Genoa → Global · 30+ years · 30+ countries

Andrew Rippon.

Senior Smart City & Digital Transformation Advisor

Policy · AI · Blockchain

From ancient port to autonomous city.

I help public authorities define and govern complex transformation programmes, and engineering and development firms add senior specialist expertise to bids, design and delivery.

Former Capgemini Invent Director · Smart City Director, Royal Commission for AlUla

Classic sailing yacht navigating the Mediterranean coast
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30+

Years of practice

30+

Countries served

120k+

AV passengers

14

EU member states

How Andrew can help

Two ways to strengthen your programme.

01Engagement path

Public authorities & municipalities

The situation
A Smart City, AI, mobility or digital-twin initiative needs a clear mandate, governance model and route to procurement.
Andrew's intervention
Define the business case, operating model, standards, roadmap and supplier brief, with independent programme assurance.
The result
A decision-ready programme and controlled pilot designed to scale without importing unnecessary complexity.
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02Engagement path

Engineering firms, developers & delivery partners

The situation
A bid or live programme needs credible senior Smart City expertise that works alongside the existing team.
Andrew's intervention
Join the team for solution design, technical narrative, partner alignment, bid leadership or delivery governance.
The result
A stronger proposition, clearer responsibilities and specialist capability focused on the moments where it adds most value.
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Selected global outcomes

120k+

Autonomous mobility at AlUla

Launched an electric autonomous shuttle network carrying over 120,000 passengers within a world-heritage destination.

How this applies: the same staged approach to governance, operations, safety and evidence can shape a focused municipal pilot before wider rollout.

Andrew Rippon at AlUla with an autonomous shuttle in the background
Andrew on location at AlUla
KSA · Smart mobility
14

European EBSI authority

Led design, delivery and governance for European blockchain infrastructure across fourteen member states.

How this applies: shared standards and clear decision rights help organisations of any size coordinate partners without losing accountability.

EU · Blockchain / SSI
AI

Dubai Smart City Blueprint

Authored foundational AI and smart-district technology guidelines supporting paperless, predictive public services.

How this applies: an administration of any size can turn broad digital ambitions into a prioritised architecture, clear governance and an achievable service roadmap.

UAE · Digital government

The practice

Six disciplines, one course.

01

Municipal Digital Transformation

Interoperable public infrastructure and citizen-centric city platforms.

02

Digital Twins · BIM · RIBA

A living operational model from concept through construction.

03

Smart Mobility & Autonomous Vehicles

Fleet, infrastructure, regulation and passenger experience.

04

AI Governance & Agentic Workflows

Accountable automation aligned with EU AI Act, GDPR and NIS2.

05

Blockchain & SSI Traceability

Verifiable identity, provenance and digital product passports.

06

Procurement & Bid Leadership

Clear technical mandates and competitive, compliant proposals.

Mediterranean coastal city represented as a precise digital twin
Portrait of Andrew Rippon
Andrew Rippon · Genoa, Italy

The practitioner

Strategy that survives contact with reality.

Andrew is a multilingual digital transformation leader who bridges policy, technology architecture and delivery. A former Capgemini Invent Director and Smart City Director for the Royal Commission for AlUla, he advises leaders from a base in Genoa and deploys globally.

Former Capgemini Invent Director · Smart City Director, AlUla · EBSI Design & Delivery Authority

Governments & ministriesMaster developersLarge enterprisesSMEs & contractors
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Blockchain, digital identity and emerging mobility.

Begin the engagement

Request a tailored Project Approach Brief.

A concise, no-obligation brief mapped to your mandate — the course, the risks and where to start.

Departs — GenoaArrives — your mandate
Historic Mediterranean port transitioning into a modern digital-twin city