Future of Infrastructure – Details, episodes & analysis

Mohamed Abuagla is the Chief Executive for Hayya, the organization in Qatar responsible for helping the country manage the massive influx of people for the World Cup, while providing as seamless experience for fans entering the country, using transportation, and attending the games. 

“The vision behind [Hayya] was basically to create a system or an app or an experience, you know, a platform that brings everything in one place." -- Mohamed Abuagla

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Peter Torrellas is President for Connected Communities at Parsons Corporation leading infrastructure-focused business across cities, transportation and utilities. Peter joined the podcast to talk about embracing the complexity of infrastructure to implement projects across domains.

“What we do now with infrastructure over the next five to ten years will be the legacy that generations live with for the next 50 or 100.”

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Denice Ross is the Chief Data Scientist in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. In our discussion, she shared a behind-the-scenes look into how data can be used to measure equitable investments and their outcomes with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“What makes me really excited about this infrastructure law is not just how much money it is, or the drumbeat of all these great funding opportunities coming online, but that these investments are being rolled out with equity as a top priority. And that’s ensuring that underserved communities have fair access to these resources.”

This episode first aired on September 29, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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What does global investment in infrastructure mean for the workforce? Karin Kimbrough is the Chief Economist at LinkedIn and an expert in the global workforce. With increased global investment in infrastructure, a skilled workforce is needed to meet that demand. In this conversation, we discuss what this investment means for green jobs and women, and how we can expect the job market to shift in coming years.

This episode first aired on September 22, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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Ratna Amin, Project Director for the City Administrator Office at the City of Oakland joined us to discuss how civic organizations are pushing governments to get transit infrastructure right – and the complexity of defining success.

“Let’s revisit things because if we spend billions of dollars on the wrong projects, we are wasting our precious talent and resources, but we’re missing out on what we might actually be needing to serve people on the ground. Today’s needs are more known and we should meet them.”

This episode first aired on September 15, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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Alice Charles is the former Lead for Cities, Infrastructure & Urban Services at the World Economic Forum and brings a truly global perspective and decades of experience to our discussion of infrastructure and its impact. In this conversation, we talked about infrastructure needs around the world, and what kind of investments we need to make to close the gap.

“We also have to recognize that we have an enormous infrastructure gap. And if we are to transition our infrastructure to withstand the worst effects of climate change, then we need to invest very significantly in our infrastructure.”

This episode first aired on September 8, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada CEO, MJ Maynard, joined Jeremy Goldberg to share how a collaboration between public agencies and technology companies helped make their roads safer.

This episode first aired on September 1, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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Infrastructure has to serve people in the long term. CEO of Infrastructure Western Australia Philip Helberg joined Jeremy Goldberg to discuss how to effectively make long term plans for infrastructure investment, and just as importantly, how to know if your plan is working.

This episode first aired on August 18, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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Seleta Reynolds, former GM of LADOT, joined Jeremy Goldberg to talk about the impact of our transit system on women and how we can build more effective and equitable transportation system. 

This episode first aired on August 11, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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Changing the face of Cleveland’s lakefront has been a long-term project. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb joined Jeremy Goldberg to talk about the importance of building trust and equity by investing in infrastructure like the lakefront and getting the basics right.

This episode first aired on August 4, 2022, as part of Microsoft's Public Sector Future podcast

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