The city is facing escalating crises and complex problems, including the challenge of living together with great diversity and difference and addressing the sustainability agenda. 

• What are the consequences of smart urbanism on social and ecological justice? 
• Will technological advances make the world a better place by helping us resolve wicked and complex problems like climate change, disparities and inequalities? 
• Will the smart city exacerbate gentrification, bifurcation and displacement, or will it enable opportunities and solutions that will uplift the vulnerable, economically weak and socially segregated? 
• How can smart urbanism encourage more people to come together to solve problems and improve life for themselves and their communities? 
• How are we able to move towards a more inclusive and participatory vision of the smart city?