"ceos for cities" roundtable dinner

Furthering a focus on cities and urban infrastructure specifically, The Atlantic and Siemens will host a live conversation with urban leaders in partnership with “CEOs for Cities”--a network of mayors, corporate CEOs, university presidents, foundation officials and business and civic leaders. The mission is to “take a fresh look at cities and make the most of their assets by building new leadership partnerships around urban innovations.”

SIEMENS: Mastering the Challenges of Big Cities

The Growth Of Big Cities and Urban Centers

For the first time in history, more people live and work in cities than in rural areas. This trend is predicted to increase drastically. Accelerating urbanization and economic growth will fuel a massive demand for adequate infrastructures, energy and water supplies, transportation and traffic management. Find more on the Siemens website

Taking Care of the World’s Water

Big cities face huge challenges ranging from rampant growth and stretched budgets to inefficient infrastructures. Nevertheless, sustainable development is achievable with intelligent technological solutions that help political and business leaders throughout the globe do more with less. One example is the Siemens water purification plant in Singapore, a pioneer in wastewater recycling. With the increasing demands on our natural water resources, wastewater has become viewed as a raw material. In fact, recycling wastewater can satisfy many of our needs for domestic and industrial water, and today’s purifying technologies are advanced enough even to create drinking water. Find more on the Siemens website

The Neptune Project

This project has enabled Long Island residents to receive reliable, low-cost electricity without the building of additional power plants and overhead transmission lines. Leveraging the strength of its technology, Siemens made it possible to transmit power to Long Island, NY by connecting it to the adjacent power grid via a 65-mile undersea and underground cable—a solution that has less impact on the environment. Find more on the Siemens website

Green Mobility

What impact do cities have on the proliferation of CO2 emissions and how can they contribute to protecting the world’s climate? How can the depletion of our limited fossil energy resources be prevented? Siemens is convinced that the increased use of innovative solutions is the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and that one of the many ways to answer these questions is by focusing on green mobility. Find more on the Siemens website