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SMART CITY EXPO Georgia World Congress September 11-13, 2019

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS as of 9.4.19

• Ambassador Andrew J. Young, Founder & Chairman, Andrew J. Young Foundation • Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO, The King Center • , Mayor, City of Atlanta • William H. Rogers, Jr., Chairman & CEO, SunTrust Banks, Inc. • Derek Schiller, President & CEO, Atlanta Braves • Alex Taylor, President & CEO, Cox Enterprises, Inc. • Tip "T.I." Harris, Artist, Entrepreneur, and Activist • John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Operation HOPE • Aarti Tandon, Co-Founder & CEO, Smart City Expo Atlanta • Ricard Zapatero Camps, CEO, Fira Barcelona International • Ugo Valenti, Director, Smart City Expo World Congress & Smart Mobility Congress • Bryan Barnett, Mayor, City of Rochester Hills, MI; President, U.S. Conference of Mayors • Kirk Caldwell, Mayor, City of • Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor, City of Augusta, GA; President, African American Mayors Association • Karen Freeman-Wilson, Mayor, City of Gary, IN; President, National League of Cities • Michael B. Hancock, Mayor, City of • Eugene Grant, Mayor, City of Seat Pleasant, MD • Todd Strange, Mayor, City of Montgomery, AL • Frank Brocato, Mayor, City of Hoover, AL • W. , Mayor, City of Trenton, NJ • Andy Berke, Mayor, City of Chattanooga, TN • Miguel Sangalang, Deputy Mayor for Budget and Innovation, City of Los Angeles • Michael Nutter, Former Mayor, City of Philadelphia • Clarence Anthony, Executive Director, National League of Cities • Martin Davis, EVP & CIO, Southern Company • Néjia Lanouar, CIO, City of Paris, France • Kishia L. Powell PE, Commissioner, Department of Watershed Management, City of Atlanta • Timothy J. Keane, Commissioner, Department of City Planning, City of Atlanta • Tye Hayes, CTO, City of Atlanta • Gary Brantley, CIO, City of Atlanta • Denise Riedl, CIO, City of South Bend, IN • David Graham, CIO, City of Carlsbad, CA • Alexander Braszko, Jr., CIO, Kansas City, MO • Terry Yates, Smart Cities & IT Project Manager, Town of Cary, NC • Alejandro Tirado, Ph.D., Business Development Analyst, Office of Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, City of Providence • Kirk Talbott, CIO, MARTA • Amol Naik, Former Chief Resilience Officer, City of Atlanta • Vanessa Ibarra, Director, International Affairs & Trade, City of Atlanta • Katherine Oliver, Principal, Bloomberg Associates • Debra Lam, Managing Director, Smart Cities & Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech • Terrance C.Z. “Terry” Egger, Publisher & CEO, The Philadelphia Inquirer • Kevin G. Riley, Editor-in-Chief, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Kim Hart, Cities Correspondent, AXIOS • Jake Williams, Associate Publisher, StateScoop & EdScoop • Kristin Musulin, Senior Editor, Smart Cities Dive • Juliet Scott-Croxford, CEO, Worth • Josh Kampel, CEO, Techonomy Media • Rose Scott, Host, "Closer Look", WABE • Victor Calise, Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, City of New York • Karen Tamley, Commissioner, Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, City of Chicago • Stephen Simon, Executive Director, Department of Disability, City of Los Angeles • Susan McPherson, Founder and CEO, McPherson Strategies • Ryan Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO, The Gathering Spot • Michael Blake, Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee; Assembly Member, 79th District, The Bronx, New York • Meredith Hitchcock, Research & Growth, Promise • Veronika Scott, Founder & CEO, The Empowerment Plan • Michael Smith, Executive Director, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance; Director of Youth Opportunity Programs, Obama Foundation • Cordell Carter, Executive Director, Socrates Program, Aspen Institute • Rohit Malhotra, Founder & Executive Director, Center for Civic Innovation • Merin Rajadurai, Chairman, Secretary of State Open Forum, U.S. State Department • Story Bellows, Partner, Cityfi • Nathaniel Smith, CEO, Partnership for Southern Equity • Doug Hooker, Executive Director, Atlanta Regional Commission • Brenna Berman, CEO, City Tech Collaborative • Ivy Woolf-Turk, Founder, Project Liberation • Candice Cook, Managing Member, The Cook Law Group, PLLC • Faris Oweis, Chief Instigator, Instigation Protocol • Kate Atwood, CEO, B-Essential Ventures; Creator, THEA • George Burciaga, CEO & Managing Partner, Ignite Cities • Rebecca Karp, Principal, Karp Strategies • James Thurston, VP Global Strategy & Development, G3ict • Cynthia Curry, Director of IoT, Metro Atlanta Chamber • Clayton Banks, CEO, Silicon Harlem • Robert Hahn, Coordinating Scientist, CDC Community Guide • Edward Smith, Chief Opportunity Zones Officer, Invest Atlanta • Claire Angelle, Founder, Angelle Consulting • Neil Kleiman, Director, NYU Wagner Innovation Labs; Research Director, Mayors Leadership Institute on Smart Cities • Eric Tanenblatt, Global Chair of Public Policy and Regulation, Dentons • Brandon Fleming, Founder, Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project • Sandra Baer, President, Personal Cities • Jay Bailey, President & CEO, Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Dr. Marc Gourevitch, Professor of Medicine & Population Health, NYU Langone School of Medicine • Mike Zeto, Vice President, Internet of Things; General Manager, Smart Cities, AT&T • Daniel Blackman, Senior Vice President for Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, Capital Fortitude Business Advisors • Brendan Doherty, Principal, Big & Chewy • Michael Lake, President & CEO, Leading Cities • Jeffrey Landau, Director of Business Development, Agritecture Consulting • Amrit Dhir, Head of Startup Connections, Google • Elle Hempen, CEO, The Atlas • Steve Glickman, Founder & CEO, Develop, LLC • Steph Stoppenhagen, Business Development Director, Smart Cities, Black & Veatch • Jenna Nicholas, Co-Founder & CEO, Impact Experience • Nathalie Molina Nino, Strategic Advisor, FullCycle • Andrea Hoffman, Founder, Culture Shift Labs • Caylin Moore, Author, A Dream Too Big • Jason Anderson, President & CEO, Cleantech San Diego • Blayne Ross, CEO, ShoreLock • Chris Rich, CEO & Founder, Hawque • Sarah Backhouse, Managing Director of Communications 50 and Sustainability 50, World 50, Inc. • Darrah Brustein, Founder, Network Under 40 • Jennifer Musisi, City Leader in Residence, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative • Sloane Davidson, Founder, Hello Neighbor • Alexander Shermansong, CEO, Civic Consulting USA • Joanna Smith-Ramani, Managing Director, Financial Security Program, Aspen Institute • Eric Letsinger, Founder and CEO, Quantified Ventures • Hilary Braseth, Director of Product, Voatz • Thiru Vignarajah, Former Deputy Attorney General, State of Maryland • Yolanda Daniel, Vice President, Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago • John Ziglar, CEO, ParkMobile • Ryan Gravel, Founder, Sixpitch • Linda Gibbs, Principal, Bloomberg Associates • Brian Johnson, City Manager, Peachtree Corners, GA • Derrick Morgan, Managing Partner, KNGDM Group • Jennifer Collins, Fellow-in-Residence, Opportunity Zones, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Georgetown University • Jennifer Zeller, Strategic Solutions Manager, Community Economic Development, Georgia Power • David Hopping, CEO, Smart Infrastructure USA, Siemens • Pete Scantland, CEO, Orange Barrel Media & IKE Smart City • Keith Whitney, Chief Content Officer, City of Atlanta • Jeanethe Falvey, Chief Digital Officer, City of • Erskine "Chuck" Faush, Former Chief of Staff of Birmingham; Co-Founder & CEO, THE YARD • Roger McClendon, Executive Director, Green Sports Alliance • Scott Seydel, Member of the Board of Directors, Ellen MacArthur Foundation • Arshad Mansoor, Senior Vice President, Research and Development