By the end of the century, our megacities will be Lagos with 88 million people, Dhaka with 76 million, and Mumbai with 67 million as people flood into cities around the world. The world is restructuring itself.

How will cities this size sustain themselves? What might circular cities look and feel like? How could artificial intelligence and machine learning transform our energy use? How could informal slums become regenerative urban systems? Could they leapfrog formal cities to become the showcase and platform of the sustainable urban future?

PROVOCATEURS

Julia Rogers is the Global Sustainability Lead at Facebook. She’s committed her professional life to creating a sustainable built environment. Prior to joining Facebook, she served as sustainability designer for the Department of Facilities at MIT.

Marques D. Anderson is an entrepreneur and emerging thought leader at the intersection of exponential technology and its impact on social, financial and environmental systems. Marques is currently the founder of a startup developing solutions at the nexus of artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, machine learning and urban infrastructure. He is a former NFL player, founder of the World Education Foundation and deeply interested in Cyborg Anthropology and Generative Design.

Amareux Rodriguez (Moderator) is a former Smart Cities, Robotics and IoT Specialist at The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Amareux is passionate about scaling climate resiliency through entrepreneurship, technology, and proactive policy. She’s an advocate for socio-economic inclusion and women’s leadership worldwide.

SALON SERIES
This event is part of an informal salon series hosted by Utopia (www.utopia. do) on the future of emerging cities. The salons aim to create a living room for those who care about the future of cities to provoke and explore together.