Smart Cities Week at Connect (X)

In partnership with Connect [X] the Smart Cities Council offers Smart Cities Week attendees the opportunity to earn the world’s

foremost smart city credential – the Smart City Practitioner’s
virtually with both live and recorded sessions with multiple opportunities to learn about using technology to make your city livable, workable and sustainable.

City Employees –

Earn your Smart Cities Practitioner Certificate for free by registering here

Connect [X] registration is also free for you as a city employee

Your free registration is the because of the sponsorship of Johnson Controls, Duke Energy and Oracle sponsoring this Academy session.

Non-City Employees

Earn your Smart Cities Practitioner Certificate by registering here (payment required)

Connect [X] registration here (payment required)

Smart Cities Academy Program

Overview – earn the world’s most prestigious Smart Cities Practitioner’s Certificate.
Five (5) hours of required courses delivered virtually the week of October 4, 2021.
(See Modules 1-3 as described below.)
Catalyst and Outcome modules on resiliency and procurement.
Smart Cities Practitioner’s Exam link will be sent to all registrants the week of October 11.
Exam will include all learning modules as embedded resources and exam can be taken over one week.

Title	Description	Monday October 4
Module 1 Foundation	This module provides the foundation knowledge on what and why of smart cities. The topics covered include: * Definition – this is where it starts, and where our mindset on smart cities is calibrated! * Benefits – this is all about the ‘why?’ * Standards – are a very powerful tool for building consistency, opportunity and scaling of smart cities solutions * Framework – how do you ‘do’ smart cities…. breaking it down for quick action, and long-term value * Enablers – learn about the seven-core technology and data enablers	9:00 to 11:00 AM ET
Catalyst Module – Foundations for Resiliency	This module provides an overview of what resiliency means, why it is important for all communities and how becoming a smart city is a first step to resiliency.	11:00 to Noon ET
Lunch Break		11:00 AM to 12:00
Outcome Module – Built Environment Resiliency Strategies	This module focuses on specific strategies for making city assets resilient with a focus on the built environment. From hurricanes to fires to COVID – how can you make your built environment safe, healthier and resilient?	1:00 to 2:00 PM

Title	Description	Tuesday October 5
Foundation Module 2 Action Essentials (required)	This module provides knowledge and insights on building the conditions for smart cities success. The topics covered include: * Governance and Leadership – the strategic enablers for organizational commitment and action * Agile Business Analysis, Project Management, Design and Value Delivery * Procurement – the often-challenging world of procurement needs creative ideas for ongoing change * Funding and Financing – considered one of the biggest barriers, how can we build new opportunity to attract investment * Capacity and Resourcing – who needs to know what about smart cities? * Project Creation – your ‘jump-start’ guide to mobilizing a project	9:00 to 11:00 AM ET
Catalyst Module – Contracting Innovation	This module provides insights into the differences between performance contracting and ‘as-a-service’	11:00 to Noon ET
Title	Description	Wednesday October 6
Foundation Module 3 Sustainable Development Goals, Data Leadership and Data Activation (required)	This module covers three topic areas fundamental to ensuring that cities and communities embrace technology and data for greater sustainable outcomes. This includes: * Data Leadership – the five ‘vitals’ for data leadership: Purpose, Privacy, Security, Ethics and Governance * Data Activation – an overview of some of the emerging platforms and approaches to activating data, such as data exchanges, data trusts and digital twins * The Sustainable Development Goals and Smart Cities – how can your smart cities effort embed the global SDG’s as outcomes	Noon to 1 pm ET
Title	Description	Thursday October 7
TBD	TBD	Noon to 1 pm ET
Instructors	Adam Beck <https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampbeck/> from the ANZ Smart City Philip Bane < https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbane/> from Smart Cities Council .	Lisa Brown < https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-a-brown-22213614/> from Johnson Controls Michael Kilpatrick <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeltkilpatrick/> from Duke Energy
Connected Cities-Funding Broadband (In-Person)	City Leaders ad Smart City Infrastructure providers discuss successful use cases: Technology architectures: · Smart Poles and Street Lighting · 5G and Fiber Optic Networks · Internet of Things technologies from Smart Video to Air Quality Sensors Discuss the digital divide highlighted during the pandemic Learn how the Federal and State Governments are providing billions of dollars of grant and aid help bridge the broadband gap Highlight the technologies and methods being utilized to capture much needed funding to bridge the divide	Wednesday, October 6^th @ 1:00 to 5:00 PM EST

Questions about Smart Cities Week @ Connect [X] schedule please contact:

Bethany.Siegrist@smartcitiescouncil.com