The buzz: “Data as a Smart City Asset is an increasingly important topic” (Ruthbea Yesner, IDC). The data revolution and the competition to become the smart city of the future are combining to exponentially transform our cities. Visionary city leaders are embracing business model innovation to re-imagine public services, urban sustainability?and economic growth – all powered by data. Is your city in the running? The experts speak. Harald Wouters, City of Den Bosch: “Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, we will have multiplied the intelligence, the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization a billion-fold” (Ray Kurzweil). Iván Caballero, Citibeats: “Many small people, in small places, doing small things, can change the world” (Eduardo Galeano). Max Claps, SAP: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” (Mahatma Gandhi). Join us for Data-Driven Cities of the Future.

The buzz: “Data as a Smart City Asset is an increasingly important topic” (Ruthbea Yesner, IDC). The data revolution and the competition to become the smart city of the future are combining to exponentially transform our cities. Visionary city leaders are embracing business model innovation to re-imagine public services, urban sustainability?and economic growth – all powered by data. Is your city in the running? The experts speak. Harald Wouters, City of Den Bosch: “Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, we will have multiplied the intelligence, the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization a billion-fold” (Ray Kurzweil). Iván Caballero, Citibeats: “Many small people, in small places, doing small things, can change the world” (Eduardo Galeano). Max Claps, SAP: “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” (Mahatma Gandhi). Join us for Data-Driven Cities of the Future.

Data-Driven Cities of the Future

The buzz: “Consumers can now make more informed choices about energy usage and become energy producers and storers themselves – ‘prosumers’” (Simon Mouat). What do clean water, affordable clean energy, sustainable cities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, and life on land have in common? United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 15 to drive sustainable development. The mandate for evolving smart cities: implement these goals and address Digital Prosumers’ demands for decentralized regenerative energy production and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The experts speak. Rob Wilhite, Navigant Consulting: “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm” (Ralph W. Emerson). Eric Dresselhuys, Smart Energy Water: “Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places when you look at it right” (Grateful Dead). Joerg Ferchow, SAP: “My Life Is My Message” (Gandhi). Join us for The Digital Prosumer: New Customer in Future Cities.

The Digital Prosumer: New Customer in Future Cities

The buzz: “The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve” (Anthony Foxx) . Mobility in any city moves people and goods. Mobility in a smart city has a “heart” that pays attention to congestion, air quality and the traveler’s experience. How? Data and technology – AI, ML and more – provide a glimpse of mobility now and its impact on mobility in the future. The experts speak.  Ischa Lambrechts, BECI: “At any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering” (David Allen).  Rob Roemers, STIB-MIVB: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has” (Margaret Mead).  Senta Belay, SAP: “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see” (Winston Churchill).  Join us for Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?

The buzz: “The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve” (Anthony Foxx) . Mobility in any city moves people and goods. Mobility in a smart city has a “heart” that pays attention to congestion, air quality and the traveler’s experience. How? Data and technology – AI, ML and more – provide a glimpse of mobility now and its impact on mobility in the future. The experts speak. Ischa Lambrechts, BECI: “At any point in time, knowing what has to get done, and when, creates a terrain for maneuvering” (David Allen). Rob Roemers, STIB-MIVB: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has” (Margaret Mead). Senta Belay, SAP: “It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see” (Winston Churchill). Join us for Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?

Mobility in the City: Evolution or Revolution?

The buzz: “The role of digital technology is critical…to monitor the wide array of aspects of city living…connecting every citizen to policy-making and administration” (Harsh Tikku). The road to a truly smart city is paved with gold in the form of technology and collaboration. How? Technology enables the smart city through digitalization of administrative processes, analytics, and visualization of information. Collaboration enables everyone in the city and its ecosystem to share information and gain insights to make progress and be resilient. Is your city there yet? The experts speak. Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What good is an idea if it remains an idea? Try. Experiment. Iterate. Fail. Try again. Change the world” (Simon Sinek). Prof. h.c. Dr. Chirine Etezadzadeh, SmartCity.Institute: “You are the city…the woman who cries her eyes out” (Bläck Fööss). Holger Tallowitz, SAP: “Singularity is near” (Ray Kurzweil). Join us for Making Your City Smart: Technology + Collaboration.

