In this podcast series Michael Lake, President and CEO of Leading Cities, speaks with a variety of thought leaders from visionary companies providing actionable solutions to major issues plaguing cities today. These issues range from air pollution to cyber-attacks to infectious disease and more. Michael dives into the inspiration behind each company and how they see themselves evolving in the coming years. This series will equip you with a plethora of valuable knowledge, and if nothing else, enjoy Michael’s amazing Boston accent.
If worms can recycle, so can we.
As a society we’ve deposited over 9 million tons of plastic in the last 50 years and only 9% of that plastic has been recycled. On this episode of Preview of Tomorrow…
AcceliCITY City Solution of the Year is cleaning our water.
These days, the increasing contamination of harmful pharmaceutical waste into water supplies has become one of the highest priority issues…
The solution driving the drone industry to take off.
Although the drone industry is a multibillion-dollar industry, it is riddled with inefficiencies such as being dependent on a 1 person to 1 drone …
Election accuracy is on the Horizon.
Although US elections have an administration cost of more than $2 billion, 38% of Americans still lack confidence in election fairness. CEO of Horizon State, Tim …
Testing the waters with Robeau.
This episode spotlights Sylvain Spenle, CEO of Robeau, a company helping to reduce water consumption through IoT LoRA sensors. Robeau’s turnkey solution allows buildin…
A company beating the traffic.
This episode features Muhammed Mirza Ozdil, CEO of Tytovision, a company whose computer vision and AI technology help monitor our roads. The startup’s technology can be…
A solution breaking barriers.
Since 80% of plastic deposited in our oceans comes from rivers, it is essential to stop this issue at the source. On this episode of Preview of Tomorrow, Mauro Nardocci…
Raise your Glass to Lup Colombia.
Did you know that 75% of all glass that enters the global waste system ends up in landfills? This episode of Preview of Tomorrow highlights Lup Colombia, a Colombian…
Wash your hands of carbon emissions.
This episode highlights CleanO2, a company leading in microscale carbon capture and limiting greenhouse gas emissions produced by the heating industry. CEO, Jaeso…
This episode of Preview of Tomorrow features Felipe Cardoso, Founder and CEO of Eco Panplas, an innovative startup that has developed a solution for decontaminating plastic package recycling. The com…
A company building homes and hope.
This episode of Preview of Tomorrow features Livingstone Mukasa, CEO and Cofounder of Four One Financial Services. The Ugandan company is working to reduce income e…
Things are heating up. This episode features Grzegorz Maciaszek, COO of SolHotAir, a European company increasing solar energy proficiencies and reducing CO2 emissions through their innovative solar c…
Putting the action in redaction.
This episode of Preview of Tomorrow delves into how Amanda Levay’s company, Redactable, is eliminating the risk of confidential data being compromised during the reda…
Shining a light on sustainability.
Did you know the carbon footprint of one double head streetlight is on average 1.3 tons per year? Omniflow is a company addressing this issue by transforming tradi…
A sustainable solution that’s opening doors.
It’s projected that air conditioning expended worldwide produces 2 billion tons of carbon emissions annually and uses 30% of the world’s total electricity…
One man's trash is another man's plastic
In this premier episode of Preview of Tomorrow Season 2, Mike Lake discusses our excessive and wasteful use of plastic with Robert Luo, CEO of Mi Terro. Mi Ter…
Where cities go shopping.
In this episode of Preview of Tomorrow, Mike and Andrew Watkins, Co-Founder and CEO of Marketplace.city, discuss the importance and challenges of public procurement in cities…
Almighty Algae.
This episode of Preview of Tomorrow spotlights Brian Braginton-Smith, president and CEO of AquaGen-ISI, a company offering a sustainable approach to wastewater treatment. AquaGen-ISI’…
The road to recovery.
This episode of Preview of Tomorrow features founder and CEO of RoadBotics, Ben Schmidt. RoadBotics is a company that is automating the road assessment process, significantly red…
There’s more to you than your criminal record.
In the US, there are approximately the same amount of people who have a criminal record as a 4-year college degree. Laurin Leonard, CEO of R3 Score, is d…