The Texas Smart Cities Series is a twice monthly online presentation from technology, business, government, and education leaders sharing about their expertise and experience in smart cities technologies and practices. This online "lunch & learn" series is held on Zoom on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 12pm-1pm CST. The speakers include a variety of experts from local, national, and global smart cities professionals.
This series is free and open to the public.
This series is free and open to the public.
Upcoming Texas Smart Cities Series
March 10th, 2021 | Smart Philadelphia
March 10th, 2021 | Smart Philadelphia
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Featured Speaker: Emily Yates, Smart City Director of Philadelphia
As Smart City Director for the City of Philadelphia, Emily is responsible for managing and leading the implementation of the SmartCityPHL Roadmap that provides guidance on how smart and emerging technology solutions can improve the quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors while improving the delivery of City services. Throughout her career, Emily has worked to help cities position themselves as globally competitive by utilizing a systems approach to develop strategies, projects and programs that exist within the intersection of sustainability, technology, and economic development. Most recently, Emily was Deputy Director with Envision Charlotte where she was responsible for leading the development of the Circular Charlotte strategy, which made Charlotte the first city in the US to have a citywide circular economy strategy, in addition to other local programming that created a smarter, more sustainable Charlotte. She has held a variety of positions in Europe and North America, including urban planning positions with both the District of Columbia and the city of Cleveland planning offices. Emily was a recipient of the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt German Chancellor/ Bundeskanzler Fellowship, which funded a year of research focused on German approaches to the implementation of sustainability policy and climate change adaptation in brownfield development. Emily holds a Bachelors of Science in Landscape Architecture from Arizona State University. She is a member of the Emerging Leaders in Energy and Environmental Policy (ELEEP) Network. |
March 24th, 12pm-1pm
Building Towards the Future City While Operating during Budget Shortfalls
How do counties, cities and towns deliver on the promise of Smart Cities while operating under budget constraints? This requires a framework to prioritize the key elements for maintaining progress on Smart City programs, which should also serve to help our communities as they continue to struggle under COVID-19. This session will analyze recent data benchmarking US cities on IDC’s Smart Cities and Communities Maturity Model 3.0, as well as predictions for technology transformations over the next five years, to help city decision-makers think about their plans for technology investment in the near term, while preparing for the future.
Building Towards the Future City While Operating during Budget Shortfalls
How do counties, cities and towns deliver on the promise of Smart Cities while operating under budget constraints? This requires a framework to prioritize the key elements for maintaining progress on Smart City programs, which should also serve to help our communities as they continue to struggle under COVID-19. This session will analyze recent data benchmarking US cities on IDC’s Smart Cities and Communities Maturity Model 3.0, as well as predictions for technology transformations over the next five years, to help city decision-makers think about their plans for technology investment in the near term, while preparing for the future.
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Featured Speaker: Ruthea Yesner
Ms. Yesner manages the US Federal Government, Worldwide Smart Cities and Communities, and the Worldwide Education practices at IDC. She is known for her work in Smart Cities, having launched the practice at IDC in 2010. Ms. Yesner’s current focus areas include how to scale needed digital infrastructure, managing during fiscal crisis, and the governance, innovation, partnerships and business models essential for Smart City and Community development. Ms. Yesner has authored several book chapters on Smart City development, and is a frequent speaker at events. She is the winner of the IDC James Peacock award, the company's highest honor for outstanding analysts. |
Past Texas Smart Cities Series
February 10th, 2021 | Recording
Featured Topic: SMART is Just The Start
Featured Speaker: Jordan Davis, Director of Smart Columbus
March 24th, 2021 | Texas Smart Cities Series 12pm-1pm
Featured Topic: AI for Civic and Traveler Engagement
Featured Speaker: Steve Steinberg, iOLAP