4th Annual Smart Cities International Symposium & Exhibition 2020 | Smart Grid Observer | 21 January 2020 | Chicago Conference Center, 205 W. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA

It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will live in urban areas. The global smart cities market is expected to reach USD 237.6 billion by 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 18.9% from 2019. Furthermore, nearly all global population growth from 2019 to 2030 will be absorbed by cities -- about 1.1 billion new urbanites over the next 11 years.*

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.

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 association

2020 Speakers

Elizabeth A. Kócs, PhD
Director, Energy Initiative, University of Illinois

Maria S. Bocanegra
Commissioner, Illinois Commerce Commission

Ann M. Schlenker
Director, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Lab

Dr. George Crabtree
Distinguished Professor of Physics, University of Illinois

Bryan Tillman
Project Manager, 360 Energy Group

Susan Mudd
Senior Policy Advocate, Environmental Law & Policy Center

Timothy Milburn
Advisor and Partner, Green Ways2Go

Jerry Quandt
Executive Director, Illinois Autonomous Vehicle Association

Edith Makra
Director, Environmental Initiatives, Metropolitan Mayors, Caucus

Nancy Hamill Governale
President, Facilities Research

Anil Ahuja
Author, Integration of Nature & Technology for Smart Cities, President, CCJM Engineers, Ltd

Stacey Mansker-Young
Deputy Commissioner of Policy, Planning, and Management, Department of Innovation and Technology

Anna Whipple
Chief Information Officer, City of Des Moines

Dale Pennington
President & CEO, UtiliWorks Consulting, LLC

Atisha Varshney
Senior Urban Designer / Planner, WRT, LLC

John Robinson
Partner, Marazine Venture / Partner, Bluehouse Investments

Maria Velissariou, PhD
Chief Science and Technology Officer, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

Ted C. Fishman
Author of China, Inc. and Shock of Gray

Amber Autumn
Founder & President, Green Ribbon Foundation

Dr. Dick Co
Executive Scholar, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

Maksim Ovtšinnikov
Project Manager, Cybernetica AS - Estonia

John Zhang
Chief Engineer, Electrical & Innovation Technology, City of Chicago

Randall Schwartz
Principal Consultant, Wireless 20/20

Morris A. Ellison
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Marcus J. Lemon
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Malcolm Dowden
Legal Director, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Bruno Peters
Deputy Regional Director, Canada West, IBI Group

Alexandra Fisher
Policy Analyst, Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE), Washington D.C.

Larisa Dobriansky
Chief Business & Regulatory Innovations Officer, General MicroGrids

Michael Hale
Consultant, Cloud Computing (AWS), Prime TSR

Chris Foreman
Chief Executive Officer, Marketplace.city

Morné Erasmus
Director, Smart Cities, CommScope

Andrew Baek
Chief Technology Officer, Nesten

2020 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD SPONSOR:
• FTI Consulting

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Radius
• UtiliWorks

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