Thursday, May 28 | 10:00-10:45 AM (EST) | WEBEX

On May 20, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector team provided a review of their smart city vision, plans, and foundational technologies. Following up on the very engaging session that raised a number of critical questions from the World Bank colleagues, the AWS will elaborate on those questions and other inquiries about Smart Cities. 

Please join us for the live discussion and come prepared to ask questions you have about Smart Cities and AWS.

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Panel

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

ABOUT THE PANEL

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, he spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries. 

by BASEM KHALAF | MAY 19, 2020 

I left Gaza for the first time in my life in November 2019, when I was selected to participate in the World Bank’s Smarter Cities for Resilient Future Youth Summit, an event held almost annually to engage thousands of young people in some of the world’s most pressing topics.

My name is Basem Khalaf and I am one of about a million youths to be born and raised in one of the most crowded areas on earth—the territory of Gaza, where the movements of people, labor and goods are limited, and 78% of talented university graduates are unemployed. I am lucky in that my career and my job of telecommunication engineer and social entrepreneur make me part of a relatively privileged minority, able to use its talent to support its community.

From the outset, I knew that a degree alone would not be sufficient to allow me to improve my life or the world around me. That is why, as soon as I began doing it, I sought out practical experiences, such as professional training and internships in local firms and organizations, even though most of them were unpaid. After a few years, I had over 2,500 hours of experience in telecom engineering, leadership, business and entrepreneurship. I was thrilled when I became a member of the Global Shapers Community with the World Economic Forum and, after a few months, Ooredoo Palestine offered me a position.

At the Youth Summit in Washington, DC, I was to be a lead facilitator for a two-day” Case Challenge,” technically supported by the accounting firm, Deloitte, and dedicated to solving real-life issues with a cohort of youth from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). When, finally, I was able to travel, it took me three days to get from Gaza City to Cairo, enough time to prepare for leading my session. From there, I flew to Washington on November 30. Six months later, it is strange to think that, because of the Coronavirus crisis, I could not do that now.

The MENA Youth Platform sponsored my travel and accommodation to enable me to attend the Summit. The two-day summit started when, with my co-facilitator, I welcomed 18 other young people from various MENA countries. We led them in a brainstorming session to come up with solutions to sustainability challenges that exist in the real world. Five teams started work on three topics, tackling issues involving energy, mobility, health, and air pollution. They then presented their innovative ideas to a team of World Bank specialists.

A series of meetings were also organized that were a unique opportunity for me to share my on-the-ground perspective of a Gaza-based entrepreneur with World Bank staff. I was able to share my life experience and my views on World Bank projects in Gaza.

In fact, Anna Bjerde, MENA’ Director of Strategy and Operations at the time, told us that, by launching innovative new businesses and expanding economic opportunities in the face of tremendous hardships, young Palestinian men and women demonstrated “even greater levels of resolve and ingenuity.” Our entrepreneurial spirit testified to the vast creative potential of youth in the region: “Supporting and harnessing this potential is a top priority for the World Bank Group,” she said. This meeting encouraged me to pursue my entrepreneurial efforts, and I was inspired to look for Master degree opportunities in data science to increase my impact.

I also had the opportunity to meet Pia Peeters, Manager of the MENA Social Development Practice. We explored ways to build on the work of Palestinian entrepreneurs and link them up with other businesses and social enterprises in the region. She told me the MENA Youth Platform I had been part of was set up precisely to showcase such successful examples of youth-led and -oriented experiences of social innovation and resilient living.

For me, the entire experience in DC was transformational. It helped me to shift from the usual Gaza, war-heavy narrative, bringing me instead to an international exchange on business development and social entrepreneurship opportunities.

by BASEM KHALAF | MAY 19, 2020 

I left Gaza for the first time in my life in November 2019, when I was selected to participate in the World Bank’s Smarter Cities for Resilient Future Youth Summit, an event held almost annually to engage thousands of young people in some of the world’s most pressing topics.

