A meeting to explore common characteristics of smart communities, the role of connectedness and sustainability in developing smart communities, the partnerships between governments, universities, and industry that are integral to advancing smart community development, and the challenges, opportunities, and policy implications associated with the roll-out of intelligent systems.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS (view video)
Carlo Ratti, Director, SENSEable City Lab at MIT
SMART CITIES INITIATIVE AND THE STRATEGY FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION
How is the White House supporting the development of smart cities and communities?
Dan Correa, Senior Advisor for Innovation Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
CITY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS AND THE METROLAB NETWORK
How does the MetroLab Network build and maintain government-university partnerships?
Michael Mattmiller, Chief Technology Officer, City of Seattle
Tom Schenk, Chief Data Officer, City of Chicago
Sandra Brown, Vice Chancellor for Research, UC San Diego
Jon Fink, Vice President for Research and Strategic Partnerships, Portland State University
Moderator: Ben Levine, Interim Director, MetroLab Network
INDUSTRY AND THE SMART COMMUNITY
A conversation with industry partners involved in smart community development in the U.S. and internationally
Cate Richards, North America Leader for Smarter Cities, IBM
Sameer Sharma, General Manager, Smart Cities Initiative, Intel
David Zipper, Managing Director of Smart Cities and Transportation, 1776
Moderator: Erik Antonsson, Corporate Director of Technology, Northrop Grumman, GUIRR UI Partner
GLOBAL CITY TEAMS CHALLENGE
How can government support communities and businesses trying to improve resource management and quality of life through effective networking of cyber-physical systems?
Sokwoo Rhee, Associate Director of the Cyber-Physical Systems Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), U.S. Department of Commerce
GLOBAL SMART COMMUNITIES: SDGS AND THE 2030 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Smart communities can foster a continuum between urban, peri-urban and rural planning, investment, and infrastructure deployment to more efficiently and equitably address the Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 Development Agenda.
John Garrity, Global Government Affairs and Technology Policy, Cisco Systems Inc.
Andrew Turner, Chief Technology Officer, Esri R&D Center
Reg Vachon, Chair of the UN World Federation of Engineering Organizations Relations Committee
Moderator: Andrew Reynolds, Strategic Foresight Consultant, Science, Engineering, and Technology for Development, GUIRR Council Associate