Future of Cities

Today, 56% of the world’s population – 4.4 billion of us – live in cities. By 2050 this figure will more than double; 7 out of 10 of us will live in urban areas. Cities are global centres of economic and cultural activity, and simultaneously characterised by pollution, overcrowding, crime and extreme heat. They are the stage on which global environmental and social forces play out.

The way we design and govern our cities impacts public health, community cohesion and our resiliency to the changing climate. Against the backdrop of a swelling global urban population we need policies, programmes and projects that ensure our future cities are healthy, green, clean and inclusive economic centres.

To mark the imminent UK Mayoral elections and timed to coincide with EarthDay, Future Cities will bring together stakeholders from across the built environment (construction & buildings, mobility & transport, retail & urban planning) to discuss the trends, projects and businesses set to shape the cities of tomorrow.

Speakers

Lucy Lyons

CEO
Kestrix

Alan Clarke

Head of Public Policy, EMEA
Lime

Dan Raven-Ellison

Founder
Slow Ways and National Park City Campaign

Guy Hayler

Co-Founder
Blue Earth

Hana Sutch

CEO | Founder
Go Jauntly

Kalpana Arias

Founder
Nowadays On Earth

Patrick Dumas

Founder & CEO
Square Mile Farms

Programme