Mauritius Smart Cities

08h15 – 09h00

REGISTRATION

09h15 – 10h15

INAUGURATION
Welcome Address: Jim Jessamine, Conference Organizing Chairman 
Keynote Address: Dr. Mani Vadari Director of Smart Cities Sector Services for Smart Cities Council US 
Official Opening By Guest of Honour: Awaiting Confirmation

10h15 -10h45

Coffee Break - Networking

10h45h– 12h15

WHAT IS SMART CITY? 
Smart City is a relatively a new concept and has no global definition. Experts all over the world are trying to innovate and device much complex and newer version of the Smart City. The session will discuss the holistic approach to smart cities from ecological, environmental, technological and social perspective.

This session will discuss the following – Achieving a clear picture of smart city trends and growth. Learning what is required to be globally recognized as "Smart City"

SPEAKERS 
International Perspective – Chris Green, Chief Executive, SQW Group   
Mauritian Perspective – Tony Lee Luen Len, Founding Chairperson Green Building Council Mauritius.

12h15 – 13h15

Lunch Break

13h15 – 14h15

URBAN PLANNING – DESIGNING & EXECUTION 
Some of the most complex systems to be designed and managed nowadays are cities. The design and management of urban infrastructures for represent a significant challenge for planners and architects, especially in Asia. This session will discuss how multi disciplinary approach can contribute to a dynamic sustainable environment and unique interaction of public in the city

This session will discuss the following:

• Components of smart city architecture
• New approach to city planning
• Designing the smart city
• Challenges in executing smart aspects in existing cities in Mauritius

SPEAKERS 
International Perspective – James Jessamine, International Development Planning  

14h15 – 14h30

Coffee Break – Networking

14h30 -  15h30

FROM SMART BUILDINGS TO SMART CITIES: THE CHALLENGE FOR MAURITIUS 
A Smart City is not a marketing campaign, a slick sales technique nor an amusing political catch phrase. It is a series of solutions to a serious and urgent situation the world faces today. Smart Cities are emerging as a civic action due to a “perfect storm” of the convergence of market conditions, technology innovation, social wants and government needs and the migration to urban environments that has accelerated on a global scale that dwarfs any previous mass movement of people in history. Join us for an exploration of the forces that are driving change. Global and local market conditions, process redesign and technology innovations at the edges are forcing a critical look at the value of urban environments. Mauritius is at the critical junction of making process and technology decisions that will affect how to design, construct and manage Smart Buildings and Smart Cities. Real world examples, case studies and “Insider Information” will be presented regarding projects, tools and suggested next steps from China, Singapore, Malaysia and the Middle East.

SPEAKERS 
International Perspective - Paul Doherty, President & CEO, The Digit Group

15h30 – 16h30

WHAT ARE KEY INGREDIENTS FOR THE SUCCESS OF A SMART CITY? 
The announcement in his budget 2015 – 2019 from the Minister of Finance and Economic Development about the 8 Smart Cities is interesting. Leadership is important from the agency that can spell this dream. We like to focus on cities that are willing to transform themselves. The major elements of change are energy, mobility, public service, safety, security, healthcare, education and real estate assets. Once these elements are in place, analytics and information technology help the city transform itself into liveable, safe places. It is important to have a top-down approach in spelling the vision and a bottoms-up approach when it comes to implementation and strategy.

This session will discuss –

Is corporate Mauritius ready to support the aspirations of political Mauritius.

• What are the major challenges?
• What is the need of the hour to rise up to these challenges?

Case study – City of Port Louis. This session will discuss–

• Is corporate Mauritius ready to support the aspirations of political Mauritius.
• What are the major challenges?
• What is the need of the hour to rise up to these challenges?

