Future Cities Trends

Swissnex in San Francisco

15 selected Swiss project will present their work, followed by keynotes from San Francisco Bay Area experts

Future Cities Trends is the opening session of our program and will provide a comprehensive outlook on the evolving landscape of urban development in Switzerland and the US, focusing on three sectors: construction, energy, and digital transformation. The 15 selected Swiss project will present their work, followed by keynotes from San Francisco Bay Area experts. This session promises to set the stage for an engaging exploration of the future of cities.AGENDA9-10:30am Presentation of <a href="https://swissnex.org/sanfrancisco/news/these-swiss-projects-are-co-creating-urban-futures/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Swiss Projects</a>:<ul><li>David de Chambrier, Co-Founder of Vuna Nexus</li><li>Götz Hilber, Co-Founder of Rematter</li><li>Alexander Züst &amp; Matthew Taylor, Co-founder of Soskin</li><li>Fabienne Gailloz &amp; Nilson Kufus, CEO of Nomoko</li><li>Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan, Associate Director Research at Future Cities Lab ETHZ, project "Dense and Green Cities"</li><li>Michael Wetter, Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, project "GOES - Geothermal-based Optimized Energy Systems" (EMPA an LBL collaboration)</li><li>Arabelle de Saussure, Industrial Liaison Manager Circular Engineering for Architecture ETHZ, project "Exploring a Digital Circular Construction Ecosystem"</li><li>Ning Wang, ethicist and a political scientist based at University of Zurich, project "The Sky Is the Limit?"</li><li>Jeffrey Huang, Director of the Institute of Architecture at EPFL, project "Blue City Project"</li><li>Sascha Roesler, architect and professor at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio (CH), project: Urban Energy Landscapes (in Transition)</li><li>Michael Krohn, Professor for Design at the Zurich University of the Arts, project: Safir</li><li>Anna MacIver-Ek and Axel Chevroulet, architects at MacIver-Ek Chevroulet, project Concrete re-use for the Pétanque Renanaise</li><li>Carolina Márquez Bernard, Designer at Zurich University of the Arts, project: Speaking Bread</li><li>Kinny Tran, Strategic Foresight Architect and Designer at Your2040, project: [y]our Urban Futures</li><li>ECAL University of Art and Design Lausanne, project: U.F.O.G.O</li><li>Mateusz Wojdylo, CEO and Founder at ShareP</li></ul>10:30-11am Keynote from SF Bay Area experts: <ul><li>Introduction Future Cities: <a href="https://sf.gov/profile/sarah-dennis-phillips" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sarah Dennis Phillips</a>, Executive Director at the Office of Economic and Workforce Development of SF Government</li><li>Energy: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/coleroberts1/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cole Roberts</a>, Americas Urban Energy Business Leader at Arup with focus on Energy Systems</li><li>Architecture/Construction: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsten-ritchie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kirsten Ritchie</a>, Global Director Climate Action + Sustainability at Gensler</li><li>Digital Cities: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-kaylor-ba585698/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Joe Kaylor</a>, Senior Transportation Planner on the Integrated Planning at Arup. He will address emerging trends and outlook in the Americas, in terms of data and technology transformation in city planning and operations, including utility and transportation, to accelerate equitable and sustainable development.</li></ul>

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Presentations of Swiss Projects

Keynotes from Experts

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