Smart in the City – The BABLE Podcast
Episodes
#71 Urban Innovation Leadership Programme: Collective Learning & Urban Design
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode of our Urban Innovation Leadership Programme series, we discuss with Honorata Grzesikowska, Founder and CEO of Urbanitarian &a...
#70 [Turkish] Marmara Belediyeler Birliği: MARUF23 ve Çözüm Üreten Kentler
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Smart in the Cities'in ilk bölüm Türkçe bölümünde MBB'den Veri ve Teknoloji Merkezi Direktörü Samet Keskin ve mimar ve Kıdemli Şehir Politi...
#69 Urban Innovation Leadership Programme: Talent Attraction and Upskilling
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our Urban Innovation Leadership Programme series, we welcomed Jose Antonio Ondiviela, who after 29 years of experience lea...
#68 Schwalm-Eder-West: Creative Bureaucracy & Procurement for Smaller Cities
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode, part of our collaboration as one of the podcast partners for the Creative Bureaucracy Festival, features Dr. Philipp Rottwilm, Mayor of ...
#67 Urban Innovation Leadership Programme: Navigating Change and AI in Cities
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of our Urban Innovation Leadership Programme series, we welcomed back Bas Boorsma - Founder and Partner of Urban Innovators Gl...
#66 Anna Huttunen: Shaping Cities for Climate Neutrality - BBC 100 Women 2023
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Anna Huttunen, Climate Neutral Cities Advisor for Climate-KIC at Net Zero Cities. Recently recognised as one of the BBC 100 Wom...
#65 Tampere: Harnessing the Metaverse for Urban Innovation
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the world of Smart City IoT and explore the intriguing possibilities of the metaverse with Teppo Rantanen, the Executiv...
#64 Alexander Schmidt: Navigating Procurement in Smart Urban Innovation
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features an interview with Alexander Schmidt, CEO and founder of BABLE Smart Cities, and a discussion which centres on the challenges a...
424. Smart in the City - Tamlyn Shimizu (Urbanistica Episode)
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Urbanistica Podcast episode is hosted by Mustafa Sherif and was not produced by Smart in the City. Mustafa...
#63 Helsingborg: A Blueprint for Urban Innovation and Collaborative Leadership
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode featuring Lisa Olsson - the Innovation and Transformation Director for the City of Helsingborg, Sweden - we delve into the strategi...
#62 SMCNetZero Project: Cascais - Small City, Big Impact
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this third episode of our SMCNetZero series, we had the pleasure of talking with João Dinis, Office Coordinator at Cascais Ambiente, a company o...
#61 Urban Innovators Global: Fostering Leadership for Smarter Cities
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Raffaele Gareri - Partner at Urban Innovators Global, CEO of Urban Futures and former CDO of Rome - and delves into various a...
#60 C40 Cities: The 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy for Cities Programme with Google
17 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode recorded at the 2023 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress, we had a dynamic conversation with Cassie Sutherland, Managing ...
#59 DOLL Living Lab: An Innovation Playground Building Synergies in Smart Cities
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode recorded at the 2023 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress, we discussed with Teddy Axelsen, the Head of DOLL Living Lab at...
#58 Telefónica: SinapSysTec Digital Solutions - Pioneering Smart City Innovations
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of our Greencities S-Moving series, we sat down with Rino Bellini, CMO, and Oleg Garankin, responsible for technical design and d...
#57 Smart City Expo World Congress: Transforming Cities Through Collaboration, Innovation, and Sustainability
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode recorded live at the 2023 edition of the Smart City Expo World Congress, we discussed the importance of collaboration, innovation, and...
#56 Istanbul & Madrid: Empowering Cities through Data and Digital Innovation
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This fourth and last episode of our collaboration with Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes (RECI) was recorded live at the Smart City Expo World ...
#55 CIVINET Iberia: [Spanish] Fomentar la Movilidad Sostenible
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Este tercer y último episodio de nuestra serie CIVINET Iberia se grabó en español con Adur Ugartemendia Leunda, Primer Teniente de Alcalde de la Ci...
