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<div>To engage our Leading Consulting team to help meet your organization’s needs, please contact us <a href="mailto:info@leadingcities.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></div><div>‍</div>

<div>Leading Cities, in an effort to further our mission of improving the quality of life in cities, <strong>offers access to a premier range of services that provide clients with access to:‍</strong></div>

<div>Smart Governance and Open Government</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Daniel is a Growth Strategist turning problems into opportunities across the C-Suites, operations, and technology. Assisting social impact change-makers, innovative start-ups, venture capital/private equity firms, and large Fortune 500 companies with optimizing capital spend, processes, systems, and data. Strategic and Tactical initiatives have focused on business process optimization, business transformation, digital transformation, capital raising, due diligence, strategic planning, operational assessments and improvement, product design and build, vendor selections and implementations.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Smart City Strategy, Capital Raising, Operational Assessments, Scaling, Due Diligence, Digital Transformation.</em></div><div><br></div>

<div>Colleges/</div><div>Universities</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Faris collaborates with cities and forward-thinking blockchain startups to transform flawed systems, achieve sustainable development goals (SDG’s), and prioritize human value over shareholder value.&nbsp;For early startups, he helps shape go-to-market strategy, development priorities, product-market fit, revenue model, token economic model, use case testing for market adoption, and end-user experience feedback. For more mature products Faris supports executing pilot projects, channel partnership mapping, go-to-market for market or vertical expansion, product commercialization, and exploring additional revenue models. Faris also works directly with cities to promote regenerative economic principles and education on frontier technologies as a way to encourage positive civic behavior and co-creation.</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: new economy, blockchain, AI, mobility, UN SDGs, P2P marketplaces, community engagement.</em></div><div><br></div>

<div>Urban Mobility &amp; Innovation</div>

<div>Blockchain &amp; Go-to-Market Strategies</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Jochen’s seasoned skills are inspiring individuals, pooling capabilities, building global networks for Smart and Connected Communities and turning real people into real winners.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Integration, intercultural operations, mediation.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

<div>Working with Leading Cities’ international network of experts can support private sector <strong>market expansion</strong> and the public sector's adoption of <strong>new policies and technologies</strong> to improve cities.</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Paola, an Open Innovation Strategist M.Sc. in Global Management &amp; Governance with experience in initiating, driving and delivering high-level strategy &amp; innovation projects in the public but also private sector. She has been creating strategies in how to involve citizens in public &amp; private innovation projects – from challenge identification and ideation to project formulation. She supported many cities in conducting participatory processes of ideation, in which experts and citizens contribute with new insights and concrete ideas on how to solve grand societal challenges. Her strengths are urban experimentation and the design and creation of citizen-centered smart city solutions.</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Citizen-Centered Innovation Strategies, Urban Experimentation, Citizen Participation, Open Innovation.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

<div><strong>More information:</strong></div><div><a href="mailto:info@leadingcities.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><u>info@leadingcities.org</u></a></div><div>Phone: +1-617-506-3499</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Michael has spent 25 years partnering with cities, rural areas, housing developers and technology companies to use technology to help neighborhoods and cities work better. He focuses on the development and implementation of smart and sustainable city standards. He works with international groups of experts to identify and describe the good practice that enables cities to take full advantage of digital technology and helps cities and industry benefit from those tried and tested solutions that are relevant to their strategic requirements.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Smart City Strategy, Smart City Assessment, Social inclusion, Citizen involvement.</em></div><div><br></div>

<div>Municipal</div><div>Governments</div>

<div>Smart City Public Relations &amp; Marketing</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Emily is a highly skilled urban policy professional with a passion for creating resilient and inclusive cities. Leveraging her expertise in facilitating cross-sector collaboration and partnerships to implement innovative and inclusive strategies and programs, she works with policymakers and practitioners to connect them to global best practices and helps translate to each unique local context via strategies, programs, and projects.</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Circular Economy, Resiliency, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Workforce Development, Civic Engagement.</em></div><div><br></div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Creation and assessment of digital contents, web-based applications, and mobile platform apps so they meet the standards required by the W3C and by national and international regulations regarding digital accessibility.</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Digital accessibility, adapted contents, accessible online services.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Renato has accumulated over two decades of experience as a global executive within Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Renato has visited more than 30 countries, lecturing about smart cities and advising governments on urban projects.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Smart City Strategy, Investment Attraction, AI Strategies.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