Making Your City Smart: Technology Plus Collaboration

The buzz: “Turn up the lights. I don't want to go home in the dark” (O’Henry). When we think of a city, its nighttime skyline often comes to mind. Today, lighting is everywhere people live, work, travel, shop, dine, and relax. And it needs to meet their needs in every place. How? Digital communications and energy-efficient LED lighting are revolutionizing urban lighting infrastructures, transforming them into information pathways with the capacity to collect and share data and offer new insights that enable, and really drive, the smart city. Is your city “bright” enough yet? The experts speak. Suzanne Seitinger, Philips Lighting: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” (Peter Drucker, Mark Fields).  David Graham, City of San Diego: “This is an adventure” (The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou). Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you, Shine the light….” (Elton John). Join us for You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting – Part 3.

You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting - Part 3

The buzz: “Engaging the broad public in the city-making process leads to better answers.” (smartcitiesdive.com)   In our mobile-first, digitally connected world, consumers expect to access digital services whenever and wherever they want. Citizens expect the same with city government: personalized communications based on their preferred channels, locations, circumstances. Is this possible? The smart future city will use citizen-centric service delivery models that put the citizen at the center. The experts speak. Donovan Guin, IBM: “We live by each other and for each other. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” (H.Keller). Kirk Talbott, City of Atlanta: “To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” (R.B. Fuller). Mike Eberhardt, SAP: “The trouble with the world is not that people know too little…they know so many things that just aren't so” (M.Twain). Join us for smart Smart Cities Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected and Digital!

The buzz: “Engaging the broad public in the city-making process leads to better answers.” (<a href="http://smartcitiesdive.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">smartcitiesdive.com</a>) In our mobile-first, digitally connected world, consumers expect to access digital services whenever and wherever they want. Citizens expect the same with city government: personalized communications based on their preferred channels, locations, circumstances. Is this possible? The smart future city will use citizen-centric service delivery models that put the citizen at the center. The experts speak. Donovan Guin, IBM: “We live by each other and for each other. Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much” (H.Keller). Kirk Talbott, City of Atlanta: “To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete” (R.B. Fuller). Mike Eberhardt, SAP: “The trouble with the world is not that people know too little…they know so many things that just aren't so” (M.Twain). Join us for smart Smart Cities Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected and Digital!

Citizen Engagement: Mobile, Connected, and Digital!

The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (David Barton, 7 Uses For Analytics In Smart Cities). Jennifer Bachner, author of Analytics, Policy, and Governance, estimates that “2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each year.” The real value for cities and local governments gathering data comes when analytics insights are turned into beneficial actions. But some city Chief Data Officers report that “the soft stuff is the hard stuff” as they attempt to coordinate silo’ed data. The experts speak. Dr. Sara Diamond, OCAD University: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it!” (Amelia Earhart). Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What is now proved was once only imagined” (William Blake). Sara Marshall, SAP: “I said, ‘Somebody should do something about that.' And then I realized I am somebody” (Lily Tomlin. Join us for smart Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!

The buzz: “The truth about ‘Smart Cities’ is that there is only going to be one way that they can become truly ‘smart’: through data and analytics” (David Barton, 7 Uses For Analytics In Smart Cities). Jennifer Bachner, author of Analytics, Policy, and Governance, estimates that “2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each year.” The real value for cities and local governments gathering data comes when analytics insights are turned into beneficial actions. But some city Chief Data Officers report that “the soft stuff is the hard stuff” as they attempt to coordinate silo’ed data. The experts speak. Dr. Sara Diamond, OCAD University: “The most effective way to do it, is to do it!” (Amelia Earhart). Michele Hovet, KSM Consulting: “What is now proved was once only imagined” (William Blake). Sara Marshall, SAP: “I said, ‘Somebody should do something about that.' And then I realized I am somebody” (Lily Tomlin. Join us for smart Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!

Encore: Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!

Smart Cities and Analytics: Tear Down That Silo!

The buzz: “It’s simply not feasible to rip out utility infrastructure to build new…There is, however, another way..introduce a layer of digital intelligence.” (Peter Madden OBE, 07/21/16). With the U.N. forecasting 70+% of the world will live in cities by 2050, Utilities are feeling the urgency to deliver energy, gas, water, and other resources efficiently, cost-effectively and sustainably to the people, businesses, government and non-government organizations in urban areas. How to meet this challenge? The experts speak.  Steve Sarnecki, OSIsoft: “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk” (Thomas Edison).  Russ Vanos, Itron: “Success doesn't come from pie-in-the-sky thinking. It's the result of consciously doing something each day that will add to your overall excellence” (Nick Saban).  Lisa D’Alesandro, SAP: “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it” (Edith Wharton).  Join us for Utilities in Cities: Get Smart!

