Agenda
VIRTUAL GATHERING
| 09:45 - 09.55 | Registration |
| 09.55 - 10.00 | Opening Remarks By ET Edge |
| 10.00 - 10.15 | Chief Guest / Guest of Honor Address - Changing Landscape of Building Cities for People |
| 10.20 - 10.30 | Keynote Address 1- Embracing the Change - Redefining Smart In A Pandemic Driven World Jeanne Holm - Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation, City of Los Angeles |
| 10.35 - 10.55 | Fireside Chat - Re-thinking Smart - Has the Smart Home Market Matured in India? |
A smart home is the concept of the western world in India. Struggling to accept the concept of home automation, it is still viewed as an object of luxury. With the rise in the millennial and Genz generation and their need for comfort and ease, the market for smart homes in metro cities looks encouraging, but would it be easy with limited scope?
Ar. Leena Kumar - Chairperson, The Indian Institute of Architects - Karnataka Chapter & Principal, Kumar Consultants Anil Bhaskaran - Chief Architect and Urban Planner, Managing Director, IDEA Centre Architects Pvt Ltd |
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| 11.00 - 11.15 | Case Study 1 |
| 11.20 - 12.05 | Panel Session 1 - Connected Living With Connected Devices |
Everything is getting a digital upgrade from cooking to security to health, entertainment as well as sleep. New technologies such as Voice Activated-Devices, Robot Cleaners,Internet Of Things Sensors etc are transforming our living spaces. This session talks about the rising need of smart devices and its emotional connection with us.
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| 12.10 - 12.20 | Case Study 2 |
| 12.25 - 12.35 | Keynote Address 2 - Intelligent Building Automation : Defining Safety and Efficiency of Smart Buildings in the “New Normal” |
| 12.40 - 13.00 | Fireside Chat - Smart Buildings - Bringing Together Tech And Design For A Smartly Safe Workplace |
Owing to the pandemic, employers today have many concerns varying from access to the workplace to employee physical distancing and the use of infrared lights to kill off germs. Can technology make workplaces smarter to cater to the realities of the new normal?
Utkarsh Kawatra - Co-Founder, myHQ |
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| 13.05 - 13.20 | Case Study 3 |
| 13.25 - 14.10 | Panel Session 2 - Navigating Public Infrastructure Planning & Design On A Connected Clean Technology Base |
The internet of things is spreading not just into homes, it is also grasping hotel rooms, malls, and healthcare. From access to streaming services, everything is increasingly transforming to digital. This session emphasizes the future roadmap of implementing innovative solutions for climate-sensitive urban development.
Piero Pelizzaro - Chief Resilience Officer,City of Milan Mili Majumdar - Managing Director, Green Business Certification Institute Pvt Ltd, India and Senior Vice President, U.S. Green Building Council |
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| 14.15 - 14.25 | Keynote Address 3- Smart City 2.0 : Reshaping Cities by Integrating AI & IoT Emily Yates - Smart City Director, Innovation Management | Office of Innovation & Technology,City of Philadelphia |
| 14.30 - 14.45 | Interview - Contouring From Smart to Sustainably Smart Cities |
It is an excellent time to reflect on where we were yesterday, where we are today, and where we are going be tomorrow when it comes to smart cities. So how we can make cities and places smarter keeping the current situation in mind? This session focuses on how disruptive technologies and innovations are driving smart transformation.
Jeff Merritt - Head of IoT & Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum |
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| 14.50 - 15.00 | Closing Keynote Address - Projects and Smart City applications : The Way Forward
Shri Kunal Kumar - Joint Secretary & Mission Director (Smart Cities Mission), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India |
| Close of the Conference |