Future X – Confernece
To learn more: [LINK]
China Digital Currency Podcast – Center for Strategic & International Studies – ChinaPower Podcast
I spoke with Bonnie S. Glaser, senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, host of the ChinaPower PODCAST, on China’s plan to develop a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) [LINK].
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences – Best Paper Nomination
Lena Waizenegger (Auckland University of Technology), Isabella Seeber (Universität Innsbruck), Gregory Dawson (Arizona State University) and I have a paper accepted at the upcoming Hawaii International Conference on Information Systems.The paper has been nominated for a best paper award.
ICMA – Smart City Development Article
I have a new article published in the current issue of PM Magazine co-authored with Michael Hunter and Tan Yigitcanlar.
PhD Public Defence – Tim Huygh
Looking forward to visiting Antwerp, Belgium for Tim Huygh’s PhD Defence. 
Knowledge Cities World Summit 2019, Florianópolis, Brazil
Looking forward to my visit to Florianópolis, Brazil. I will deliver a masterclass on governance and innovation in smart cities as part of a Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR) grant funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia at the KCWS2019: SUSTENTABILIDADE E INOVAÇÃO NA ERA DO CONHECIMENTO.
The Growing Fragility of Cities – 2019 ICMA Annual Conference
I will present findings from my research on fragile cities at the 2019 Annual ICMA Conference. This research was funded by ICMA as part of my research fellowship. Michael Hunter collaborated with me on this research project.
Resiliency, cybersecurity, and creating more sustainable places are all topics being discussed by local government practitioners and scholars. Could it be that as local governments are increasing reliance on technology that they are becoming more fragile in the absence of considering some of the socio-economic consequences? Join this roundtable to offer your thoughts and opinions.
