Conversation

Abdulaziz is the Deputy CEO and Chief Operations Officer of the Dubai Future Foundation. We spoke to Abdulaziz about The DNA of Dubai.

Aleix is the Chief Strategy Officer at Summa Branding. Aleix was the head of the strategic team involved in the 2018 Barcelona City Narrative. You can listen to our conversation with Aleix in two podcast episodes on The DNA of Barcelona.

Ali is a Professor of Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and is a curator, writer and critic. You can listen to our conversation with Ali in two podcast episodes on The DNA of Istanbul.

Alice is Director of Cities, Planning and Design at Arup. Her work focuses on sustainability, climate change, resilience, mobility and progressive transformations in the built environment of cities across the world. You can listen to our conversation with Alice in our Introduction and Conclusion episodes.

Andrew is an international expert on urban and economic development and partnering for systems change. He has been involved in urban governance, economic development and transition processes in South Africa in a wide range of capacities for over four decades. You can hear our conversation with Andrewin our episodes with Our Listeners.

Avi is the former Chairman of JLL Turkey, a leading real estate and property company and he is the founder of Alkaş Consulting. You can listen to our conversation with Avi in two podcast episodes on The DNA of Istanbul.

Billy Cobbett is an international expert in urban development and he is the former Director of Cities Alliance, a global partnership fighting urban poverty hosted within the United Nations. You can hear our conversation with Billy in our episodes with Our Listeners.

Carlo is an architect and urbanist, and he is the founder of Urban Purpose where he works with organisations in cities to articulate visions and build capacity to deliver transformations. He is also the Co-Chair of the Infrastructure and Urban Development Council at ULI UK. You can hear our conversation with Carlo in our episodes with Our Listeners.

Consol is an expert in branding and strategic communication with over 25 years of experience. She is a brand and communications consultant, a Councillor of the Observatori Dona Empresa Economia think tank and she teaches strategic communication at ESCI-UPF University. Consol led the city branding project at Barcelona City Council for five years. You can listen to our conversation with Consol in two podcast episodes on The DNA of Barcelona.

Councillor Aitken is the leader of Glasgow City Council and the co-chair of the Glasgow Economic Leadership board. We spoke to Councillor Aitken about her perspectives on The DNA of Glasgow.

David Brownlee is the Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor Emeritus in the Department of the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. We spoke to David about The DNA of Philadelphia.

David is the Member of Parliament for Tottenham, a neighbourhood in the north of London and he is now the Foreign Secretary of State. We spoke to David about his perspectives on The DNA of London.