
Exploring Agentic Twins
Over the last few months, I've been exploring the idea of applying Digital Twin concepts to agents - what I call Agentic Twins.

Over the last few months, I've been exploring the idea of applying Digital Twin concepts to agents - what I call Agentic Twins.

At the Smart City Symposium in Berkane, I shared the stage with Juan Corro, CIO of the City of Madrid, to explore the emerging concept of agentic cities - where urban systems become autonomous, intelligent agents that can perceive, reason, and act on their environment.

I was invited to speak at the LiveableCitiesX Summit in Dubai about the crucial role of open standards in smart city development. The session focused on how standardized information models help cities extract meaningful insights from their data while maintaining interoperability and avoiding vendor lock-in.

At the 2024 Smart City World Congress in Barcelona, I joined Nicholas Turner, Data and Digital Lead at SHIFT London, to present how UCL and SHIFT London are using the Garnet Framework to monitor urban biodiversity.

I recently had the pleasure of visiting our partner GrupoTx in Panama City, where my friend Javier Galvez is leading the development of innovative solutions built on the Garnet Framework. Their work showcases how partners can leverage the framework to create impactful solutions for complex infrastructure challenges.

I was honored to be invited to Singapore's StackX Smart City event to present the Garnet Framework's vision. Singapore's commitment to innovation and open standards makes it an ideal venue for discussing how Garnet can help build interoperable smart city solutions.

The Global Smart City Forum in Riyadh provided an excellent platform to discuss the future of smart cities and digital transformation.

At this year's Smart City World Congress in Barcelona, I introduced the Garnet Framework to the global smart city community. It was a meaningful moment - just a year ago, I stood at the same Deloitte booth presenting its predecessor, the Smart Territory Framework. Now I was back to show how that initial vision has evolved.