2016 Mobile Ad Summit
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2017 NYC Smart Districts Summit

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Exploring the Intersection of District Management and Technology

Dear Smart District Leaders, Members, and Technology Partners:


Please join us for the inaugural NYC Smart Districts Summit, where community and technology leaders will collaboratively explore how emerging technologies are being leveraged to address the most pressing district-level challenges. An evening of discovery, for technology leaders to interact with district stakeholders and learn about how Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), Community-based Development Organizations (CBDOs), and other organizations are applying innovative technologies and solutions.

 

Opening Speakers

Dr. Amen Ra Mashariki

CHIEF ANALYTICS OFFICER, CITY OF NEW YORK

BLAISE BACKER

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES

ROBINSON HERNANDEZ

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, URBAN TECH HUB @ GRAND CENTRAL TECH

Jeff Merritt

Director of Innovation, City of New York

Districts and Technology

Charles Kelley

Principal, ZGFArchitects LLP


Dr. Rimas Gulbinas

Maalka, CEO and Co-Founder


Elizabeth Lusskin

President, Long Island City Partnership


Starling Childs

Citiesense, CEO and Co-Founder


Quemuel Arroyo 

Policy Analyst, NYC Department of Transportation


Walei Sabry

Digital Accessibility Coordinator, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications


Ron Espinosa

Connecthings, VP Sales North America


Lauren Danziger

Meatpacking District

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Kris Goddard

NYC Small Business Services

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Matthew Bauer, PhD

Madison Avenue BID

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Michael Brady

HUB/3rd Avenue BID

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Laurel Brown

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

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Smart District Summit Agenda

Discover common challenges facing district-level organizations, emerging best practices for district management, and methods for establishing collaborations and partnerships between districts and technology providers.

3:30 PM

Opening Remarks

By: Dr. Amen Ra Mashariki, Blaise Backer, Robinson Hernandez

Learn about the emerging role of data in the most data transparent city in the world - New York. Speakers will present how data-driven approaches are successfully being leveraged by the city and other stakeholders, how district-level organizations can leverage data to improve their communities, and about a whole new class of local technology companies are being incubated to transform our communities with data.

3:55 - 4:15 PM

Data & Mobility - Madison Square Park Conservancy

By: Walei Sabry, Quemuel Arroyo, Ron Espinosa

The NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) have come together with the Madison Square Park Conservancy and Click&Go Maps to pilot advanced wayfinding and orientation services throughout Madison Square Park and Plaza, starting from the surrounding streets and in the park itself. The pilot seeks to deliver real-time spatial information to low vision and blind pedestrians as they walk through these spaces. Hear from ConnectThings about beacon technology and its’ potential for leveling the playing field with situational awareness and increased independence by providing visually impaired pedestrians with newfound equity and accessibility.

4:20 - 4:40 PM

Data & Neighborhoods - Long Island City Partnership

By: Elizabeth Lusskin, Starling Childs

Elizabeth Lusskin and her team at the Long Island City Partnership track and manage information about real estate, local businesses, and development activity in the area within the BID and beyond as the Local Development Corporation. Joined by technology partner Citiesense, Elizabeth will discuss benefits and challenges of providing the most accurate information about individual properties in relation to the neighborhood back to real estate brokers, owners, and operators, as well as current and prospective tenants. Citiesense provides a map-based platform that brings together information from government open data, survey data, and local stakeholders for LICP.

4:45 - 5:05 PM

Data & Engagement - Applying International Lessons Locally

By: Charles Kelley, Dr. Rimas Gulbinas

Over Kashiwa-no-ha Smart District’s evolution as Japan’s signature sustainable neighborhood, technology systems have been fashioned and optimized by a unique public, private, and academic partnership entity; Urban Design Center Kashiwa-no-ha. As the largest Smart City LEED ND Plan Platinum Certified Project in the world, it has given purpose to an innovative area energy management system and real-time display of occupant resource use in a mixed use district. This supports efficient operations during normal times and adaptation to unplanned catastrophes for the community. ZGF Principal Charles Kelley and Maalka CEO Rimas Gulbinas will explain how Maalka and ZGF are incubating technology to replicate and scale lessons from Kashiwa-no-ha to other districts and cities around the world.


5:15 - 6:00 PM

District Issues Discussion

By: Matthew Bauer, PhD, Michael Brady, Laurel Brown, Lauren Danziger and Kris Goddard (Moderator)

A panel that includes BIDs from across New York City to explore the greatest challenges facing district-level organizations and how technology partners might help. The discussion will cover a broad range of topics related to the scale and scope of policy and district management challenges facing district-level organizations and their stakeholders, the struggle they face in searching for solution providers, and the need to leverage available public and private resources.

6:00 - 7:00 PM

Competition Announcement & Networking: Interact with District and Technology Leaders to Identify Opportunities for Collaboration and Partnerships

 

Host: Gregg Bishop, Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services

Join us for an announcement from NYC Small Business Services Commissioner Gregg Bishop of this year’s Neighborhood Challenge innovation competition focusing on Smart Districts. Interact with district and technology leaders to identify opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.


Refreshments will be served

 


The 2016 Mobile Ad Summit will take place in the Penthouse suite of The Georgia Center Hotel, which is conveniently located in the heart of Atlanta. Sign in at the registration desk and head up to the top floor.

About our partners

The 2017 Smart Districts Summit is made possible by the Following Partners:

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