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www.citylivinglab.com city living lab Grupo de pesquisadores que posiciona cidades como laboratórios vivos para a inovação com foco no cidadão. desenvolvemos pesquisas com foco na qualidade de vida dos cidadãos resultados das pesquisas nas cidades da região da serra gaúcha WHAT IS A CITY LIVING LAB? A city is a living laboratory for innovation. A Living Lab is an environment for innovation and an approach to innovation. According to the European Network of Living Labs, a Living Lab is an open and innovative environment of "real life" circumstances, in which innovation aimed at users is part of the co-creation process for new services, products, and social infrastructure. Living labs encompass, simultaneously, social and technological dimensions in a partnership between companies, citizens, governments, and universities. It is an ecosystem where different partners work side by side, sharing knowledge while interacting with a variety of knowledge and technologies, inducing a fertile ground for innovation, research, and interdisciplinary communication. PRINCIPAIS ASPECTOS Within these two areas are studies associated with the following contexts: Knowledge cities (CC) Which refers to social studies, applied the Brazilian cities, regions, and neighborhoods Vertical Farming Utilizando estruturas urbanas (farmscrapers), engloba um cultivo verticalizado que se apresenta como uma oportunidade também para jovens empreendedores. Incorporação de Tecnologias Avançadas: Smart Agriculture Utilização de tecnologias emergentes, como Internet das Coisas (IoT) e Inteligência Artificial (IA), visando otimização e controle de processos agrícolas em tempo real, aumentando a qualidade e reduzindo os custos. Smart Farming/Agricultura 4.0 Desenvolvimento e teste de tecnologias de sensoriamento e automação, facilitando a monitoração e gestão dos cultivos urbanos. Desenvolvimento Sustentável e Impactos Socioeconômicos: Impacto Ambiental Consideração da redução da pegada de carbono, adotando práticas que beneficiam o meio ambiente e combatem as alterações climáticas. Estímulo Econômico Criação de novas oportunidades de negócios e estímulo ao empreendedorismo local, especialmente voltado para jovens. Turismo e Educação Desenvolvimento turístico sustentável e criação de ambientes educativos relativos à agricultura e meio ambiente. Integração de Stakeholders e Know-How: Colaboração Inclusão de vários stakeholders, como a Prefeitura de Caxias do Sul e empresas/startups tecnológicas, para troca de conhecimento e experiências. Conhecimento e Experiência Aplicação da expertise de grupos de pesquisa e startups, bem como a observação e aprendizado a partir de modelos internacionais de agricultura urbana. Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa Utilização da infraestrutura universitária e conhecimento acadêmico para pesquisa, desenvolvimento e aplicação de novas tecnologias no contexto da agricultura urbana inteligente. Objetivo Prático: Living Lab Um laboratório real e colaborativo que não somente desenvolve tecnologias, mas também serve como um modelo experimental e prático, oferecendo soluções tangíveis para os desafios locais e regionais, e proporcionando um ambiente para inovação prática e aplicada. Apoio a Pequenos Agricultores e Empreendedores Foco em facilitar a adoção tecnológica para pequenos agricultores e empreendedores urbanos, ampliando a capacidade e qualidade da produção local. Missão OUR MISSION Disseminate studies that enable high learning capacity, sharing, and knowledge management.

Data collection system by IoT devices (sensing) for smart cities INNOVATE TUTORIAL PLATAFORMA RELATÓRIO COREDE

Projeto Sistema de coleta de dados por dispositivos IoT (sensoriamento) para cidades inteligentes O Projeto Sistema de Coleta de Dados por Dispositivos IoT (sensoriamento) visa desenvolver um sistema para coleta e processamento de dados, habilitando seis cidades da região da Serra Gaúcha. As cidades de Bento Gonçalves, Canela, Caxias do Sul, Flores da Cunha, Gramado e São Francisco de Paula foram parceiras na execução deste projeto. Cada cidade recebeu a instalação de duas antenas LoRaWAN e três kits de sensores. A figura abaixo ilustra a instalação dos equipamentos de IoT. As informações são coletadas em tempo real e armazenadas em uma estrutura de dados em nuvem, permitindo a visualização dos dados. Com a habilitação dessas cidades, será possível utilizar os resultados do projeto para desenvolver políticas públicas e fornecer melhores serviços à população da região da Serra. Confira o vídeo que mostra a instalação das antenas LoRaWAN e dos sensores nas cidades da Serra Gaúcha, além de apresentar o dashboard criado a partir da coleta dos dados. O dashboard apresenta os dados coletados nas cidades participantes do projeto de temperatura, humidade, ruído, luminosidade, partículas suspensas e gás carbônico. A arquitetura implantada possui os seguintes elementos: Antenas instaladas em pontos da cidade para captar os dados transmitidos pelos sensores. Sensores instalados em pontos da cidade para coletar dados ambientais em tempo real. Gateway instalados que agregam dados dos sensores IoT e os enviam para a nuvem. Serviços em nuvem para hospedar servidores de rede, bancos de dados, protocolos de segurança e serviços de visualização de dados. As informações coletadas em tempo real de cada cidade podem ser consultadas aqui: Bento Gonçalves Canela Caxias do Sul Flores da Cunha Gramado São Francisco de Paula

Publicações Científicas City life satisfaction: a measurement for smart and sustainable cities from the citizen perspective The study aims to contribute to the current panorama of instruments that qualify cities by presenting an approach of sustainable goals and indicators. Insight from inhabitants about their cities reveal dimensions and attributes not captured by official indicators. The focus of this study is to define appropriate indicators for sustainability and smartness of cities according to their citizens, considering the idiosyncrasies of local contexts and less notable dimensions pointed out in earlier studies. The scale is based on consolidated metrics, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the ISO 37120/2017, in association with the European Barometer and American Barometer. The CITYLIFESAT (City Life Satisfaction) scale was tested and validated in Southern Brazil through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and discriminant analysis. The results show that citizens' satisfaction is primarily linked to health and safety, well-being, recreation, public transport, walkability, social inclusion and participation, primary services, city attachment, and environment. Silva, M. B. C. D., Bebber, S., Fachinelli, A. C., Moschen, S. D. A., & Perini, R. D. L. (2019). City life satisfaction: a measurement for smart and sustainable cities from the citizens' perspective. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, 10(4), 338-383. