Breakfast Briefing: Harnessing ‘Smart’ Infrastructure for Urban Decarbonisation
Author WIG Date 13 Apr 2023
WIG is delighted to welcome an expert panel to share their insights on innovative projects and discuss where opportunities lie for greater cross-sector collaboration to drive smart urban environments that support Net Zero goals. With speakers including, Liz Fitzsimons, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland; Rupert Green, Market Lead - Net Zero Energy Infrastructure, Atkins; and Theo Tryfonas, Professor of Infrastructure Systems & Urban Innovation, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Bristol
Decarbonisation of the built environment is a crucial component of hitting UK net zero emissions targets. The direct and indirect emissions from heating and energy, as well as embodied carbon from construction, can be significantly reduced through effective use of data and connectivity.
Catch up on this Briefing for your opportunity to:
- Learn more about smart infrastructure initiatives to support emissions reduction in UK cities
- Discuss how cross-sector cooperation can help overcome barriers to implementation, such as grid capacity, data sharing and tech interoperability
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Speakers at the Event
Liz Fitzsimons is a Partner who specialises in privacy and information laws for private and public clients. Liz helps clients with all aspects of data protection, GDPR and e-privacy, freedom of information and compliance with environmental information regulations.
I am broadly interested in the Internet of Things (IoT), systems engineering, and the security of cyber-physical systems. Most of my current work is in the field of smart cities e.g. urban sensing and energy-efficient deployments of wireless sensor networks, design of secure IoT applications and open data architectures, location and data privacy in mobility applications, sensor integration with building management systems in smart buildings etc. In general, my research addresses questions of how emerging technologies can be used to deliver a more sustainable urban future through resource efficiency, resilience, and operational improvement of infrastructure systems.
I am also interested in applying Systems and cybernetics techniques such as system dynamics and viable system modelling, network analytics and game theory, for information and risk management in this context. I view Systems thinking as a fundamental approach for understanding and dealing with complexity, especially of cities and civic tech.