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Cities Summit 2019

Worth’s Cities Summit 2019: Journeys to Urban Excellence is an interactive economic development and thought leadership conference that will showcase strategies for fostering inclusive growth, downtown development and global investment. Attendees will interact with mayors, business leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and investors from cities nationwide, all committed to the challenge of accelerating inclusive growth.

When
Jun 18 & 19, 2019
Where
Savannah, GA.

Speakers

Jennifer Bonnett Vice President, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, SEDA
Richard Bradley Worth Magazine
Sarah Beatty Buller Co-Founder, Montgomery Builds
Susan Braig Owner & CEO, All Broads Affordable Plumbing
Mayor Jorge Elorza 38th Mayor, Providence, Rhode Island
Elizabeth Fauerso Chief Strategy & Marketing Officer, Pearl
Katarina Fjording Head of Volvo Car University Americas, Volvo Car Group
David Hall Partner, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund
Kristen Hammer Materials Engineering Manager, Virgin Hyperloop One
Mark Jennings-Bates Vice President Americas, PAL-V
Josh Kampel CEO, Worth Media Group
Governor Brian P. Kemp 83rd Governor, State of Georgia
Sally Librera Senior Vice President, Subways, MTA NYC Transit
Barry Matherly President & CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership
Lynn McBee CEO, Young Women’s Preparatory Network
Valarie J. McCall Founder, CEO & Chief Connecting Officer, Valarie McCall Consulting Agency
John J. Neely, III Vice President, Law & Public Affairs, Gulfstream
Jean-Marc Pailhol Head of Group Market Mgmt & Distribution, Allianz SE
John Petrino Director, Business Development & Intl. Marketing, Georgia Ports Authority
Natalia Quintero Director, Transit Tech Lab
Steve Reis Senior Partner & Managing Partner, McKinsey Atlanta
Juliet Scott-Croxford CEO, Worth
Mayor Todd Strange 56th Mayor, City of Montgomery, Alabama
Aarti Tandon Co-Founder & CEO, Smart City Expo Atlanta
Agenda
  • 8:00AM - 8:30AM Breakfast
  • 8:30AM - 8:45AM Welcome

    Juliet Scott-Croxford, CEO, Worth

    Richard Bradley, Editor in Chief, Worth

  • 8:45AM - 9:00AM Opening Remarks

    The Honorable Governor Brian P. Kemp

  • 9:00AM - 9:40AM Expanding The Economic Pie in The Peach State

    Steve Reis, Senior Partner & Managing Partner, McKinsey Atlanta

  • 9:40AM - 9:55AM Coffee and Networking
  • 10:00AM - 10:15AM The SCADpro Story

    Steve Mineo, Vice President for Admission, SCAD

  • 10:20AM - 11:00AM New Ideas in Transportation

    Moderator: Barry Matherly, President & CEO, Detroit Regional Partnership

    Kristen Hammer, Materials Engineering Manager, Virgin Hyperloop One

    Mark Jennings-Bates, Vice President, Sales, PAL-V

    Sally Librera, Senior Vice President, Subways, MTA NYC Transit

    Natalia Quintero, Director, Transit Tech Lab

  • 11:05AM - 11:45AM Going Global

    Moderator: Juliet Scott-Croxford, CEO, Worth

    Katarina Fjording, Head of Volvo Car University Americas, Volvo Car Group

    John J. Neely, III, Vice President, Law & Public Affairs, Gulfstream

    Jean-Marc Pailhol, Head of Global Market Management & Distribution, Allianz

    John Petrino, Director of Business Development & International Marketing, Georgia Ports Authority

  • 11:45AM - 12:00PM SCADpro and Gulfstream

    Jeff Hausmann, Gulfstream Advanced Flight Deck Director

    Reese Stevens, B.F.A. Graphic Design, 2017

  • 12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch and Networking
  • 1:15PM - 1:30PM SCADpro and Workplace Prep

    Steve Mineo, Vice President for Admission, SCAD

    Jessica Wheeler, SCAD UX Design Student

  • 1:35PM - 2:15PM Private Visions, Public Good

    Moderator: Richard Bradley, Editor in Chief, Worth

    Sarah Beatty Buller, Co-Founder, Montgomery Builds

    Elizabeth Fauerso, Chief Marketing Officer, Pearl

    Lynn McBee, CEO, Young Woman’s Preparatory Network

  • 2:20PM - 2:40PM Workplace Development

    Susan Braig, Owner & CEO, All Broads Affordable Plumbing

    Juliet Scott-Croxford, CEO, Worth

  • 2:40PM - 2:55PM Coffee and Networking
  • 2:55PM - 3:35PM Fueling Entrepreneurship

    Moderator: Josh Kampel, CEO, Techonomy

    Jennifer Bonnett, Vice President of Innovation/Entrepreneurship, SEDA

    David Hall, Partner, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund

    Valarie J. McCall, Chief of Communications, Government and International Affairs, City of Cleveland and Mayor Frank G. Jackson

  • 3:40PM - 4:20PM How Looking Backward Can Help Cities Move Forward

    Moderator: Aarti Tandon, Co-Founder & CEO, Smart City Expo Atlanta

    Mayor Jorge Elorza, Providence, Rhode Island

    Mayor Todd Strange, Montgomery

  • 4:20PM - 4:30PM Closing Remarks

    Richard Bradley, Editor in Chief, Worth

  • 4:30PM - 7:00PM Cocktails at Peregrin Rooftop at The Perry Lane Hotel
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