SPEAKERS 
Mauritian Perspective – James Jessamine, International Development Planning , Urban Planner and Tony Lee Luen Len, Green Building Council Mauritius   
International Perspective – Chris Green, Chief Executive, SQW Group, Dr. Alexey Ershov, Vice President, Smarter Cities Europe, IBM and Paul Doherty, President & CEO, The Digit Group

DAY ONE – SESSION END

08h30 – 09h00

REGISTRATION

09h00 – 09h45

OPENING REMARKS 
Key Note Speaker: Hon. Ivan Leslie COLLENDAVELLOO, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Public Utilities

09h45 – 10h00

Coffee Break - Networking

10h00 -10h30

MCB Presentation

10h30 – 11h30

Smart Mobility 
Urban Mobility and transport is vital for functioning of cities. On the other hand it causes many problems notably in urbanized, densely inhabited areas. The session will discuss the current emergence of new technologies for moving towards sustainable mobility.

This session will discuss the following – Mobility for innovative cities Smart mobility solutions Intelligent transport systems Keys for public transport 
SPEAKERS 
Smart Talk – Caralampo Focas, Transport Economist and Researcher University of Oxford

11h30 – 12h30

Smart Utilities / Role of Smart Cities Council

In many ways, utilities hold the keys to a smarter city, since energy plays a role in just about everything that happens in a city. And with people moving to cities at an unprecedented rate – by some estimates over 700 million people will be added to urban populations over the next 10 years – it is pretty clear that, “Today’s cities are ill-equipped to deal with the growing pains”.

Utilities – public and private, water, electricity, gas, waste disposal – should all be at the table when city and regional leaders start talking about how to integrate information and communications technologies (ICT) to meet the demands of increasing urbanization.

This session will discuss the innovative, smart and sustainable solutions for our day to day utilities. 
This session will discuss the following –

• Water management systems
• Smart power grids
• Waste management solutions
• Waste to Energy processing solutions
• Smart utilities for innovative cities

SPEAKERS 
Smart Talk – Dr. Mani Vadari, Director of Modern Grid Solutions 
Case Study – Role of the Smart Cities Council in US

12h30 – 13h30

Lunch 

13h30 – 14h30

Smart Security

Apart from safety and security of citizens, urban safety & security also refers to the city’s capacity to react to unexpected situations as natural disasters or accidents that could cause disruption of urban services or transportation networks. ICT’s are becoming key partners to help manage, monitor and detect critical situations once they occur.

This session will discuss the following –

• City services for emergencies and securities
• Disaster Management

SPEAKERS 
Smart Talk: Alex de Graaf, Pre-Sales Emerging Markets EMEA, Intel Security - McAfee 
Special Guest: Hon. Jayeshwur Raj Dayal, Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development, Disaster and Beach Management

14h30 -  14h45

Coffee Break 

14h45 – 15h45

SMART ENERGY 
Innovation in energy will drive sustainability. The world is facing major challenges caused by the production of energy and the consumption of natural resources needed by our cities. Cities must care about the urban environment & have to integrate within them different kinds of green spaces, urban services and urban utilities into smarter and more sustainable urban model.

This session discusses how a sustainable built environment tackles these challenges & rethinking how we live and work with them.

This session will discuss the following –

• Keys for future energy
• Energy management, smart grid and energy efficiency
• Renewable and energy storage
• Smart Cities – engines of sustainable development
• Reducing energy needs and environmental impact

SPEAKERS 
Smart Talk – Dr. Alexey Ershov, Vice President, Smarter Cities Europe, IBM

15h45 – 17h00

THE FUTURE MAURITIUS SMART CITIES AGENDA 
The purpose of the session is to invite an open dialogue discussion together government officials, investors, industry leaders and experts to discuss and exchange ideas, information, solutions, etc., for will tackle a wide range of issues, including labour migration and employment strategies, ways out of a high level roadmap requirements for making the ambitious Smart City initiative a reality in Mauritius.

Moderator: James Jessamine - Urban Planner, International Development Planning

Panel list:

Dr Mani Vadari, Director of Smart Council and President of Modern Grid Solutions

Dr. Alexey Ershov, Vice President, Smarter Cities Europe, IBM

Caralampo Focas, Transport Economist and Researcher University of Oxford

Chris Green, Public Policy Economist, SQW Group

Tony Lee Luen Len, Green Building Council Mauritius

Alex de Graaf, Director, Pre-Sales Emerging Markets EMEA Intel Security – McAfee

Paul Doherty, President & CEO, The Digit Group