NOVEMBER 19-21, 2025 | NATIONAL HARBOR, MD
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Colin Adderley

Senior Engineer, Emerging Technologies Division, The City Of Calgary

Nina Albert

Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, District of Columbia

Xander Alexander

Technical Evangelist, Motorola Solutions

Mariela Alfonzo

CEO, State of Place

Marie Arcos

Chief Government and Community Affairs Officer, Compudopt

Mel Arsenault

Principal, Arsenault & Associates

Melissa Ashurst

VP, Emerging Markets, Boldyn Networks

Gavin Baum Blake

Co-founder & CEO, City Detect

Jonathan Beam

Community Innovation Manager, US Ignite

Bob Bennett

Ward 2 Alderman, City of Parkville

Kyle Besse

Lieutenant, City of Norwich Police Department

Vince Bettinazzi

Deputy Chief, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Fire Department

Rick Bolton

Chief Executive Officer, Compass Energy Platform

Nick Borrego

CEO and Founder, ATLAS Traffic Technologies

Brandon Branham

VP of Connected Solutions, Juganu

Najah Callander

J.D. Deputy Chief, Family and Community Partnerships, Houston ISD

Devine Carama

One Lexington Director, City of Lexington, KY

Ramesh Casuba

Co-Founder, Smart Talent AI

Sunil Casuba

CEO & Founder, Smart Talent AI

Arindam Chowdhury

Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Florida International University

Jason Cooley

Executive Director, Allen Community Development Corporation, City of Allen, TX

Sarah Coulter

Assistant Director, Strategic Initiatives, Houston Public Works, City of Houston, TX

Johnnie Lynn Crosby

Government Engagement Manager, Transfr Inc.

Pedro Cruz

Executive Director, Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement, City of Boston, MA

Lee Davenport

Director of Community Development, US Ignite

Joyce Deuley

Strategic Project & Communications Specialist, team b. strategy +

Sheryl Dove

Associate Vice-President and Deputy CIO for Division of Information Technology, Bowie State University

Michael Dunaway

Founder and CEO, CIRRUS Group

Justin Elszasz

Founder + Principal, Good Enough

Adrian Esparza

Lead CIMR Consultant, Esparza Enterprises

Diana Estefanía Estrada Alamo

Program Manager for Health Disparities Initiatives, Johns Hopkins University

John Paul Farmer

Global Head of Public Sector, Stripe

Mike Foley

Administrator, Cuyahoga Green Energy

Chris Foreman

CEO, Marketplace.city

Nathan Gadson

Chief Executive Strategy Officer, EUCAST Global

Maria Gotsch

President and Chief Executive Officer, The Partnership Fund for New York City

Wes Green

Senior VP of Global Public Sector, Invisible Technologies

Mike Grigsby

Executive Advisor, MWGrigs

Ishu Gupta

Bloomberg Harvard City Hall Fellow, City of Green Bay, WI

Scott Haase

Laboratory Program Manager II-Partnership Development, NREL

Peter Hayes

Business Technologist, TranslateLive

William J. Haynes II

Lawyer and former General Counsel, Department of Defense of United States

Aiisha Herring

Project Director, Business and Workforce Development, City of Philadelphia

Dan Hoffman

City Manager, City of Winchester, VA

John Holden

Smart City Manager, City of Raleigh, NC

Alton Holt

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, CIMR Technologies

John L. Huggins, Jr.

Founder and President, Broadband Connect, LLC

Nina Idemudia

Chief Executive Officer, Center for Neighborhood Technology

Gerardo “Jerry” Jackson

CIMR Consultant, Esparza Enterprises

Jacques Jarman

Chief Growth & Federal Operations Officer, edgeTI

Robert Jeffers

Lab Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy CESER, NREL

Krystal Johnson

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategist, Village of McFarland

Greer Johnson Gillis

Senior Vice President & Chief Infrastructure & Development Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Jim Kilmartin

Director of Sales, SENET

Brian Knudsen

Mayor Pro Tem, City of Las Vegas

Scott Kubes

Head of Sales & Business Development for the Americas, Australia & New Zealand, OrbiWise

