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Mrs Meagan Crawford

Executive Director/Principal Economist
Urban Economic Consulting
Meagan has spent many years working with governments, multi-national corporations as well as both public organisations and private clients in delivering economic analyses of the impacts of technology on cities. She has recently launched Urban Economic to continue that work after having spent several years as Lead Economist with Future Cities Capital which is an International Centre of Excellence created by the UK Government. She has led the analysis of many multi-million projects across Europe, the Middle East, Central America and North America. She has also led internationally significant research programmes, partnering with international industry leaders and academics.


Meagan founded Urban Economic, a new consultancy which primarily specialises in analysing and providing solutions to the impact of technology within cities. It also delivers economic analyses on behalf of a range of organisations in both the Public and Private sectors.

Sessions in which Mrs Meagan Crawford attends

Tuesday 18 June, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Copenhagen
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 15 minutes
IoT Week Plenary & Keynote

Welcoming Remarks Co-ChairsSébastian Ziegler, Chairman, IoT ForumBrian Bech Nielsen, Rector, Prof. Aarhus UniversityKarsten Dehler, Commercial Director, It-Forum, Denmark

10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
IoT Week Plenary & Keynote

Industries are crossing today a crucial transition in terms of technologies and sustainability is a key driver for them. The integration of new technologies, if done appropriately and fast enough can help industries become more competitive; if not managed accordingly however IoT misuse can have adverse consequences on industries and their external environment.Similarly, IoT applications can greatly contribute t...

11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
IoT Market & Business Models

Looking for the right place to develop your new IoT solutions and scale globally? Then look towards Denmark - one of the most digitalised countries in the world.In this session, you will meet the Danish Tech Ambassador, Casper Klynge, who will present the Danish TechPlomacy initiative and share his view on Danish tech strongholds and competitive advantages in a global perspective. After the presentation, the Danish Tech Amba...

11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
IoT Market & Business Models

According to Kevin Ashton, the Internet of Things turns the world into data. But what does that mean? The key enabler for unlocking the business value of the IoT is using a technique called business model innovation. In contrast to technology, product or market innovation, business model innovation is a higher level innovation method to find entirely new business models. IoT in this sense helps companies perform a digital transformation to achieve for example n...

12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
5G & IoT NetworkSmart Cities & CommunitiesLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

After the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017, we are now inviting you to join the next level of standards convergence to support cities & communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark - organised jointly by an alliance of international institutions and networks.The dramatic rise in urbanisation has facilitated the adoption o...

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation & SDGs

While IoT and AI have been pervasive to sectors including healthcare services, manufacturing, urban planning, finance and education, it can also serve as a channel for providing emergency services and reducing exploitation by eliminating human rights violation, especially in development countries. This session will explore how AI and IoT technologies could serve as a platform for the provision of emergency services that s...

2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
International Cooperation & SDGs

The world needs leadership for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Organizational leaders must be visionary and ethical, manage multiple stakeholder and resources, and focus on long-term goals without compromising their values. This panel session will address how leaders are working with SDGs in their companies; both as guiding star for doing well by doing good, and as a way to transform their companies to make an impact.The session ...

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
Artificial Intelligence & Smart Data

This session will explore the concepts of big data analytics and AI and delve into the intersection between them. Accordingly, this session will also examine how AI related technologies could enhance big data analytics and business applications.

3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 30 minutes
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
5G & IoT Network

TM Forum (www.tmforum.org) is the global industry association that drives collaboration and collective problem-solving to maximize the business success of communication and digital service providers and their ecosystem of suppliers. As a showcase of some of their most recent work, the following topics will be covered and debated in this 90-minutes session:IoT & 5G Business Opportunities5G in Smart Health...

6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
GIoTS 2019

Experience the welcome reception at either ARoS Art Museum or Aarhus City Hall with a glass of champagne in one hand and a snack in the other. Round off day with a bit of networking, good vibes and speaches from Jacob Bundsgaard, MayorCity of Aarhus, Bo Sejer Frandsen, CEO of Local Host it-forum and Fredrik Ostbye, Group Vice President, Head of Digital Transformation at Event Partner, Grundfos. 

Wednesday 19 June, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Copenhagen
8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | 15 minutes
9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
Smart FarmingLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

By the time IoT Week starts IoF2020 would have been running for more than two years and a half. Furthermore, in 2018, IoF2020 held an Open Call to enlarge its scope in terms of new geographical areas and new IoT-based technologies. Against this background, the event would present a good opportunity to showcase the results achieved from the projects’ use cases for this period and present the new use cases that would have joined the project. IoF2020 ambitions to...

1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | 40 minutes
IoT Week Plenary & Keynote

Building IoT Cross-Domain and Cross-Platform Interoperability. An Update on the new developments for unified and secure sharing of (and access to) sensing/actuating ressources.

2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Smart Cities & CommunitiesLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

ABOUTAfter the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017 in Geneva, and the two-day follow-up in Bilbao in 2018, we are now inviting you to join the next level of convergence to support cities and communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark – organised jointly by an alliance of international institu...

4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
IoT Market & Business ModelsSmart Cities & CommunitiesLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

ABOUT After the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017 in Geneva, and the two-day follow-up in Bilbao in 2018, we are now inviting you to join the next level of convergence to support cities and communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark – organised jointly by an alliance of international insti...

Thursday 20 June, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT+01:00) Copenhagen
9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
IoT Emerging Technologies5G & IoT NetworkLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

The LSP Autopilote is leading innovative projects in Europe to develop the connected vehicles of tomorrow. Mobility is one of the key challenges in our societies where urbanization is growing everywhere. With the 5G deployment and the new IoT solutions, what are the new developments and innovations regarding the connected vehicles?

11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
Smart Cities & CommunitiesLarge Scale Pilots (LSP)

ABOUTAfter the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at IoT Week 2017 in Geneva, and the two-day follow-up in Bilbao in 2018, we are now inviting you to join the next level of convergence to support cities and communities at IoT Week 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark – organised jointly by an alliance of international institu...