Plenary Panel
 

Plenary 2: Delivering Smart Cities, Building and Infrastructure: Putting Smart Planning into Practice

Geospatial analytics is modernizing and impacting planning decisions in cities. In order to deliver smart city services, smart buildings and smart infrastructure, geo-enabled design processes and planning technology can help in evaluating planning proposals against possible outcomes, engage diverse voices, and communicate effectively across departments and with the public. Practicing smart planning approach will make the planning system easier to understand, and more efficient, accessible, open and collaborative, through simpler rules and modern digital tools. The session will highlight new technologies that can simplify planning processes and services, and improve engagement; making cities more efficient, transparent, and investment-friendly.

Moderator
Prof. Henk Scholten

Chief Executive Officer, Geodan
Scientific Director, SPINLab, VU Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Speakers
Martin Peersmann

Program manager BRO
Keyregistry of the Subsurface of the Netherlands, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Department of Spatial Planning, The Netherlands

Brooks Patrick

Account Executive (3D GIS Markets)
Esri
USA

Hans Viehmann

Product Manager EMEA
Oracle
Germany

Prof. Peter Nijkamp

Emeritus Professor in Regional and Urban Economics
VU Amsterdam
The Netherlands