{"id":805696,"date":"2026-04-29T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=805696"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:27:01","slug":"eraco-takes-center-stage-at-wrld-cty-2026-to-lead-defining-debate-on-the-future-of-cities-in-the-age-of-robotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/eraco-takes-center-stage-at-wrld-cty-2026-to-lead-defining-debate-on-the-future-of-cities-in-the-age-of-robotics_805696.html","title":{"rendered":"ERA-co Takes Center Stage at WRLD CTY 2026 to Lead Defining Debate on the Future of Cities in the Age of Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"ERA-co<\/a><\/div>\n
Main Stage Debate to Explore Whether Intelligent Machines Will Improve Cities \u2014 or Render Them Obsolete<\/div>\n

Singapore –<\/strong> ERA-co<\/a>, the strategic intelligence and placemaking advisory shaping the future of global cities, will headline WRLD CTY 2026<\/a> as the festival’s featured main stage partner, bringing this question to a global audience of city leaders, developers, and policymakers, hosting one of the event’s most anticipated debates: “Will Robotics Improve Our Cities — Or Make Them Redundant?”<\/p>\n

Moderated by ERA-co Global Director Steven Cornwell, the session will explore a question that sits at the core of the next urban era: what is the city for, if not the worker?<\/p>\n

“Cities have always been organised around human effort,” says Cornwell. “As machines begin to take on both physical and cognitive work, we are forced to confront a deeper question – not how cities function, but why they exist at all. This debate is about putting those futures into tension, in real time.”<\/p>\n

The debate engages one of the most urgent questions facing developers, policymakers, investors, and urban leaders: how AI and automation will reshape the purpose of cities.<\/p>\n

The session will bring together opposing perspectives:<\/p>\n

• Hugo Lamb, Brand Experience (Melbourne), making the case that robotics will unlock more efficient, adaptive, and ultimately more human cities<\/p>\n

• Alex Baum, Regional Director – EME & North America (New York), challenging whether automation will erode the economic and social foundations cities depend on<\/p>\n

Additional voices will be introduced in the lead-up.<\/p>\n

ERA-co’s presence at WRLD CTY 2026 reinforces its role in shaping how cities evolve at a moment of profound transition.<\/p>\n

Attendees are invited to join the session live and explore ERA-co’s latest thinking<\/a> on the future of urban life in the age of intelligent machines.<\/p>\n

For more information about ERA-co visit www.era-co.com<\/a>. ERA-co is part of the 7C Network.<\/p>\n

About ERA-co <\/strong><\/p>\n

ERA-co is a global place consultancy partnering with ambitious leaders to shape high-performing places — from workplaces to large-scale urban masterplans. Operating at the intersection of creativity, commercial strategy and urbanism, we develop the vision, positioning and experience frameworks that guide development and unlock long-term social and economic value. We believe place is one of the most powerful levers for advancing human potential and driving sustainable growth. Part of the 7C network.<\/p>\n

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Website:<\/strong> OtterPR.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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