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Surf Solutions at Smart Cities Week


  • Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest Washington, DC, 20001 United States (map)

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Program

Tuesday, October 3

TimeSession

9:00 am – 12:30 pmWorkshop for Cities - How to Complete Your 2018 Readiness Challenge Application | Room 201
Stuart Cowan, Chief Scientist, Smart Cities Council

1:00 pm – 3:00 pmThe Code for Smart Communities Workshop | Room 201
Adam Beck, Executive Director, Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand

2:00 pm – 5:00 pmSmart Energy Analytics for Cities | Room 204C
Mary Ann Piette, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Andrew Burr, Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office
Ben Polly, Senior Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Ralph Muehleisen, Principal Building Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Joshua New, Computer Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Wednesday, October 4

TimeSession

9:00 am – 10:30 amPLENARY SESSION | Ballroom A
• Keynote Address: Pat Vincent-Collawn, Chairman, President and CEO of PNM Resources, and Chairman, EEI
• Clearing the Roadblocks to Smart Infrastructure
Jesse Berst, Chairman, Smart Cities Council - Moderator
Peter Auhl, Chief Information Officer, City of Adelaide, South Australia
Jeff Merritt, Chief Innovation Officer, City of New York, NY
Jeff Stovall, Chief Information Officer, City of Charlotte, NC
Andrew Therriault, Chief Data Officer, City of Boston, MA
Archana Vemulapalli, Chief Technology Officer, City of Washington, D.C.

10:30 am – 11:00 amCoffee Break sponsored by CIVIQ | Expo Hall
Solution and Innovation Sessions | Hub Theater

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

TRACK: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Readying the Roads: Planning for Autonomous Vehicles | Ballroom A
David Rouse - Moderator
Russell Brooks
Nico Larco
Michael LimTRACK: INVESTING FOR CHANGE
Piecing the Funding Together: Reducing the Costs and Risks of Smart City Infrastructure Investments | Room 202A
Gordon Feller - Moderator
Stephen Goldsmith
Timothy OlsonTRACK: SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
Making Procurement Work for Your Smart City | Room 202B
Tammy Rimes
Rick Grimm
Jane LacyTRACK: CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Smart Cities Tackle Climate Resilience | Room 201
Stuart Cowan - Moderator
Reimund Schwarze
Chris Castro

12:15 pm – 1:30 pmLunch Break | Expo Hall
Solution and Innovation Sessions | Hub Theater 1
Innovation Alley Showcase | Hub Theater 2

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

TRACK: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
Put Your City and State in the Fast Lane by Optimizing Transit and Rail Infrastructure | Ballroom A
George Thomas - Moderator
Jill Sorenson
Rob Cary
David Pickeral
Ian Rainey
Nick ZabriskieTRACK: BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Meet the Community Builders: A Smart Cities Interview with the World's Leading Developers | Room 202A
Adam Beck - Moderator
Elizabeth Heider
Charles KelleyTRACK: NETWORKED CITIES
Strengthening City Service Delivery with Mobile Networks | Room 202B
Neill Young - Moderator
Lani Ingram
Peter Murray
Vijay Gogineni
Mike ZetoTRACK: CLIMATE RESILIENCE
The Smart Water Utility of the Future | Room 201
Dominique Bonte - Moderator
Bob Bennett
Thomas Kuczynski
John Parks
Kishia Powell

2:45 pm – 3:15 pmCoffee Break | Expo Hall
Solution and Innovation Sessions | Hub Theater

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

TRACK: COMPASSIONATE CITIES
Opioid Addiction: How a New, Data-Driven Social Safety Net Can Save Lives in Your City | Ballroom A
Kevin Bingham - Moderator
Brian Arrigo
Jacob Levenson
Evan Behrle
Stephen KearneyTRACK: INVESTING FOR CHANGE
Alternative Business Models for Investing in Smart Cities| Room 202A
Dominie Garcia - Moderator
George Atalla
Eric Coffman
Kate GarmanTRACK: NETWORKED CITIES
The Next Generation of Small and Smart Cities | Room 202B
Nicole DuPuis - Moderator
Cheryl Brothers
Eugene Grant
Jennifer Robinson
Terry YatesBEST PRACTICES ROUNDTABLES
Making the Leap from Digital to Smart- A Path Forward for Cities and Communities | Room 204C
Andrey Belozerov
Matthew Star
Jean Rice

