Get in the Time Machine: What Will Cities Look Like in 2040?
A collection of interviews with 12 thought leaders.
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- Bronwyn Williams, Partner, Flux Trends
- Musa Khumalo, Head: Shared Services, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
- Craig Kesson, Chief Resilience Officer and Chief Data Officer, City of Cape Town
- Geci Karuri-Sebina, Associate, South African Cities Network
- Bob van Bebber, Director, Boogertman + Partners Architects
- Omeshnee Naidoo, Chief Information Officer, City of Cape Town
- Dmitry Pozhidaev, Global Advisor, UN Capital Development Fund
- Juanita Clark, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Council Africa
- Jonathan Wilson, Urban Data Project Manager, South African Cities Network
- Oualid Ali, President, Future Cities Council
- Siphelele Ngobese, Researcher Inclusion, and Well-being, South African Cities Network
- Thabo Mofokeng, President, Information Technology Association of South Africa
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