International Smart Cities Conference showcases Cambridge technology to the world

It was standing room only at the inaugural annual Conference of Cambridge Cleantech: ‘Smart Cities: From Leading Edge Thinking to Commercial Delivery Solutions and Contract Opportunities' which has been hailed a huge success.

 

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Sir Paul Judge led the way with a personal insight into the growth of cities and Stephen Pattison, VP Public Affairs, ARM Holdings, and Professor Douglas Crawford Brown, Director, Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research, University of Cambridge, also topped the bill.

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(L) Victoria Ball in full flow. (R) The packed audience show their appreciation of a speaker.

Attendees from China, Hong Kong, India, South America, Spain and Belgium gave a strong international flavour to the event and there was a real ‘buzz’ during the  intervals as delegates mixed, networked and visited the many smart cities technology stands. The event also topped the smart cities social media chatter pages.

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(L) Cambridge City Council Leader Lewis Herbert addresses the delegates. (R) Scrutiny of the Expert Panel of speakers.

Case studies on innovative  and novel technologies, products and services from companies in the Cambridge region were showcased to the global audience, with companies including:
         
- David Ball Group PLC
- EBTC
- Alconbury Weald
- TTP
- Advantech
- Anglian Water
- APVV
- Bouygues
- Cambridge Smart Solutions
- Inductronics
- Sentec
- Bouygues
- Wejo

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Networking and deal making

Martin Garratt, Chief Executive of Cambridge Cleantech comments: “With over 160 attendees on the day we were delighted with the response we had to our first ever annual conference. We had a terrific line up of business speakers with a commercial focus and we really showcased what Cambridge and the UK has to offer in cleantech products and services to a global audience. This success of this inaugural event will go a long way to making the Cambridge Cleantech Annual Conference the ‘must attend’ cleantech event in the UK”.

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