We are urban innovators

We deliver practical solutions to improve urban living

About us

Based in London, DG Cities is at the forefront of urban innovation.

We are an urban innovation company specialising in the integration of ‘smart city’ technologies and approaches to maximise their benefits for cities and optimise the use of resources, infrastructure and services.

We have particular expertise in ‘smart mobility’ such as Mobility as a Service, e-Mobility and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.

We champion an integrated and holistic approach that incorporates new technologies into the design of cities and neighbourhoods.

Location:

10th Floor, 6 Mitre Passage, Greenwich Peninsula, Greenwich, London, SE10 0ER

Meet the team

Trevor Dorling - Managing Director

Trevor has extensive experience working in senior positions in planning, employment & skills and economic development within London local government. He has played a key role in establishing Greenwich as one of the UK’s leaders in smart city innovation.

Lola Fernandez-Redondo - Head of Integrated Planning and Built Environment

Lola is a thought leader in Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development and Smart Cities. Her work lies at the intersection between the built environment, digital infrastructure and new technologies. She works with major cities and leading industry players, setting up their vision and strategy to drive urban innovation.

Kim Smith - Head of Smart Mobility

Kim is a transport specialist with over 25 years in transport planning, project delivery, policy formation and high-level strategy. Kim takes a strategic overview to ensure the successful delivery of DG Cities’ mobility projects. She also coordinates work on new mobility proposals.

Balazs Csuvar – CAV Lead

Balazs brings his experience working with both public and private sector clients, developing infrastructure urban master planning, strategies and policies at multiple scales. Balazs is now leading DG Cities involvement in the UK Smart Mobility Living Lab: London.

Ben Morris - Mobility Lead

Ben has experience in Smart City deployment, Customer Experience Research in Telecoms and Traffic and Road Safety consultancy. Ben is currently involved in multiple CAV and future mobility projects within DG Cities.

Helen Steiger – Project Officer

Helen has experience in project management, marketing and sustainability within the private sector. Helen currently fulfils a variety of roles at DG Cities that include research, business modelling and marketing/communications.

Noemi de Hevia – Telecoms Lead

Noemi has been in the Wireless Telecom industry for over 15 years. In her previous work, she led technology projects that focussed on technical-commercial features and business initiatives. Noemi is responsible for ensuring underlying infrastructure and connectivity requirements are considered when implementing new urban innovations.

Heather Yedigaroff - Head of Strategy and Operations

Heather has overall responsibility for setting the strategy and vision for the organisation. Since joining DG Cities she has overseen the growth of the company - expanding from a small nucleus of three people - to an expert team with breadth across smart cities and telecoms. She is also responsible for the day to day running and operations of the company.