{"id":1630,"date":"2023-08-09T14:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T14:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:36:57","slug":"john-smiciklas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/cities\/standards4dt\/john-smiciklas\/","title":{"rendered":"John Smiciklas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Smiciklas<\/strong><\/strong>
<\/strong>President, JD Global Sustainability Associates Inc.
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John Smiciklas is currently President of JD Global Sustainability Associates Inc. and works with clients, cities and UN agencies globally to address issues related to climate change, sustainability and corporate responsibility. In addition, John also works with the U4SSC initiative in helping cities globally implement key performance indicators to meet the UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals a. John\u2019s prior experiences includes senior positions focused on climate, sustainability and corporate responsibility with the Canadian Steel Producers Association, PwC, KPMG, and BlackBerry among others. John is an author of several UN reports and papers on technology and climate change and is working on the development of key performance indicators related to digital transformation for smarter and more sustainable cities. John holds a degree in engineering from the University of Toronto and currently resides in Oakville, Canada.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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