The #CitiesFirst Podcast
Episodes
Episode 36: Cities Shaping Intelligent Mobility: From Strategy to Integrated and Seamless Systems (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🚨 Cities are shaping the future of intelligent mobility — from strategy to real implementation!Listen to Webinar 2 in the The #CitiesFirst Adviso...
Episode 35: Cities at the Crossroads - From European Legacy to Living Mobility Labs (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cities are no longer just testing mobility innovation — they are shaping Europe’s deployment agenda.Across Europe, public authorities are moving f...
Episode 34: Vision Zero in Action (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Safer Streets. Smarter Cities. Better Lives. 🌍Traffic fatalities and serious injuries are not inevitable — they’re preventable. The global #Vis...
Episode 33: Shaping Transport with Digital Twins (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re thrilled to share the latest episode of the #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast, featuring Michael Oliver, Technical Director at PTV Group. 🌍🎙...
Episode 32: Designing Resilient Cities (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Urban resilience isn’t optional—it’s essential. As climate change, rapid growth, and aging infrastructure reshape our cities, the question isn’...
Episode 31: Data &AI in Mobility (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🚨 Join Us LIVE — Data & AI in Urban Mobility📅 Thursday, August 28🕔 4:30 PM GMT+1📍 LinkedIn Live How can cities harness data and AI t...
Episode 30: Shared & Micromobility in Cities (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EIT Urban Mobility - Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) invites you to a special LinkedIn Live webinar in collaboration with The #CitiesFirst Advisors + P...
Episode 29: AVs and the Future of Mobility (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will autonomous vehicles shape the cities of tomorrow?EIT Urban Mobility - Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) is proud to sponsor an exclusive LinkedI...
Episode 28: Peter Schenkman
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Schenkman, COO of Fernhay Solutions is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in the transportation industry. As a former senior tran...
Episode 27: David Smith, AICP
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Smith, is currently the Complete Streets Director at the Chicago Department of Transportation overseeing the planning and design of infrastructu...
Episode 26: Dr. Kristina Gauce
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Kristina Gaučė has over 17 years’ experience in mobility/transport analysis and urban transport policy making, starting with the European Commi...
Episode 25: Jamey Tesler
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jamey Tesler is currently the executive director of the just launched Mass Mobility Hub, a public benefit corporation with a mission to support the mo...
Episode 24: Ross Douglas
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ross Douglas is a South African entrepreneur who started his career as a nature documentarian and filmmaker. He collaborated with William Kentridge to...
Episode 23: Nico Larco
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nico Larco is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon, Director of the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon and Co-Founder...
Episode 22: Women in Shared and Active Mobility (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The #CitiesFirst Advisors + Podcast is excited to launch our quarterly webinar series, with an all star lineup of guests and speakers. This webinar ep...
Episode 21: Laura Narvaez Zertuche, PhD
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laura Narvaez Zertuche is an architect, urban designer, and a spatial scientist. She is a Partner in the Urban Design Group at Foster + Partners, ...
Episode 20: Rik Adamski
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where some see forgotten places, Rik Adamski sees extraordinary opportunities and is dedicated to supporting extraordinary places where people thrive....
Episode 19: Enrique Peñalosa
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Accomplished public official, economist, and administrator, Enrique Peñalosa completed his second term as Mayor of Bogota, Colombia in December 2019....
Episode 18: Veronica Vanterpool
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Veronica Vanterpool is the Federal Transit Administration’s Acting Administrator, assuming that role on February 24, 2024. Before that, she had serv...
Episode 17: Andrew Savage
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the founding team at Lime, the world's largest electric micromobility company operating in over 250 markets globally, Andrew Savage helped lead the...
Episode 16: Thijn van Helvoirt
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Thijn is based in Amsterdam and is a Venture Capital Investor at No Such Ventures and is responsible for portfolio management, fundraising, LP relatio...
Episode 15: Andrea Learned
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Learned is the Founder of LEARNED ON, LLC. She is a sustainability-focused writer and communications strategist specializing in digital thought...
Episode 14: Daniel Casas Valle
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel is Founder & Owner of Urban Dynamics - design | planning | research | reflection (Porto and Amsterdam) and Director of the Future Design of...
Episode 13: Jerome Horne
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jerome's vast industry expertise include leading TransitCenter's strategies around increasing representative leadership and inclusive decision-making ...
Episode 12: Alex Mitchell
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex is Founder and Managing Director at Full Turn Capital, where he invests in early-stage companies innovating at the intersection of cleantech and ...
Episode 11: Roger Spitz
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Based in San Francisco, Roger Spitz is an international bestselling author, President of Techistential (Strategic Foresight & Sustainable Futures)...
Episode 10: Carmen Mays
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carmen Mays, MPA is an urbanist and creative entrepreneur that believes in the balance of thought leadership and implementation. She affirms that all ...
Episode 9: Decarbonization of the Transport Sector (The #CitiesFirst Webinar)
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For our inaugural episode, we covered the topic of "Decarbonization of the Transport Sector", and were joined by industry experts Tiya Gordon (Co Foun...
Episode 8: Selika Josiah Talbott
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A first in many spaces Selika Josiah Talbott is known by her colleagues as an influential agent for positive change who leads with confidence and appr...
Episode 7: Augustin Friedel
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Augustin Friedel is a Mobility Transformation Expert and Advisor and was previously responsible for the intermodality strategy at Volkswagen AG. Inter...
Episode 6: Ryan Russo
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Russo is Principal at Together Projects, LLC. Widely recognized as an urban innovator, Ryan most recently served as the first Director of the Oak...
Episode 5: Jeral Poskey
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jeral Poskey is CEO and co-founder of Swyft Cities, a transportation solution that revolutionizes mobility and transforms real estate, enabling more v...
Episode 4: Peter Griffiths
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Griffiths helps people see and imagine cities differently. As an urban thought leader and city strategist, he most recently explored how the sha...
Episode 3: Guillermo Campoamor
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, we’re interviewing Guillermo Campoamor, CEO and Co-Founder of Meep.Guillermo has experience in the public sector, legal, and inter...
Episode 2: Lukas Neckermann
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lukas Neckermann is COO of Splyt and Managing Director of Neckermann Strategic Advisors. He is a strategist, advisor, researcher, and keynote speaker ...
Episode 1: Carol Schweiger
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Schweiger, President of Schweiger Consulting. Carol has over 40 years of experience, and is nationally and internationally recognised in transpo...