#54 CIVINET Iberia: [Portuguese] Navegar por Soluções de Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neste segundo episódio da série CIVINET Ibéria - o primeiro episódio em português - conversámos com Nuno Alexandre Cunha, Diretor Operacional da...
#53 CIVINET Iberia: Connecting Cities for Sustainable Mobility
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of our CIVINET Iberia series, we talked with Pedro Moreira, Head of Transport Authority and Mobility Management at the City of ...
#52 [French] Ris-Orangis & Ville Hybride: Réinventer les Espaces de Vie Urbains
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dans ce tout premier épisode en français du podcast, nous avons eu le plaisir d'acceuillir Stéphane Raffalli, le maire de la ville de Ris-Orangis,...
#51 SMCNetZero Project: What Lessons Can Transfer from Larger Cities to SMCs?
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our SMCNetZero series, we had the pleasure of talking with Maria Vassilakou, Urban Strategist and Founder at Vienna Solutio...
#50 [Spanish] Puerto Rico & Las Rozas de Madrid: Movilidad Sostenible e Innovación
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Este episodio especial, grabado en vivo durante el evento Global Mobility Call y en colaboración con la Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes (RECI)...
#49 Alicante Investment Agency: Empowering Innovation and Urban Sustainability
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of our Greencities S-Moving series, we discussed with María José, the Head of Operations at ALIA - Alicante Investment Agency ...
#48 Gata de Gorgos: Navigating Tradition and Innovation in a Small Town
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of our Greencities S-Moving series, we explore another small town in Spain: Gata de Gorgos, located south of Valencia. We had a ...
#47 Salinas: Innovation And Sustainability In "A Smart Village"
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Greencities S-Moving series, we travelled once again to Spain, in a town near Alicante: the Municipality of Salinas. We...
#46 Viladecans: "One Of The Most Sustainable Cities In Spain"
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Greencities S-Moving series, we travelled back very close to Barcelona to the important town of Viladecans in Spain. We h...
#45 Ermua & The drOp Project: "Innovation is the Key" for Sustainable Urban Development
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode from our Greencities S-Moving series, we travelled to the Basque Country in Spain and delved into the Municipality of Ermua's in...
#44 Bristol & UK Urban Futures Commission: Building Efficient Cities For A Just Transition
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our journey leads us once more to the United Kingdom, where we met and discussed with Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, UK. With...
#43 Barcelona: European Capital of Democracy or "To Explore the Possibilities of Collective Intelligence"
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we travel once more to the city of Barcelona in Spain, this time to talk democracy with Arnau Monterde, the Director of Democratic ...
#42 SMCNetZero: "Supporting Small and Medium-sized Cities in their Decarbonization Journey"
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of our SMCNetZero series, we welcomed back Nikita Shetty, the UK and Ireland Lead at BABLE Smart Cities, but also Graham Colc...
#41 Barcelona: Building "Unexpected Alliances" And Cooperation
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our fifth and last episode recorded live at the Urban Future Conference 2023, we had the pleasure of talking with Oriol Estela Barnet, the General...
#40 Helsinki: "Not Everything Is Important" or Focusing on Effective Climate Actions
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth episode recorded live at the Urban Future Conference 2023, we had the pleasure of talking with Kaisa-Reeta Koskinen, Head of Climate at...
#39 Varberg: "We Succeed or We Learn"
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our third episode recorded live at the Urban Future Conference 2023, we sat down with Jenny Rydén, Project Manager of Sustainability for the Muni...
#38 Valencia & Tallinn: Two European Green Capitals "From Different Sides of Europe"
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This second episode sponsored by Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes (RECI) was recorded live at the Urban Future Conference 2023 with Ernesto F...
#37 Thinkz: "Real-Time Information is Action"
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live at the Urban Future Conference 2023 with Moshe Gazit, Director of Business Development at the IoT startup Thinkz. With...
#36 Greater Copenhagen Region: "The Region You Will Think Of When You Think Green Transition"
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For our second episode in collaboration with Copenhagen Capacity, it was our great pleasure to welcome back an old guest, Rikke Petersen, Head of th...
#35 Leuven & Sant Feliu de Llobregat: "The Key Of What We Are Doing Is Collaboration"
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode sponsored by Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes (RECI), it was our great pleasure to meet with Manuel Gonzalez – Chief Inf...
