Urban Exchange: Cities on the Frontlines

Episodes

1. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

   17 Dec 2025 · 42 min · Episode 33

   In this episode of The Urban Exchange, hosts Paul Wilson and Katrin Bruebach speak with Bianca Perez, Head of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office for Quezon City in the Philippines – a city that, in…

2. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 31 – Resilient Sydney: 33 local governments, one resilience strategy

   24 Sep 2025 · 36 min · Episode 32

   Dive into the latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, where hosts Paul Wilson and Lina Liakou are joined by Yvette Andrews, strategy and engagement manager for Resilient Sydney, and a key architect of the newly…

3. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 30 – Norfolk: building coastal resilience before the storm

   6 Aug 2025 · 40 min · Episode 31

   Dive into the heart of coastal resilience with this episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, supported by Sand Technologies, where hosts Paul Wilson and Nate Echeverria are joined by two leading voices from the City of…

4. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 29 - Financing city resilience

   9 Jul 2025 · 47 min · Episode 30

   Dive into the heart of urban resilience and climate finance in this thought-provoking episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, where hosts Paul Wilson, Chair of the Advisory Board at Smart Cities World. and Nate…

5. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 28 - Data-driven urban resilience in Montevideo

   28 May 2025 · 36 min · Episode 29

   In this compelling episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, host Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson dive deep into the transformative world of digital innovation and urban resilience, featuring an extraordinary case study…

6. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 27 - Life-saving action on extreme heat

   30 Apr 2025 · 44 min · Episode 28

   In this episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, hosts Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson explore extreme heat in cities worldwide. Joined by Dr. Dileep Mavalankar, former Director of the Indian Institute of Public Health,…

7. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 26 - Championing urban heat resilience: Global Chief Heat Officer Eleni Myrivili

   26 Mar 2025 · 44 min · Episode 27

   In this episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, hosts Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson dive deep into the critical issue of extreme heat with Lenio Myrivili, Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat and the Atlantic…

8. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 25 - Understanding AI-powered water resilience

   26 Feb 2025 · 43 min · Episode 26

   In this insightful episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast, sponsored by Sand Technologies, host Lauren Sorkin delves into the critical challenge of clean water and resilience, with a focus on how artificial intelligence…

9. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

   29 Jan 2025 · 37 min · Episode 25

   This episode of the Urban Exchange podcast focuses on the evolution of urban resilience and the critical role of the City Resilience Framework. Hosts Lauren Sorkin and Paul Wilson welcome Jo Da Silva, the Global…

10. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

    27 Sep 2024 · 42 min · Episode 24

    This episode of the Urban Exchange podcast focuses on identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity. Resilient Cities Network's Lauren Sorkin hosts, joined by Patricia Himschoot and…

11. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 22 - Digital solutions shaping the urban landscape

    8 Aug 2024 · 31 min · Episode 23

    This episode of the Urban Exchange podcast explores the role of digital financial innovation in building urban resilience, featuring experts Daniel Sullivan, Director of Resilience for the City of Cape Town, and Tanya…

12. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 21 - 10 years of urban resilience in Rotterdam

    3 Jun 2024 · 25 min · Episode 22

    This episode of the Urban Exchange podcast takes a look back at Rotterdam's resilience journey over the past decade. Host Paul Wilson speaks with Arnoud Molenaar, Rotterdam's Chief Resilience Officer, who was one of…

13. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 20 - Tackling plastic waste in our water

    17 May 2024 · 38 min · Episode 21

    This episode of the Urban Exchange podcast explores solutions to the global challenge of plastic pollution, with a focus on cities' role in addressing this issue. R-Cities' Lauren Sorkin is joined by Dr. Parama Roy of…

14. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 19 - The intersection between risk, resilience and insurance

    27 Mar 2024 · 39 min · Episode 20

    This episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast explores how risk, resilience and insurance measures come together to support the future of cities. The episode delves into innovative partnerships to strengthen climate…

15. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 18 - Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, City of Bangkok - Holistic disaster resilience

    21 Feb 2024 · 41 min · Episode 19

    Bangkok, a city of rapid growth, faces the challenges of a complex urban landscape. In this episode, we delve into Bangkok's resilience journey with Dr. Tavida Kamolvej, Deputy Governor in Bangkok, and a specialist in…

16. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 17 - Digitalising government disbursements to enhance urban resilience

    24 Jan 2024 · 31 min · Episode 18

    The latest episode of the Urban Exchange delve into the transformative impact of technology on government disbursements to enhance urban resilience. Joining host Paul Wilson are Agustin Botteron, author of a new Visa…

17. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 16 – Genesis Gavino, City of Dallas

    18 Dec 2023 · 32 min · Episode 17

    Mike Lake, CEO of Leading Cities and a member of the Smart Cities World Advisory Board, hosts a special episode recorded live from the 2023 Smart City Expo in Barcelona, where he is joined by Genesis Gavino, Chief of…

18. Urban Exchange Episode 15 - Greater Manchester and Arup - Cities building digital resilience

    28 Nov 2023 · 27 min · Episode 16

    In this episode of the Urban Exchange, host Lauren Sorkin, Executive Director of Resilient Cities Network and Co-chair of the SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board, is joined by Kathy Oldham, Chief Resilience Officer,…

19. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 14 – Kate MacKenzie, New York City – Plant-powered city action

    16 Oct 2023 · 35 min · Episode 15

    Urban food systems are coming under increasing strain due to urbanisation and climate-related issues. In the latest episode of the Urban Exchange, Kate MacKenzie, Executive Director of the New York City Mayor’s Office…

20. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 13 – Robert van Asten, The Hague – Creating a water vision

    18 Sep 2023 · 22 min · Episode 14

    In this episode of the Urban Exchange, host Paul Wilson, Chief Business Officer for Connected Places Catapult and Chair of the SmartCitiesWorld Advisory Board, is joined by Robert van Asten, Deputy Mayor and Alderman…

21. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 12 – Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara and Visa – Innovation in the urban mobility sector

    11 Aug 2023 · 32 min · Episode 13

    In the latest episode of the Urban Exchange, Paul Wilson, chair of the Advisory Board for Smart Cities World and Chief Business Officer at the Connected Places Catapult, is joined for a talk on all things urban…

22. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 11 – Gareth Morgan, Cape Town – Mainstreaming and institutionalising urban resilience

    8 Jun 2023 · 31 min · Episode 12

    In this episode of the Urban Exchange, Lauren Sorkin, executive director of Resilient Cities Network, hosts Gareth Morgan, executive director of future planning and resilience for the City of Cape Town. In an…

23. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 10 – Safer Schools: Building resilience in education infrastructure

    26 Apr 2023 · 36 min · Episode 11

    As the risks from climate change increase, public school infrastructure in our cities and communities is under threat from natural hazards. It may not be a subject we often think about in connection to education in our…

24. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 9 - Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Leader - Progress at COP27 and climate finance

    14 Dec 2022 · 35 min · Episode 10

    The Urban Exchange welcomes back Glasgow City Council leader, Susan Aitken, to talk Cop27 and climate finance. The latest episode of the Urban Exchange Podcast sees Resilient Cities Network’s Lauren Sorkin in…

25. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 8 - Making cities green, resilient and inclusive in a changing climate

    30 Nov 2022 · 28 min · Episode 9

    The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together the principal authors of the World Bank’s latest extensive report on urban climate to discuss the 10 key findings. Hosted by World Bank’s Francis Ghesquiere,…

26. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 2: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

    18 Oct 2022 · 26 min · Episode 8

    Preview: In part two of our conversation with Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, we discover the changing nature of city relationships with citizens, how that can shape resilience and climate action, and lead to…

27. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 7 - Part 1: Monica Barone, CEO, City of Sydney

    27 Sep 2022 · 20 min · Episode 7

    The part one of the latest episode of the Urban Exchange sees Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney, in conversation with Jeff Risom to understand how the nature of resilience is changing, and how Monica and the…

28. Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 6: Daniel Quintero, Mayor of Medellin

    16 Jun 2022 · 30 min · Episode 6

    Preview: The latest episode of the Urban Exchange brings together Mayor of Medellín Daniel Quintero with Leading Cities’ Mike Lake to discuss the advance of urban resilience in Colombia’s second-largest city. The new…

29. Urban Exchange Episode 5: Andy Foster, Mayor of Wellington

    4 May 2022 · 33 min · Episode 5

    Lauren Sorkin, executive director at Resilient Cities Network, will be joined by Mayor of Wellington, Andy Foster, to focus on the overarching frame of Mayor Andy Foster’s leadership on digital resilience with…

30. Urban Exchange Episode 4: Francis Suarez, Mayor of Miami

    11 Nov 2021 · 32 min · Episode 4

    Episode four of the Urban Exchange podcast comes direct from Cop26 in Glasgow, as Resilient Cities Network executive director, Lauren Sorkin, hosts Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, to reflect on Cop26, climate…

31. Urban Exchange Episode 3: Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council

    20 Oct 2021 · 35 min · Episode 3

    On the third episode of the Urban Exchange podcast, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects and member of the SmartCitiesWorld advisory board, speaks with Glasgow City Council leader, Susan Aitken, to…

32. Urban Exchange Episode 2: Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, City of Rotterdam

    13 Oct 2021 · 24 min · Episode 2

    Episode 2 of the Urban Exchange podcast welcomes the City of Rotterdam’s Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb as its special guest, as he discusses how to advance urban resilience for climate adaptation with the Resilient Cities…

33. Urban Exchange Episode 1: Mayor Sylvester Turner, City of Houston

    7 Oct 2021 · 24 min · Episode 1

    Cities on the Frontlines: Resilient Infrastructure Preview: The first episode of the Urban Exchange podcast sees Mayor Turner of Houston, the Chair of the Resilient Cities Network Board of Directors, in conversation…

34. Urban Exchange: Cities on the Frontlines Trailer

    5 Oct 2021 · 1:07 · Trailer

    Urban Exchange: Cities on the Frontlines is the podcast series from SmartCitiesWorld and the Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities), delivering frank and open conversations between international city leaders and industry…