Georgia Smart Fall Workshop

 

 

Schedule


8:00am – 8:30am

   Registration and Breakfast


8:30am

   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

8:50am

 

   Introductions and GA Smart Impact

 

      Debra Lam, Managing Director, Smart Cities & Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech
      Greg McCormick, Director, Georgia Smart Communities Challenge, Georgia Tech

9:10am

   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

9:30am

   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

10:45pm

   Break


11:00am

   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

12:00am

   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

12:30pm

   Lunch and Networking


1:30pm – 4:30pm

   Afternoon Workshop Session