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CONNECTED CITIES SUMMIT - Tomorrow s Network In the City Center

At ChateauForm Saint-Dominique in PARIS


David BARROUX, Fabienne SCHMITT & Benoît GEORGES (Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
CONNECTED CITIES SUMMIT
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USPA NEWS - What is a Connected City (also known as a Smart City) ? he concept takes Internet of Things Innovation and Technologies and applies them to Urban Needs. Pinpointing the exact definition of a Connected City is a challenge, given the wide variety of IoT devices and their potential applications. Connected devices can save Time, Effort, and Expense for Municipalities that adopt the Smart City Model. However, it´s important to consider the bottom line : will the cost of installing a particular technology outweigh the subsequent savings ? To deal with all the issues elated to the 'Connected Cities', one more time, a Summit was held in Paris (ChateauForm saint-Dominique) on May 30, 2017 and proposed the following Programme :
What is a Connected City (also known as a Smart City) ? The concept takes Internet of Things Innovation and Technologies and applies them to Urban Needs. Pinpointing the exact definition of a Connected City is a challenge, given the wide variety of IoT devices and their potential applications. Connected devices can save Time, Effort, and Expense for Municipalities that adopt the Smart City Model. However, it´s important to consider the bottom line : will the cost of installing a particular technology outweigh the subsequent savings ? To deal with all the issues related to the 'Connected Cities', one more time, a Summit was held in Paris (ChateauForm Saint-Dominique) on May 30, 2017 and proposed the following Programme :

- The debates were animated by : David BARROUX (Chief Editor Les Echos), Benoît GEORGES (Chief Idea Department Les Echos), Fabienne SCHMITT (High-Tech Media Journalist Les Echos)
Anne HOUTMAN
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Christian DESEGLISE
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Carbon Issues - What challenges for Investors...
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- Introduction by Anne HOUTMAN, Former Senior Advisor of the European Commission Energy Department General Director

- Debate : Carbon Issues - What challenges for Investors and those involved in the Sustainable City
* Introduction by Christian DESEGLISE (Managing Director, In charge of World Central Banks and SWFs for HSBC
* Rep. in France of Anne-DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG (Member of STUTTGART Municipal Council)
* Patrick KLUGMAN (Member of Executive Committee C40 and Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of International Relationships and La Francophonie
* Laurent MOREL (Former President of Klepierre Executive Board The Shift Project
* Gérard WOLF (Vivapolis International & President of Task Force Sustainable City at Medef Internaional)
Smart grids - What Connected Tools for ...
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Thomas BRANCHE
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How the Digital transforms Urban Mobility ?
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- Debate : Smart grids - What Connected Tools for a Sustainable City ?
* Bernard LASSUS (Director Programme Linky at Enedis)
* Yves PRUFER (Director Metropolitan Agency for energetic performance at Metropole Nice Côte d'Azur
* Gilles VERMONT DESROCHES (Director of Sustainable Development at Schneider Electric)

- Debate : How the Digital transforms Urban Mobility ?
* Introduction by Thomas BRANCHE (SVP Energy/Transition & Infrastructures at Assystem
* Jérôme COUTANT (Digital Manager at Société du Grand Paris)
* François DUQUESNOY (Director Smart Cities at Orange Business Services)
* Emmanuel SCHNEIDER (Country Digitization Acceleration Director at Cisco Systems France
* Yannick TONDUT (Mobility Deputy General Director at Comunauté Urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole
Olivier HUART (L)
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Tomorrow's Network - How will 5G be deployed...
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CONNECTED CITIES SUMMIT
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- Debate : Tomorrow's Network - How will 5G be deployed in the City ?
* Introduction by Olivier HUART (CEO TDF)
* Franck BOUETARD (CEO France Ericsson)
* Norbert FRIANT (Digital Manager at Rennes Métropole)
* Olivier HERSENT (Chairman & CTO at Actility)

Source : Connected Cities Summit at ChateauForm Saint-Dominique in Paris on May 30, 2017

Ruby BIRD
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Yasmina BEDDOU
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