Simon Giles

Simon Giles | Field States Bath, United Kingdom
Simon Giles

Biography

Simon is an experienced business leader with a career in senior executive leadership and strategy, focusing on urban innovation and development at the intersection of technology, sustainability, and urban planning. During his 20-year Accenture tenure, Simon founded and built the firm's global Cities practice, growing it to over $200 million annual revenue with 80+ city clients. As Global Managing Partner, he led multidisciplinary teams focused on business strategy, urban masterplanning, service design, and digital strategy delivery; often collaborating with MIT.

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13:05h
Thematic Roundtable | | SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS | | Energy & Environment | | Governance & Economy |

How are Cities Anticipating, Absorbing and Recovering from Climate Change?

Simon Giles
Simon Giles Field States Co-founder Speaker
Trinidad Fernandez
Trinidad Fernandez Fraunhofer IAO Head Climate Transition Strategies Speaker
Étienne Métais
Étienne Métais CDP Associate Director, Partnerships Speaker
Tamlyn Shimizu
Tamlyn Shimizu Bable Smart Cities Head of Global Markets & Partnerships - Senior Communications Expert Moderator
Nigel Bax
Nigel Bax Sorigué Innovation Coordinator Speaker

#Climate Adaptation, #Climate Change, #Disaster Risk Management, #Emergency Response, #Mitigation, #Urban Resilience

2026-11-03 13:05 2026-11-03 13:50 Europe/Madrid How are Cities Anticipating, Absorbing and Recovering from Climate Change?

With increasingly complex shocks and stresses, cities must strengthen their capacity not only to respond and adapt to disruption, but to anticipate them. This session questions how urban areas are preparing for extreme weather events, infrastructure stress, and growing social vulnerability through more resilient planning, risk management, and coordinated emergency response. The discussion also explores how urban environments can mitigate negative effects of climate change, build resilience amid uncertainty, enhance coordinated emergency response and protect long-term urban prosperity.

Stage: Urban Systems
Tue 3
13:05h - 13:50h Stage: Urban Systems All Passes
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