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKBD.2019.105126 Perceived attributes and dimensions of accessibility in adapted bathrooms This work aims to explore the perceived accessibility of adapted toilets according to the user’s perspective, indicating the relevance of their attributes and features for persons with reduced mobility. There are recent studies addressing accessibility, but few focus on adapted toilets, making this study of adapted toilets in Brazil unique. A total of 98 disabled users with restricted mobility and carers took part in a survey after using adapted toilets. The study sample variance resulted in 27 attributes, distributed in eight factors: accessories, transit ability, access, hydro sanitary facilities, facilities, openings, safety, and ergonomic comfort. Multiple linear regression analysis was applied to identify attributes with impact on general satisfaction. The results identified three primary attributes in terms of design, execution and improvement of the user experience. Findings demonstrate a gap between the recommended standards and what the user perceives to be important, which has ramifications for the further development of standards and the design and construction of adapted toilets. The implication is that it is necessary to pay more attention to what the users need, and thus help to improve the users’ experience, satisfaction and wellbeing. Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva, Suane de Atayde Moschen, Brunella Cecatto & Fabiano Larentis (2022) Perceived attributes and dimensions of accessibility in adapted bathrooms, Building Research & Information, 50:1-2, 60-73, DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2021.1943643 Sustainable development of communities: ISO 37120 and UN goals Purpose The aims of this study is to put on the agenda discussions concerning the approach of sustainable goals and indicators, in terms of how they relate to each other and how to list their importance within a network of contemporary city management. From the millennium objectives experience, UN has launched the continuity of the development program, through the sustainable development goals (SDG), which have the purpose of giving support to local and regional governments for the 2030 agenda in local sphere. In the city context, sustainable development has also been approached in regulations, like ISO 37120: 2017 “Sustainable development of communities: Indicators for city services and quality of life”. These instruments have in common the concern of offering parameters of public services to citizens and promoting in a uniform manner both social and economic growth of the urban environment. Design/methodology/approach The present study aims to compare these two sustainable development tools by means of a documentary analysis and to analyze the feasibility of the proposed indicators and their qualitative evaluation goals to improve citizens’ quality of life. Findings The results suggest that the main urban challenges are related to unplanned urban growth and poor-quality public services, which generate a lack of commitment to enforce laws and to achieve sustainable development goals. Originality/value The study establishes bases for guiding the discussion to support managers and investors decisions to promote paradigm changes in the citizens’ life and in the way cities are planned. Moschen, S.A. , Macke, J. , Bebber, S. and Benetti Correa da Silva, M. (2019), "Sustainable development of communities: ISO 37120 and UN goals", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education , Vol. 20 No. 5, pp. 887-900. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-01-2019-0020 Relationship between minimalism, happiness, life satisfaction, and experiential consumption This research objective is to propose and test a theoretical model representing the relationship between minimalism, happiness, life satisfaction, and experiential consumption. A survey with 395 Brazilian amateur runners was conducted, and the structural equation modeling technique was used for data analysis. The main results showed that life satisfaction and experiential consumption positively influence happiness, and minimalism influences experiential consumption in the sample studied. Furthermore, minimalism did not influence happiness. The proposed framework showed that life satisfaction and experiential consumption explain 54.2% of the happiness of leisure practitioners. Because people generally do not increase their happiness by choosing a simple lifestyle, they can decrease consumption by incentives other than happiness. Therefore, public policies aimed at raising awareness of the importance of reducing consumption should focus on other benefits, such as the benefits that can be gained from leisure and experiential consumption. Matte, J., Fachinelli, A.C., De Toni, D. et al. Relationship between minimalism, happiness, life satisfaction, and experiential consumption. SN Soc Sci 1, 166 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-021-00191-w The Built Environment Dimensions Impact at a Winery This research goal was to analyze the built environment dimensions, namely appearance, comfort, configuration, functionality, and the relationship with customer satisfaction, service quality, and product price at a winery in Brazil. A survey was applied to customers, and data analyses were performed using Exploratory Factor Analysis to identify the dimensions and related attributes, followed by Multiple Linear Regression statistical analysis to test the relationships among the dimensions. The findings demonstrate the positive and significant impact of functionality and configuration on service quality and customer satisfaction, whereas functionality positively impacted the product price. Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva, Suelen Bebber, Gabriel Sperandio Milan, Thais Zimmermann Suzin, Helena Losekan Marcon, Deonir De Toni & Caroline Peccin Da Silva (2022) The Built Environment Dimensions Impact at a Winery, International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, 23:5, 1055-1075, DOI: 10.1080/15256480.2021.1938783 Ensuring the service quality at a university construction technology laboratory in Brazil Service quality in a construction technology laboratory can result in an improvement in construction companies’ competitiveness. This research aims to evaluate the service quality provided by a construction technology laboratory, specifically in the segment of performing testing through the rupturing of concrete samples. For this research, a survey was conducted using a structured questionnaire that was created based on a literature review regarding the surveying of laboratory customers at a university in the south of Brazil. Our research was both exploratory and quantitative, and the data were analyzed by applying multivariate data analysis. The conclusions of this study show that the dimensions of quality services are: communication, reliability, responsiveness, credibility, and tangibility. These five dimensions together provide a high explained variance standard of 79.75%. Having a suitable number of attendants available to serve customers and presenting agility in the construction laboratory is one of the managerial research contributions. Moreover, through information availability, this research generates greater traceability that can be used both by customers and by institutional management. Constantly and thoroughly monitoring the customer service cycle is another relevant factor that can improve the quality of the services provided. da Silva, M. B. C., Graciola, A. P., Milan, G. S., Bebber, S., Moschen, S. D. A., & De Toni, D. (2019). Ensuring the service quality at a university construction technology laboratory in Brazil. Environmental Quality Management, 28(4), 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21636 Satisfaction and value-in-use perceived by university students from the influence of the built environment, price fairness and teaching care Purpose This research goal was to analyze factors that may influence value-in-use and satisfaction perceived by university students, from the built environment, price fairness and teaching care. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, a survey was conducted with 900 students from a university in southern Brazil. Findings The main results proved that the antecedents considered in the study have a significant and positive influence on the value-in-use and satisfaction of university students. Furthermore, the built environment, price fairness, teaching care and satisfaction explained 87.8% of the value-in-use of students, while the built environment, price fairness and teaching care explained 74.9% of student satisfaction. Originality/value The study proved that after receiving the educational service, if the student can apply his or her acquired knowledge and skills, he or she will find a fair price, will be satisfied and will obtain value in the service purchased. Thus, even if the educational market is changing in recent years, the importance of the teacher and the built environment are factors that influence price fairness and increase the satisfaction and value-in-use perceived by the student. Benetti Corrêa da Silva, M. , Matte, J. , Bebber, S. , Libardi, B. and Fachinelli, A.C. (2022), "Satisfaction and value-in-use perceived by university students from the influence of the built environment, price fairness and teaching care", Benchmarking: An International Journal , Vol. 29 No. 2, pp. 365-381. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-12-2020-0628 Student satisfaction from the influence of the built environment, price fairness and teaching care: a study at a community-supported university Purpose This study aims to test and analyze factors that may influence the satisfaction of university students, specifically, from the built environment, price fairness and teaching care. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted with 250 students from a university in southern Brazil. The data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. Findings The main results proved that the built environment, price fairness and teaching care have a significant and positive influence on the satisfaction of university students. Practical implications The factors presented explanation power for student satisfaction, which shows that they are essential aspects and, therefore, must be observed by universities to satisfy their students. Originality/value The study identifies the impact of factors such as the environment, price and teaching service on student satisfaction. Benetti Corrêa da Silva, M. , Matte, J. , Bebber, S. , Dalla Santa de Carvalho, M. , de Atayde Moschen, S. and Fachinelli, A.C. (2021), "Student satisfaction from the influence of the built environment, price fairness and teaching care: a study at a community-supported university", Facilities , Vol. 39 No. 11/12, pp. 703-721. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-09-2020-0112 Employee satisfaction with the built environment of a software development company Purpose The raised competitiveness among technology companies, especially for being able to work with markets physically distant from their final consumer, makes it important to know the employee’s perception about the built environment since the physical workspaces influence productivity. This paper aims to analyze the attributes and dimensions of the built environment of a development software company that most impact the employee’s satisfaction through their perception. It allows the company to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the built environment, enhancing the employee’s satisfaction, productivity and, consequently, the company revenues. Design/methodology/approach This research applied a survey by the drop off method and analyzed data through confirmatory factor analysis and multiple linear regression. Therefore, these methods explain how the attributes behave in each theoretical dimension and evaluate the relation between the dependent and independent dimensions. Findings The theoretical result of this research concerns the employee’s satisfaction with the built environment of a software development company. Overall, employee satisfaction is related to the dimensions of functionality, appearance and personal relationships, not being significant aspects of configuration. On the other hand, the employee’s overall satisfaction with the built environment is related to the functional dimension. Research limitations/implications This research limitation is related to the size of the sample, which is a pre-determined and fixed population: all the company’s employees. Originality/value Perceived quality applied to a work environment of a software development company. da Silva, M.B.C. , Valente, M.G. , Petroli, A. , Notari, D.L. , Bebber, S. and Fachinelli, A.C. (2021), "Employee satisfaction with the built environment of a software development company", Facilities , Vol. 39 No. 7/8, pp. 538-552. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-08-2020-0103 Service quality dimensions in the context of a civil construction technology laboratory in Brazil O objetivo desta pesquisa foi o de comparar as dimensões da qualidade do serviço de um laboratório de tecnologia de materiais de construção civil a partir da perspectiva dos clientes de serviços de corpo de prova de concreto e rompimento de tijolos cerâmicos. Foram realizadas múltiplas análises de regressão a partir dos resultados das dimensões de qualidade mais importantes resultantes da percepção dos clientes, obtidas a partir de quatro estudos anteriores, que aplicaram análise fatorial. Os valores obtidos nas análises fatoriais e de regressão foram correlacionados com o objetivo de identificar resultados semelhantes nas análises. Os resultados apontam que os atributos relacionados com o atendimento personalizado, informação sobre os resultados do ensaio, bem como o comprometimento dos funcionários, são considerados os mais importantes na percepção dos clientes. Assim, foi possível identificar fragilidades no serviço realizado e propor melhorias e, desta forma, maximizar a satisfação do cliente. Como limitação do estudo, é apontado o tamanho da amostra, que poderia ter influenciado os resultados encontrados, influenciando também os procedimentos metodológicos nas análises de regressão. Bebber, S., Correa da Silva, M. B., da Silveira, T., & Sperandio Milan, G. (2021). SERVICE QUALITY DIMENSIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF A CIVIL CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY IN BRAZIL. Exacta, 19(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.2021.14746 Smart sustainable cities evaluation and sense of community This paper pursued to evaluate the residents' evaluation on the smart sustainable city and the sense of community. The study analyzed interviews with 392 citizens from five neighboring cities from a micro-region in southern Brazil. Factorial analysis and linear regression were applied. The investigation recognized three factors for smart sustainable cities evaluation: public services and facilities; material well-being, and environmental well-being. Linear regression reveals that residents' satisfaction with the city is predicated on the material well-being, public services and facilities, environmental well-being, and sense of community, which explain 40.2% of satisfaction with the city. Considering a smart sustainable city viewpoint, the study accomplishes that: (i) policies should be projected from the neighborhood standpoint, due to the facility of understanding shared values (ii) sense of community should be included in policies for smart sustainable city; (iii) the design of neighborhoods and cities should prioritize social interactions, with the view to build social capital and facilitate policies