4:30 pm – 5:45 pmPLENARY SESSION | Ballroom A
• Keynote Address: Mike Zeto, Executive Director, Smart Cities, AT&T
• Keynote Address: A New Digital Deal, Bas Boorsma, Digitization Lead, North Europe, CISCO
• Dialogue with the 2017 Smart City Readiness Challenge Winners
Stuart Cowan, Chief Scientist, Smart Cities Council - Moderator
Ted Lehr, Data Architect, City of Austin, TX
Ken Clark, Chief Information Officer, City of Indianaoplis, IN
Kevin Burns, Chief Information Officer, City of Miami, FL
Charles Ramdatt, Director of Smart Cities and Special Projects, City of Orlando, FL
Charles Brennan, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Philadelphia, PA

5:45 pm – 7:30 pmReception | Expo Hall

Thursday, October 5

TimeSession

9:00 am – 10:30 amPLENARY SESSION | Ballroom A
• Presentation of Innovation Alley Awards
• Keynote Address: Why Climate Hope Begins with Cities, Carl Pope, Former Executive Director and Chairman, Sierra Club
• Compassionate Cities Track Plenary: Inclusive Mobility – Building Smart Transit Systems as Lifelines for Vulnerable Populations
Colleen Casey, Urban and Community Development Policy Expert, Toyota North America - Moderator
Jordan Davis, Director, Smart Cities, Columbus Partnership
Mark Dowd, Mobility, Technology, Smart Cities, and Environmental Policy, University of California, Berkeley
Shima Hamidi, Director, Center for Transportation Equity, Decisions & Dollars, University of Texas, Arlington

10:30 am – 11:00 amCoffee Break | Expo Hall
Solution and Innovation Sessions | Hub Theater

11:00 am – 12:15 pm

TRACK: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
How Columbus, Ohio is Building Smart Transportation Infrastructure | Ballroom A
Scott Corwin - Moderator
Jordan DavisTRACK: INVESTING FOR CHANGE
Overcoming the Six Key Challenges to Smart City Progress (from Those Who've Gone Before) | Room 202A
Meghan Cook - Moderator
Michael Sherwood
Ken Clark
Kendra ParlockTRACK: NETWORKED CITIES
Bridging the Digital Divide: Best Practices in Broadband, Public WiFi and Digital Literacy | Room 202B
Bas Boorsma - Moderator
Andrew Buss
Gary McCarthy
Jean Rice
Gary McCarthyBEST PRACTICES ROUNDTABLES
Strengthening Local Economies Through Smart Cities | Room 204C
David Heyman
Peter Meyer
Josh Sperling

12:15 pm – 1:30 pmLunch Break | Expo Hall
Solution and Innovation Sessions | Hub Theater

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

TRACK: CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
University-City Coordination for Smart Transportation Infrastructure in Ann Arbor, MI | Room 201
Gordon Feller - Moderator
Jim Sayer
Craig HupyTRACK: BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Strenghtening Utility-City Partnerships Through Collaboration | Room 202A
Rob Bole - Moderator
David Chisea
Mike Diedesch
Joe DeMatteo
TRACK: NETWORKED CITIES
Five Steps Towards a More Secure City | Room 202B
Kelsey Finch - Moderator
Richard Berry
Greg Curtin
Jim LoterTRACK: HAPPINESS AS A CITY INDICATOR
Happiness as a City Indicator | Ballroom A
Philip Bane - Moderator
Sarah Alexander
Justin Bibb
Kay Meyer
Julie Rusk
Anthony Sardella

2:45 pm – 3:15 pmCoffee Break | Expo Hall
Solution and Innovation Sessions | Hub Theater

3:15 pm – 4:30 pmPLENARY SESSION | Ballroom A
• Keynote Address: George Atalla, Global Sector Leader, Government and Public Sector, EY
• Department of Energy Smart Energy Analytics Awards
David Nemtzow, Director, Building Technology Office, U.S. Department of Energy - Presenter
• Keynote Address: Shining Cities Upon a Hill: Climate Leadership in a New Era, Tom Steyer, Founder and President, NextGen Climate

*Subject to change

 

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