This event will be held in person at the Austin Central Library and online via Zoom.
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Keynote Speakers

Ruthbea Yesner
Vice President of
Government Insights, IDC

Professor Stephen Goldsmith
Harvard Kennedy School

Sajid Khan
Global Director, Smart Cities & Transportation, Intel. Corp.

Anthony Dina
Director of Data Analytics, AI, & HPC at Dell Technologies
Summit Speakers, Panelists, and Moderators

Amanda Wood
Senior Federal Advocacy Director
Becker & Poliakoff

Brian Dillard
Chief Innovation Officer
City of San Antonio

Chelsea Collier
Founder
Digi.City

Chris Whittaker
City Manager
Angleton Texas

Christina Willingham
Smart Mobility Division Manager
City of Austin

Clay Pearson
City Manager
City of Pearland

Helen Ramirez
Deputy City Manager
City of Brownsville

Jay Boisseau
Executive Director & Founder
Austin Smart City Alliance

Jennifer Sanders
Executive Director
Dallas Innovation Alliance &
North Texas Innovation Alliance

Jessica Sager
Managing Director
Austin Smart City Alliance

Jesse Bounds
Director of Innovation
City of Houston

Justin C. Bruce, PMP
Director of Client Success
Tyler Technologies

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) |