Smart Cities: Connecting Latin America

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Americas Society/Council of the Americas will host an expert panel to discuss the intersection between urbanization and technology that is helping cities in Latin America to be smart and prepare a future-ready economy with improved public services, air quality, and transportation systems.

Cities are centers of economic activity and hubs of innovation. Currently, half of the world’s population lives in cities, and in Latin America the figure is 80 percent. Technological innovations help cities address many of their most pressing challenges, including urban expansion, economic growth, job creation, urban mobility, and environmental impact. Open data and the Internet are changing the way we live in an ever-more crowded and interconnected world. As a result, cities are using public and private partnerships to build an ecosystem of public services and utilities to improve efficiency and better engage their citizens.

Speakers:

• Michael Chui, MGI Partner, McKinsey & Company, @mchui
• Josh Moskowitz, Director, Global Public Affairs, Citi, @JoshMoskowitz
• Clifford J. Thomas, Managing Director, Smart+Connected Communities, Cisco
• Beth Noveck, Co-founder and Director of The GovLab and its MacArthur Research Network on Opening Governance (moderator) @bethnoveck

Registration: This event is complimentary for all registrants.
Prior registration is required.

Event Information: Maria del Carmen Landa | mlanda@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8387
Sponsorship Opportunities: Claudia Angulo | cangulo@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8358
COA Corporate Membership Information: Monica Vieira | mvieira@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8344
AS Individual Membership Information: Felipe Marin | fmarin@as-coa.org| 1-212-277-8342
Press Inquiries: Adriana La Rotta | alarotta@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8384
Cancellation: E-mail Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org, before 3:00 p.m., on Monday, April 11.