Summit I: The Connected Triangle+ Summit (November 2023)

We began our regional journey during the Connected Triangle+ Summit. The video from the entire event for viewing is available: 2023 Connected Triangle Summit. 

Take a look at the 2023 Connected Triangle Summit agenda and speakers below.

Time	Session and Sponsor	Description & Speakers, Panelists
8:15-9:00 AM	Registration, Networking	Coffee, light breakfast
9:00-9:20 AM	Welcome	John Holden, Smart City Manager, Raleigh Honorable Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin, Raleigh Tom Snyder, Executive Director, RIoT
9:20-10:00 AM	Keynote Speaker Sponsored by Dell/Intel	Inspiring, Forward Thinking, Regional Collaboration Jim Mills, Industry Workflow Specialist, Dell Technologies Presentation slides (PDF)
10:00-10:15 AM	Coffee Break to Breakouts
10:15-11:00 AM	Breakout Track A in Room 305A Sponsored by Wake County Regional Connectivity: Building Sustained Connected Region	Data sharing projects, Data Governance: How do we improve & secure systems Moderator: Jim Alberque, Technology Manager, City of Raleigh Laura Rodgers, Director, NCSU Cyber Institute Robert Maxwell, CEO at TGT Solutions Inc
10:15-11:00	Breakout Track B in Room 305B Sharing and Learning from Smart-Connected Project	Digital Equity and Workforce Trainings; How do we improve digital access and opportunities for all? Moderator: Kenisha Hinton, Innovation Strategist, Wake County Emily Gangi, Policy Director, NCDIT Division of Broadband and Digital Equity Patrick Mulhearn , Advisory Member, DigitalBridge Laura Fogle, Founder, Digital Durham Cari DelMariani, Director of Programs, Kramden Institute
11:15-12:00 Noon	Breakout Track A in Room 305A Regional Connectivity: Building Sustained Connected Region	How might we work across jurisdictional lines? —How do we build a Smart Region? Moderator: Steve Rao, City Council Member, Morrisville David Ihrie, Chief Technology Officer, Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation Brandon Zuidema, Town Manager, Morrisville David Eye, Director - Customer Solutions & Strategic Partner Alliances, Allied Digital
11:15-12:00 Noon	Breakout Track B in Room 305B Sponsored by Duke Energy Sharing and Learning from Smart-Connected Projects	How might we work across jurisdictional lines? —How do we build a sustainable Smart Region? Moderator: Vakesia Graves, Managing Director of Connected Communities, Duke Energy Megan Anderson, Director, Office of Sustainability, Raleigh Deb Wojcik, Executive Director, Research Triangle Clean Tech Cluster Nicole Smith, Managing Partner Enterprise Solutions, Verizon
12:00-1:30 PM	Lunch & Keynote Sponsored by Cisco/NFF	The Federal Imperative for Smart City and Smart Regional Collaboration Moderator: Mike Cannon, Smart Cities Consultant, NFF Dan Cotter, Acting Executive Director, Office of Science & Engineering, Principal Director of the Office of Science and Engineering, Department of Homeland Security Kyle Conner, CISCO Technology Business Development Manager
1:30-2:00 PM	Break	Networking and Vendor Opportunities
2:00-3:30 PM	Reverse Pitch Sponsored by NC Idea	Learn more and vote on the following smart city pitch participants. The winning pitch will receive $1,000 to help launch their application and be part of a presentation opportunity at the May 8-10 Smart City Connect Conference and Expo being hosted in Raleigh. Katabasis https://www.katabasis.org/ TELLUS Sensors https://www.tellusensors.com/ Throne Labs https://www.thronelabs.co/ MyMatR https://mymatrcorp.com/ Acta Solutions https://www.actasolutions.io/
3:30-4:00 PM	Break	Judging of Pitch Contest Dell Digital Human (Clara) Demo
4:00-5:00 PM	Pitch Awards & Closing Comments	Pitch Contest Awardee—Tom Snyder, RIoT Brief Summary of Summit Survey—Mark Wittenburg, Raleigh CIO & Heather McDougall, Director Office of Strategy and Innovation Closing Comments—John Holden, Raleigh
5:00-6:00 PM	Reception Sponsored by City of Raleigh	Visit Sponsors and Vendors—make plans for the Connected Triangle+

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Summit I: The Connected Triangle+ Summit (November 2023)

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