Agenda - Intelligent Infrastructure 2023

8:00 am
Registration & Coffee
8:00 am
8:30 am
Welcome
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
8:30 am
Philippe Cases - CEO, Topio Networks
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8:35 am
Leadership Keynotes – Visions for Digitized Infrastructure
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
8:35 am
Andrew Wills - Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor CESER,, U.S. Department of Energy
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8:55 am
Fireside Chat: The Tower 2.0 Opportunity
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
8:55 am
Interviewer: Jeff deCoux - Chairman, Autonomy Fellow, The Autonomy Institute

Ted Miller - President, 4M Investments
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9:15 am
Panel Discussion: Creating the Public Sector Platform for the New Digital Services
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
9:15 am
Moderator: Brent Skorup - Senior Research Fellow Mercatus Center, George Mason University

Rondella Hawkins - Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs Officer, City of Austin, Texas
Nehemiah Pitts III - Chair, Community Technology & Telecom. Commission (CTTC)
James Kuhr - Project Portfolio Manager , Texas Department of Transportation
John Sullivan - CIO, Lit Communities
Jeff deCoux - Chairman, Autonomy Fellow, The Autonomy Institute
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10:00 am
The Path to Intelligent, Responsible & Sustainable Infrastructure
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
10:00 am
Philippe Cases - CEO, Topio Networks
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10:20 am
Networking Refreshment Break
10:20 am
11:00 am
Understanding the Data Trust Framework
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
11:00 am
Florian Buehr - Solution Architect, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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11:15 am
Panel Discussion: Creating a Data Collaboration Platform
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
11:15 am
Moderator: Philippe Cases - CEO, Topio Networks

Roland Fadrany - COO, Gaia-X
Gerard van der Hoeven - Executive Director, iSHARE Foundation
Florian Buehr - Solution Architect, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Kenneth Freeman - Principal Investigator, Data Reasoning Fabric, NASA
Lars Nagel - CEO, International Data Spaces Association
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11:45 am
Panel Discussion: Financing Infrastructure Renewal & Digitization
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
11:45 am
Moderator: Night Keyes - President, Eagle Lake Development LP

William T Nolan - President, Infrastructure Bank for America
Patrick Casey Bush - Director, Infrastructure Finance, KeyBanc Capital Markets
Evan B Levine - Managing Director, Head of Transportation & ESG Finance, FHN Financial
Chris Grosso - CEO, Intersection
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12:15 pm
Mapping Opportunities to Fund Intelligent Infrastructure in the IIJA and Inflation Reduction Act
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
12:15 pm
Charles Boruchowitz - Government Affairs Manager, Bentley Systems
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12:35 pm
Networking Lunch
12:35 pm
2:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Developing the Economic Model for Data
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
2:00 pm
Moderator: Night Keyes - President, Eagle Lake Development LP

Chris Langdon - Research Associate Professor, Peter F. Drucker School of Management
Tim Hayden - CEO, Brain + Trust
Jeoff Williams, Lt. Colonel - Deputy Director Law Enforcement Services, Texas Department of Public Safety
Mike Lally - VP Business Development, Replica
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2:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Building & Managing the Edge Platform System of Systems
Building the Public Sector Platform for the Digital Economy
2:30 pm
Moderator: Jason Shepherd - CEO, Nubix

Adam Newman - President & COO, IEEE-ISTO
Ulrich Ahle - CEO, FIWARE Foundation
Said Tabet - Distinguished Engineer & Chief Technologist Digital Ecosystems, CTO Office, Dell Technologies
LLoyd Green - Director, Engagement Marketing, IEEE-SA
Mark Collier - COO, Open Infrastructure Foundation
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3:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Digitizing the Energy Transition for Sustainability & Resilience
Intelligent Infrastructure for Sustainability & Energy Transition
3:00 pm
Moderator: Alison Silverstein - , Independent Consultant

Phil Wilson - General Manager, LRCA (Lower Colorado River Authority)
Matthew Burks - Chief Strategy Officer, E Source
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3:30 pm
Networking Refreshment Break
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Intelligent Infrastructure for Managing Distributed Energy Resources
Intelligent Infrastructure for Sustainability & Energy Transition
4:00 pm
Moderator: Bill Pugh - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Smart Connections Consulting

Daniel C. Gregory - CEO, Available Power, LLC
Joe Jankosky - Representative, vPAC Alliance
Justin McKenzie - Principal, Digital Diligence; Representative, GridWise Alliance
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4:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Building Intelligent Infrastructure to Support the Transition to Electric Vehicles
Intelligent Infrastructure for Sustainability & Energy Transition
4:30 pm
Moderator: Bill Pugh - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Smart Connections Consulting

