Future Cities EMEA final report

Future Cities EMEA was attended by UN representatives, delegates of National and Local Government organizations from different continents, as well as Policing Transportation and Sports authorities from around the world convening at the event.

Held under the Patronage of the UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan and endorsed by the European Commission and Abu Dhabi Police, the initiative was created by the Sustainability Summit’s Future Cities working group and is organized by Wise Media. The regional congress for EMEA will be followed later in the year by another cardinal event going live in Rio de Janeiro on September 26-27 (Future Cities Americas, held for the second time).


From left to right:
– Fausto Lugo García, Civil Protection Secretary, Mexico City Government
– Executive Assistant Director Science and Technology Branch, U.S. Department of Justice FBI
– Maj. Gen. Abdullah Khaylani, Head of the Kurdistan Police – Ministry of Interior, Kurdistan Reg. Gov’t
– Gen. Sen. Minister for Communications Systems and Information Technology, Egypt
– Ayesha Al Rayesi, Executive Director of Central Operations Sector Emirates Identity Authority, UAE.
– Sophie B. de la Giroday, President of Wise Media S.p.A.
– Shane Brown, Exec. Dir. Safety and Security – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa
– Juma Assiago, Urban Safety Expert & Lead – Global Network on Safer Cities UN-Habitat, Kenya 

Since 2010, the Future Cities Working Group engages an international community of decision makers representing local administrations, regional and national government authorities, as well as international organizations driving urban development. The Future Cities community meets together with leading security and ICT expert to discuss strategies, policies and innovative solutions for the sustainable evolution of our modern metropolises. The focus of this year’s debate is on key instruments available to build modern ICT infrastructures in support of the secure and efficient functionality of urban areas and citizen-centric services. The goal is to create urban facilities that improve quality of life for citizens, while supporting service delivery and security schemes put in place by public authorities. As a concept, the development of today’s cities into smart metropolitan areas is a major application territory for systems and technologies, which provide urban security, sustainable transportation and ICT-driven efficiencies.

Wise Media’s Future Cities initiative brings together government representatives, urban security providers, city planners, major events organizers, transportation and telecommunications operators, strategic analysts and international experts as well as professional technologists and integrators.