implementation. By integrating the smartness to sustainability approaches in the city context, this study intends to contribute to a major discussion on sustainable development, with special attention to residents' evaluation. Finally, the paper offers pertinent outcomes for urban planners and social researchers, by finding factors that influence the sense of community and residents’ evaluation on their city and by offering elements for academic, political and debates. Macke, J., Sarate, J. A. R., & de Atayde Moschen, S. (2019). Smart sustainable cities evaluation and sense of community. Journal of Cleaner production, 239, 118103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118103 Service quality evaluation in the context of a technology laboratory The intent of this research is to investigate how the customers of a technological control laboratory for civil construction materials perceived the quality of the services delivered by the lab, specifically in regard to the service of concrete compression testing. The popular SERVQUAL scale, a multidimensional instrument used to capture customer expectations and perceptions, was used as a model for the application of a survey. Exploratory factor analyses were employed to evaluate customers’ perceptions and experiences of service quality in regard to the dimensions and accompanying attributes of the SERVQUAL scale. Twenty attributes, which were grouped within five dimensions (Reliability, Assurance, Tangibles, Responsiveness, and Empathy), were identified, explaining 80.417% of the variance between customer expectations and perceptions and characterizing these dimensions on a modified SERVQUAL scale. Analysis of the results allowed us to identify discrepancies in perceived service quality compared with customers’ expectations. Most of the identified gaps between expectations and perceptions resulted in negative values. Suélen Bebber, Marcelo Benetti Correa Da Silva, Taila Da Silveira, Gabriel Sperandio Milan, Service quality dimensions in the context of a civil construction technology laboratory in Brazil, Exacta, 10.5585/exactaep.2021.14746, Volume 19, Issue 3, (641-658), (2021). Perceived quality of built environment, service, satisfaction and value-in-use Purpose Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) demonstrates relevance nowadays. Because of the wide competition between construction companies, it is necessary to be assertive, so satisfied clients bring new clients through communication amongst the users. This paper aims to assist a construction company, evaluating apartment owner’s perceptions regarding the built environment, the perceived quality of services, the satisfaction and the value in use, in the context of multifamily buildings. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents quantitative research of POE, applying confirmatory factor analysis and multiple linear regression. These methods analyse how the attributes behave in each theoretical dimension and evaluate the relationship between the dimensions of the built environment and services including customer satisfaction and value in use. Findings The results demonstrate that the constructs associated with management aspects such as service, cause higher levels of satisfaction and, therefore, higher value in use. The results become guidelines for constructors, supporting management and project decision-making. Research limitations/implications This study’s limitation is related to the number of questionnaires applied. The survey was applied to the apartment owners in all five buildings from a constructor, considered as the entire population of the research. For that reason, there were not used a sample. Further studies are required to improve the results, even more, using the present research in a larger sample, seeking a better generalisation. Also, future studies might evaluate other types of constructions and environments. Originality/value This paper used marketing constructs related to satisfaction, value in use and service, applied in the construction field of multifamily residential buildings. Da Silva, M.B.C. , Giacometti Valente, M. , Petroli, A. , Detoni, D. and Milan, G.S. (2020), "Perceived quality of built environment, service, satisfaction and value in use, in the context of residential buildings", Journal of Facilities Management , Vol. 18 No. 4, pp. 451-468. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-05-2020-0032

Citylivinglab - Available online 5 May 2022 SMART CITIES OF BRAZIL Performance of Brazilian Capital Cities Ana Cristina Fachinelli, Tan Yigitcanlar, Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese, Jamile Sabatini-Marques, Debora Sotto, Bianca Libardi www.doi .... Abstract This report is an outcome of a close collaboration between the Australia-Brazil Smart City Research and Practice Network's member institutions. The report focuses on understanding the smartness levels of the Brazilian capital cities through the lens of a smart city performance assessment framework. This report focuses on Brazilian cities to develop an evaluation model for smart cities and bring metrics that contribute to public managers seeking balance and smartness in the life of their cities. The smart city concept in this report concerns of smart economy, smart society, smart environment, smart governance, and smart technology domains that seek community-enabled technology and policy to deliver productivity, innovation, livability, well-being, sustainability, accessibility, and good governance and planning. This report informs public managers, through the indicators of productivity and innovation, liveability and well-being, sustainability and accessibility, governance and planning, and connectivity and innovation, on the smartness performance and levels of their cities. The report highlights strengths and weaknesses of Brazilian capital cities in becoming internationally renowned smart cities. The analysis based on the smart city assessment framework revealed the following city types: the leaders, the followers, and the developing ones. Cities identified as leaders a strong innovation ecosystem, with legislation for developing entrepreneurship and training of skilled labor and generating knowledge-based economic development, and providing fast and reliable internet access. One of the most critical challenges on the journey to smartness of the Brazilian cities is connectivity. The internet needs to be available, affordable, reliable and fast in all regions of the country for all people. This way the digital inclusion problems could be avoided. The broadband and 5G internet are considered by many experts as a social right, and hence should be included a citizen's basic right to the Brazilian Constitution. The arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted Brazilian cities but at the same time gave them the opportunity to develop a mobile workforce and brilliant minds, including internationally attracting, especially as the concept of anywhere offices becomes increasingly present in the life of cities and contributing to their knowledge-based economic development. Access to open data is another essential element for city smartness and can promote innovative entrepreneurship and the development of new technologies, governance, transparency, and impact on citizen quality of life. For this reason, municipalities should focus their efforts on collection of local data and their responsible use. This report is relevant and strategic for the government to guarantee fair, ethical, effective, efficient and progressive public policies. It also offers an invaluable opportunity for the authorities to consider the adoption of the indicators used in this report in assessing their smart city performance and progress. We believe this report will inform smart city policy and practice in Brazilian cities. Keywords Smart Cities; Sustainable Urban Development; Knowledge-Based Development; Environmental Metrics; Brazil; Australia; cities;

