Apr 06, 2017
Theresa has an extensive career in theatrical entertainment and large-scale public events. She is the former Art Director of Sydney New Year’s Eve and former Executive Producer of Vivid Sydney. She is the founder and director of Cre8ion, a theatrical and event producing company.
Apr 06, 2017
Tomi is the Founder and Executive Director of the award-winning learning concept Me & MyCity. He also works at the Economic Information Office of Finland. Previously, he worked as an elementary school teacher in Helsinki.
Apr 06, 2017
Physicist turned designer turned bicyclist turned entrepreneur, Emily is the Founder of Blaze, a London tech startup that creates the ultimate products for urban cyclists.
Apr 06, 2017
Carissa Widjojo calls Jakarta her home, and continues to witness the alarming growth of the city’s urbanization and the challenges this brings. She has always been interested in seeing the bigger picture on how businesses can continue to coexist and grow hand-in-hand with the people’s general welfare. She holds a degree in Economics from the…
Apr 06, 2017
William Browning, BED Colorado University, MSRED MIT, Hon. AIA, LEED AP, is the Managing Partner in Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental strategy research and consulting firm. Browning’s clients include Disney, New Songdo City, Lucasfilm, Google, Marriott, Bank of America, Salesforce, the Inn of the Anasazi, the White House, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village. Browning…
Apr 06, 2017
Marcus Westbruy is an Australian urbanist, festival director, TV presenter, writer and consultant who founded Renew Newcastle and Renew Australia.
Apr 06, 2017
Rose is the Co-founder and CEO of HandUp, named Fast Company’s Most Innovative Startup of the Day in 2014 and Rose was listed in the Top People in Tech by Business Insider. Previously, Rose served as COO at SuperBetter Labs and as a Data Manager for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.
Apr 06, 2017
Harry Verhaar has over 20 years of experience in the lighting industry. Since the end of 2003 he has been the architect of the company’s lighting strategy on energy and climate change, which has resulted in a global momentum on phasing out of old lighting technologies.
Apr 06, 2017
Widya has worked for a city-planning agency in the areas of child protection, youth and civil participation, women’s empowerment, and good governance. Widya holds a Master’s degree from the Australia National University and just completed an additional program at MIT in Urban and Regional Studies, where she focused on land rights, community development and community…
Apr 06, 2017
Muhammad Syarifullah is Public relations Specialist and Writer at the Center for Public Policy Transformation (Transformasi), an Indonesian-based think tank that engages policy makers, scholars and the public in the investigation of public problems, the design and development of solutions and monitoring and evaluation of results. Syarif has strong concerns for urban issues in Jakarta,…
Apr 06, 2017
Bruno Hervet is Vice President in charge of the Smart & Resourceful Cities at SUEZ Group. From 2010 to 2014, he was the Deputy Director of the International Division. Previously he has been the Chief Financial Officer of Degremont. Bruno Hervet has a degree in business administration, strategy and management from HEC (France).
Apr 06, 2017
Riccardo Mastini joined the New Cities Foundation as a researcher after obtaining his MSc in Human Geography at Lund University in Sweden.