HIGHLIGHTS: GEEF 2019 Plenary Session on Sustainability and Future Cities

In the Plenary Session on Sustainability and Future Cities, noted speakers highlighted the importance of governments’ role in establishing national consensus of directions on their overarching framework of goals and vision for building smart cities that would best cater to, and meet the needs of their citizens. Advanced technologies, such as AI, can be used as a vehicle to building our future cities and communities that can function more efficiently. Though some may have reservations and concerns over the possible ramifications we, as a humanity, may face in exchange for such technology, it is important to note that we are global citizens who are determined to play an active role in how we will shape our future and future habitats through better awareness and education on how to contribute to maintaining sustainable development.

Congratulatory Remarks:
BAN Ki-moon, 8th UN Secretary-General
SEO Wang-Jin, President of Seoul Institute

Presenters:
LEE Kwang-Jae, President of Future Consensus Institute
Michael Wen ZHANG, President of SenseTime
OH Soo-gil, Professor at Cyber University of Korea; Member of Committee for Seoul’s Sustainable Development

Panel Moderator:
KIM Dong Ju, Former President of Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements

Panelists:
Manuel TUNON DE LARA, President of University of Bordeaux
KIM Se Ho, 10th Vice Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic of Korea
LEE Kwang-Jae, President of Future Consensus Institute
Michael Wen ZHANG,| President of SenseTime
OH Soo-gil, Professor at Cyber University of Korea; Member of Committee for Seoul’s Sustainable Development

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Video Produced by SL8 / Directed by Dongyeon Kang (SL8)