program All times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) GIVES YOU TIME (UTC) EVENT tuesday Nov 16th Knowledge for the Anthropocene 14:00 – 15:00 ACCESS HERE Paper presentations - session 1 Chair: Ana Cristina Fachinelli (University of Caxias do Sul) The contribution of the gaúcha invoice program to the sustainable development of the municipality of Caxias do Sul (RS) Larissa Scalia Boff (UCS); Marlei Salete Mecca (UCS); Alex Eckert (UCS) Scenario of the creative economy in the city of Pelotas, Brazil: an analysis from the perspective of the capital system Aline da Luz Garcia (UFPel); Priscila Nesello (UFPel); Ana Cristina Fachinelli Bertolini (UCS) Diagnosis of the instrumental capital of Arequipa as an emerging city for knowledge Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea, Wendy Anne Ugarte Mejía, Carlos Pedro Vera Ninacóndor, Graciel Anayka Bailon Huayhua, Carol Rudh Huamani Cotacallapa, Leidy Fiorela Rodrigo Callo, Estephany Yrasely Ramos Pacheco, Angela Daniela Portugal Pacheco (National University of San Agustín de Arequipa) Digital influencers and the capital system as a factor for contracting services Camila Waltzer (UFPel); Priscila Nesello (UFPel); Isabel Cristina Rosa Barros Rasia (UFPel) 15:40 -16:00 ACCESS HERE Opening Ceremony Ana Cristina Fachinelli (University of Caxias do Sul) Alex Eckert (University of Caxias do Sul) Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Juliano Rodrigues Gimenez (University of Caxias do Sul) 16:00 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 1a: Emerging Knowledge Systems Curator: Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Chair: Irene Guijt (Oxfam) Alexander Ruser (U. of Agder) Audrey Groleau (U. du Québec) Julia Puaschunder (The New School, NY) Sabelo Ndlovu-Gasteni (U. of Bayreuth) 17:15 - 17:45 break 17:45 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 1b: Rethinking economy (models) for the Anthropocene Curator: Günter R. Koch (World Capital Institute) Chair: Cristian Ducoing (Lund University) Cynthia Marino (UNINOVE) Daniel Dahm (World Future Council) Jason Monios (Kedge Business School) Richard Heinberg (Post Carbon Institute) Warren Mosler (Valance Co. Inc.) 19:30 ACCESS HERE Launch of the partnership between UCS - City Living Lab and FAMURS Launching of UCS - City Living Lab and FAMURS partnership Wednesday Nov 17th KBD and Knowledge Cities 14:00 – 15:00 ACCESS HERE Paper presentations - session 2 Chair: Rafael Perini (University of Caxias do Sul) Assessing community vulnerability with disaster risk mapping: the case of São Paulo, Brazil Jairo Filho Sousa de Almeid (UNINOVE); Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE/IEA-USP); Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology) Disasters and social vulnerability in the city of São Paulo Rafaela Pastoura Santos (UNINOVE); Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE/IEA-USP) Puerto Rico as island of knowledge: lessons learned from successful entrepreneurs Eliut Daniel Flores-Caraballo (University of Puerto Rico) Invited paper: Contributions of international events on local development: the case of the 2011 KCWS in Bento Gonçalves Larissa Diana Michelam, (UNINOVE); Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE); Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology) 16:00 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 2a: Knowledge-based regenerative cities (restorative relationship between cities and natural systems) Curator: Ana Cristina Fachinelli (World Capital Institute) Chair: Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi Cortese (UNINOVE) Cathrin Zengerling (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität) Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini (Cemaden) Marcos Buckeridge (USP) 17:15 - 17:45 break 17:45 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 2b: The Most Admired Knowledge Cities Award: legacy and future Curator: Blanca C. Garcia (World Capital Institute) Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS) Eliut Daniel Flores-Caraballo (University of Puerto Rico) Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea (National University of San Agustín de Arequipa) Thursday Nov 18th City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis 14:00 – 15:00 ACCESS HERE Paper presentations - session 3 Chair: Priscila Nesello (University of Caxias do Sul) Knowledge cities, creative cities and place: concepts and connections Rodrigo Salvati (UCS); Greice Viviana Portal Salvati (UCS) Century of the Metropolis: the converging view of the Theories of the Central Place and the Poles of Growth Vinicius De Tomasi Ribeiro (UCS); Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS) The COVID-19 pandemic impact on citizen life satisfaction Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva (UCS); Marina Giacometti Valente (UCS); Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS); Gessica Giacomin Soares (UCS); Vinicius Ribeiro (UCS) 16:00 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 3a: Post-Holocene Urban Commons Curator: Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Chair: Velina Petrova (Oxfam) Daniel Dahm (World Future Council) Douglas Kelbaugh, (U. of Michigan) Gavin Keeney (Metropolitan Transmedia Authority, NY) Richard Heinberg, (Post Carbon Institute) 17:15 - 17:45 break 17:45 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Panel Plenary 3b: Reimagining Cities in the Anthropocene Curator: Cathy Garner (World Capital Institute) Chair: Sirkku Juhola (U. of Helsinki) Lelani Mannetti (Urban Studies Institute) Lorena Pasquini (U. of Cape Town) Raphaële Bidault-Waddington, (LIID Future Lab) Tatiana Schreiner (UFSC) 23:00 - 24:00 ACCESS HERE Presentation: Brazil and Australia Smart City Project Tan Yigitcanlar (Queensland University of Technology) friday Nov 19th 16:00 - 16:35 16:35 - 17:15 ACCESS HERE 17:15 - 17:45 17:45 - 18:20 ACCESS HERE 18:25 - 19:00 ACCESS HERE Book presentations: Each of the two sessions will provide time for discussion on the main aspects and findings from the book chapters. Knowledge for the Anthropocene Günter R. Koch (World Capital Institute); Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute); Daniel Dahm (United Sustainability); Sylvain Cottong, (Exploring Futures) City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis Cathy Garner and Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) break Presentation: A transdisciplinary agenda in future university education Chair: Guenter Koch (World Capital Institute) Monika Schröttle (University of Nürnberg, INFUNI) Closing session: KCWS legacy and future Chair: Cathy Garner (World Capital Institute) Ana Cristina Fachinelli (UCS) Jamile Marques (UFSC and USP) Javier Carrillo (World Capital Institute) Shared attraction with the "XXI Exhibition of Scientific Initiation, Postgraduate, Research and Extension" - PPGA (Graduate Business Administration Program) Schedule subject to change. All content is available on the online platform. TBC - To be confirm RETURN HOW TO REGISTER REGISTER NOW

