Connect. Collaborate. Contribute.™
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Online via Zoom
The Zoom link will be added to this page the day of the event Speakers Chelsea Collier Founder Digi.City Charlie Catlett Senior Research Scientist Discovery Partners Institute University of Illinois 6:00-6:15pm Networking 6:15-7:30pm Presentation 7:30-8:00pm Q&A |
The topic of smart cities is characterized by complexity. From a technical perspective, a smart city involves everything from devices to data to digital infrastructure. The urban, human experience adds another layer as we explore how to make smart cities relevant, equitable and accessible. Smart cities have the potential to make amazing contributions to society, but there are important issues to resolve including data privacy/ownership, public-private partnerships and infrastructure resilience just to name a few. As overwhelming as this topic is, one aspect is very simple - smart cities are about solving challenges for people, not just about technology. Join us as we dive into the issues and showcase projects that are producing tangible results in this fascinating space
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Chelsea Collier convenes people across sectors to focus on how technology can be applied to civic and social challenges. She is the Founder of Digi.City, an online platform that advocates for human-centric approaches to smart city solutions. She also serves as the Editor-at-Large for Smart Cities Connect which provides meaningful content and connects a community of decision-makers to empower smart cities at all stages of growth.
She is a University of Manchester (UK) Simon Industrial & Professional Fellow (2019), a Marshall Memorial Fellow (2018) and an Eisenhower Fellow (2016). Her work has also been featured in Governing Magazine, Inc.com, Venture Beat, the Chicago Tribune and dozens of other publications. Her previous experience - state government, economic development, social enterprise, tech startup, small business - informs her cross sector approach. She lives in Austin, Texas and is active in the local tech and social impact communities. Her masters and bachelor degrees are from the University of Texas at Austin. |