Renato de Castro

• Smart Cities of the Future, Investment & Strategy.
• International Advisor for The World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments.
• Author and international keynote speaker in five languages.

Renato de Castro is an urban strategist visionary, specialising in the concept of ‘smart cities’. The Doctor of Business Administration candidate at Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands, is a prolific writer and video blogger at Actual Smart City Magazine. This is a leading global publication about Smart City and is seen in over 120 countries worldwide.

Renato has been an MBA professor for a period of seventeen years and is responsible for courses and subjects relating to international marketing and globalization strategies at a number of universities around the globe. His education started with a BS Business Administration from Universidade Federal da Paraiba, followed by a Master in Global Management from Hochschule Bremen.

Amongst his many positions he counts:

• Vice-president of International Affairs at The Brazilian Human Smart Cities Network
• Smart City Ambassador of TM Forum
• Senior vice president for smart city investments at Commercial Real Estate Financing, Inc.
• Member of the advisory board of Smart Cities Asia (1016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• Member of the global advisory board of Leading Cities NGO, Boston, US
• Member of the advisory board of Architect Corner, Hyderabad, India
• International Advisor for The World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments, with the headquarters in Seoul
• Founder and executive board member and senior consultant at Baumann Consultancy Network for Smart Cities projects and internationalisation strategies

Renato has upwards of twenty years’ experience in developing market entry strategies and investment managing when it comes to smart cities development on a global scale. As Founder of City SmartUp he is leading smart business and investment between smart cities in Europe, South America and Asia.

Renato de Castro – Speaker

Renato has spoken at more than thirty global events, amongst them two TEDx Talks, on topics related to smart cities. He originates from Brazil and resides and travels from Barcelona, Spain. Renato presents fluently in Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and English

” Smart Cities are places where everything conspires to make your life better.” – Renato de Castro

Speaking Topics

• International strategies and investments attraction for smart cities
• Smart cities, smart citizens
• Smart city trends