Smart Cities Connect - Day at Glance

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 Registration 12:00pm - 6:00pm

1:00 - 5:00 EDT

Workshop I: Deploying Smart City IoT Networks (Wi-SUN Alliance)

Workshop II: Smart City Partnerships (Amazon)

6:00 - 9:00 EDT

Smart 50 Awards Gala (Additional registration fee)

TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022 Registration 7:00am - 6:00pm

8:30 - 10:30 EDT

Keynote Session: Smart Infrastructure

Welcome Address ~ City of Columbus
Smart Infrastructure Bill - Application & Funding Vehicles
Closing the Digital Divide
Smart Infrastructure Priorities & Social Equity

10:30 - 10:55 EDT

Coffee Break

Breakout Sessions

Digital Transformation: Networks, Data, AI, 5G, Sensors, IoT, Cyber

Urban Operations:
Lighting, Water, Waste, Planning, Emergency Response

Smart Mobility:
Transportation, Autonomous, Public Transit, Ride Share

Urban Infrastructure:
Buildings, Energy, Grid, Utilities, Resilience

Community Engagement:
Policy, Funding, Commerce, Inclusion, Governance

Smart City Startups Challenge

11:00 - 11:50 EDT

Improve Citizen-Facing Services while Improving Staff Capacity

Getting Smart about Trash

Smarter Cities Will Be Safer and More Efficient Cities

FUSE - The Convergence of FttX, Utilities, Smart Cities and EDGE

Breaking Down Government Silos: ONE eGov Platform for State-County-City-Agency

Smart Mobility I - Startup Pitches

11:50 - 1:15 EDT

Lunch (on own)

1:15 - 2:05 EDT

Public Sector in the Age of Digital Transformation

Using Utility Intelligence to become a Smart City

Why Smarter Cities Start with Smarter Fleets

Effectively Managing the 5G Utility Co-locations through Vertically Integrated Solutions

Smart Cities & HOU: Launching & Leading a Smart Cities Accelerator that Integrates City Leadership with Innovation and Industry Solutions

Smart Mobility II - Startup Pitches

2:10 - 3:00 EDT

Enabling Intelligent, Cross-Vertical Simulation, 3D Visualization and Decision-Making on a Smart City Digital Twin and Big Data Platform

Analyzing a collaborative case study to demonstrate cost savings and carbon footprint reduction achieved through city-wide smart litter receptacle programs

City Spotlights

Leveraging National Laboratory leading edge, super-charged capabilities to plan and execute your smart energy, resilience, and sustainability strategies: Case Studies for leveraging big efforts to benefit even small cities

Payments People Love: Making Compulsory Government Interactions Suck Less

Urban Operations I - Startup Pitches

2:00 - 6:00

Expo Program & Reception

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022 Registration 7:00am - 5:30pm

8:30 - 10:30 EDT

Keynote Session: Resilient by Design

Smart Infrastructure
Energy, Water, and Waste Management
Data-driven Urban Development

10:30 - 10:55 EDT

Coffee Break

Breakout Sessions

Digital Transformation: Networks, Data, AI, 5G, Sensors, IoT, Cyber

Urban Operations:
Lighting, Water, Waste, Planning, Emergency Response

Smart Mobility:
Transportation, Autonomous, Public Transit, Ride Share

Urban Infrastructure:
Buildings, Energy, Grid, Utilities, Resilience

Community Engagement:
Policy, Funding, Commerce, Inclusion, Governance

Smart City Startups Challenge

11:00 - 11:50 EDT

Operational Execution of an IoT Strategy - Putting Meat on the Bones

Planning a SMART Strategy - Start with Data

The critical role of data and analytics in creating an effective Mobility as a Service solution

Integrated Systems Approach to Smart Lighting in the City of Chicago

AI in a Time of Crisis: How Aurora, Illinois, Leveraged Data Analytics to Help Manage a Mass Shooting

Urban Operations II - Startup Pitches

1:15 - 2:05 EDT

Partnering with an Infrastrucure Provider

Resiliency and Reliability through Smart Water Networks: A Case Study with Flint, MI

High Resolution Intersection Pedestrian Performance Measures Using AI Video Detection

City Spotlights

SOAPBOX! The Future of Public Space

Digital Transformation I - Startup Pitches

2:10 - 3:00 EDT

How do you scale your smart city

City data as a force for good: the Urban Data Project

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be - HR Green

Digitalization of the Streetlighting Infrastructure: A path to inclusive innovation

City Spotlights

Digital Transformation II - Startup Pitches

2:00 - 6:00 EDT

Expo Program & Reception

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022 Registration 8:30am - 12:00pm

Breakout Sessions

Digital Transformation: Networks, Data, AI, 5G, Sensors, IoT, Cyber

Urban Operations:
Lighting, Water, Waste, Planning, Emergency Response

Smart Mobility:
Transportation, Autonomous, Public Transit, Ride Share

Urban Infrastructure:
Buildings, Energy, Grid, Utilities, Resilience

Community Engagement:
Policy, Funding, Commerce, Inclusion, Governance

Smart City Startups Challenge

9:00 - 9:55 EDT

City Spotlights

Making Smart City Automation and City Infrastructure More Intelligent One Smart Technology at a Time

Cities Stepping into Transportation Electrification

Streetlight Charging in City Right-Of-Way

How data and community knowledge enhance regional cooperation to address shared challenges

Community Engagement I - Startup Pitches

10:00 - 10:55 EDT

Roadblocks to implementing IoT and how to overcome them

Size Doesn't Matter - Creating a Smart Region One Community at a Time

Conquering Range Anxiety on Battery Electric Buses

NREL's New State and Local Energy Planning Tools – An introduction to three new tools that provide data and analysis for clean energy planning, procurement, and efficiency

Small Places, Big Ideas – Bringing Innovation for Mobility & Engagement to Small and Medium Cities

Community Engagement II - Startup Pitches

11:00 - 11:55 EDT

5G and Smart Cities in the 21st Century

Smart Infrastructure, how to accelerate adoption

Traffic Management Strategies

An Outcome-Focused Approach to a Smart City Program

Developing Smart Cities through Public/Private Partnerships

Urban Infrastructure I - Startup Pitches

12:00 - 12:55 EDT

New and Safe User Experiences: The Case for 5G and C-V2X

Digital Sustainability Management: Using PropTech to Drive Strategy and Data Quality