458I_Ruthbea Yesner, Group Vice President at IDC

<p>“Cities are simultaneously the fastest-growing, most economically important areas in the world, and also the most strained and fiscally strained layer of government in the world. And so the future of cities is really resolving some of that tension.”</p><p>Are you interested in technology helping us making better decisions? What do you think about innovation as a relative term? How can we have discussions about the urban tension points? </p><p>Interview with Ruthbea Yesner, Group Vice President at IDC. We will talk about her vision for the future of cities, technology and innovation, urban tension points, the individual’s role, airspace urban layer, and many more. </p><p>Ruthbea Yesner is Group Vice President at IDC, leading the global Government, Education, Health and Life Sciences teams. She drives research and strategy on technology innovation, governance, partnerships, and digital transformation to help public and nonprofit organisations deliver efficient, responsible, and resilient community services. With experience in Silicon Valley startups, state social services, and as an author and expert speaker, her work centres on balancing technology with community needs worldwide.</p><p>Find out more about Ruthbea through these links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthbea-yesner-3bb3b3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruthbea Yesner</a> on LinkedIn</li><li><a href="https://x.com/RuthbeaClarke" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@RuthbeaClarke</a> as Ruthbea Yesner on X</li><li><a href="https://www.idc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IDC</a> website</li><li><a href="https://my.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=PRF003306" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruthbea Yesner</a> at IDC</li></ul><p>Connected episodes you might be interested in:</p><ul><li><a href="https://wtf4cities.com/2024/05/23/222i_adam-dorr-the-director-of-research-at-rethinkx/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No.222 - Interview with Adam Dorr</a> about the new technologies being more economically viable</li><li><a href="https://wtf4cities.com/2026/03/05/408i_jasper-steinhausen-founder-of-business-with-impact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No.408 - Interview with Jasper Steinhausen</a> about making sustainability (innovation) profitable</li><li><a href="https://wtf4cities.com/2026/07/02/442i_darren-flynn-entrepreneur-and-engineer-and-founder-and-director-of-vinculum-advisory/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No.442 - Interview with Darren Flynn</a> about the underground urban layer</li><li><a href="https://wtf4cities.com/2026/08/25/457r_what-have-urban-digital-twins-contributed-to-urban-planning-and-decision-making-from-a-systematic-literature-review-toward-a-socio-technical-research-and-development-agenda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">No.457R - What have urban digital twins contributed to urban planning and Decision making? From a systematic literature review toward a socio-technical research and development agenda</a></li></ul><p>What was the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter<strong> </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/WTF4Cities">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or on the <a href="https://wtf4cities.com/2025/09/25/362i_sam-kernaghan-director-for-the-resilience-program-at-the-committee-for-sydney/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> website where the <a href="https://wtf4cities.com/2026/08/25/457r_what-have-urban-digital-twins-contributed-to-urban-planning-and-decision-making-from-a-systematic-literature-review-toward-a-socio-technical-research-and-development-agenda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> are also available.</p><p>I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in.</p><p>Episode generated with <a href="https://www.descript.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Descript⁠