for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) • Mark S. Berry, Vice President of Research & Development, Southern Company • Bentina C. Terry, Senior Vice President – Metro Atlanta Region, Georgia Power • Chris Heivly, VP of Innovation, Techstars • Maurice Henderson, Director of Government Partnerships, Bird • Jasmine Crowe, Founder and CEO, GoodrCo. • Mario Cambardella PLA APA, Urban Agriculture Director, City of Atlanta • Michael Choi, Co-Founder and CEO, Ponix LLC • Steve Reis, Senior Partner & Managing Partner, McKinsey Atlanta • Bryan Hancock, Partner, McKinsey • Todd Asher, Deputy Principal, Bloomberg Associates • Latanza Adjei, Sales Vice President, Georgia Power • Robert Falck, CEO & Founder, Einride • Lea Malloy, AVP of Emerging Technology, Cox Automotive Mobility Group • Ashley Horvat, Vice President, Public & Private Partnerships, Greenlots • Gary Halbert, City Manager, City of Chula Vista, CA • Kim Cobb, Georgia Power Chair, ADVANCE Professor, and Director, Global Change Program, Georgia Tech • Tolu Olubunmi, Founder and CEO, Lions Write • Derek (Fonzworth Bentley) Watkins, Producer, Musician, Author, and Philanthropist • Wendy Eley Jackson, Co-Owner & Producer, Auburn Avenue Films • Louis Upkins, Entrepreneur and Founder, Leadership Sports • Cassie Bowe, Vice President, Energy Impact Partners • Christine Primmer, Strategy & Business Development for Smart Cities, Georgia Power • James Leverette, Research Engineer, Southern Company • Ozzie Areu, Founder and CEO, Areu Brothers Studios • Steve LeFrancois, CTO of Public Sector Division, Verizon • Nicole Faulk, Vice President, Corporate Services, Southern Company • Dee Poku, Founder and CEO, WIE Network • Brandon Pollak, Director for Global Civic Engagement and Strategy, Bird • Jamie Ponce, Director, Strategic Partnerships, City Tech Collaborative • Rob Rogers, Founder, Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers • Allie Kelly, Executive Director, The Ray • Colin Tooze, Director of Public Affairs for New Mobility, Uber • Tim Trefzer, Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, Georgia World Congress Center Authority • Dr. Basem Hamid, Physician; Imam, Shadowcreek Muslim Community Center; Founder and President of the Wasat Institute, Member, Faith & Opioids Program, CHMI • Melissa Maher, Lead Pastor, Mercy Street; Member, Faith & Opioids Program, CHMI • Vonshurii Wrighten, Coordinator of Addictive Diseases Initiatives, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities • Sam Warbach, CEO, NextStep HealthTech • Christian Thrasher, Senior Director of Substance Use Disorders and Recovery, The Clinton Foundation • Ayanes Apolinar, Supervisor, IT Systems, City of Coral Gables, FL • Karl Sanchack, President & CEO, Erie Innovation District, PA • Carlos Sarabia, General Manager, Alumbrado Publico de Barranquilla • Walter Ocampo, Communication Manager, Broward County, State of Florida • Del White, Global Managing Director, Smart+Connected Communities, Cisco • Patrick Labat, Chief, Department of Corrections, City of Atlanta • Dr. Keith Moffett, County Manager, Macon-Bibb County, State of Georgia • Jessica Baird, VP Social Impact, BlackRock • Payton Gunner, Senior, Drew Charter School • Xavier Shankle, Senior, Banneker High School • Keith Harris, Senior, Westlake High School • Laney Broussard, Senior, Woodstock High School • Erika Gupta, Technology Manager, EERE, U.S. Department of Energy • Kevin Taylor, Business Development Manager, Smart Cities, Axis Communications, Inc. • Julio Campa, Systems Support Manager, Information Technology Department, Miami-Dade County, State of Florida • Daley Ervan, Managing Director, Engage and Tech Square Ventures • Jack Fritz, Principal, Technology, Media, and Communications, Deloitte • Diahann Young, Lead, Innovation and Digital Platforms, PulteGroup • Kass Dawson, Head of Business Strategy, SoftBank Robotics • Ivo Rook, Senior Vice President, Internet of Things, Sprint • Dave Wilkinson, President & CEO, The Atlanta Police