Utilities in Cities: Get Smart!

The buzz: “Can smart cities also be safer cities?” (Safe Cities Survey, Hitachi Data Systems 2015). With 70+% of the world projected to live in cities by 2050, public safety is top of mind. But achieving it is elusive. What will it take? Blending crime-monitoring device data in real time so authorities can correlate a license plate with an incident; dynamically reposition surveillance cameras to view suspects; and intelligently predict crime, not just react to it. How safe is your neighborhood? The experts speak. Justin Bean, Hitachi Insight Group: “There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy” (Joseph Pulitzer). Dr. Alison Brooks, IDC: “It’s nice to be nice to the nice” (Frank Burns). James Alfano, SAP: “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today” (F.D. Roosevelt). Join us for Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime–Part 2.

The buzz: “Can smart cities also be safer cities?” (Safe Cities Survey, Hitachi Data Systems 2015). With 70+% of the world projected to live in cities by 2050, public safety is top of mind. But achieving it is elusive. What will it take? Blending crime-monitoring device data in real time so authorities can correlate a license plate with an incident; dynamically reposition surveillance cameras to view suspects; and intelligently predict crime, not just react to it. How safe is your neighborhood? The experts speak. Justin Bean, Hitachi Insight Group: “There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy” (Joseph Pulitzer). Dr. Alison Brooks, IDC: “It’s nice to be nice to the nice” (Frank Burns). James Alfano, SAP: “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today” (F.D. Roosevelt). Join us for Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime–Part 2.

Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime - Part 2

Game-changing technology strategies are transformational, exciting and disruptive for a reason. They shake up your status quo. They get you thinking about new ways to scale, compete and grow. They move you in amazing new directions.Join host Bonnie D. Graham as she invites you to take an additional Coffee Break with Game-Changers for our special series on Game-Changing Smart Cities of the Future.We’ll explore everything from drivers for smart city digital transformation and business models, to technology trends in smart cities which will improve people’s lives.Learn how you can become the savvy Leader who takes your organization across the finish line as you look ahead to the next wave of business innovation.Game-Changing Smart Cities of the Future, presented by SAP, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Game-changing technology strategies are transformational, exciting and disruptive for a reason. They shake up your status quo. They get you thinking about new ways to scale, compete and grow. They move you in amazing new directions. Join host Bonnie D. Graham as she invites you to take an additional Coffee Break with Game-Changers for our special series on Game-Changing Smart Cities of the Future. We’ll explore everything from drivers for smart city digital transformation and business models, to technology trends in smart cities which will improve people’s lives. Learn how you can become the savvy Leader who takes your organization across the finish line as you look ahead to the next wave of business innovation. Game-Changing Smart Cities of the Future, presented by SAP, on the VoiceAmerica Business Channel.

Game-Changing Smart Cities of the Future, Presented by SAP

The buzz: “Building a smart city? Follow the money” (placemeter.com). In Part 1, we explored how smart city leaders are turning to public private partnerships for resources to deliver municipal services, maintain and upgrade infrastructure, and make their cities attractive for citizens, businesses and others. What makes a good public private partnership? The experts speak. Andrew Mack, AMGlobal Consulting: “When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it's you with a camera bossing your friends around” (S. Spielberg). Jennifer Sanders, Dallas Innovation Alliance: “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for” (W. Shedd). Gert Christen, City Innovate Foundation: “6.4 billion connected ‘things’ will be in use worldwide by the end of 2016” (Gartner). Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “Building sustainable cities…will need open dialogue among all branches of… government…and…all stakeholders” (Ban Ki-moon). Join us for Keys to A Smart City: Public Private Partnerships #P3 – Part 2.

