Beyond Smart Symposium

Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology is a leading research university committed to improving the human condition through advanced science and technology.

Georgia Institute of Technology

The Beyond Smart Symposium will bring together interdisciplinary scholars to reflect on the issues of researching smart city deployments and projects. Some of the questions we will consider are: What comes after 'smart' in the assessment of technology deployments and analytics capabilities? How do we address equity, inclusion, and sustainability in the smart cit? and What can smaller or less dense regions learn as they move toward implementing a smart agenda?
Agenda:
Thursday, April 25th
9:00-9:15am                        Welcome
9:15-10:45am                      Morning Keynote and Discussion 
<A HREF="http://www.lse.ac.uk/media%40lse/whosWho/AcademicStaff/AlisonPowell.aspx" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alison Powell</A>, Assistant Professor, Director of MSc in Data & Society, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science
<A HREF="http://aschrock.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Andrew Schrock</A>, Founder, Aloi Research & Consulting; Instructor, University of Southern California
<A HREF="https://www.iac.gatech.edu/people/faculty/ledantec" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chris Le Dantec</A>, Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communications, Georgia Tech (moderator)
10:45-11:00am                    Coffee Break
11:00-Noon                         Breakout
Noon-1:00pm                      Lunch
1:00-2:30pm                        Afternoon Keynote and Discussion 
<A HREF="https://www.cdm.depaul.edu/Faculty-and-Staff/Pages/faculty-info.aspx?fid=1214" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sheena Erete</A>, Assistant Professor, College of Computing and Digital Media, DePaul University
<A HREF="https://www.nies.go.jp/researchers-e/100242.html" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yoshiki Yamagata</A>, Principal Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies
<A HREF="https://www.iac.gatech.edu/people/faculty/disalvo" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Carl DiSalvo</A>, Associate Professor, Digital Media Program, School of Literature, Media, and Communications, Georgia Tech (moderator)
2:30-3:30pm                        Breakout
3:30-3:45pm                        Coffee
3:45-5:00pm                        Panel: Role of the university in addressing equity in smart cities
<A HREF="https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/mayor-s-office/executive-offices/office-of-resilience" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Amol Naik</A>, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Atlanta
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-sorin-73609419/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Josh Sorin</A>, City Innovation Program Leader, Centre for Public Impact
<A HREF="https://blankfoundation.org/staff/frank-fernandez/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Frank Fernandez</A>, Vice President of Community Development, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/afua-bruce-a86a1a5/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Afua Bruce</A>, Director of Engineering, Public Interest Technology Program, New America
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanarora/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shan Arora</A>, Director, The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design, Georgia Tech (Moderator)
5:00pm                                Closing
Friday, April 26th
9:00-9:15am                        Welcome
9:15-10:45am                      Morning Keynote and Discussion 
<A HREF="https://uwaterloo.ca/games-institute/beth-coleman" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beth Coleman</A>, Associate Professor, English Language and Literature; Co-Director, Critical Media Lab, University of Waterloo
<A HREF="https://id.iit.edu/people/laura-forlano/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Laura Forlano</A>, Associate Professor, Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology
<A HREF="http://www.smartcities.ipat.gatech.edu/people" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Debra Lam</A>, Managing Director, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech (moderator)
10:45-11:00am                    Coffee
11:00-Noon                         Breakout 
Noon-1:00pm                      Lunch and Student Poster Session 
1:00pm                                 Wrap-up
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Sponsored by:
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Computing and Society
Smart Cities & Inclusive Innovation

Centergy One Building

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