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Speakers Alexander Ruser U. of Agder | Before joining UiA in October 2018 Alexander was a temporary Professor for Sociology and Social Structure Analysis and scientific head of the Center for Political Communication at Zeppelin University (Friedrichshafen, Germany). He holds a PhD in Sociology from the Max-Weber-Institute of Sociology at Heidelberg University and was a Dahrendorf Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and a visiting fellow at Punjab University, Chandigarh . His research focuses on political sociology, the role of „science in society” and the impact of scientific expertise on climate and economic politics. Alexander is an active member of international research networks on „the social philosophy of science” (under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Science), „the use of numbers in political decision making and consulting” (under the auspices of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences). Science and the European Parliament) the „role of think tanks in modern knowledge societies” and, most recently the Center for Global Knowledge Studies (GLOKNOS) at Cambridge University. Ana Cristina Fachinelli UCS University of Caxias do Sul | PhD in Communication and Information Sciences from the Université de Poitiers with a Post-doctorate in Strategic Intelligence from the Universidad de Deusto (2010) Spain. President of Comunidad Iberoamericana de Sistemas de Conocimiento 2012-2013, member of the executive committee – Annual Knowledge Cities World Summit, member of the Board of Directors of the World Capital Institute, is a professor at the Postgraduate Program in Administration at Caxias do Sul. research in the area of Knowledge Management, Competitive Intelligence and Knowledge Based Development. Audrey Groleau U. du Québec | Audrey Groleau is a professor of science and technology education at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières since 2014. Previously, she taught physics at the university level. She holds a bachelor's degree in physics, a DESS in university education, a master's degree in didactics, and she is completing a doctorate in didactics. She is particularly interested in issues related to scientific expertise, girls and women in science and universal design for learning. Blanca C. Garcia Monterrey, Mexico | COLEF | Blanca (MSc, PhD, Man) is passionate about learning as a process that triggers collective development. She is a specialist in Development Policy Administration and Management, dedicated to the facilitation, creation and research of Development Policies of knowledge-generating networks that involve people at the city-region level. Since 2009, she has been working as a researcher in the area of public policy at Colégio da Fronteira Norte (COLEF) in its research unit in Monterrey, Mexico. She works under the banner of the City of Knowledge schemes, particularly interested in exploring regional systems of learning and knowledge in city-regions, and their impact on their development. It explores the main Knowledge Based Development (KBD) processes in the urban context through different instruments. One of these instruments is the international consultation exercise known as the MAKCi Awards (Most Admired Knowledge City Awards, in its 13th Edition) for the WCI organization, an international think-thank that has annually held a World Summit of Knowledge Cities since 2007. Through her participation in these and other relevant events, Blanca has contributed to the growing KBD literature with case studies of knowledge cities and KBD models, namely the Knowledge Cities and Knowledge & the City seminar, and other knowledge-based thematic books, under the Elsevier-Heinemann , Inderscience and Routledge brands. Blanca is involved in advancing KBD's strategies that aim to balance economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability in communities, cities and regions. Cathrin Zengerling Albert-Ludwigs-Universität | Cathrin Zengerling is a legal scholar and works primarily in the areas of (international) environmental, energy and planning law as well as sustainable urban development. She heads the junior professorship "Transformation to Sustainable Energy Systems" since August 2019 and the research group "Urban Footprints" - funded by a Freigeist-Fellowship of the Volkswagen Foundation - since January 2018. Previously, she had been researching and teaching as a postdoc at HafenCity University Hamburg since November 2015, particularly in the context of the master's program Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning (REAP). From May 2011 to October 2015, she worked as a lawyer in the Hamburg law firm Günther Rechtsanwälte, mainly in the areas of energy, construction and environmental law. Cathy Garner Lancaster, United Kingdom | Lancaster University | Dr. Cathy Garner is an innovation specialist, specializing in innovation and knowledge-based development for cities and communities. An experienced non-executive director and independent advisor, she has over 25 years of successful experience building partnerships for social and economic development. He currently holds various advisory and non-executive roles nationally and internationally, including the Center for Aging Better in London, the Scale-Up Institute in the UK, the World Capital Institute in Mexico and the Council on Health Research for Development in Geneva. Has carried out specialist projects in innovation and knowledge-based development in London and clusters across the UK. Working with Lancaster University, As Chief Executive of Manchester: Knowledge Capital, she has built a globally recognized partnership for innovation, bridging the boundaries between business, academia and government. He has worked extensively with Innovate UK, the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the UK Office and other UK government departments. She was an Independent Commissioner at the London-Stansted-Cambridge Growth Commission, 2015-2016 and at the Greenwich Fairness Commission, 2016-2017. For more than ten years until 2018, she served as a member of the Selection and Monitoring Committee of Canada's National Centers of Excellence. Previously, Cathy established and led an international NGO that addressed the intellectual property challenge in drug development for the world's poor. She was founding director of the North American Business Council of Scotland and served as the inaugural Vice President of International Relations for the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) in the US. He held a public meeting at the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property for the UK and was a member of the UK Office's Innovation Council. