Ross Mcwhirter

Director of Testbed

Expo City Dubai

As Testbed Director at Expo City Dubai’s Urban Lab, Ross is focused on turning big ideas into real-world urban solutions, making sure technology doesn’t just impress but actually improves lives. Ross has a background in sociology, design innovation and advanced digital technologies. He is passionate about investigating the ever-changing relationship around people, society, and technology. Understanding the complex social and environmental issues that affect the planet is a focus of his practice. As a systems-thinker he is aware of the connected nature of the world and everything within it, which has led him to utilizing technology and design as catalysts for change in the city space.