My name is Basem Khalaf and I am one of about a million youths to be born and raised in one of the most crowded areas on earth—the territory of Gaza, where the movements of people, labor and goods are limited, and 78% of talented university graduates are unemployed. I am lucky in that my career and my job of telecommunication engineer and social entrepreneur make me part of a relatively privileged minority, able to use its talent to support its community.

From the outset, I knew that a degree alone would not be sufficient to allow me to improve my life or the world around me. That is why, as soon as I began doing it, I sought out practical experiences, such as professional training and internships in local firms and organizations, even though most of them were unpaid. After a few years, I had over 2,500 hours of experience in telecom engineering, leadership, business and entrepreneurship. I was thrilled when I became a member of the Global Shapers Community with the World Economic Forum and, after a few months, Ooredoo Palestine offered me a position.

At the Youth Summit in Washington, DC, I was to be a lead facilitator for a two-day” Case Challenge,” technically supported by the accounting firm, Deloitte, and dedicated to solving real-life issues with a cohort of youth from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). When, finally, I was able to travel, it took me three days to get from Gaza City to Cairo, enough time to prepare for leading my session. From there, I flew to Washington on November 30. Six months later, it is strange to think that, because of the Coronavirus crisis, I could not do that now.

The MENA Youth Platform sponsored my travel and accommodation to enable me to attend the Summit. The two-day summit started when, with my co-facilitator, I welcomed 18 other young people from various MENA countries. We led them in a brainstorming session to come up with solutions to sustainability challenges that exist in the real world. Five teams started work on three topics, tackling issues involving energy, mobility, health, and air pollution. They then presented their innovative ideas to a team of World Bank specialists.

A series of meetings were also organized that were a unique opportunity for me to share my on-the-ground perspective of a Gaza-based entrepreneur with World Bank staff. I was able to share my life experience and my views on World Bank projects in Gaza.

In fact, Anna Bjerde, MENA’ Director of Strategy and Operations at the time, told us that, by launching innovative new businesses and expanding economic opportunities in the face of tremendous hardships, young Palestinian men and women demonstrated “even greater levels of resolve and ingenuity.” Our entrepreneurial spirit testified to the vast creative potential of youth in the region: “Supporting and harnessing this potential is a top priority for the World Bank Group,” she said. This meeting encouraged me to pursue my entrepreneurial efforts, and I was inspired to look for Master degree opportunities in data science to increase my impact.

I also had the opportunity to meet Pia Peeters, Manager of the MENA Social Development Practice. We explored ways to build on the work of Palestinian entrepreneurs and link them up with other businesses and social enterprises in the region. She told me the MENA Youth Platform I had been part of was set up precisely to showcase such successful examples of youth-led and -oriented experiences of social innovation and resilient living.

For me, the entire experience in DC was transformational. It helped me to shift from the usual Gaza, war-heavy narrative, bringing me instead to an international exchange on business development and social entrepreneurship opportunities.

Thursday, May 28 | 10:00-10:45 AM (EST) | WEBEX

On May 20, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector team provided a review of their smart city vision, plans, and foundational technologies. Following up on the very engaging session that raised a number of critical questions from the World Bank colleagues, the AWS will elaborate on those questions and other inquiries about Smart Cities. 

Please join us for the live discussion and come prepared to ask questions you have about Smart Cities and AWS.

*If you want to discuss a specific project (COVID-19 or others) and get technical advice from the AWS team, please send us your interest. We will allocate a slot for your short presentation (one slide) and discussion with the AWS during the session.

Join Using WebEx

Meeting number: 471 998 543

Meeting password: YeMmJbxd238

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Panel

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

ABOUT THE PANEL

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, he spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries. 

Thursday, May 28 | 10:00-10:45 AM (EST) | WEBEX

On May 20, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) public sector team provided a review of their smart city vision, plans, and foundational technologies. Following up on the very engaging session that raised a number of critical questions from the World Bank colleagues, the AWS will elaborate on those questions and other inquiries about Smart Cities. 

Please join us for the live discussion and come prepared to ask questions you have about Smart Cities and AWS.

*If you want to discuss a specific project (COVID-19 or others) and get technical advice from the AWS team, please send us your interest. We will allocate a slot for your short presentation (one slide) and discussion with the AWS during the session.