The buzz: “Building a smart city? Follow the money” (<a href="http://placemeter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">placemeter.com</a>). In Part 1, we explored how smart city leaders are turning to public private partnerships for resources to deliver municipal services, maintain and upgrade infrastructure, and make their cities attractive for citizens, businesses and others. What makes a good public private partnership? The experts speak. Andrew Mack, AMGlobal Consulting: “When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it's you with a camera bossing your friends around” (S. Spielberg). Jennifer Sanders, Dallas Innovation Alliance: “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for” (W. Shedd). Gert Christen, City Innovate Foundation: “6.4 billion connected ‘things’ will be in use worldwide by the end of 2016” (Gartner). Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “Building sustainable cities…will need open dialogue among all branches of… government…and…all stakeholders” (Ban Ki-moon). Join us for Keys to A Smart City: Public Private Partnerships #P3 – Part 2.

Keys to A Smart City: Public Private Partnerships P3 - Part 2

The buzz: “There are many initiatives for Smart Cities, but we also need Smart Citizens” (Ankit Lai). By 2050, over 70 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. How to meet the demands of such concentrated populations? Savvy leaders are tapping into civic innovation, hackathons for the art of the possible, and startup-in-residence programs pairing startups with government agencies. Civic Innovation is so top-of-mind, there’s an MBA for it! The experts speak. Jay Nath, City of San Francisco: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” (Helen Keller). Maryann Kongovi, Code for America: “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody” (Jane Jacobs). Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “Make the world work, for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation...” (R. Buckminster Fuller). Join us for Smart Cities and Civic Innovation: There's an MBA for That!

Smart Cities and Civic Innovation: There's an MBA for That!

The buzz: “Life is all about seating and lighting” (Graydon Carter). By 2050, 70+% of the world will live in cities. How to brighten the lives of concentrated populations? Energy-efficient LED lighting is transforming urban lighting infrastructures into information pathways that collect and share data and insights that drive the smart city. Connected lighting can even be a backbone for IoT functionality. See? The experts speak.  Susanne Seitinger, Philips Lighting: “The proliferation of zoning regulations in the twentieth century […] has disabled local innovation and growth, frozen the city in time…the Brittle City” (Richard Sennett).  Matthias Weis, SM!GHT: “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up” (Elon Musk).  Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody” (Jane Jacobs). Join us for You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting.

You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting

The buzz: “Government’s first duty and highest obligation is public safety” (Arnold Schwarzenegger). With 70+% of the world projected to live in cities by 2050, public safety is top of mind. But although today’s crime-monitoring devices are GPS-tracked in real time – video surveillance, gunshot recorders, license plate scanners – the captured data needs to be blended on a map, so first responders can predict, instead of simply react to, crime. How safe is your neighborhood? The experts speak. Justin Bean, Hitachi Insight Group: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Dr. Alison Brooks, IDC: “Last guys don’t finish nice” (Saul Alinsky).  James Alfano, SAP: “We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible” (Vince Lombardi). Join us for Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime.

The buzz: “Government’s first duty and highest obligation is public safety” (Arnold Schwarzenegger). With 70+% of the world projected to live in cities by 2050, public safety is top of mind. But although today’s crime-monitoring devices are GPS-tracked in real time – video surveillance, gunshot recorders, license plate scanners – the captured data needs to be blended on a map, so first responders can predict, instead of simply react to, crime. How safe is your neighborhood? The experts speak. Justin Bean, Hitachi Insight Group: “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.). Dr. Alison Brooks, IDC: “Last guys don’t finish nice” (Saul Alinsky). James Alfano, SAP: “We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible” (Vince Lombardi). Join us for Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime.

Smart Cities and Public Safety Technology: Monitor, Predict, Prevent Crime

The buzz: “I’ll never get over the fact that the buildings all light up at night….” (Alex Dimitrov, “American Boys” 2012 chapbook). How can we brighten the lives of increasingly dense populations, given projections that 70+% of the world will live in cities by 2050? Energy-efficient LED lighting. How? It's already transforming urban lighting infrastructures into pathways that collect and share data and insights that are driving the smart city. Connected lighting also can be a backbone for IoT functionality. See? The experts speak. Susanne Seitinger, Philips Lighting: “At night the buildings must sleep” (Alvar Aalto). Matthias Weis, SM!GHT: “If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done” (Thomas Jefferson). Marlyn Zelkowitz, SAP: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light” (Plato).  Join us for You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting – Part 2.

You Light Up My Life: Smart Cities, Smart Lighting - Part 2

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