Harmen van Sprang is the co-founder and CEO of the Sharing Cities Alliance, working with conscious and committed urban changemakers from leading cities across the world. Together they source, share and scale cutting-edge solutions to accelerate towards more innovative, equitable and sustainable communities and cities. With his studio called Sentience he also helps business sense, see and make the change that’s needed to guarantee a bright future for the generations ahead. Since early 2022, Harmen also leads a global program called ‘Metaverse & The City’ to explore how the metaverse affects the way we live, work and play and what this emerging phenomenon means for our citizens and/or clients.