DRAFT PROGRAM
Day 1: April 20, 2017
8:00-9:00am: Breakfast
"Creating a Foundation"
9:00am: Opening Keynote - The Federal Perspective.
· Eric Paul Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, U.S. Department of Commerce
10:00am: Foundation for a Strong Start - Best Practices [and Lessons Learned] from Across the U.S.
● David Graham, Deputy COO, City of San Diego
● Herb Sih, Managing Partner, Think Big Partners
● Kristie Chin, Texas Technology Task Force, UT-Austin Center for Transportation Research
● Gert Christen, COO, City Innovate Foundation
11:00am: Creating a Smart City Structure for Your City
● Jose de la Cruz, Chief Innovation Officer, City of San Antonio
● Jennifer Sanders, Executive Director, Dallas Innovation Alliance
● Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
"The What"
1:00-3:00pm: Learn from cities and experts from around the country about [TWO TRACKS]
1:00 - 1:50pm: Concurrent Topical Sessions – African American Museum
● Street Lighting – How to incorporate lighting advancements and make the best use of a city’s most valuable “street furniture”
o Gilbert Salazar, Manager, Oncor Electric
o David Graham, COO, City of San Diego
o John Pouland, Public Sector Director, Philips
o Tim Fleming, Director of Sustainability, AT&T
● The Future of Water
o Bart Bohn, Director of Water, IT and Wireless Portfolio, Austin Technology Incubator
o Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte
o Hank Habicht, US Water Alliance and Sun to Water
o Joe Ball, Director – Water Solutions, Itron
2:00 - 2:50pm: Concurrent Topical Sessions – African American Museum
● Transportation/Mobility
o Thomas Bamonte, Program Manager, Automated Vehicles, NCTCOG
o Christof Spieler, METRO Board and VP/Director of Planning, Huitt-Zollars
o Kathleen Baireuther, Manager – Mobility Transformation, Rocky Mountain Institute
o Nevin Grinnell, Chief Marketing Officer, DART [Dallas Area Rapid Transit]
● Cyber Security
o Eddie Block, Senior Attorney, CISO, Gardere; former CISO, State of Texas
o John Ansbach, General Counsel of General Datatech
2:50 - 3:05pm - Coffee Break provided by Verizon – Music Hall at Fair Park
3:05 - 4:00pm - The Power of Open Data and Civic Engagement – Music Hall at Fair Park
o Bill Finch, CIO, City of Dallas
o Ted Lehr, PhD., Data Architect, City of Austin
o Jeff Reichman, Founder, January Advisors and SketchCity
o Jay Boisseau, President, Austin CityUP
o Moderated by: Trey Bowles, CEO, Dallas Innovation Alliance and Dallas Entrepreneur Center
4:00-5:00pm: Resiliency/Equity – Music Hall at Fair Park
o Resiliency: Theresa O’Donnell, Chief Resiliency Officer, City of Dallas
o Public Health, Green Space and Data, a Case Study: Robert Kent, Director, Trust for Public Land
o Underserved Population Services Access: Sheila Holbrook-White, Resource Development Director, MHMR Tarrant County
o Mobility: Leandre Johns, External Affairs Lead for Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, Uber
5:00-5:45pm: Closing Keynote – Bill Schrier, Senior Advisor, FirstNet; former CTO, City of Seattle and CIO, Seattle Police Department
6:00 – 8:00pm: Evening Reception in the Dallas’ West End and Smart Cities Living Lab, Ellen’s Southern Kitchen, 790 N Record St, Dallas, TX 75202
Day 2: April 21, 2017
A Day in the Life Expo will be open today from 10am – 6pm at the Automotive Building [see map] – please visit and experience elements of a smart city!
8:00-9:00am: Breakfast
"The How"
9:00am -10:00am – Procurement/Policy discussion – What Needs to Change?
● Mike Krusee, former Texas House Transportation Chair
● John Pouland, Philips and Past Southwest Region Head, General Services Administration
● Moderated by: Ben Guhin, Senior Advisor for Design and Technology, City of Austin
10:00 – 11:00am – How to Execute: Sustainable Financing Models
● Carlos Torres, Managing Director, Smart City Capital
● Rahul Bhardwaj, Nokia
11:00-12:00 pm – The Power of University Partnerships
● Bill Fulton, Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
● Dr. Shima Hamidi, Director of the Institute of Urban Studies, CAPPA Institute, University of Texas – Arlington
● Moderated by: Dr. Baranda Fermin, Director of Operations - Faith in Texas
12:00-1:00pm – Lunch Programming [Music Hall at Fair Park]: Texas Leading the Nation on Community-Corporate Partnerships
The panel will highlight how companies and cities are partnering to promote clean energy and reduce GHG emissions.
· Becky Martin, Manager, Green Mobility, Toyota Motor North America
· Neil McAndrews, Owner, Neil McAndrews & Associates
· Elizabeth Lippincott, Executive Director, Texas Clean Energy Coalition
· Moderator: Bob Perciasepe, President, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
1:00-5:00pm: Smart Texas Workshops – Led by the Smart Cities Council
Workshop sessions designed to begin working through a state-level smart city strategy for Texas. This will seek to incorporate good work being done in this space, and integrate shared priorities into a larger structure for smart city/advanced infrastructure planning and policy, with the goal of concluding with a go-forward strategy for Texas.
1:00 – 1:45 PM: Smart States – definition, building a roadmap, introduction to breakouts - Stuart Cowan, Smart Cities Council
1:45PM – 2:45 PM: Three concurrent workshops on: built environment, energy and public safety. Sessions will be held at Music Hall at Fair Park and African American Museum [Please review lobby signage for session locations]
2:45PM – 3:00PM Coffee Break provided by Verizon – Music Hall at Fair Park
3:00PM – 4:00 PM Three concurrent workshops on: water, transportation and health & human services. Music Hall at Fair Park and African American Museum
[Please review signage in lobby for session locations]
4:00 – 5:00 PM: Report Back from Breakout Sessions [Music Hall]
Facilitated by Stuart Cowan, Smart Cities Council
5:00pm Day 2 Conference Wrap-up – Where do We Go From Here?
Closing Reception Immediately Following: Monarch Mixer, Texas Discovery Garden
The conference will conclude with a special Monarch Mixer reception; providing a chance to celebrate a successful week, and shine a spotlight on the important role cities play in sustaining the pollinator population to support our food supply.