Corporates for Cities because Business cannot succeed if Cities fail …

Corporates for Cities

because Business cannot succeed if Cities fail …

Anchored by

www.futurecities.org

Premise

• Companies need Cities to provide – Reliable Infrastructure

– An educated and vital workforce

– A safe and secure environment to survive and thrive

• Cities, of course, need business as an “Economic Driver”

• Sustainability of cities and business are inextricably linked

Current State vis a vis The Goal

Competitive , Livable , Sustainable

The City should build the capacity to aggregate

– People– Skills / Talents– Resources – Capital– Businesses– Government– Physical and Social Infrastructure supported with

complex systems for land use– Transportation, Utilities, Sanitation, Housing, and

public services

A voluntary affiliation of Business entities with Corporate Social Responsibility programs dedicated to make the city

Competitive, Livable and Sustainable

• Collaboration• Partnership• Information• Expertise

We Propose Corporate Sector Advisory

Economic ValueCapital efficiency, shared risk, economic development.Increased innovation capacity, marketplace, primed for innovation diffusion

Environmental valueResource efficiency, new solutions, closed-loop collaborations, optimized and integrated systemsSocial value

Job creation, knowledge-diffusion, improved systems, increased collaboration capacity

Triple Bottom Line

Corporate Social Responsibility

• Vision for Cities : not just Master Plans and CDPs

– Economic Development – Environmental Protection– Equity – Health– Education

• Professional City Managers for Cities

• CIO’s for Cities - Data driven decisions , Information management for transparency and better Governance

• Co-Creation : Public , Private , People Partnerships

Our VISION at Futuristic Cities

• Hyderabad City Portal

• Global Urban Leaders Network

• City Leaders Forum – Hyderabad

• Young City Leaders Forum – Hyderabad

• Thematic Conferences

• Roundtable Discussions

• Government Connect

• Best Practices in City Making

• Pech Kucha events

Corporates for Cities – A Sketch

• Pan India Program• Year long program• Huge Branding & Visibility for

Sponsors• Triple Bottom line

Highlights

• A gateway towards urban transformation

• Platform to share, discuss the experiences, success stories

Hyderabad City Portal

Most Cities in India do not have a City Portal

Take a look at our city websites and those in other countries….

Here’s a snapshot

http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/about.shtml

They have achieved that thru a Common Global

Practice of…

“ Triple Helix“

Public , Private , PeoplePartnership

Our Initiative - A Sketch

Corporates for Cities

Round Table Conferences

Thematic Conferences

Pecha kucha events

Global Urban Leaders Network

Strategic Advisory

City Leaders Forum

Young City Leaders Forum

Government Connect

Global Urban Leaders Network

We propose to create a THINK TANK that shares global Best Practices,

nudging our city towards Livability and Sustainability

We are Connected to almost 50 Global Leaders today

Best Practices in City Making

A Creative Community of Business Leaders To work on issues of common interest and

develop unique solutions for our city / country / the World

– Intellectual depth

– Political influence

City Leaders Forum

STRATEGIC ADVISORY

–Evangelize Smart and Sustainable Cities

–Converse and Connect with City Govt.

–Influence Policy

– Research on all efforts of Corporates for the City – help federate

–Demand and Supply side Analysis - CSR alignment

– Suggest Collaborations and Resource Optimization etc

Young City Leaders Forum

– Mobile Apps for easy city life • Citizens Connect -City of Boston (award-winning effort through

which you can now use your mobile phone in five different ways to alert the City of Boston to neighborhood issues such as potholes and graffiti.

• Parking Applications (Park PGH (Pittsburgh), SFpark (San Francisco), Parking Auction (NYC), Smart Parking (Boston), Parker (LA)

• One Bus Away – Pacific Northwest (makes it easy to use public transport by providing schedule and real-time arrival information for the buses and trains you ride every day)

– Run Contests

– Develop POCs

– Collect and collate peeves

– Crowd source solutions

Guide and Mentor a Hired Team of Professionals…

We conceived this initiative a few years ago and now we are glad to notice that our concept is being

tested globally

Check the following slide

Our Idea – Global PracticeCorporate Sector Advisory

More on our Initiative…

• Conferences on varied themes that promote

– Smart Cities for India

– Eco Cities

– Sustainable Cities for India

– Role of Big Data in building intelligent , safe and sustainable cities

– Smart Transportation

– Civic Engagement in building resilient cities

– Developing Energy Efficient systems for Cities, etc.

Thematic Conferences

• Strategic level discussions on making Hyderabad a Smart and Sustainable City

• Brainstorm & develop general and specific solutions

• Forge partnerships

Roundtable Discussions

Government Connect

Pech Kucha Events

Hyderabad City Portal

Why should you support ?

• Everyone benefits from a strong City Economy

• Your support of the Corporates for Cities (CfC) enables us to continue our mission of making our city attractive to investors and provides for a better quality of life for our residents

• Membership at CfC means partnering with like-minded organizations and an expert team of Urban leaders to solve complex issues and promote Economic development, livability, environmental protection and equity

• Join the City leadership that is driving the 21st century economy in our Country. Membership in CfC places your organization at the head of the table alongside industry leaders, stakeholders, and elected officials

• Connect with public and private sector leaders from a wide spectrum of industries who share a common interest in developing a prosperous future for our City.

• Members also benefit from the close working relationships the CfC enjoys with several strategic and regional partners who represent key local, national, and international organizations and associations.

• We wish to create a unifying collaborative partner for the city

• Impact key policy issues that affect our City.

• FFC plays a vital role as the foremost local organization focused on the overall health and vitality of our Cities.

• As part of this inherent responsibility, FFC adopts policy goals that support, drive and grow our city’s creative economy. provides ideas, initiatives, and specific recommendations that we feel will be useful as you engage in and move forward on your own public service

• Vision for Cities : not just Master Plans and CDPs

– Economic Development – Environmental Protection– Equity – Health– Education

• Professional City Managers for Cities

• CIO’s for Cities - Data driven decisions , Information management for transparency and better Governance

• Co-Creation : Public , Private , People Partnerships

Our VISION

• Hyderabad is going to be the Pilot City

• Our Corporates for Cities will scale out to other Metros in India soon…

• Please join us to co-create Indian Cities

Pilot

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