Yalena Coleman leads the Urban Technology Team at Future Cities Catapult, which builds innovative concepts and ideas into different types of working prototypes to be deployed across cities. These pilot projects are in response to urban challenges that need to be addressed, and once scaled can used to improve life in cities. Yalena draws on her 16 years of experience in the IT across various industries in Europe, Asia and Africa. She has spent a number of years focusing on innovations for understanding and improving air quality