Abdulrahman Ibrahim | Smart City Expo World Congress 2022

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Chief Data Analytics and Innovation Officer Madinah Region Development Authority Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Biography

Abdulrahman Ibrahim is the Chief Data and Innovation Officer at Madinah Region Development Authority, Saudi Arabia. Under his leadership, Madinah was ranked 4th regionally and 73rd worldwide on IMD Smart City Index 2021. He co-authored ‘Cities in a Time of Global Emergencies: Can Smart Cities Help?’.

Sessions

SCEWC CONGRESS | In Focus Session

Save to calendar 15-11-2022 11:00 15-11-2022 11:30 Europe/Madrid Towards Greener Tourism and Smarter Destinations

Mass tourism can affect cities, their residents, and neighbourhoods negatively. After some challenging years for the most popular destinations, the lesson is learnt, and smarter and more sustainable tourism is becoming a new model to balance the full experience for visitors and the care of host communities. But sometimes, this could be a long way as infrastructures and the own system cannot follow the lead. How are cities working on their path towards a smarter destination?

https://www.smartcityexpo.com/agenda/towards-greener-tourism-and-smarter-destinations/

Green Room

Towards Greener Tourism and Smarter Destinations

Economy #Smart destination, #Sustainable tourism, #Tourism

Tuesday, November 15 - 11:00h - 11:30h (GMT+)

Chair

Michael Lake President & CEO Leading Cities Boston, United States of America

Speaker

Abdulrahman Ibrahim Chief Data Analytics and Innovation Officer Madinah Region Development Authority Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Speaker

Ainhoa Carballido-Risco Professor and Researcher, Master's Degree Director Barcelona School of Tourism, Hospitality, and Gastronomy CETT (University of Barcelona) Barcelona, Spain

Speaker

Martina Colman Head of Climate Science & Engineering Climax Community London, United Kingdom