Join Using WebEx

Meeting number: 471 998 543

Meeting password: YeMmJbxd238

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Panel

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

ABOUT THE PANEL

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, he spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries. 

Wednesday, May 20 | 9:00-10:00 AM (EST) | WEBEX

Recording is available here.

In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering IT infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now commonly known as cloud computing. One of the key benefits of cloud computing is the opportunity to replace up-front capital infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale with businesses. Today, AWS provides a reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.

Join us for the Amazon Web Services and the World Bank discussion and learn what they are doing in the Smart Cities Realm, as well as in response to COVID-19.  AWS public sector team will share their focus on Smart Cities in terms of vision, technologies, and use cases as well as work with specific customers that leverage AWS services to address growing challenges in managing the complexity and aspirations of cities. 

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Presenters

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Le spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries. 

Wednesday, May 20 | 9:00-10:00 AM (EST) | WEBEX

Recording is available here.

In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering IT infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now commonly known as cloud computing. One of the key benefits of cloud computing is the opportunity to replace up-front capital infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale with businesses. Today, AWS provides a reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.

Join us for the Amazon Web Services and the World Bank discussion and learn what they are doing in the Smart Cities Realm, as well as in response to COVID-19.  AWS public sector team will share their focus on Smart Cities in terms of vision, technologies, and use cases as well as work with specific customers that leverage AWS services to address growing challenges in managing the complexity and aspirations of cities. 

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Presenters

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Le spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries. 

Wednesday, May 20 | 9:00-10:00 AM (EST) | WEBEX

In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began offering IT infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now commonly known as cloud computing. One of the key benefits of cloud computing is the opportunity to replace up-front capital infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale with businesses. Today, AWS provides a reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world.

Join us for the Amazon Web Services and the World Bank discussion and learn what they are doing in the Smart Cities Realm, as well as in response to COVID-19.  AWS public sector team will share their focus on Smart Cities in terms of vision, technologies, and use cases as well as work with specific customers that leverage AWS services to address growing challenges in managing the complexity and aspirations of cities. 

Chair

Hyoung Gun Wang Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Presenters

Lorraine Bassett WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services IoT

Linh Le Program Manager, AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program

Wayne Soutter Business Development Manager, IoT EMEA Public Sector

Howard Lock Global IoT Business Development Lead, Amazon Web Services Public Sector

Join Using WebEx

Meeting number: 477 779 824

Meeting password: MDdBYXEk638

Call-in numbers: 1-650-479-3207

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

Lorraine Bassett, PhD, is the WWPS Principal Technical Business Development Leader for Amazon Web Services IoT (Internet of Things). She leads the organization’s strategy and go-to-market vision for IoT in the Public Sector, including Smart Cities, Smart Grids, Smart Campus, Healthcare, Transport, Public Health, and NGOs/NPOs. Lorraine has worked in technology for more than 30 years, initially working on the Big Bang Project at the International Stock Exchange, to building and optimizing some of the largest networks in the world. Her experience includes senior and global positions at Compaq Computers, CA, DuPont, EMC, Concord Communications and Racemi. She also founded and led Confluence Group, a leadership company with the vision and intellectual property to implement organizational performance for companies to maximize performance.

Linh Le is a Program Manager in AWS Worldwide Public Sector Partners Program, focusing on developing and supporting AWS partner ecosystem around smart cities and SME development. Prior to joining AWS, he was an Urban Development Specialist in the East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank where he led smart cities infrastructure loans and technical assistances in China and Mongolia. There he piloted the use of innovation solutions to enhance community-based urban upgrading and regeneration. Prior to joining ADB, Mr. Le spent 7 years at The World Bank in Washington D.C and Hanoi, Vietnam where he co-led and supported several urban infrastructure projects with a focus on upgrading low income areas and developing integrated urban infrastructure in selected Asian and African cities.

