Ms. Karuna Gopal, is an Internationally acclaimed Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker and a Futurist. She is the Founder President of Foundation for Futuristic Cities a think tank that has influenced Urban Transformation in India for two decades.
Her work is at the Intersection of TECHNOLOGY | INNOVATION | FUTURE CITIES
As a Plenary Speaker, she represented India at the Commonwealth Local Government Conference (CLGC) 2023 Rwanda, AFRICA|BRICS Innovation Forum 2023 Moscow, RUSSIA and COP21-UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Paris, FRANCE 2015. In 2018, Ms Gopal was invited by the Prime Minister of UAE to address their flagship event – World Government Summit at Dubai.
UBW: Prime Minister’s ambitious 100 Smart Cities Vision is going to take shape early this year - Many are of the opinion that India doesn’t need smart cities at all ..
KG :I am excited that we embarked on this smart journey at a juncture when the world economy is not so bright. Smart cities present the greatest opportunity for India – opportunity to infuse ‘Economic Vitality’ into the nation and also to create an ‘Equitable Society’.