Foundation • Rebecca DeHart, CEO, Fair Count • Roop Singh, Founder & Principal, Intuit Factory • Cassius Butts, CEO, Capital Fortitude Business Advisors • Mike Brady, President & CEO, Greyston Bakery • Charisse Stokes, Executive Director, TechMGM • Liza Milagro, Resilience & Sustainability Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport • Amy Aussieker, Executive Director, Envision Charlotte • Allen Salmasi, CEO, Veea • Larry Williams, President and CEO, Technology Association of Georgia • Jim Haskins, Business Development Manager, Smart+Connected Communities, Cisco • Jarell Mikell, Senior Manager, Enterprise Information Technology Security Architecture & Engineering, Southern Company • Vicki Carleton, Senior IT Security Analyst, Southern Company • Jeff Oden, Senior Director of Campus Operations, Georgia World Congress Center • Eddie Hunt, Energy Manager, Marine Corps Logistics Base • Crystal Lassiter, Senior Director of Global Sustainability & Environmental Affairs, UPS • Jenn Graham, Founder and CEO, Civic Dinners • Jeff Cornelius, Ph.D, EVP Industrial Control and Critical Infrastructure Solutions, Darktrace • Isabel González Whitaker, Journalist, Editor, Park Steward • Stephen Pair, CEO, BitPay, Inc. • Avantika Daing, Managing Director & Partner, Plum Alley Investments • Xiaochen Zhang, President, Fintech4Good • James Loperfido, VP, Business Development, North America, Soramitsu • Wendy Ruderman, Staff Writer, Investigations Team, The Philadelphia Inquirer • Barbara Laker, Reporter, Investigations Team, The Philadelphia Inquirer • Dave Kirkpatrick, Co-Founder & Managing Director, SJF Ventures • Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Chairman, P3 Smart City Partners • Jaewon Peter Chun, Founder & MD, XnTree Ltd UK • Dave Smith, Creative Partnerships, Unreasonable Group • Steve Bradley, AVP Environmental Sustainability, Cox Enterprises, Inc. • Todd Rath, Director of Marketing Strategy, Programs, and Intelligence, Alabama Power • Jonathan Daniels, Executive Director and CEO, Port of Gulfport, Mississippi State Port Authority • Penny Collins, President & CEO, Women in Technology • Cassie Roach, Managing Director of Operations, U.S. Public Sector, Cisco • Kathryn Cleary, Senior Vice President, U.S. Business Development, Mastercard • Michael German, Georgia Field Office Director, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) • Patricia Watkins, VP IoT Sales, Sprint • Milton Howard, Senior Director Product Management, ShotSpotter • Angeleen Wilson, Founder, Georgia Blockchain Coalition • Justin Bean, Director of Smart Spaces and Video Intelligence Marketing, Hitachi Vantara • Jeff Cornelius, Ph.D., EVP Industrial Control and Critical Infrastructure Solutions, Darktrace • Chelsea Rustrum, Co-Founder, Blox 7; Founder, Blockchain for Good • Carl DiClementi, VP of Program Management, Factom • Dieter Kondek, General Partner & Managing Director, Global Blockchain Ventures, LLC • Gilbert Villegas, Alderman, 36th Ward, City of Chicago • Tim Echols, Commissioner, Georgia Public Service • Jeff Tolnar, Chief Revenue Officer, Greenlots • Samson Williams, Partner, Axes and Eggs • Elliot Chun, Head of Partnerships, Chainhaus • Grace Simrall, Chief of Civic Innovation and Technology, City of Louisville, KY • Faye DiMassimo, Specialist Leader, State & Local Transportation, Deloitte • Doll Avant, CEO, Aquagenuity • Russell J. Clark, Senior Research Scientist, School of Computer Science, Georgia Tech • Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Professor; Director, Program in Ocean Science & Engineering, Georgia Tech • Dr. Kim Cobb, Professor; Georgia Power Chair, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech • Martin Gray, Chief Marketing Officer & SVP, Georgia Aquarium • John Forté, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Rose Capital and BR Brands • Gilbert Villegas, Alderman, 36th Ward, City of Chicago • Lalit Ahluwalia, Managing Director, North America Security Lead, Accenture