• What data makes a difference in decision making 
• How are the most forward-looking cities using data
• What use cases will provide the most benefits, including
  • reduce data driven traffic congestion up to 30%, 
  • better allocation of funds for road paving, stop lights, bike lanes, and other construction
  • monitor and detect unusual 'after hours' behavior at schools, shopping malls, and car dealerships
  • reducing energy consumption
  • reducing city operational and maintenance costs 

Advances in infrastructure IoT technologies are giving cities new ways to improve the services they deliver. Streetlight-mounted platforms in particular are changing the game!  Smaller, simpler, and nearly invisible from street level, cities can now install lighting controllers, traffic monitors, sensors, and broadband access platforms in seconds and have data in minutes. As compelling as scaling deployments faster and with less time and costs are, an even bigger transformation is happening at the operations center where cloud-based tools provide instant visibility, analysis, and optimization of the data. It is here that cities have control of their assets and the power to deliver new and existing services smarter. Join this panel of experts and see how cities are making data driven decisions.

In this webinar, you will learn:

Bob Bennett
Chair of Cities Today Institute,
and former City of Kansas City CIO
BIO

Speakers

John Wildemuth
Public Works Facility Management Senior Electrician
City of San Jose
BIO

Greg Steininger
Vice President of Sales,
Network and Public Safety
at Ubicquia
BIO

Advances in Infrastructure IOT technologies are giving cities new ways to improve the services they deliver.

May 02, 2023 at 12:30 ET (US and Canada)

May 02, 2023  12:30 ET
(US and Canada)

Bob Bennett
Chair of Cities Today Institute,
and former City of Kansas City CIO

Bob Bennett is the chair of the Cities Today Institute, which assists city leaders in preparing for a sustainable, connected, and resilient future. He is also an alderman in the City of Parkville, Missouri, and founded B2 Civic Solutions, an international civic technology consultancy in 2019. His consultancy led the Unified Government of Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution operation from Dec 2020 to July 2021 and is currently advising communities on best practices for the use of unprecedented federal funding for cities.

From 2016-2019, Bennett was the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, where he oversaw the Smart City initiatives, including a digitalization pilot and strategy development. Kansas City's initiatives earned the city an Edison Award for civic innovation in 2017. Bennett completed a 25-year career in the US Army, including service as a strategist and battalion commander with multiple combat tours.
 

Speaker Bio

John Wildemuth
Public Works Facility Management Senior Electrician
City of San Jose

John Wildemuth leads the Department of Public Works smart lighting deployment for the City of San Jose, California. As an electrician, he has a unique 25-year background in overseeing electrical installations in both private and public areas, project managing multimillion dollar development projects, implementing emerging technologies in a city landscape, and providing a client focused approach which benefit the communities served. While at City of San Jose Department of Public Works he has held several titles where he oversaw the build out of San Jose Police Departments tactical command center, replacement of the 911 UPS and backup generator controls, and has provided electrical guidance on build out of new fire stations, pump stations, and city parks. Previously, John worked for Rosendin Electric on numerous projects including San Jose City college student service center, Apple R&D Main Campus, and Controls Replacement Project at the City of San Jose Water Pollution Controls Plant."

Greg Steininger
Vice President of Sales,
Network and Public Safety
at Ubicquia

GREG STEININGER, VP SALES - Western and Central Region 
As vice president of  sales, Greg Steininger provides leadership and drives strategy and growth across Ubicquia’s smart city, connectivity and smart grid portfolio for US Sales in the central and western regions. Steininger has an extensive technology and telecommunications background building successful sales organizations and State & Local programs. He spent his formative years with IBM, GE, and Nextel, where he was part of the team that built Nextel's national public sector program. He led the west region public sector sales organization up until and beyond the merger with Sprint.  Greg holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California and is a veteran of the United States Army.