<div>Using Smart City Standards &amp; Good Practice</div>

<div>Resilient &amp; Inclusive Cities</div>

<div>Carles is an expert in International Relations, Open Government, transparency, Open Data and new governance models, Innovation and management. Some of his many successes include developing Open Government projects for the Barcelona City Council (GOBCN), the Regional Government of Barcelona (DibaOberta) and the Catalan Government (ParticipaCat). Utilizing his vast experience, Carles, works with clients to develop Open Government plans, transparency, open data, citizen participation, Sustainable Development Goals plans and Smart Cities Plans, particularly related to Smart Governance.</div><div><br></div><div>Areas of Expertise:</div><div><em>Open Government, Transparency, Open Data, Big Data, Citizen Participation, Management, Innovation, Smart Cities, Smart Governance, SDG’s.</em></div>

<div>‍Improving the quality of life in cities.</div>

<div>Leading Consulting clients include:</div><div>‍</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Joaquín specializes in the relations between society and technology, risk analysis and ethics. His work addresses some of society’s greatest challenges including the achievement of&nbsp;equity,&nbsp;gender equality, and ethics. Joaquín works with cities and corporations to analyze the unintended impacts of technologies on communities and individuals.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Risk Analysis, Ethical Analysis, Gender Equality, Co-creation, Co-participation.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

<div>City Branding and Sustainability</div>

<div>Surveillance &amp; Camera Analytics</div>

<div>Open Innovation &amp; Smart City Strategies</div>

<div>High-Performing Team Development</div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Sandra is a leader in city branding, social inclusion and new technology investments that create more livable, more sustainable urban spaces. Her expertise includes helping city leaders and company executives communicate their value and their successes to build support and win business. As professional speakers and marketers, she advocates for re-imagining the ways cities must transform.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Urban transformation, Innovative technology, Inclusion, Livability, Sustainability, Electrification, Circular economy</em></div><div><br></div><div>Areas of Expertise:</div><div><em>Open Government, Transparency, Open Data, Big Data, Citizen Participation, Management, Innovation, Smart Cities, Smart Governance, SDG’s.</em></div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Vitor is a Public Relations and Marketing Communications executive with expertise in Media Relations, Special Events, Partnerships and Project Management. He works&nbsp;with Cities, Universities and Private Corporations to develop roadmaps and strategies for Smart Cities, Smart Regions, Smart Tourism. Vitor is able&nbsp;to conceive, develop and implement brand-building strategies while collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage and facilitate time-sensitive communications with the media, vendors, and stakeholders.</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Smart Cities Roadmaps, Communications,&nbsp;Public Relations.</em></div><div><br></div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Thomas is a globally recognized expert in deploying the latest Surveillance equipment with Camera Analytics and software designed to keep users informed and provide the Business Intelligence needed to make decisions proactively rather than reactively.</div><div><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Business Intelligence, Crime Reduction, Forensic analysis, Pedestrian and Traffic Solutions, Congestion Analysis, Threat Detection.</em></div><div><br></div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">With 25 years of experience developing, implementing and assessing procedures for proper reaction to emergency conditions that threaten organization personnel and assets, Herby has a proven track record of protecting&nbsp;organizations and reducing the occurrence of viable threats they face.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Cybersecurity, National Security Infrastructure, Security Intelligence, Crisis Management, Physical security management, Loss Prevention, Corporate Security.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

<div class="ql-align-justify">Oscar is a civil engineer and urban planner with a special focus in urban innovation, smart cities, and active mobility. Based in Barcelona as the technical assistance to the city council for the design of bike infrastructure throughout the city, as well as, working with cities in Latin America in the field Smart Cities.</div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><em>Areas of Expertise: Active mobility, urban innovation, bike infrastructure, inclusive cities.</em></div><div class="ql-align-justify"><br></div>

6 Pillars

<p>Leading Cities has developed a&nbsp;6&nbsp;pillar Smart Ecosystem with activities to support the advancement of Smart City solutions through collaboration.</p>

<p>Leading Cities Collaboration System</p>

Leading Cities, in an effort to further our mission of improving the quality of life in cities, offers access to a premier range of services that provide clients with access to:‍

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Working with Leading Cities’ international network of experts can support private sector market expansion and the public sector's adoption of new policies and technologies to improve cities.

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Carles Agusti

Sandra Baer

Jochen Berbuer

Oscar Chamat

Herby Duverné

Joaquín Rodríguez

Daniela Rubio Trujillo

Paola Pollmeier