4th Annual Smart Cities International Symposium & Exhibition - 2020
- Event Type:
- Conference/Seminar
- Date:
- Jan. 17-18, 2018
- Venue:
- Chicago Conference Ceter, 205 West Wacker, Chicago IL
- Location:
- Chicago , IL , USA
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Overview
The world's urban population is expected to increase by 60 per cent between 2014 and 2050, when 6.3 billion people are projected to live in urban settlements. New insights and solutions are urgently needed in order to manage the scarce resources that will be impacted by this trend, as well as operate new and regenerated urban spaces. New generations of sensor networks, Big Data analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications are being deployed in public and privately managed physical spaces to meet these requirements, though many challenges remain. Municipal governments around the world are currently formulating their Smart City strategies - now is the time to engage and learn from industry peers at the forefront of this key trend.
Topics to be Addressed Include
- Leveraging the smart energy grid for other municipal applications
- Smart lighting advances, platforms and business models
- Smart transportation and parking
- Environmental monitoring and waste management
- IoT applications and communications networks for enabling the Smarter City
- Learning from the leaders: key smart city developments around the world
- Market trends and growth drivers: challenges and opportunities
- Phased, cost-effective approaches: efficiency measures that can fund additional steps
- Building a culture of performance via data analytics and benchmarking
- Enhancing sustainability, accessibility and livability
- Key emerging technologies and applications
- And more
Why Participate?
Chicago's Smart City Leadership: As a center for smart city application and deployment, Chicago is uniquely situated to lead the national conversation about moving toward the city of the future.
Focus on Implementation: The conference places primary focus on actual implementations, key case studies and lessons learned to date, in order to formulate real-world success strategies going forward.
Technology Exhibition: Exhibition tables in the coffee break and luncheon area allow for quality networking with industry thought leaders and interaction with cutting-edge innovations
Senior-Level Executive Attendees: The Symposium is uniquely designed for senior decision-makers, CIOs, and executives charged with making the smart city a reality in today's environment
Emphasis on Qualty Networking: Ample time is reserved for focused, one-on-one meetings and high-value interaction among attendees
Who Should Attend?
- Government policy makers and managers
- Mayors and municipal leaders
- Urban planning professionals
- Telecommunication companies
- Electric, water and gas utilities
- Developers and construction companies
- Electric vehicle and transportation organizations
- Financial and investment professionals
- Smart grid and communication technology providers
- IT and Big Data analytics companies
- Standards and regulatory organizations
- Industry associations
Topics to be Addressed
Topics to be addressed during the Symposium include (but are not limited to):
- Looking Forward: Defining and Refining the Smart City Vision
- Smart Energy: Enabling Reliable and Clean Power for the City of the Future
- Smart Buildings: Commerical & Industrial Building Blocks of the Smart City
- Smart Transportation: Electric Vehicle and Public Transportation Advances
- Smart Water: Ensuring Adequte, Quality Water Resources in the Evolving Urban Environment
- Smart Infrastructure & Networks: Communications Technologies, Platforms and IoT Applications for the Smart City
- Smart Parking: Accommodating the Growing Number of Cars in Urban Settings
- Achieving the Goal: Making It Real - How to Implement the Smart City
- Standards Issues: Progress and Challenges in Achieving a Common Core
- Citizen Engagement: Mobile Apps and Strategies for Inovling People in the Smart City
- Fighting Climate Change: Empowering Sustainability and Minimizing Carbon Footprint
- E-Government: Making Government More Efficient, Effective and Accessible in the Smart City Ecosystem
- Waste Management: Meeting the Challenge of Increased Waste in Growing Urban Centers
- Smart Insights: Leveraging Big Data Analytics in Moving Toward the Smart City
Industry professionals who are interested in delivering a presentation on one of the above (or similar) topics are encouraged to submit a speaking proposal to info@smartcities-symposium.com by Friday, September 13, 2019. Please review the Call for Speakers for guidance.
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