Wayne Soutter is the Business Development Manager for IoT EMEA Public Sector, based in London. Wayne has over 20 years experience in designing, manufacturing and deploying IoT and disruptive technologies in a range of sectors including councils and cities across the globe.  Wayne previous role was with Digital Catapult, a UK government initiative to drive IoT innovation into business across the UK.  In this role Wayne worked with industry leaders to help them develop IoT strategies and GTM’s to take advantage of these emerging technologies. While at Digital Catapult, Wayne launched London’s first IoT Laboratory focusing on the convergence of 5G and IoT in an industrial setting.

Howard Lock is the global IoT business development lead for Amazon Web Services Public Sector.  Previously, Howard has been a strategy, technology, and operational executive with a successful track record of building and executing digital transformation and IoT focused market in terms of rapid solution incubation and validation, strategic business development, and monetization strategies. He is a trusted advisor to public sector customers and partners seeking to move faster to leverage AWS IoT, AI/ML, and AWS services as they seek to address challenging issues associated with rapidly growing urban environments across the planet and meeting its citizens’ needs. He brings particular capacity for high impact in public sector, transportation, retail, and service provider vertical industries. 

Thursday, April 30 | 09:00-10:30 AM (EST) 

Recording is available here.

Based on the very positive response to the first webex expert meeting presenting Swiss Smart Technology Solutions to fight against COVID-19 on April 16th, we would like to organize a follow-up BBL regarding Swiss partners focusing on (i) COVID-19 recovery efforts, and (ii) just-in-time technical support our Swiss partners can offer to Bank clients and project teams.

Smart City Hub Switzerland, SmartCity Alliance, InnoSuisse, SECO, and Risk Reduction Foundation are combining efforts of private and public stakeholders in applying Smart Technologies to address emerging challenges during the COVID-19 recovery and to transfer the best technologies and solutions to emerging markets via the World Bank Group network. The World Economic Forum will share examples on partnership collaboration for the COVID Action Platform.

As part of these efforts, the BBL would like to i) present ongoing efforts related to applying Smart Technologies as tools to support responsible recovery after COVID-19, and (ii) discuss demand for just-in-time technical support our Swiss partners can offer.

Presentations will be followed-up by Q&A. Participants are welcome to submit the challenges they have during the COVID-19 recovery to match these with the Swiss solutions.

Chair
Hyoung Gun Wang, Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Introduction Remarks

 Andrei Iatsenia, co-founder and the CEO, Risk Reduction Foundation

Part 1: COVID-19 Recovery Efforts

 Bertrand Picard, Founder and President, Solar Impulse Foundation

Anja Riedle, Head of Smart City, SBB and Smart City Lab Basel

Tobias Reichmuth, Founder and Chairman, SUSI Investment Partners

Jonathan Isenring, Co-Founder, HackZurich and Digital Festival

Part 2: Just-In-Time Technical Support for WBG Clients through InnoSuisse Smart Cities Exchange Platforms; Examples of World Economic Forum Partnership Requests

Olivia Zeydler, Global Leadership Fellow, Acceleration Team & COVID Action Platform, World Economic Forum

Emile Dupont, Team Leader, Knowledge and Technology Transfer at InnoSuisse – the Swiss Innovation Agency, Coordinator of the Swiss Enterprise Europe Network consortium

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS/INTRODUCERS

Andrei Iatsenia is the co-founder and the CEO of the not-for-profit Risk Reduction Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland since 2010.  Prior to this he was senior advisor on Private-Public Partnerships in the UN and spent three years as the Director of Water Initiative at the World Economic Forum. He joined the World Bank in 1992 and worked both in country operations and in environmental departments in Europe, Asia and Latin America. He was one of the founding members of the Environmental Emergencies Network that was developed as a private-public partnership in 1998-2000 with the support from the US Government and private sector that seconded several staff members to the World Bank team, coordinated by him.  

Bertrand Picard, Founder and President Solar Impulse Foundation: One of the first to envision ecology through the lens of profitability, Bertrand Piccard is considered as an influential voice on progress and sustainability. He actively speaks out against the absurdity of the outdated and polluting devices and systems our society is still using and promotes the benefits for the Planet and for the economy of modern efficient technologies. After his round-the-world solar flight, he is now developing, through the Solar Impulse Foundation, collaborations with political and economic decision-makers to give them practical solutions to help them achieve a clean economic growth.

