2.9: Cities
Discuss the future of cities Other Information:
New York - Future of Cities -- May 31, 2011 - The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon on future cities at the home of
New York and Silicon Valley based entrepreneur Alex Lloyd. Greg Lindsay, Fellow at the Institute and author of Aerotropolis
made a short presentation on the debates surrounding how to add urban intelligence to new and existing cities. Participants
then discussed the battle between corporate golliaths IBM and Cisco to dominate the domain, the economic opportunity in "City
as a Platform," and the vital importance of engaging citizens and ensuring that their rights and privacy are protected. The
salon was attended by Alex Lloyd, entrepreneur and technology investor; Julie Pham, real estate broker; Dan Latorre, VP Digital
Placemaking; Frank Hebbert, Director of Civic Works; Pamela Puchalski, urbanist; Ian Marlow, Managing Principal, FiTech Consultants;
Joshua Brustein, correspondent for the New York Times; Candida Haynes, entrepreneur; Ray Cha, interactive designer; Greg Lindsay,
author of Aerotropolis; Ayesha Khanna, Director, Hybrid Reality Institute; Parag Khanna, Director, Hybrid Reality Institute.
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