This event will be held in person at the Austin Central Library and online via Zoom.
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Keynote Speakers
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Ruthbea Yesner
Vice President of
Government Insights, IDC
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Professor Stephen Goldsmith
Harvard Kennedy School
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Sajid Khan
Global Director, Smart Cities & Transportation, Intel. Corp.
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Anthony Dina
Director of Data Analytics, AI, & HPC at Dell Technologies
Summit Speakers, Panelists, and Moderators
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Amanda Wood
Senior Federal Advocacy Director
Becker & Poliakoff
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Brian Dillard
Chief Innovation Officer
City of San Antonio
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Chelsea Collier
Founder
Digi.City
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Chris Whittaker
City Manager
Angleton Texas
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Christina Willingham
Smart Mobility Division Manager
City of Austin
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Clay Pearson
City Manager
City of Pearland
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Helen Ramirez
Deputy City Manager
City of Brownsville
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Jay Boisseau
Executive Director & Founder
Austin Smart City Alliance
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Jennifer Sanders
Executive Director
Dallas Innovation Alliance &
North Texas Innovation Alliance
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Jessica Sager
Managing Director
Austin Smart City Alliance
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Jesse Bounds
Director of Innovation
City of Houston
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Justin C. Bruce, PMP
Director of Client Success
Tyler Technologies
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Seyi Fabode
CEO & Co-Founder
Varuna
Summit Program
Thursday, December 2nd, 2021
(all times are in US Central time)
8:15 – 9:00 AM |
Networking (In Person: Coffee and Conversation) |
9:00 – 9:15 AM |
Welcome Jay Boisseau, Austin Smart City Alliance |
9:10 - 9:40 AM |
Keynote #1: How Smart Cities Can Address Societal Change Professor Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard Kennedy School |
9:40 - 9:50 AM |
Q&A with Professor Goldsmith |
9:50 - 10:20 AM |
Keynote #2: It's Getting Real: Smart City Progress In A Time Of Change And Risk Ruthbea Yesner, IDC |
10:20 - 10:30 AM |
Q&A with Ruthbea Yesner |
10:30 - 10:45 AM |
Break |
10:45 – 12:00 PM |
Smart Cities Panel #1: Challenges for Large Cities Austin, Texas: Christina Willingham San Antonio, Texas: Brian Dillard Houston, Texas: Jesse Bounds Dallas, Texas: Jennifer Sanders |
12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Keynote #3 and Lunch (In Person) Sajid Khan, Intel |
1:00 – 2:15 P |
Smart Cities Panel #2: Challenges for Small & Midsized Cities Angleton, Texas: Chris Whittaker Brownsville, Texas: Helen Ramirez Pearland, Texas: Clay Pearson |
2:15 – 2:45 P |
Keynote #4: Architecture of a Smart City Anthony Dina, Dell Technologies |
2:45 - 3:00PM |
Break |
3:00 – 3:45 PM |
Cities & Communities Solutions Showcase |
3:45 – 4:45 PM |
Breakout groups Facilitated by Jessica Sager |
4:45 – 5:00 P |
A Guide to Funding in Smart Cities Amanda Wood, Senior Federal Advocacy Director, Becker & Poliakoff |
5:00 – 5:15 PM |
A Plan for Building a Smart City Chelsea Collier, Digi.City |
5:15 – 5:20 PM |
Closing Remarks |
5:20 – 6:30 PM |
Networking Happy Hour, Demo Gallery (In Person) |