Peachtree Corners Mayor Participates In Global Smart Technology Summit

Mayor Mike Mason was a featured speaker at the Smart Cities Mayors Summit Tuesday that took place in Taiwan.

Peachtree Corners’ reputation as a ‘city of the future’ isn’t only known locally, technology experts around the world are aware of the cutting-edge innovation taking place here. Considering that fact, Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason was invited as a virtual presenter during the Mayor’s Summit and Panel Discussion – part of the 2022 Smart City Summit and Expo being held in Taipei, Taiwan.

As mayor of one of the world’s premier smart cities, Mayor Mason was one of 21 city leaders invited to present at this year’s event.  In addition to the presenters, the subsequent panel discussion included leaders from approximately 30 countries around the world, according to a news release. 

Every year, the Smart City Mayors’ Summit gathers city mayors and high-profile municipal delegates from across the globe to share and exchange insights on the latest governmental strategies and trends in smart cities. The Summit is not just one of the biggest highlights in the Smart City Summit and Expo, but the world’s largest networking platform among smart city governments.  

This year, in accordance with the theme of SCSE: Digital Transformation Takes Smart Cities to New Heights, the topics for roundtable sessions were “How do cities respond to the ‘New Normal’ with digital transformation?” and “In face of the ‘New Norma’” in the pandemic era, what role do city governments play in driving the city’s digital transformation?” the news release added.

 The Smart City Mayor’s Summit provided a high-level dialogue platform for global mayors and city leaders to exchange innovative strategies and visions on future city deployments.

 Speakers at the Mayor’s Summit included mayors from:

• Peachtree Corners
• Taipei, Taiwan
• Atlanta
• Aix-en-Provence, France
• Belgian Chamber Representatives, Belgium
• Castries, Saint Lucia
• Denver, Colorado
• Dijon Metropole, France
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Edmonton, Canada
• Edo, Nigeria
• Gdynia, Poland
• Municipalidad de Asuncion, Paraguay
• Newark, New Jersey
• Palmerston North, New Zealand
• Prague, Czech Republic
• Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Selangor, Malaysia
• Rzeszow – Poland
• Vysocina Region, Czech Republic

Participants in the panel discussion included representatives from:

• Abuju, Nigeria
• Budapest, Hungary
• City of Hamilton, Bermuda
• City of Tshwane, South Africa
• Cockburn, Turks and Caicos
• Cranston, Rhode Island
• Cuenca, Ecuador
• Da Nang, Vietnam
• Davao City, Philippines
• Eindhoven, Netherlands
• El Farafra Oasis, Egypt
• Goyang City, South Korea
• Grenoble-Alpes Metrople, France
• Helsinki, Finland
• Izmir, Turkey
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Kansas City, Kansas
• Kolin, Czech Republic
• Konya, Turkey
• Krakow, Poland
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Kwinana, Australia
• Lausanne, Switzerland
• Lazio, Italy
• Madrid, Spain
• Miami-Dade County, Florida
• Midvaal, South Africa
• Nanes Metropole, France
• Peterborough, England
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Royal Borough of Greenwich, England
• Sabac, Serbia
• Stockholm, Sweden
• Szekszard, Hungary
• Taoyuan, Taiwan
• Wellington, New Zealand
• Wroclaw, Poland