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OD2018: Seminar on the Future of Global Cities – Insights from New York on Resilience, Innovation and Cybersecurity (Jointly organized by HKIE-CPDC and HKIE-YMC)
 


Date, time & venue

2018-06-28;6:30pm to 8:00pm;James Chiu & Dragages Rooms – 9/F

Programme Highlights

Hong Kong prides itself as the “Asia’s World City”; what exactly does it mean?  What do we have in common with other global cities?  How can we better prepare our city for the future? 

In the face of climate change, cyber threats and other urban challenges, YMC has conducted a study into the current status of Hong Kong and organized a delegation to New York from 30 March to 7 April 2018 with the theme of “The Future of Global Cities”.

This seminar will highlight insights aiming to future-proof Hong Kong and, in particular, presenting findings on a range of aspects, including physical and social resilience against extreme weather, an innovative design approach incorporating IoT, indicators on measuring a city’s performance and a review of our cybersecurity actions.

Speakers

Delegates of YMC Delegation 2018 to New York

The research team conducted a comparative study through completing 15 technical visits overseas, and 10 local seminars/visits to various actors of the state, scholars, private and nonprofit sectors.

Registration & Enquiries

The seminar is free of charge and the number of participants is limited to 50. Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis with priority given to Registered Young Members. For registration, please register online at https://goo.gl/forms/V9iDnTSlhT9KIvUg1. Successful applicants will be notified individually. For enquiries, please contact us by email: od2018.hkieymc@gmail.com.




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