The document summarizes the Cognitive Cities Conference which aimed to facilitate discussion on the future of cities. The organizer invited urban planners, designers, technologists, and other experts from different fields. Day one took place at a theater and featured talks from speakers like Adam Greenfield. There were over 500 paying participants from 18 countries. Day two adopted an open community model with decentralized events around Berlin, attracting around 1200 people total.

2. PROJECTS
COGNITIVE CITIESIN 2011

3. COGNITIVE CITIES
I was co-organizer and cofounder of the Cognitive Cities Conference which aimed to facilitate a vibrant
global conversation about the future of cities. By inviting bright minds with different perspectives, it was our
ambition to enable not only an in-depth exchange about the current state of affairs, but also to foster new
projects and contribute to the ongoing global discussion. We invited urban planners, designers, technology-
& environmental experts, public officials, urban gardening enthusiasts, and cultural influencers to be part of
the conversation.

4. COGNITIVE CITIES
I was co-organizer and cofounder of the Cognitive Cities Conference which aimed to facilitate a vibrant
global conversation about the future of cities. By inviting bright minds with different perspectives, it was our
ambition to enable not only an in-depth exchange about the current state of affairs, but also to foster new
projects and contribute to the ongoing global discussion. We invited urban planners, designers, technology-
& environmental experts, public officials, urban gardening enthusiasts, and cultural influencers to be part of
the conversation.

6. DAY ONE
Day one took place at an extraordinary, a grand old theater. It was structured as a „one-track“ event
envisioned to provide all participants with a highly curated information flow. The speakers included Adam
Greenfield (Urbanscale), Warren Ellis (Author), Dan Hill (Arup), Ben Hammersley (Wired UK), Ton Zijlstra,
Juha van’t Zelfde (VURB), Sami Niemelä (Nordkapp), Georgina Voss (Tinker London), Dannie Jost (World
Trade Institute), among others. There were over 500 paying participants in the first day of this ticketed event
from 18 different countries (41% women, 59% men).

13. DAY TWO
Day two was focused on adopting community-driven BarCamps and decentralized events by spreading out
into different locations all over the city of Berlin. The second day was free and open to the public, therefore
the total number of people who interacted with the other attendees increased substantially (around 1200
people were involved).

19. ADAM GREENFIELD, MANAGIND DIRECTOR OF URBANSCALE, NEW YORK
»I cannot remember an event launching with quite the
same buzz as Cognitive Cities.«

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