#34 Copenhagen UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture: "Creating Better, More Sustainable Lives"
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode in collaboration with Copenhagen Capacity, it was our great pleasure to have two architects by formation on the podcast: Camill...
#33 Core Cities UK: "Learning From Each Other"
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talked with Stephen Jones, Director of Core Cities UK, about collaboration between national governments and cities, UK cities' p...
#32 Madrid: Public Transport, "It's All About Sustainability"
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live at the Autonomy Mobility World Expo 2023 in Paris, where Smart in the City was a Media Partner. In this episode...
#31 Manchester: Transport Is About "Giving People A Choice"
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live at the Autonomy Mobility World Expo 2023 in Paris, where Smart in the City was a Media Partner. In this episode...
#30 Autonomy: "Change Is Really Driven By Policy-Makers"
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded live at the Autonomy Mobility World Expo 2023 in Paris, where Smart in the City was a Media Partner. In this episode, w...
#29 The Happiness Research Institute: "A Human-Centered Approach" to Smart Cities
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we learn how the happiness of citizens can be measured and quantified to inform decision-making in urban planning with two guests fro...
#28 MAHLE chargeBIG: EV Charging or "Leading by Example"
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we sat down in Stuttgart, Germany with our guests Sebastian Ewert, CEO and Founder of MAHLE chargeBIG, and Alexander Schmidt, our CE...
#27 Urbcast: Urbanism as "A Lens Through Which We Look At The City"
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With us in this special episode is none other than a fellow podcast host and urbanist – Marcin Wojciech Żebrowski from Urbcast - a podcast about ...
#26 Fürstenfeldbruck: "We Need To Be Clever To Change Mobility Patterns"
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcomed Montserrat Miramontes – who is a Transport Planner in charge of mobility management at the city of Fürstenfeldbruck i...
#25 Belfast: Smart District or to "Design and Co-Design with Partners"
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Going just a little north from our last episode to the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, we discussed Smart District development, stakeholders engage...
#24 Southern Regional Assembly, Ireland: "There Is Always Something To Be Gained In Projects"
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We start 2023 with our very first co-hosted episode with Alessandro Gaillard, Communications Campaign Officer at the Solar Impulse Foundation and host...
#23 Rotterdam: Digitalisation or "Learning To Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable"
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dived into the topic of digitalization with Bas Boorsma, Chief Digital Officer of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands, urban inn...
#22 Brussels & The Solar Impulse Foundation: "What We Have In Common"
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcomed two very special guests: Bernard Clerfayt, the Minister of the Capital Region of Brussels, Belgium, and Bertrand Piccard...
#21 Kladno & SPARCS: Replication or "Copy, Edit and Paste"
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talked once more about our H2020 EU-Funded project – SPARCS – speaking with one of the fellow cities of the project – Kladno...
#20 [Spanish] Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes & Smart City Cluster: "Una ciudad inteligente piensa, escucha, mide y toma decisiones"
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
En nuestro primer episodio en español, grabado en el inmejorable escenario de la Smart City Expo World Congress 2022 de Barcelona, conversamos sobre...
#19 Lahti & Maptionnaire: "The Best Experts Are The Citizen Themselves"
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes us back to Finland, and more precisely to the city of Lahti, to discuss public-private partnerships, knowledge-driven community eng...
#18 Prague: "Circular Economy is a Mindset"
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into the topic of circular economy and especially how the city of Prague, Czech Republic is tackling waste recycling and oth...
#17 KONE & Espoo : "Co-Creation is the Key"
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we had the pleasure to speak with Merja Honkanen, Project Manager at KONE and Elina Wanne, the Project Manager for the SPARCS project...
#16 CIVINET Greece-Cyprus: "Nothing Can Happen On Its Own"
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcomed Katerina Nikolopoulou back to the podcast, this time as the Network Manager of CIVINET Greece-Cyprus, the Greek-speakin...
#15 Umeå: "You Don't Need Technology to be Smart"
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we ventured again to Sweden by discussing with the Strategic Developer of the city of Umeå: Carina Aschan. We had the opportunity ...
