Passionate about cities, innovation, science, technology and the arts, Stephen is a well-known and highly regarded contemporary City Planner who consults internationally on urban futures, innovation and change in cities. He provides services in planning, training and facilitating preferred futures for cities, communities and corporations and is considered a dynamic, thought provoking and highly motivating communicator. The former Adelaide Lord Mayor and founder of city2050, he provides long term transformative thinking with a view to creating more productive, liveable and sustainable operating systems for cities, communities and corporations. His expertise lies in strategic planning, governance, smart cities, urban change and the transformation of city centres. He has broad and practical knowledge in the fields of the share economy and the driving forces, trends, issues and opportunities associated with technology and its relationship to best practice infrastructure planning, good urbanism and smart citizens. He is regular keynote speaker at national and international conferences, sits on a global advisory board for Airbnb and advises cities, peak bodies, boards and infrastructure providers in Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and Asia on innovation in urban development.