Smart Cities for Sustainable Development:
European and GCC Perspectives & Horizon 2020
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 609521. Institute Center for Smart Systems
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Development:
European and GCC
Perspectives &
8:30am - 9:00am Registration and Reception 9:00am - 9:30am Opening Address
Dr. Nawal Hosany, Director, Zayed Future Energy
Prize, Director Corporate Sustainability, Masdar
Synopsis:
Sustainable urban development is recognized as a key challenge at a global level. The ‘Smart Cities’ model provides opportunities and challenges for cooperation on issues related to areas including energy, water, environment, information and communication technologies, and transport. The two-day conference will focus on converting these challenges into opportunities for collaborations through partnerships. The first day will focus on Smart Cities and Sustainable Urban Development.
The second day will witness the launch of Horizon 2020 in the UAE.
Objectives:
To highlight the challenges linked to urban development and the significance of adopting and promoting a coherent plan for tackling those challenges;
To promote the ‘Smart Cities’ model and the related technologies and solutions linked to it with a particular focus to energy and environment;
To promote the dialogue among international key institutions and experts focusing on ‘Smart Cities’, to identify common areas for cooperation and promote action plans;
To raise awareness on various funding opportunities available for the promotion and development of the ‘Smart Cities’ model, the related technologies and the cooperation paths, mainly but not exclusively, through EU’s Horizon 2020 Program as well as other national GCC programs and initiatives, etc.
Panel 1
9:30 am - 11:00 am Smart Cities in Europe and GCC: Discussion on current achievements and path forward
Moderator
Dr. Yasemin Koc, Innovation Advisor, British
Council
Panelists
Ahmed Mazrouy, CEO, Majlis Industrial Services,
Port of Sohar
Ben Hawes, Head, UK Smart Cities Forum
Dr. Adnan Abu-Dayya, Executive Director/ CEO
Qatar Mobility Innovations Center
Raül González, Product Manager, ABERTIS
Telecom
11:00am - 11:30am Coffee Break - Networking
Panel Discussions
Program Agenda
Smart Cities for Sustainable Development: European and GCC
Perspectives & Horizon 2020
International Research and Innovation Cooperation Conference
Panel 2
11:30am - 13:00pm Smart City Infrastructure and the Environment: Leveraging Transportation, Smart Grids, and ICT
for Sustainability
Moderator
Ingrid Andersson, Senior Advisor, IKED
Panelists
Dr. Mohamed ElMoursi, Smart Grid Specialist,
Masdar Institute
Thanasis Korakis, Professor, University of
Thessaly
Marina Guérin- Jabbour, Client Centers
Manager, IBM MEA
Lorenzo Cannavacciuolo, General Manager,
D’Appollonia UAE
13:00pm - 14:00pm Lunch Break
Panel 3
14:00pm - 15:30pm
City Planning and Resource Management:
Smart Solutions from Generation to
Consumption (Urban Planning, building
efficiency, local energy and food nexus)
Moderator
Dr. Sylviane Toporkoff, Founder & Partner Items
International, President Global Forum
Panelists
Dr. Khaled Al Awadi, Urban Planning Specialist,
Masdar Institute
Dr. Salem Ali Al Shafiei, Senior Planning and
Development Advisor, Department of Municipal
Affairs
Jaume Fortuny, Advisor on ICT & Smart-Cities,
University of Barcelona/ Observatory of the
Globalisation (UB/OBREAL)
Mark Maarrawy, Business Solutions Consultant,
ABB Ventyx
15:30pm - 17:00pm
Plenary Discussion, Collaboration
Opportunities & Closing Remarks
Moderator
Nikos Giannoulidis, Senior Consultant,
Euroconsultants S.A
Day 2: Wednesday, 15 October – Horizon Launch event 2020
Smart Cities for Sustainable Development: European and GCC
Perspectives & Horizon 2020
International Research and Innovation Cooperation Conference
8:30am - 8:45am Registration and Reception 8:45am - 9:00am Opening Remarks
Tony Mallows, Director, Masdar City
9:00am - 9:30am Opening Address
Nick Carter, Director General of Regulation and
Supervision Bureau, RSB
Elisabeth Lipiatou, Head of Unit, European Neighborhood, Africa and the Gulf, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
9:30am - 10:00am International cooperation opportunities on
Horizon 2020
Thierry Devars, International Relations Officer,
DG Research & Innovation, European Commission
10:00am - 10:20am INCONET – GCC2: Strengthening EU & Gulf Countries cooperation on research & innovation George Baroutas, Electrical and Computer
Engineer, Technology Transfer Consultant, PRAXI Network
10:20am - 10:40am The role of National Contact Point in a 3rd Country: The Gulf Countries case
Yasser Elshayeb, Associate Professor, CULTNAT
Monique Bossi, Project Manager, APRE
10:40am - 11:10am Opportunities for EU-GCC collaboration in Smart Cities in H2020
Stavroula Maglavera, Research and Innovation Consultant, University of Thessaly
11:10am - 11:30am Coffee Break
11:30am - 12:00pm GCC perspectives regarding R&I in energy and environment
Philippe G Freyssinet, Technical Director Energy
& Environment, QNRF
12:00pm - 13:00pm Plenary Discussion, Collaboration Opportunities
& Closing Remarks
13:00pm - 14:00pm Lunch Break
14:00pm - 15:00pm Plenary Discussion, Collaboration Opportunities & Closing Remarks (contd.), Moderator: George
Baroutas, PRAXI
Institute Center for Smart Systems
Institute Center for Microsystems
Institute Center for Innovation Institute Center for Energy
iSmart Vision
To attain global recognition as a leading and relevant university
research center focused on engineering system based solutions for the realization of sustainable urban, industrial and data infrastructures in the UAE.
iSmart Mission
To provide a set of strategic and operational research methodologies and systems solutions that cater to the needs of the UAE developing sectors in three application domains; Urban, Industrial and Data infrastructures.
To provide a conducive environment within MI to develop critical human and research capacity in sustainable energy, water, and critical infrastructure.
iSmart Research Thematic Areas, Application Domains
Data Systems; designed to include Big Data, Social Computing, and Data Security
Industrial Systems; focused around: Supply Chain and logistics, Production planning, and quality infrastructure
Urban Systems; focusing on: Urban planning, Smart built environment, health care delivery, distribution grids, and transportation networks.
iSmart Strategic Goals
To become the center of competence in the UAE providing relevant research solutions to support the development of sustainable data, industrial and urban infrastructures.
To provide a platform for engaging national and international universities and industries in collaborative research activities and consortia.
For more information, please contact:
Mohammad Atif Omar (Organizing Chair)
Department Chair, Department of Engineering Systems and Management, Director, Institute Center for Sustainable and Smart Systems - iSmart Masdar Institute
