As Smart Cities Council’s Vice-president and Global Advisory Lead, Tom Pennington is a highly regarded senior executive with extensive experience across a breadth of technologies and platforms, from start-ups and scale-ups to some of the world’s largest global enterprises. With a strong foundation in technology engineering, platforms, and systems, Tom brings a deep understanding of each key business lifecycle stage. His proven track record in creating and implementing growth, execution, and sales strategies, as well as operating models, positions him as a thought leader in the global Smart Cities ecosystem. Tom's breadth of industry experience, including Technology, Mining, Resources, Energy, Oil and Gas, Financial Services, Defence, Government, and Manufacturing, provides him with an unparalleled network and wealth of insights and networks not just across the globe.