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Building Smarter Cities

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Making our built environment intelligent and responsive with AI

 

 

AI can transform our built environments, according to Meg Swanson, Chief Market Officer for Eptura. She envisions a future where buildings are not just structures but responsive entities that adapt to our needs through advanced technologies like AI, digital twins, and generative AI. Swanson emphasizes the importance of integrating data and smart systems into our architectural and urban planning to create environments that are not only efficient but also enhance our well-being. Highlighting innovative projects like Toyota's Woven City, she showcases how smart cities can revolutionize sustainability and connectivity. The talk underscores the need for today's groundwork in data and technology to build the intelligent, responsive spaces of tomorrow, ultimately fostering a more human-centric approach to urban living.

About the speaker 

Meg Swanson is Chief Market Officer at Eptura, where she brings extensive expertise in helping owners and operators get the most out of their facilities by connecting them with IoT, Digital Twin, AI, digital handovers between construction and owner/operators, and corporate real estate. She has also held executive leadership roles at IBM, Steelcase, Internet Security Systems, and Accruent.