Anja Riedle is Head of Smart City at SBB, the Swiss Federal Railways. Together with her team, Anja operates the Smart City Lab Basel, a joint initiative of SBB and the Canton of Basel-Stadt that was established in April 2019. It is a unique 16ha testing ground for smart city solutions located on a freight yard in central Basel, a site that will soon undergo urban redevelopment. With already more than 20 active pilot projects, the lab successfully connects partners from industry, science, and public authorities. The findings will be used to transform the freight yard into Switzerland’s smartest city district and freely shared with city planners in Switzerland and beyond. Apart from her role at SBB, Anja is Co-Founder and Member of the Board of the Smart City Hub Switzerland, a national association that aims to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration across cities, public service providers, and federal institutions.

Tobias Reichmuth, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUSI Partners. Since the company was founded in 2009 and as CEO, he has developed the company into a leading asset manager in the field of sustainable energy infrastructure. As director of an international foundation, he previously advised Fortune 500 companies on investments in renewable energies. He also worked as a strategy consultant for the Boston Consulting Group for several years. He is the editor of the book “The Financing of the Energy Transition in Switzerland” published by NZZ-Verlag and has worked on several publications on the subject of sustainable investments for institutional investors. He is a member of the German Economic Council as a consultant on energy and energy efficiency issues.

Jonathan Isenring co-founded HackZurich in 2014, which is now the largest and most renowned hackathon in Europe. In 2016, he co-founded and built up the Digital Festival, one of the most successful and well-known hubs for CEOs, decision makers and technological and creative experiences. He is also initiator of #CodeVsCOVID19, a 72h online hackathon to address COVID-19 related challenges that attracted 3,000 participants from 85 countries.

Olivia Zeydler is a part of the COVID Action Platform team at the World Economic Forum. The Platform accelerates COVID response by coordinating multi-stakeholder cooperation and action. She is a member of the Forum’s Acceleration team which scales internal projects across WEF that help accelerate solutions to key challenges facing society today. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Olivia co-developed a local incubator in Haiti that identified entrepreneurial solutions in fragile contexts in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Olivia is from Washington, D.C. and completed an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Emile Dupont received his PhD on microelectronics from EPFL in 2010. After a couple of years in a Geneva-based SME, he works since 2013 in the Technology Transfer domain and currently leads the Knowledge and Technology Transfer team at Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency.

Thursday, April 30 | 09:00-10:30 AM (EST) 

Recording is available here.

Based on the very positive response to the first webex expert meeting presenting Swiss Smart Technology Solutions to fight against COVID-19 on April 16th, we would like to organize a follow-up BBL regarding Swiss partners focusing on (i) COVID-19 recovery efforts, and (ii) just-in-time technical support our Swiss partners can offer to Bank clients and project teams.

Smart City Hub Switzerland, SmartCity Alliance, InnoSuisse, SECO, and Risk Reduction Foundation are combining efforts of private and public stakeholders in applying Smart Technologies to address emerging challenges during the COVID-19 recovery and to transfer the best technologies and solutions to emerging markets via the World Bank Group network. The World Economic Forum will share examples on partnership collaboration for the COVID Action Platform.

As part of these efforts, the BBL would like to i) present ongoing efforts related to applying Smart Technologies as tools to support responsible recovery after COVID-19, and (ii) discuss demand for just-in-time technical support our Swiss partners can offer.

Presentations will be followed-up by Q&A. Participants are welcome to submit the challenges they have during the COVID-19 recovery to match these with the Swiss solutions.

