According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 62.7 percent of the population lives in cities and the population density in cities is more than 46 times higher than the territories outside of cities. As this number continues to increase, new city infrastructure, sustainability practices, and transportation systems will need to be engineered to accommodate the number of people living, working, and moving about the city. These infrastructure and smart city keynote speakers can help you plan the smart city and smart infrastructure of the future.  

Chris Barker

Chris Barker is a smart city, connected car, and transportation technology consultant and Founder of CBC. /he is focused on advocating the role of technology in advancing the modernization of transportation and urban mobility. Chris provides business, communications and public policy consulting support to automakers, aerospace companies, suppliers, technology companies, investment firms and government organizations around the globe. He has worked with cities such as Las Vegas to improve autonomous shuttles and city-wide wi-fi connectivity, to deploy a vehicle/ green light tracking system, and launch vehicle/pedestrian detection and safety programs.

Parag Khanna

Parag Khanna is a geostrategist and CNN Global Contributor. His latest book “The Future of Globalization: Strategic Trends, Economic Competition & Technological Innovation” which looks at how biotechnology, nanotechnology, robotics, and the rise of smart cities will reshape city life as well as the global balance of innovation. As an infrastructure and smart city keynote speaker, Khanna frequently gives keynotes on the subjects of global trends and scenarios, systemic risks and technological disruptions.

Jeremy Rifkin

Jeremy Rifkin is an economic and social theorist and political advisor. He also advises on the building and scaling of the Internet of Things digital infrastructure to develop a sustainable low-carbon economy and ecological society. Rifkin is currently advising the European Commission on the development of Smart Cities in Europe. Rifkin is the author of three bestsellers including “The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is Transforming Energy, The Economy, and The World” and “The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, The Collaborative COmmons, and The Eclipse of Capitalism.”

Glen Hiemstra

Glen Hiemstra is an infrastructure and smart city keynote speaker who is dedicated to spreading knowledge about how technology can assist individuals, organizations, and industries in cities through effective strategic planning. He is the author of “Millennial City: How a New Generation Can Save the Future”. In his keynote’s, Hiemstra zeros in on emerging trends in economic demographics, energy, the environment, Internet and communication technology, housing, and transportation to offer solutions to many city and infrastructure problems.

Peter Zeihan  

Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist who specializes in global energy, demographics, and security. His worldview combines the realities of geography and populations to offer a deep understanding of how global politics impact markets and economic trends. Zeihan’s focus is geopolitics but his specializations of energy, demographics, and security are applicable to infrastructure and smart city planning. His clients represent a vast array of sectors including energy sectors, financial institutions, business associations, agricultural interests and city planners.  

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