The Imperial College Alumni Association of Hong Kong invites you to join them at this masterclass on smart cities with Imperial’s Vice President (Innovation) Professor David Gann CBE. This event marks the ‘We Build Hong Kong’ initiative, which has been set up to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Synopsis
How do we design cities to meet our ever-evolving needs? What role should data play in the life of our cities? How will we meet the challenges, threats and opportunities of our increasingly digitised citiscapes?
Professor David Gann will run a masterclass exploring his research on smart cities which will also cover his current role as Chairman of the Smart London Board where he reports to Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London. The board is charged with helping the Mayor shape his vision and strategy for London’s smart city agenda and investment in data infrastructure.
Read coverage of Professor Gann’s work on smart cities in China Daily.
Key details
Date: Tuesday September 19
Time: 18.45 reception, 19.00 for presentation and dinner
Venue: 8/F, The Chinese Club, 21-22 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
Cost: HK$350 per guest (first come first served)
Deadline: please RSVP by 13 September
Find out more about the event and register here.
Speaker biography
David Gann CBE CEng FICE FCGI is Imperial College’s Vice President, leading Innovation. He is a member of the College’s Executive Board.
David is an academic, university leader, strategist and advocate, renowned for his work on innovation, entrepreneurship and technology management. His research spans strategy, management science and systems engineering. His distinctive strength is in building relationships proactively and internationally, to connect ideas, research and solutions with substantial funding between academia, business and government.