Urban data and public space
In cooperation with wien 3420 aspern development AG
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Erwin-Schrödinger-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheWill robots plan, build and run our cities? What is the role of the citizen, the architect and the mayor vis-a-vis radical new technologies that will change the way we live, build and rule cities? Or is the impact of technology overrated? Will conflict or collaboration with technology shape our urban futures?
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Dr. Gerhard SCHUSTER
Chief Executive Officer, wien 3420 aspern development AG, Vienna
| 1978-1982 | Studies of Law, University of Salzburg |
| 1983-1985 | Labour and Welfare Law Advisor, Lower Austrian Chamber of Labour |
| 1985-1995 | Head of Department Consumer Protection, Federal Ministry of Environment Protection |
| 1995-2012 | Housing Finance Expert and Managing Director of S-Wohnbauträger, ERSTE Bank |
| 1996-2013 | Chief Executive Officer, BUWOG - Bauen und Wohnen GmbH |
| since 2014 | Chief Executive Officer, Wien 3420 Aspern Development AG, Vienna |
Benjamin DE LA PENA
Deputy Director for Planning, Policy, Mobility and Right-of-way, Department of Transportation, City of Seattle, WA
| 1990 | BA, Communications, University of the Philippines |
| 2004 | MA, Urban Planning, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 2008-2013 | Associate Director for Urban Development, Rockefeller Foundation, New York |
| 2013-2016 | Director of Community and National Strategy, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, FL |
| since 2017 | Deputy Director for Planning, Policy, Mobility and Right-of-way, Department of Transportation, City of Seattle, WA |
Adam GREENFIELD
Writer, United States of America and United Kingdom
| 1987-1988 | Staff writer, SPIN Magazine, New York City, NY |
| 1990-1991 | Medic, Berkeley Free Clinic, Berkeley, CA |
| 1993-1994 | Editor, neo Magazine, Seattle, WA |
| 1995-2000 | Psychological operations specialist, 7 PSYOP Gp, US Army Special Operations Command, various locations |
| 2001 | Senior information architect, Dentsu/marchFIRST, Tokyo |
| 2002-2003 | Lead information architect, Razorfish, Tokyo |
| 2008-2010 | Head of design direction for service and user interface design, Nokia, Espoo |
| since 2010 | Founder and managing director, Urbanscale, New York City, NY |
| 2013-2014 | Senior urban fellow, LSE Cities, London School of Economics |
| since 2014 | Instructor, The Bartlett, University College London; Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University |
Dipl.-Ing. M.Sc. Katja SCHECHTNER
Advisor to the Secretary General ITF, OECD, Paris; Research Fellow, MIT Senseable City Lab, Cambridge
| Katja Schechtner is an urban scientist who holds a dual appointment between OECD and MIT to develop new technologies and shape innovative policies to keep cities on the move. Previously she worked at the Asian Development Bank implementing transport technology projects across Asia; formulated smart public space strategies for the Inter-American Development Bank in Costa Rica and Argentina; advised the EU Commission on Smart City programs and headed the applied research lab for Dynamic Transportation Systems at the Austrian Institute of Technology. Katja has published widely, both in scientific journals and the popular press in the US, Asia and Europe, including two books "Accountability Technologies - Tools for Asking Hard Questions" and "Inscribing a Square - Urban Data as Public Space", (Birkhaeuser, 2012 and 2014 with Dietmar Offenhuber). She is an advisor to start-ups in the urban, mobility and crypto industries. Her work has been exhibited globally at venues such as the Venice Biennale (2012 and 2016), MAK and ars electronica. She also holds a Visiting Professorship at Technical University Vienna and curates urban tech exhibitions across the globe. Most recently her project to design and implement contemporary e-trikes in Nepal and Laos was awarded in the Fast Company World Changing Ideas 2018 series and she will exhibit her work on Manila’s urban slum lighting at the Seoul Biennale in fall 2019. |