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh with a Ph.D. in urban geography, her early career was a researcher at the Center for Educational Sociology, where she conducted ground breaking research using multi-level modeling to analyze complex data for which she was elected a member of the Royal Statistical Society. Leaving academia, she took up political positions in the public sector focused on social housing and communities and later specialized in bridging the gap between university research and local economic development, publishing extensively on the emerging fields of location-based economic development and knowledge transfer. She is a member of the Royal Society of Arts. Cintia Marino UNINOVE | Cintia holds a PhD in Urbanism from FAU Mackenzie (Brazil). She is currently a permanent professor and researcher of the postgraduate program in Smart and Sustainable Cities at Nove de Julho University. Strives to identify initiatives of self-management and collaboration models that seek new forms of urban transformation, in lieu of projects and plans. She additionally worked with urban projects, management and public policies. Cristian Ducoing Lund University | Cristian Ducoing is a senior lecturer at Lund University School of Economics and Management. His research has been related to several topics. After his dissertation "Machinery investment and growth in Chile during the period 1830 to 1938" his research interests have broadened to Historical National Accounts in Latin America and sustainability. Recently, in joint work with Eoin McLaughin and Les Oxley, they have begun the measurement of Genuine Savings for 40 countries. This project is funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. Daniel Dahm World Future Council | Johannes Daniel Dahm is a German geographer, ecologist, activist, consultant and entrepreneur. Daniel Dahm is pioneering just and sustainable development within science, as an entrepreneur as well as an activist. For many years, he held leading positions in scientific institutions of excellence, as well as in the steering committees of civil society organizations. As a multidisciplinary scientist, he works in the fields of sustainability and development research, ecological economics and ecological creation of values, future of work, plurality and diversity of life. Douglas Kelbaugh U. of Michigan | Douglas Kelbaugh is Dean Emeritus at the University of Michigan, where he taught a large course on cities and climate change. He recently wrote the book THE URBAN FIX: Resilient Cities in the War against Climate, Heat Islands and Overpopulation. Prior to UM, he was Architecture Chair at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he currently lives. Other books he has authored are Common Place, The Urban Reader and Repairing the American Metropolis. Eliut D Flores-Caraballo Dr. Eliut D Flores-Caraballo is a tenured professor at the Graduate School of Information Science & Technology in the Communications and Information College, at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras Campus (UPR-RP). At the UPR, Dr. Flores-Caraballo has been involved in the development of digital transformation, distance learning, and IT policies, including the automation of business processes and the implementation of several SharePoint sites for Content Management in various administrative and academic units in the system. Dr. Flores-Caraballo earned a PhD in International Communication and Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin (1991), an MS in Telecommunications from Syracuse University (1984), and a BA in Comparative Literature from the UPR-Rio Piedras. Francisco Javier Carrillo Monterrey, Mexico | TEC | Javier is passionate about knowledge as a lever for the human condition. He is Professor Emeritus of Knowledge Based Development (KBD) at Tecnológico de Monterrey. There, in 1992, he founded the Center for Knowledge Systems, where he led more than 150 contracted projects and developed the Capital Systems Framework. Recognized as an international leader in Cities of Knowledge, he is president of the World Capital Institute and editor of the International Journal of KBD. His research and consulting interests are knowledge cities, capital systems, knowledge markets. He recently focused on human responses to the Anthropocene and how this relates to Economic Culture. Gavin Keeney Metropolitan Transmedia Authority, NY | Dr. Gavin Keeney – Agence 'X'/Metropolitan Transmedia Authority – Independent Artist-scholar Gavin Keeney completed a research doctorate in Architecture at Deakin University, Australia, in 2014, on the subject of “Visual Agency in Art and Architecture,” inclusive of the monograph , Chris Marker Dossier: The Suffering Image (2012). Recent publications include Knowledge, Spirit, Law: Book 1, Radical Scholarship (2015), and Knowledge, Spirit, Law: Book 2, The Anti-capitalist Sublime (2017). He has taught and lectured in architecture schools in the US, England, Slovenia, Australia, and India. Current research concerns the moral rights of authors in the age of cognitive capitalism, forms of scholarship that are also works of art, and editioning strategies for nominally useless works in the Arts and Humanities. Two monographs encompassing this research are currently under contract with Punctum Books, with Works for Works: Book 1, Useless Beauty due in Winter 2022. Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea Glenn Roberto Arce Larrea served as Agent of the Arequipa Stock Exchange and Chairman of the Board of Directors Expert of the consulting process with the goal of determining the World's Most Admired Knowledge City (MAKCi), 2008 - 2017. Past Dean of the College of Economists of Arequipa, Finance and Business Consultant, Research Professor qualified by RENACYT CONCYTEC of the Faculty of Economics National University of San Agustín Professor at different universities in Postgraduate units, director of the Economics Research Unit of the National University of San Agustín, Representative of the Arequipa Cell of the Ibero-American Knowledge Society based in Monterrey Mexico. He is cPhD in Ethics and Epistemology, Dr. in Economics and International Business at the Universidad Católica Santa María (Graduated with honors and excellence of the promotion), cDr. in Economic Management and Strategic Planning at the University of Seville (excellence). Gunter R. Koch Austria | HCM |Günter R. Koch, Prof.em. DI, (* 1947), resident in Austria and Spain, holder of the “Cross of Honor 1st Class for Achievements in Science” by Austria, currently holds the position of President of Humboldt Cosmos Multiversity in Tenerife and President of the Research Association in Economy for the Common Good (ECG) in Vienna, Austria. His basic training is in computer science, having graduated from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), where he founded research in Software Engineering. He became chairman of a technical committee at the European Commission in 1977. In 1981, he founded his own software company, in business for 13 years, specializing in industrial and medical automation as well as software engineering methodologies. In 1993, he was appointed head of the European Software Institute (ESI) in Bilbao. In 1998, he assumed the role of CEO of Austria's largest R&D center, now called the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT). He has been a visiting professor at different technical universities, is at the University of the Danube, Austria and an adjunct professor at the Technical University of Graz. His experience spans a wide range of disciplines, with a special focus on knowledge science. Irene Guijt Oxfam | Dr Irene Guijt leads Oxfam Great Britain's Evidence and Strategic Learning unit, including research, adaptive monitoring and impact evaluation, and the communication and uptake of Oxfam's evidence base to influence economic, environmental and social justice. Prior to this, she worked for 25 years in knowledge processes on rural development, natural resource management, collective action and social justice. Much of her work has focused on approaches to elevate ignored voices. She previously worked at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and was a Research Associate for ODI and a Research Fellow at the Australian National University. Her PhD from Wageningen University focused on learning processes between smallholder organisations, government and research for transforming food systems. Jamile Marques UFSC and USP Jason Monios Kedge Business School | Dr Jason Monios is Professor of Maritime Logistics at Kedge Business School, Marseille, France. His research areas include intermodal transport and logistics, port system evolution, collaboration and integration in