SmartCitiesWorld Podcast
Episodes
Cities in a New Light, Episode 1 – Lighting as the backbone of the smart city
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Cities in a New Light mini-series, SmartCitiesWorld’s Luke Antoniou is joined by Julia Arneri-Borghese, CEO at Paradox E...
How cities can own their data and their future with sovereign AI
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, SmartCitiesWorld's Luke Antoniou is joined once again by Youssef Nadiri from PNY Technologies to expl...
Using mobility data to shape the future of cities
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join SmartCitiesWorld's Luke Antoniou as he welcomes Ralf-Peter Schäfer, VP of Product Management, Traffic and Travel Information at TomTom, to share...
Building resilient cities: trustworthy AI, digital twins, and urban innovation at YII 2025
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join senior editor Luke Antoniou for a special SmartCitiesWorld podcast episode, recorded live at the Bentley Systems' Year in Infrastructure (YII) Co...
Edge AI: powering next-generation smart cities
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Smart Cities World Podcast, host Luke Antoniou welcomes Youssef Nadiri, Product and BDM Smart Cities & Spaces for P...
Exploring Sunderland’s smart city connectivity credentials
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, we’re dive into the smart city work of Sunderland. Our guests, Liz St. Louis, Director of Smart Cit...
How to transform digital public service infrastructure
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou speaks with Hong-Eng Koh, Global Chief Public Services Industry Sci...
Re-evaluating smart cities for a joined-up future
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is a smart city? It’s a question that has been asked time and time again, and with a definition that has shifted significantly in recent years,...
In conversation with Marc Hannis, Ofwat
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marc talks about why Ofwat introduced the Innovation Fund and its aims to accelerate innovation in the water sector, which has historically been more ...
How cities can tackle their biggest challenges through partnership
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest podcast from SmartCitiesWorld sees editor Luke Antoniou welcome Venturous Group’s Benson Tam and Arup’s Michael Kwok to talk all things...
In conversation with Emily Yates, CIO, SEPTA
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcasts sees host Luke Antoniou joined by Emily Yates, chief innovation officer at SEPTA - the Southeaster...
Urban climate action for today and tomorrow
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Wildfire and Madeleine Rawlins at Mott MacDonald join the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast for a conversation on all things urban climate action. ...
Podcast: In conversation with Xavier Brice, CEO, Sustrans
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast sees editor Luke Antoniou joined by Sustrans CEO Xavier Bryce for a conversation on all things sust...
Mobility-as-a-Service: the sustainable future of mobility?
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld Podcast, senior editor Luke Antoniou catches up with the Urban Mobility Partnership’s Chris Pritchett ...
Podcast: The key to enabling city collaboration
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast sees senior editor Luke Antoniou joined by Kalyn Sims, CTO of Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure, to discuss the ley ...
Podcast: In conversation with Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast for 2022 take a deep dive into Sydney’s world-leading environmental strategy with city CEO, Monica...
Maximising the use of fibre in the ground
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, news editor Sue Weekes talks to Maria Shiao of Fotech about the opportunities distributed acoustic sensing tec...
Podcast: Enhancing city operations through 5G, AI and data management
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, sponsored by Cloudera and IBM Storage, senior editor Luke Antoniou hosts Anthony Behan, managing director for ...
How remote diagnostics and predictive maintenance can deliver major cost-savings for city fleet managers
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Luke Antoniou speaks to Cloudera’s Cindy Maike about these empowering technologies .  Fleet management and...
Connected and autonomous vehicles - where the rubber hits the road
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
CAVs and the data they produce could ultimately become a key part of the wider connected communities. SmartCitiesWorld sits down with Michael Ger, Man...
How Big Data and Machine Learning Can Benefit Cities
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How distributed acoustic sensing can give greater insight into your smart city, with Fotech
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest SmartCitiesWorld podcast, Sarah Wray talks to Chris Shannon, CEO of Fotech Group and Stuart Large, Product Line Director & Business Deve...
The central role of cities in the sharing economy, with Chelsea Rustrum
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a big opportunity for cities to better harness the sharing economy to achieve municipal goals and give power back to the people, Rustrum say...
Take off your tech goggles, with Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City
15 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the SmartCitiesWorld podcast, we talk to Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City: Putting Technology in Its Place to Recla...
How to overcome smart city funding challenges, with Barbara Kreissler, Signify
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SmartCitiesWorld podcast: Addressing the smart cities skills gap
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cities need the right people to lead their transformation – they can’t do it with technology alone. What are the challenges? Feat. Gunnar Crawford...