Manminder Takhar

CTO, Global Smart Cities
Dell Technologies
Manminder Takhar is a passionate advocate for the use of AI and emerging technologies to transform cities and improve the lives of residents. His expertise spans Smart City strategy, digital transformation, and the deployment of innovative solutions across mobility, public safety, sustainability, and government services. Through his engagement in industry forums and standards organizations, Manminder helps shape the evolution of smart city technologies and best practices. As a member of the Dell CTO Ambassador Program, he also contributes to identifying and advancing next-generation technology innovations.

Programmes

City Leaders Programme: Pitch
Future Cities
Establishing a transparent working dynamic, municipal mayors and divisional leaders from across Sarawak present specific, unvarnished urban challenge statements directly to financiers and technology providers. Bypassing generic rhetoric, city leaders articulate pressing operational friction points in traffic congestion, rural-urban connectivity, water treatment, and solid waste processing. This structured exchange sets the foundation for matching real civic needs with fundable solutions and proven technological interventions.

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City Leaders Programme: Tried and Proven
Future Cities
Capping the Future Cities track with an action-oriented matchmaking workshop, this interactive session pairs city leaders with peer municipalities and solution providers who have successfully deployed proven urban technologies. Case studies demonstrating successful waste-to-energy, smart grid, and digital transit deployments are analyzed alongside financial partners ready to back replication. The session delivers on Sarawak’s ‘architect, not adopter’ philosophy by turning peer proof and live problem statements into executed project commitments.

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