#14 INCIRCLE: a Circular Tourism Project to "Make All Voices Heard"
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talked with Katerina Nikolopoulou about INCIRCLE, an Interreg MED project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund ...
#13 Innsbruck: Citizen Participation or "The People being Smart"
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, our journey towards a better urban life led us to the beautiful city of Innsbruck in Austria. We sat down with Elisabeth Meze, the ...
Dublin Month #6 - Smart Balbriggan: "A Smart Community Initiative"
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth and last episode of our Smart Dublin mini-series, we talked about the Smart Balbriggan programme and the community-based and innovative p...
Dublin Month #5 - Smart Docklands: "Education, Engagement and Connectivity"
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of our Smart Dublin mini-series, we ventured into Smart Docklands – located in the heart of Dublin and a major centre of innov...
Dublin Month #4 - Smart DCU: "Bridging the gap between academia and industry"
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our Smart Dublin mini-series, we focused on Smart DCU, a collaboration between Dublin City Council and partners Enable, ...
Dublin Month #3 - Smart Dún Laoghaire: "Technology for inclusion"
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our Smart Dublin mini-series, we focused on one of the Smart Districts of Dublin located on the east coast of Ireland: Dún ...
Dublin Month #2 - Open Data: "The backbone of Smart City projects"
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of our Smart Dublin mini-series, we spoke with Luke Binns, Smart Dublin Projects Coordinator, and Gabriel Byrne, Systems Analyst...
Dublin Month #1 - Smart Dublin: "It's all about people and relationships"
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With this episode, we are kicking off a special podcast series in collaboration with Smart Dublin, featuring and digging into some of the most unique...
#12 Rostock: a "Smile City"
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At this new stop on our journey toward a better urban life, we discuss digitalisation, citizen engagement, mobility and more with Claus Ruhe Madsen, ...
#11 Glasgow: "Sustainability is Everybody's Job, Everyday"
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our next stop on this journey is in the city of Glasgow, Scotland with Gavin Slater, Head of Sustainability at the Glasgow City Council, who discuss...
#10 BABLE's Birthday: 5 Years of Projects
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let's take a moment on this journey toward a better urban life to reminisce about 5 years of Smart City projects at BABLE with host Tamyn Shimizu, CE...
#9 Light Bureau & Gladsaxe Municipality: "Sharing the Night"
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today our journey leads us to the Municipality of Gladsaxe in Denmark, where the lighting design practice Light Bureau has implemented a red Bat-Fr...
#8 Master in Smart City Solutions: "How do we train?"
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this new stop on the journey toward a better urban life, we look at Smart Cities through an academic lens with Iris Belle, Professor and Dean of St...
#7 Mobility Lab: "Don't Talk, But Test!"
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are talking about testing mobility solutions and how to accelerate new technology developments with Yves Frère, Project Manage...
#6 European Cyclists' Federation: "Putting the money where the mouth is"
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hop on our bicycles to pursue our journey toward a better urban life with Jill Warren, CEO of the European Cyclists' Federatio...
#5 Panorama: "Provide what people need and do it cleverly"
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our journey toward a better urban life in Sweden with Noak Westerberg, Project Manager for Panorama at the Swedish Climate Policy Counc...
#4 H22 City Expo: "Bringing out the super-hero in everyone"
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, our journey toward a better urban life led us to the city of Helsingborg, Sweden. In this episode, we sat down with Åsa Bjering, who works ...
#3 Heat Waste – "Not just a net-taker"
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On our journey toward a better urban life, we talk about cities but also Smart City solutions and trends. In this episode, we discuss Heat Waste Reus...
#2 Heraklion: from the City with Walls to the Walls City
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The second stop on our journey toward a better urban life is in Heraklion, Greece with its Vice-Mayor Yiannis Anastasakis. Heraklion is the administ...
#1 What better place to start than in Copenhagen?
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What better place to start our journey toward a better urban life than in Copenhagen? In this episode, Rikke Peterson and Anders Sloth Nielsen from th...
Trailer: What is a Smart City?
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What exactly is a Smart City? The answer will always be different depending on who you ask. But despite the concept's diversity, it speaks to people f...