Event round-up: Social value in smart cities: how do we get it right?
On 31 January techUK convened local government, procurement specialists and tech companies to demystify and explore how we get social value right in the context of a smart city.
As social value grows in importance and forms a key part of the procurement and tendering process, it was great to get the local government perspective from Liz St Louis, Director of Smart Cities, Sunderland City Council. Liz shared how Sunderland measure social value and work with partners. Ella Grant, Managing Director, Advice Cloud outlined what a procurement of a smart city looks like and the implications for social value and what suppliers should be considering as a result. The excellent insights and practical tips continued in the presentations from Sarah Fasey, Social Value Lead, Microsoft UK, Peter Griffiths, Global Urban Futures Expert, BABLE Smart Cities and Hannah Griffiths and Senior Associate Director, Smart Places and Digital Infrastructure, Jacobs UK looking at everything from creating more accessible, greener, and inclusive smart places and cities.
Watch the full recording below.
This event is part of techUK’s new 2023 smart cities and places series. The next one will focus on securing the smart city. Get in touch with Georgina and Ashley with any ideas you have for future events in this series!
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina Maratheftis
Georgina is techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services
Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places.
Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.
If you’d like to learn more about techUK, or want to get involved, get in touch.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2029
- Twitter:
- @GeorginaMarath
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgina-maratheftis-0a002a102/
Ileana Lupsa
Ileana Lupsa
Ileana Lupsa is the Programme Manager for Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, at techUK.
Ileana studied electronics, telecommunications and IT as an undergraduate, followed by an MSc in engineering and project management at Coventry University.
She refined her programme management expertise through her most recent roles working in the automotive industry.
Ileana is passionate about sustainability and creating a positive impact globally through innovation.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- @IleanaLupsa
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/ileana-lupsa
Ashley Feldman
Ashley Feldman
Ashley Feldman is the programme manager for transport and smart cities at techUK. Through working closely with the technology industry, his role is to promote the contribution of digital technology in driving positive outcomes for cities and transport. Through maintaining close ties to government, he also works to ensure the policy and regulatory conditions are optimised for businesses to scale innovation in the UK.
He is fascinated by cities and the built environment, having worked as a consultant on major regeneration projects across the country before joining techUK in 2022.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 0201 331 2000
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-feldman-98159587/
Teodora Kaneva
Teodora Kaneva
Teodora’s rich background varies from working in business development for a renewable energy lobbying association in Brussels to the fast moving technology innovation startup scene in the UK.
She has designed the market strategy for a German renewable energy engineering scale up for the UK, listed on Nasdaq private market, and now one of the fastest growing scale ups in the world. Previous experience also includes managing a renewable energy startup in London, which has built a small-scale biomass CHP power plant. Teodora is passionate about cross-industry collaboration and working together with academia to inform the design of future educational models and skill building.
Most recently Teodora has ran the commercial activities and business development at Future Cities Catapult, focusing on innovation in cities, digital health and wellbeing, mobility, and infrastructure. Teodora is a passionate STEM Ambassador and a vocal advocate for women in tech.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2016
- Twitter:
- @Teodora_K
- Website:
- www.techuk.org
- LinkedIn:
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/teodora-k-2969b021
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