Sven Gerst

Sven is a PhD Student in Political Philosophy at the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. He is a passionate urbanist and uses his background in philosophy to refocus discussions about Smart Cities. In this function, he regularly designs urbanist workshops, particularly. He visited and worked with Smart City initiatives all around the world—from Mexico to South Korea. He holds an M.Sc. in Philosophy from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) as well as an M.Sc. in Management from the University of Mannheim. Previously, he also studied and worked at Harvard University, Duke University, St. Petersburg State University, and National Taiwan University.