Texas Smart Cities Summit 2021 - Dec 2

Texas Smart Cities Summit 2021
December 2nd
Austin, TX + Online

This is a hybrid event that will take place virtually via Hopin and in-person.

In-person Location: Austin Central Library, 710 W. César Chávez St.

The Texas Smart Cities Summits bring together leaders from local government, industry, academia, nonprofit organizations and more to share information on the leading practices in smart cities efforts, to share ideas and experiences, and to discuss and plan new efforts to accelerate smart cities development in Texas and across the world. At the Texas Smart Cities Summit, we will present, share, and discuss successful smart city solutions addressing these aspects and collaborate on how to improve and implement them into our communities.

Program:

8:15 – 9:00 AM: Networking (In Person Only: Coffee and Conversation)

9:00 – 9:15 AM: Welcome, Jay Boisseau, Austin Smart City Alliance

9:15 – 9:45 AM: Keynote #1: The Global and National Growth of Smart Cities, Ruthbea Yesner, IDC

9:45 – ​10:15 AM​: Keynote #2: How Smart Cities Can Address Societal Change, Professor Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard Kennedy School

10:15 – ​10:30 AM: Q&A with Keynote Speakers

10:30 – ​10:45 AM: Break

10:45 – ​12:00 PM: Smart Cities Panel #1: Challenges for Large Cities, with 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 (Lunch is In Person Only), Intel

1:00 – 2:15 PM: Smart Cities Panel #2: Challenges for Small & Midsized Cities with Angleton, Texas: Chris Whittaker, Brownsville, Texas: Noel Bernal, Pearland, Texas: Clay Pearson

2:15 – ​2:45 PM: Keynote #4: Architecture of a Smart City, Dell Technologies

2:45 – 3:00 PM: Break

3:00 – 4:00 PM: Cities & Communities Solutions Showcase

4:00 – 4:45 PM: Breakout groups

4:45 – 5:00 PM: A Plan for Building a Smart City, Chelsea Collier, Digi.City

5:00 – 5:15 PM: A Guide To Funding In Smart Cities, Amanda Wood, Senior Federal Advocacy Director, ​Becker & Poliakoff

5:15 – 6:30 PM: ​Networking Happy Hour, Demo Gallery (In Person Only)

For more information, visit https://www.texassmartcities.org/summit2021.html

Chelsea Collier