner Kipfer, Member of the Board, OIZ, City of Zurich
• Markus Stein, Director of Patient Management, Ethianum Klinik, Heidelberg

> Click here to view the full list of speakers

Ovum’s Inaugural Smart Cities conference will deal with critical issues surrounding the following topics:

• Energy for Digital Cities
• Transportation for Digital Cities
• Incentivising New Consumption Behaviour in Cities
• Global Competitiveness Among Cities
• Healthcare in Digital Cities
• Retail in Digital Cities
• New Business Opportunities in Digital Cities
• Managing a Smart City

> Download the full conference agenda

Meet and network with delegates from the following companies already registered to attend:

* Capita Group – IT Services Division * Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea * Capital Economics * Aequator Capital Ltd. * KM Insight Consulting * UK Broadband * Care Quality Commission * Mary Kay Inc * GlaxoSmithKline * Havering Sixth Form College * Plan Ltd * Danish National IT and Telecom Agency * Bankwest * DLP * UCL * Fintricity * IS Communications.co.uk * Powermet Ltd * European Investment Fund * OpenHub Smart Homes Limited * University College London * Trusted Renewables Ltd * Tesco * Derby City Council * OpenHub Smart Homes Ltd * University of Cambridge * University of Westminster * Hammersmith & Fulham Bridge Partnership * Investec * Imperial College London * WSP Group * H&F Bridge Partnership * University of Oxford * Hugh Frost Designs – LOCAL2U * Sabbatical * The IET * Ohio University * OTS SA * HSBC * IPE * University of Nottingham * KEO Films & Digital *

* Smart Cities Europe is free to attend, however non-sponsoring vendors must pay £495 to attend both days of the event. For more details on this and to register, click here.

Please note that Ovum events often sell-out beforehand, so book early to avoid disappointment.