Disruptive Decade

Experts from fields including entrepreneurship, venture capital, architecture, food tech and entertainment offer their predictions on the biggest disruptions likely to occur over the next ten years—and how to capitalise on these innovations

URBAN TRANSPORT JASON POMEROY, ARCHITECT: FOUNDING PRINCIPAL, POMEROY STUDIO Redefining air rights in the sky above existing buildings to allow for the passage of urban air vehicles will be a key area of focus in the next few years. Since 2019, when Volocopter first tested their pilotless drone over Marina Bay, Pomeroy Studio and Mott MacDonald have been developing a playbook for urban air vehicles to navigate cities and land safely at terminals around the city. This technology will revolutionise urban transportation, reshaping our ability to move with ease through dense urban habitats. Every era has had a major technological shift in mobility, like the transition from horse-drawn carriages to trams and automobiles, then the advent of mass rapid transportation systems, and motorways finding their footing in 1940s, 50s and…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2023

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