Kristin Slanina - CIO, ParkmyFleet
Arup Barat - Senior Product Manager, EV Infrastructure, Itron
Suresh Jayanthi - Sr. Director, E-mobility Business Development, NextEra Energy Resources
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5:00 pm
Intelligent Infrastructure Applications Showcase – Pitch Session 1
Application Showcase
5:00 pm
David Lu - CoFounder & CEO, Clarity
Steven Sheffield - Director of Business Development, United States, Seoul Robotics
Tyler Houston - Senior Solutions Engineer, NoTraffic
Tim Sylvester - Founder & CEO, Integrated Roadways
Mike Landau - CEO, ParkMtFleet
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5:30 pm
Networking Reception
5:30 pm
8:00 am
Registration & Coffee
8:00 am
8:25 am
Chairman’s Welcome
Intelligent Cities, Digital Twins & Resilience
8:25 am
Randy Iwasaki - President & CEO , Iwasaki Consultant Services
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8:30 am
Leadership Keynotes: Smart Cities & the Art of the Possible
Intelligent Cities, Digital Twins & Resilience
8:30 am
Shelly Murphy - Managing Partner, Atari Hotels; CEO, Woz Foundation
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8:50 am
Leadership Keynotes: Data Platforms for Intelligent Cities
Intelligent Cities, Digital Twins & Resilience
8:50 am
Nitin Agarwal - Worldwide Lead for Smart Cities, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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9:10 am
Leadership Keynotes: Accelerating Smart Cities with Open Source – Global Success Stories
Intelligent Cities, Digital Twins & Resilience
9:10 am
Ulrich Ahle - CEO, FIWARE Foundation
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9:30 am
Panel Discussion: Creating & Leveraging Digital Twins Cities
Intelligent Cities, Digital Twins & Resilience
9:30 am
Moderator: Said Tabet - Distinguished Engineer & Chief Technologist Digital Ecosystems, CTO Office, Dell Technologies

Starr Long - Executive Producer, The Acceleration Agency
Mike Stanfill - Business Development Director, Supermicro
Praveen Ashok - Senior Technical Program Manager, US Ignite
Sacha Leprêtre - CTO, Presagis
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10:15 am
Networking Refreshment Break
10:15 am
10:40 am
Panel Discussion: Intelligent Infrastructure for Security & Defense
Intelligent Cities, Digital Twins & Resilience
10:40 am
Moderator: Patricia Baumhart - Chief Connection Officer , Autonomy Institute

Rob Spalding - USAF Brigadier General (ret), SEMPRE.ai
Dr. Tim Grayson - Special Assistant to the Secretary, US Air Force
Mark LaPenna - CEO, Xenesis
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11:20 am
Panel Discussion: Clarifying the Use Cases for Intelligent Corridors
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
11:20 am
Moderator: Randy Iwasaki - President & CEO , Iwasaki Consultant Services

Darran Anderson - Director of Strategy and Innovation, TxDOT
Jennifer Davenport - SVP, Business Development, Beep
Chris Nielsen - Founder & CEO, Electric Cab North America
Adam Kaliszewski - Project Delivery Director, Cavnue
Randy Satterfield - Executive Director, NextGen Highways
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12:00 pm
Intelligent Infrastructure Application Showcase – Session 2
Application Showcase
12:00 pm
Mike Dunbar - Chief Revenue Officer, Rekor Systems
Brian Garrett - Director of Sales, North America Smart Infrastructure, Ouster
Kyle Compton - Technical Program Manager, US Ignite
Ody De La Paz - Co-Founder and CEO, Sensytec
Cedric Hutchings - Co-Founder & CEO, Outsight
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12:30 pm
Networking Lunch
12:30 pm
1:50 pm
Driving Innovation: Advancing Intelligent Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships (P3s)
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
1:50 pm
Moderator: Alex North - Disruptive Technologeis, Kiewit

Tim Sylvester - Founder & CEO, Integrated Roadways
John Cowan - Partner, Next Wave Partners
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2:10 pm
Intelligent Corridor Case Studies – Interstate 66
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
2:10 pm
Julia Monso - VP, CEO CTS, Cintra
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2:25 pm
Intelligent Corridor Case Studies – Ohio Corridor
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
2:25 pm
Gordon Arbuckle - Partner, The Strategic Infrastructure Performance Institute
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2:40 pm
Intelligent Corridor Case Studies – Cortina Corridor, Italy
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
2:40 pm
Chloe Hwang - Smart Road Solution Architect / Manager, AlmavivA
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2:55 pm
Intelligent Corridor Case Studies – SH130
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
2:55 pm
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3:05 pm
Intelligent Corridor Case Studies – Middlefield Road, San Mateo
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
3:05 pm
Renil Paramel - CEO, Strategy of Things
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3:20 pm
Networking Refreshment Break
3:20 pm
3:50 pm
Panel Discussion: Trust & Data in Transport Systems
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
3:50 pm
Moderator: Frank Koster - Founding Director, Institute for Ai Safety & Security, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Chris Langdon - Research Associate Professor, Peter F. Drucker School of Management
Roland Fadrany - COO, Gaia-X
Lars Nagel - CEO, International Data Spaces Association
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4:20 pm
Panel Discussion: Intelligent Infrastructure for Mobility 4.0 and Automated Mobility
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
4:20 pm
Moderator: Prachi Vakharia - Venture Partner, Mobility Fund

Stanley Young - Advanced Transportation & Urban Scientist, NREL
J. Sam Lott - Principal, Automated Mobility Services, LLC
Chris Nielsen - Founder & CEO, Electric Cab North America
Kent Kacir - Vice President & Project Manager, Kimley-Horn & Associates
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4:50 pm
Panel Discussion: Supporting Airborne Freight & Drones with Intelligent Infrastructure
Intelligent Infrastructure for Transportation
4:50 pm
Moderator: Randy Iwasaki - President & CEO , Iwasaki Consultant Services

Stephen Carpenter - Managing Director & CIO, Greenport International Airport & Technology Center
Kenneth Freeman - Principal Investigator, Data Reasoning Fabric, NASA
Dan Sloat  - Founder & President, Advanced Air Mobility Institute
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5:20 pm
Close of Conference
5:20 pm