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The Cities on the Frontline: Urban Exchange podcast series is a collaborative project designed to educate and inspire cities and their partners around the globe to build resilience into their planning for tackling urban challenges. The podcast is produced by SmartCitiesWorld and the Resilient Cities Network.
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Each 20-minute episode is co-hosted by our Executive Director Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson, SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board Chair. The podcast features city leaders, urban resilience practitioners and subject matter experts highlighting practical ideas that have worked to build urban resilience around the world. It aims to educate and inspire city leaders, Chief Resilience Officers, other urban practitioners and partners, on crucial resilience solutions of our time. Our episodes feature on-the-ground, innovative practices by cities within our city-led network and give insight into the challenges they face, practices that were successful and how other cities can learn from their experience.
The expertise, experiences, and passion of each guest is brought out in the episodes. We hope you enjoy listening and are inspired to advance urban resilience.
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Episode 22: Future-ready cities: Digital Solutions shaping the urban landscape featuring Cape Town and StateUp
This episode delves into the complexities of advancing digital transitions in cities, highlighting the existing gap in...
Episode 21: Looking back, Looking forward. 10 years of urban resilience featuring Rotterdam
Set in the context of our 10-year celebration of urban resilience around the world, Arnoud Molenaar is hosted by Paul...
Episode 20: Tackling plastic waste in our water featuring Chennai
Ahead of our Urban Ocean Summit in Chennai in June 2024, our Executive Director Lauren Sorkin welcomes Dr....
Episode 19: Intersection between risk, resilience and insurance featuring Miami-Dade and Howden
Speaking about the intersection between risk, resilience and insurance, Lauren Sorkin welcomes Galen Treuer, Climate...
Episode 18: Holistic Disaster Resilience featuring Bangkok
Lauren Sorkin welcomes Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, Deputy Governor of the City of Bangkok for a conversation on her role and...
Episode 17: Digitalizing government disbursements to enhance urban resilience featuring Visa and Washington D.C.
Paul Wilson, Chair of SmartCitiesWorld's Advisory Board welcomes Agustin Botteron, former Chief Resilience Officer of...
Episode 16: Live from Smart City Expo World Congress featuring Dallas
Speaking live from the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Mike Lake, President and CEO of Leading Cities...
Episode 15: Cities building digital resilience featuring Greater Manchester and Arup
Our Executive Director Lauren Sorkin welcomes Dr. Kathy Oldham, Chief Resilience Officer at the Greater Manchester...
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