“ICT for Better Cities”
Date: 26 April 2011
Location: Studio- X , Mumbai
ICT for Better Cities Series : Information Communication Technologies and Web 2.0 tools are transforming the way cities are run and planned. Next generation urbanization that is enabled by technology will offer new ways of looking at key city components like: Buildings, energy, transport, water, sewage, public spaces, and public health and security as well as governance & management. This symposium highlights some such ideas and examples of ICT used as an agent of social change. Speakers Included:

Social Venture Challenge & Final Young Urban Leaders Jury

Date: December16 2010
Location: SPJMIR, Mumbai

Young Urban Leaders:

Jury Included:
Pradeep Nair , Director , Clinton Foundation
Rishi Agarwal , Centre for Sustainable Transport
Rajesh Jog , Chairman ,Centre for Social Enterprise & Leadership, SPJMIR

Title:Web 2.0 & ICT for Next Generation Cities
Date: 22 November ,2010
Location: International Affairs Building, Room 1512, SIPA , Columbia University , New York, 420 West 118th Street New York, NY 10027, New York, NY
ICT for Better Cities Series :Information Communication Technologies and Web 2.0 tools are transforming the way cities are run and planned. Next generation urbanization that is enabled by technology will offer new ways of looking at key city components like: Buildings, energy, transport, water, sewage, public spaces, and public health and security as well as governance & management. This symposium profiled some start ups/ companies that are leading the way towards this transformational change.

John Geraci, Founder, DIY City:DIYcity is a web site where people from all over the world think about, talk about, and ultimately build tools for making their cities work better with web technologies.
Tom Lee, Director, Sunlight Foundation : The Sunlight Foundation is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that uses the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and transparency, and provides new tools and resources for media and citizens, alike
Nick Grossman, Director of Civic Works, Open Plans: OpenPlans is a non-profit technology organization focused on civic engagement and open government. They use journalism and open source software to turn data into accessible, useful information.
Relina Bulchandani , Global Lead, Connected Real Estate Internet Business Solutions Group, CISCO : Cisco’s “Intelligent Urbanisation,” initiative helps cities around the world use the network as the next utility for integrated city management, better quality of life for citizens, and economic development.

Date: 22October 2010
Building Livable Cities  , Chennai : Keynote Presentation was on Sustainable Urbanism by  Hank Dittmar ,

The Keynote Presentation was made  Hank Dittmar ,  CEO, The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment on Sustainable Urbanism & Community Capital ; Rajeev Kathpalia, Architect & Planner explained Why walkability is key to sustainability; Dr. R. Gopichandran ,Principal Research Scientist, Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute spoke on community engagement to drive green development ;Dr. Omkar Jani, Principal Research Scientist,  Gujarat Energy Research & Management Institute presented on model solar city; Anuj Malhotra, Director ,GOODEARTH Consultants  presented on ideal street design; Cap. Dilip Mahajan , Deputy Municipal Commisioner  Ahmedabad showcased a video featuring the sustainability & Inclusive design initiatives of Ahmedabad.