Chair
Hyoung Gun Wang, Senior Economist and Smart Cities KSB lead, World Bank

Introduction Remarks

 Andrei Iatsenia, co-founder and the CEO, Risk Reduction Foundation

Part 1: COVID-19 Recovery Efforts

 Bertrand Picard, Founder and President, Solar Impulse Foundation

Anja Riedle, Head, Smart City, SBB and Basel Smart City Lab

Tobias Reichmuth, Founder and Chairman, SUSI Investment Partners

Jonathan Isenring, Co-Founder, HackZurich and Digital Festival

Part 2: Just-In-Time Technical Support for WBG Clients through InnoSuisse Smart Cities Exchange Platforms; Examples of World Economic Forum Partnership Requests

Olivia Zeydler, Global Leadership Fellow, Acceleration Team & COVID Action Platform, World Economic Forum

Emile Dupont, Team Leader, Knowledge and Technology Transfer at InnoSuisse – the Swiss Innovation Agency, Coordinator of the Swiss Enterprise Europe Network consortium

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS/INTRODUCERS

Andrei Iatsenia is the co-founder and the CEO of the not-for-profit Risk Reduction Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland since 2010.  Prior to this he was senior advisor on Private-Public Partnerships in the UN and spent three years as the Director of Water Initiative at the World Economic Forum. He joined the World Bank in 1992 and worked both in country operations and in environmental departments in Europe, Asia and Latin America. He was one of the founding members of the Environmental Emergencies Network that was developed as a private-public partnership in 1998-2000 with the support from the US Government and private sector that seconded several staff members to the World Bank team, coordinated by him.  

Bertrand Picard, Founder and President Solar Impulse Foundation: One of the first to envision ecology through the lens of profitability, Bertrand Piccard is considered as an influential voice on progress and sustainability. He actively speaks out against the absurdity of the outdated and polluting devices and systems our society is still using and promotes the benefits for the Planet and for the economy of modern efficient technologies. After his round-the-world solar flight, he is now developing, through the Solar Impulse Foundation, collaborations with political and economic decision-makers to give them practical solutions to help them achieve a clean economic growth.

Anja Riedle is Head of Smart City at SBB, the Swiss Federal Railways. Together with her team, Anja operates the Smart City Lab Basel, a joint initiative of SBB and the Canton of Basel-Stadt that was established in April 2019. It is a unique 16ha testing ground for smart city solutions located on a freight yard in central Basel, a site that will soon undergo urban redevelopment. With already more than 20 active pilot projects, the lab successfully connects partners from industry, science, and public authorities. The findings will be used to transform the freight yard into Switzerland’s smartest city district and freely shared with city planners in Switzerland and beyond. Apart from her role at SBB, Anja is Co-Founder and Member of the Board of the Smart City Hub Switzerland, a national association that aims to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration across cities, public service providers, and federal institutions.

Tobias Reichmuth, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SUSI Partners. Since the company was founded in 2009 and as CEO, he has developed the company into a leading asset manager in the field of sustainable energy infrastructure. As director of an international foundation, he previously advised Fortune 500 companies on investments in renewable energies. He also worked as a strategy consultant for the Boston Consulting Group for several years. He is the editor of the book “The Financing of the Energy Transition in Switzerland” published by NZZ-Verlag and has worked on several publications on the subject of sustainable investments for institutional investors. He is a member of the German Economic Council as a consultant on energy and energy efficiency issues.

Jonathan Isenring co-founded HackZurich in 2014, which is now the largest and most renowned hackathon in Europe. In 2016, he co-founded and built up the Digital Festival, one of the most successful and well-known hubs for CEOs, decision makers and technological and creative experiences. He is also initiator of #CodeVsCOVID19, a 72h online hackathon to address COVID-19 related challenges that attracted 3,000 participants from 85 countries.

Olivia Zeydler is a part of the COVID Action Platform team at the World Economic Forum. The Platform accelerates COVID response by coordinating multi-stakeholder cooperation and action. She is a member of the Forum’s Acceleration team which scales internal projects across WEF that help accelerate solutions to key challenges facing society today. Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, Olivia co-developed a local incubator in Haiti that identified entrepreneurial solutions in fragile contexts in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Olivia is from Washington, D.C. and completed an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Emile Dupont received his PhD on microelectronics from EPFL in 2010. After a couple of years in a Geneva-based SME, he works since 2013 in the Technology Transfer domain and currently leads the Knowledge and Technology Transfer team at Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency.