A Citizen-Centric Journey – Building a Smart GBA
As we navigate our way around big cities and embark on cross border journeys, we encounter multiple data touch points. This data and information has the power to bring greater convenience to travellers if used correctly. Building smart cities not only improves daily living amongst the citizens, but also strengthens business opportunities through improved connectivity, enhanced capital flow, access to information, and a greater selection of talent.
This panel of experts will discuss how we can harness the power of data to determine the way we will live and work in the future. They will also debate what needs to be done to make sure that we build a smart GBA.
About the speakers
Dr Anders Johansson is CTO and Co-founder of Crowd Vision Ltd, and Senior Lecturer in Systems Engineering at the University of Bristol.
Dr Johansson is a serial entrepreneur with a 15-year track record of developing and delivering transformational AI-powered technology solutions to solve pressing operational and safety challenges. His projects have included the real-time tracking of 3-million pilgrims in Mecca; real-time optimisation of several of the world’s largest international airports; and the development and commercialisation of predictive crowd modelling software used to plan FIFA World Cups, Olympic games and other major events.
Austin R. Bryan joined CLP Holdings in May 2016 as Senior Director – Innovation, leading the Group’s efforts to develop innovative business models and build collaborative partnerships as decarbonisation and digitalisation open up new opportunities in the global energy market. A proven pioneer of new services and value creation in the digital media sector, Austin is a globally-recognised leader in transforming business activities in the financial and telecommunications sectors.
His experience spans the creation of the first direct banking activities in Germany in the early 1990s, the introduction of virtual customer service platforms for American Express and creation of the first 3G multi-media mobile network in Australia with “3 Mobile”. Most recently he was Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Singtel Optus, where he led the acquisition of major digital media projects and created a US$1 billion digital media business developing and implementing new digital products and services.
Paul Haswell specialises in technology (including telecoms and data protection) and advises clients on both non-contentious issues and disputes.
Based in Hong Kong, Paul is head of the TMT practice, and works across Asia spending time in China, Singapore and Japan. He's a regular speaker on technology matters, most recently advising organisations what they should do if they suspect they have been the victim of a data breach, and is often quoted in the press for his views on legal developments in the technology sphere.
Paul has extensive experience of advising in relation to commercial contracts, outsourcing arrangements, complex IT and telecoms projects and the disputes that can arise from these. Paul is especially known for providing level-headed, commercial advice in pressured environments, as well as his personal interest in technology and technological developments.
He lectures regularly in Asia, most recently on the topics of cyber attacks during the pandemic, data transfer, innovation and innovation risk and the technology war.
Steven Dominique Cheung is the founder and CEO of Seaplane Hong Kong, a high tech start-up introducing affordable mass Urban Air Mobility, Electric Seaplane services and sustainable infrastructure development across SE Asia. He previously worked as an airline pilot. It was his dream to become a pilot after spending his childhood watching planes take off and land from Kwun Tong Ferry Pier where his late grandmother resided. Prior to becoming a pilot, Steven grew up in Essex, England, where he served as an active member of the community. He was involved in varied roles within the British central government in Westminster and was instrumental to the London 2012 Olympic games, where he served as a young mayor, Olympic ambassador and torchbearer.
During his flight training, Steven created a pilot peer mentoring programme to support other student pilots, Steven and his team have mentored over 1,000 students from 60 different nations. In 2018, in recognition of his achievement, the oldest aviation organisation in the world, The Air League, has awarded him with the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip Flying Bursary, (the first Asian to receive this prestigious award in St. James Palace.) Steven was also the first non-native German to work for the largest European airline group. Steven has also received the Princess Diana Award in 2010 for his community work.
Tiffany Lau is the Head of Urban Ecosystems for JLL Asia Pacific, with a base in Hong Kong. She has 17 years of experience within the real estate industry, and was the Founder and Principal of A P A R T Companies, an advisory, project management and development firm, where she focused on repositioning and redeveloping commercial real estate for clients including Hongkong Land, and YTL. Tiffany was also the Executive Director for Urban Land Institute (ULI) Hong Kong, overseeing the Hong Kong Chapter with a mission to demonstrate leadership in the responsible use of land.
About the moderator
Anne Kerr leads Mott MacDonald’s Global Strategic Initiative for Cities providing expertise in visioning, master-planning and delivery of developments at local, national and cross boundary. Also Managing Director for Greater China. In both roles involved in developing roadmaps, development strategies as well as detailed plans for (and delivery of) integrated developments (both new and redevelopment/regeneration) for communities, landuse and transportation, innovative technologies, and resource management in more than 30 countries. Advises governments, developments and agencies on policy matters and strategies to deliver integrated solutions for the built environment – always putting people first. Has provided advisory services to a number of eco-city and smart city developments, mixed use communities, transit oriented developments and entertainment districts and for various other master-planning developments around the world, and provides inputs to Regional goals in support of sustainable development goals and particularly SDG 11.
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