port hinterlands, transport governance and policy, institutional and regulatory settings, sustainable transport, climate change adaptation, autonomous and electric vehicles and urban freight transport and logistics. Jason has led numerous research projects on these topics with a total budget of over €1m and has over 100 peer-reviewed academic publications. He has worked with national and regional transport authorities and co-authored technical reports with UNCTAD and UN-ECLAC. Jason is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and co-chair of the Intermodal Freight Transport SIG of the World Conference on Transportation Research Society (WCTRS), as well as a member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), the Port Performance Research Network (PPRN) and the Port Economics online initiative. Jose Antonio Marengo Orsini Cemaden | Jose Marengo is graduated in Physics and Meteorology by Universidad Nacional Agraria, a Masters in Water Resources Engineering by Universidad Nacional Agraria in Lima, Peru and a Ph.D. in Meteorology by the University of Wisconsin Madison in the USA. He has done post doctoral studies at NASA-GISS and Columbia University in New York and at Florida State University in Florida, USA in climate modeling. He was the scientific coordinator of climate forecasting at CPTEC INPE. He is currently a senior researcher and General Coordinator of Research and Development at CEMADEN (National Center for Monitoring and Alerting of Natural Disasters) linked to the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation MCTI, where he works with extreme events, natural disasters and disaster risk reduction. He is also postgraduate professor at INPE. He is a member of several international of the United Nations (IPCC, WMO) and is a member of working groups in Brazil and abroad on climate change, and global change. He is a consultant in the field of environmental studies on global changes, impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change and a reviewer for several scientific journals and national and international funding agencies. Julia Puaschunder The New School, NY | Julia Margarete Puaschunder is a behavioral economist with Doctorates in Social and Economic Sciences as well as Natural Sciences with over 20 years of experience in applied social sciences empirical research in the international arena. Julia Puaschunder is a post-doc in the Interuniversity Consortium of New York at Columbia University and The New School. Previously she was an Associate of the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and is included in the 'Marquis Who's Who in America and in the World' among the top 3% professionals around the globe and has received awards for lifetime achievements and being a top educator. Julia Puaschunder published nine books and was invited to give keynote addresses around the world. Lelani Mannetti Urban Studies Institute | Dr Lelani Mannetti is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Urban Studies Institute, conducting comparative research across nine US and Latin American cities as part of the Urban Resilience to Extreme Events Sustainability Research Network. Alongside city stakeholders, she helps promote visionary thinking through the co-production of desirable and plausible future scenarios focused on resilience, sustainability, and equity. Dr Mannetti is also a Fellow on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Values Assessment, a methodological assessment of the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits. Lorena Pasquini of Cape Town | Lorena Pasquini is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Cape Town, working with the Climate System Analysis Group, the African Climate and Development Initiative and Global Risk Governance Programme. She is also a World Social Science Fellow in Sustainable Urbanization (International Social Science Council) and sits on the Steering Committee of the Adaptation Network of South Africa. She has a background working as a researcher, consultant and practitioner on a variety of interdisciplinary issues located at the society/environment nexus. Currently, she works for Just Share, a non-profit shareholder activism organization that uses research, engagement, advocacy and activism to drive urgent action to combat climate change and reduce inequality. Marcos Silveira Buckeridge USP | Marcos Buckeridge is Associate Professor at the Department of Botany of the University of São Paulo and Director of the Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioethanol (INCT do Bioethanol), which gathers 32 laboratories in 6 states of Brazil with several collaborations in the US and Europe and also deputy director of the Center for Biological and Industrial Processes for Biofuels (CeProBIO), a large initiative to develop basic science in collaboration with the European Union. From 2009 to 2012 he was also Scientific Director of the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), in Campinas. Buckeridge develops research on Plant Cell Wall Degradation and on the Physiological and Biochemical Responses of Plants to the Environment. In 2010, he was appointed a Lead Authors for the next Intergovernmental Panel of Climatic Chanes (IPCC) report (AR5) to be released in 2014. Buckeridge has more than 120 publications in plant physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology and is communicating editor for the international journals Trees: structure and function (Springer), Bioenergy Research (Springer), Global Change Biology Bioenergy (Wiley) Monika Schröttle University of Nuremberg, INFUNI | Prof. Dr. Monika Schröttle is a political scientist and social scientist with a focus on interdisciplinary gender, violence, human rights and inclusion research. She has been working for more than 20 years on uncovering, analyzing and overcoming social and political problems (especially in questions of participation and social justice, violence and discrimination prevention related to gender, disability and migration). In participatory research and innovative teaching (in the sense of research-based learning), knowledge bases for social transformation should be created. These serve the implementation of equal opportunities, human rights, peace, a secure existence, heath and quality of life for all like they are also stated in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The establishment of the International Future University with new approaches to university, professional and citizen education is a long-term project of the heart, which Schröttle is currently building up in close with the highly engaged student and activist Friederike Kaufmann, and other young and cooperation young-at-heart pioneers. By networking knowledge about social, political, economic and ecological strategies, the aim is to jointly achieve a good life for existing and future generations worldwide. Raphaële Bidault-Waddington Raphaële Bidault-Waddington is the founder of LIID Future Lab (www.liid.fr), a hybrid research platform in Paris, working with or for companies, cities, universities and cultural institutions in France and abroad, since 2000. With a mixed background in knowledge economy and art, she designs innovative foresight methodologies such as in the Paris Galaxies lab (2008-18) on the future of the Greater Paris, hosted at Sorbonne University (with a pool of partnering schools), and funded by the City of Paris. She is also a regular keynote speaker and the author of a series of publications on the future of urban resilience and digital and environmental transitions at large. RETURN HOW TO REGISTER REGISTER NOW