Schedule
Registration and Breakfast
Welcome
James Hudgens, Director, Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Senior Vice President at Georgia Tech
Lisa Smith, Southwest Regional Vice President, Georgia Power
Mike Alexander, Director for the Center for Livable Communities, Atlanta Regional Commission
Introductions and GA Smart Impact
Debra Lam, Managing Director, Smart Cities & Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech
Greg McCormick, Director, Georgia Smart Communities Challenge, Georgia Tech
Continuing Smart Development - The City of Albany Year 2
Steven Carter, Chief Information Officer, City of Albany
Andrew Turner, Director, Esri R&D, Washington D.C.
Omar Isaac Asensio, Assistant Professor and Class of 1969 Teaching Fellow, Public Policy, Georgia Tech
Chris Le Dantec, Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Tech
Main Panel - How to Empower Communities Through the Intersection of People, Data, and Technology
Moderator | Larry Williams, President and CEO, Technology Association of Georgia (TAG)
Lee Davenport, Director of Community Development, US Ignite
Heather Rocker, Global Executive Director, Drupal Association
Todd Greene, Executive Director, Atlanta University Center Consortium Inc.
Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy, Professor, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech
Break
2019 GA Smart Communities Final Presentations
The City of Milton | Michele Mcintosh-Ross, Principal Planner and Special Projects Division Manager
Macon-Bibb County Government | Joe Nabhan, GIS Manager
The City of Woodstock | Katie O'Connor, Senior City Planner
Columbus Consolidated Government | John Broom, Assistant Director, Information Technology Department
Panel - 2019 GA Smart Communities Q & A
Moderator | Steven Carter, Chief Information Officer, City of Albany
Michele Mcintosh-Ross, Principal Planner and Special Projects Division Manager, City of Milton
Joe Nabhan, GIS Manager, Macon-Bibb County
Katie O'Connor, Senior City Planner, City of Woodstock
John Broom, Assistant Director, Information Technology Department, Columbus Consolidated Government
Lunch and Networking
Afternoon Workshop Session