Stuart Lacey

Chief Executive Officer, Labyrinth AI

Bertrand Lapoire

Economic Development Director, City of Peachtree Corners, GA

Kristin Leutz

CEO, Petra Impact Partners

Troy Lilly

Mayor, City of Forest Heights, MD

Shannon Macika

Global Research & Insights Lead and Senior Smart City Advisor, BABLE Smart Cities

Polina Mamont

Technical Evangelist, Pelco, Motorola Solutions

Rudy Manning

Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Pastilla

Frank Martz

City Manager, City of Altamonte Springs, FL

Veronica P. McBeth, MSL

Director, Baltimore City Department of Transportation

Chelsea McCullough

Strategic Advisor, Smart Cities Connect

Christine McIntosh

Planning Manager, City of Euclid, OH

Chris McMasters

Chief Information Officer, City of Corona, CA

Tiana McNeil

Program and Business Development Director, T-Mobile

Chris Medina

CEO, Nureal.ai

Ryan Mellow

Chief Technology and Innovation Strategist, Dell Technologies

Harvey Miller

Broadband Development Officer, City of Chesapeake, VA

James Mitchell

Chief Operating Officer, Fractional Source

Jaison Morgan

CEO, Carrot Division, ATI

Joe Moye

Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Beep, Inc.

David Naylor

President and CEO, Rayburn Electric Cooperative

Cuong Nguyen

Senior Technical Advisor, Smart Talent AI

Lucian Niemeyer

CEO, Building Cyber Security

Hillary Orr

Deputy Director for Transportation, City of Alexandria

Chris Overcash

Program Manager and Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins University & Straughan Environmental

Dom Papa

Chief Government Relations Officer, Institute for Digital Inclusion Acceleration

Janine Patillo

IT Project Manager, City of Chandler, AZ

Michael Pegues

President, Aurora Dynamic Solution

Darek Pleasants

Leader of Strategic Solutions at Microsoft's Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft

Jenny Poon

CEO & Founder, HUUB

Alence Poudel

Engineering Manager, City of Sugarland, TX

Jack Puleo

Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware

Jennifer Quigley

VP of Accessibility, TranslateLive

Gregory Ramsey

Public Works Director, City of Peachtree Corners, GA

Robb Reid

Chief Revenue Officer, Sourcewell

Bob Ritchie

Senior Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, SAIC

Kishon Roberts

Community Liaison Officer, Virginia Beach Police Department

Will Rogers

Principal, Coverge Strategies

Jennifer Sanders

Executive Director, North Texas Innovation Alliance (NTXIA)

Micah Seibel

Assistant to the City Manager, City of Tucker, GA

Christopher Shearer

Public Safety Key Account Manager, Milestone Systems

Jason Shuster

COO & Co-Founder, BizzTech

Chelsea Smith

COO & Co-Founder, HUUB

Dave Smith

Business Development Manager - Power & Utilities, Burns Engineering, Inc.

Jeff Smolley

Head of Sales and Business Development, CompliancePath

Charisse Snipes

Chief Innovation Officer, City of Hartford, CT

Megan Steckly

Chief Executive Officer, Compudopt

Juliet K. Stipeche 

Executive Director, Workforce Solutions, Gulf Coast Workforce Board

Trevor Surface

Field Operations Manager, City of Sugarland, TX

Niki Tapia

Connection & Impact Officer, City of Chandler, AZ

Jake Taylor

Design & Technology Manager, The Connective

Shawn Teamann

Mayor, City of Sherman, Texas

John P. Thomas

Chief Innovation and Performance Officer, DC Department of Transportation

Kate Tillotson

Founder and Principal, The Beacon Group

Calvin Tran

Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, ATLAS Traffic Technologies

Susan VanScoyoc

Vice President, Energy, Resilience & Sustainability Division, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Andrew Watkins

President & COO, Marketplace.city

Brittany Westling

President & CEO, team b. strategy +

Ruthbea Yesner

Vice President, Government Insights, Education, Transportation and Smart Cities Practice, IDC

Melody Zyburt

Water Resources Planning Advisor, City of Mesa, AZ

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Mayor, City of Chattanooga, TN

 

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