This week, Professor Newsha Ajami, chief development officer for research, Berkeley Lab's EESA, joins Will Sarni and Tom Freyberg to talk about decentralised solutions and what does the utility of the future look like?
Plus we talk about:
- Professor Ajami's origin story, in Iran, providing decision support for infrastructure such as dams
- Moving to North America and taking what she describes as a “life-changing” water policy class
- The policy impact on the energy market and whether the water market could follow; a city-wide mandate in San Francisco on water management and the need for new business models to shake up the status quo.
And we tackle the big question... Is World Water Day a fun day?
Professor Ajami is a leading expert in smart cities, resilient infrastructure, sustainable water resource management, the water-energy-food nexus and many other topics.
We hope you enjoy the episode!