Registration and Breakfast

Welcome Remarks & Introductions

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

The Future of FutureStructure

FutureStructure is a new framework for thinking through and solving the challenges faced in building economically and socially robust communities. The aim of FutureStructure is... more

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

• Dennis McKenna - CEO, e.Republic

Cities as Systems

A new approach is needed for 21st century city and community building. This session will give examples and describe the many challenges and opportunities associated... more

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• Marina Leight - Associate Publisher for Infrastructure, GOVERNING

• Jim Waring - Executive Chairman, CleanTECH San Diego

Cities as Systems - Moderated panel & participant discussion

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

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• Francesca Vietor - Commissioner, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
• Jim Waring - Executive Chairman, CleanTECH San Diego
• Karen Weigert - Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago

Break

Smart, Connected and Integrated Infrastructure

America's 21st century infrastructure renewal will cost billions of dollars, involve government leaders at all jurisdictional levels and engage the best minds of our planning,... more

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• Marina Leight - Associate Publisher for Infrastructure, GOVERNING

• Roger Duncan - Research Associate, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Texas, Austin

Smart Infrastructure - Moderated panel & participant discussion

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• Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President,eRepublic

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• Erin M. O'Connell-Diaz - Commissioner Emeritus, Illinois Commerce Commission
• Roger Duncan - Research Associate, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Texas, Austin
• Tom Shircliff - Chairman, Envision Charlotte, North Carolina

Partnering for Prosperity

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• Cathilea Robinett - Executive Vice President,eRepublic

• Honorable Toni Preckwinkle - Cook County Board President, Cook County, Illinois

Lunch

FutureStructure and Energy

Energy is the foundation of our modern society. It drove the industrial revolution, energized the digital age and today powers our communities. Vital to the... more

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• Bob Graves - Associate Director, GOVERNING Institute

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• Brendan Shane - Chief, Office of Policy and Sustainability, District Department of the Environment (DDOE), District of Columbia
• John F. Kelly - Executive Director, Galvin Electricity Initiative & the Perfect Power Institute(TM)
• Honorable Melissa Hortman - Minnesota House of Representatives

FutureStructure and Water

Supply challenges coupled with an aging infrastructure and increasing costs of treating, delivering and disposing of water (wastewater systems) make smart systems attractive solutions. Challenges... more

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• Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri

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• Hector Gonzalez - Government Affairs Manager, El Paso Water Utilities
• Michael Mucha - Chief Engineer & Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison, Wisconsin
• Thomas Powers, P.E. - Commissioner, Chicago Department of Water Management, City of Chicago

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FutureStructure and Waste

In 2010, according to the US EPA, Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash and recycled and composted over 85 million tons of this... more

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• Bob Graves - Associate Director, GOVERNING Institute

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• David A. Costello - Deputy Secretary for Policy & Planning, Department of the Environment, State of Maryland
• Roy Neehall, P.Eng. - General Manager, Waste RE-solutions Edmonton, City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Sal Moretti - Solid Waste Division Superintendent, Public Works Department, City of Bakersfield

FutureStructure and Jobs

New types of job skills will be needed to develop, build, deploy and operate connected systems in our communities. Creating jobs, renovating infrastructure and improving... more

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• Erin Waters - Publisher, GOVERNING

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• Honorable Ed Pawlowski - Mayor, City of Allentown, Pennsylvania
• Julia Burrows - , President & Executive Director, Greenwise Joint Venture

Connected and Integrated - The Political Challenges

Developing integrated infrastructure requires an understanding of its key leverage points. People can generally agree on the work that needs to be done, but a... more

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• Mark Funkhouser, Ph.D. - Director, GOVERNING Institute, former mayor, Kansas City, Missouri

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• MarySue Barrett - President, Metropolitan Planning Council, Chicago
• Terese (TC) Neu Richmond - General Counsel, Cascade Water Alliance

Closing Remarks

Reception