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.
Events
Cities Summit 2019
Past Event: Strategies for fostering inclusive growth, downtown development and global investment.
WHEN:
Jun 18 & 19, 2019
WHERE:
Savannah, GA.
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:Â 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
