BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191106T220000Z DTEND:20191107T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Tech on Tap: Smart Cities & IoT DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: You must be registered to attend this event. For security purposes\, Sprint Campus cannot accommodate walk-ups or the transfer of tickets. Registration closed November 4\, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. \n\n\n\nKansas City has led the way in smart city technology\, with one of the largest deployments of smart city infrastructure in the country. And\, many KC companies are leading smart cities and IoT projects across the globe. So\, where do we go as a region from here? How do we stay ahead of the curve?\n\n\n\nWith homegrown assets in 5G technology and infrastructure solutions\, Kansas City is poised to stay at the helm of Smart City innovation. Join us to hear from companies at the forefront\, and learn what the future holds at Tech on Tap: Smart Cities & IoT powered by Accenture. \n\n\n\nMark your calendars for November 6\, and look forward to an evening of fun at Sprint Campus. Preview the speaker lineup below.\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n KC - The Future of the City\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Sol Salinas | Accenture\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Sol Salinas is the global leader of Accenture's smart cities practice and a North America Sustainability Practice Leader. He is responsible for the development and maintenance of a global smart cities offering and alliances with global IoT providers.\n\n \n\n Learn about the evolving concept of the "smart city." Dive into the challenges and opportunities that cities like Kansas City continue to face as they strive to fundamentally transform municipal services through the magic of IoT and other leading-edge technologies.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sprinting Toward a Smarter Future\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Kimberly Green-Kerr | Sprint\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n As Senior Vice President of Sprint Business Solutions\, Kimberly leads commercial sales for Sprint Business. Under her leadership\, Sprint Business has experienced record-setting growth as she implements its mission to be the preeminent trusted advisor to small\, mid and enterprise businesses and government agencies as they enable their operations with innovative communication solutions.\n\n \n\n Kimberly will discuss the integral role 5G will play in enabling IoT and smart cities technology\, advantages to the business and technology community\, and the possibilities at play as 5G is fully deployed in the region.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Connected Communities - Past\, Present\, Future\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Fred Ellermeier | Black & Veatch\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Fred Ellermeier\, Vice President of Black & Veatch's Connected Communities business\, has over 25 years of experience developing new markets and creating technology business.\n\n \n\n Fred's discussion will touch on expanding markets and the technology deployments leading the way in this space. He'll demonstrate with several case studies of innovative projects underway in Kansas City and on both coasts.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Cloud in Your Backyard -\n\n Current & Future State of Data Centers in Smart Cities\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Kevin Sears | JE Dunn\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Within the mission-critical industry\, Kevin Sears is currently the account executive for the National Stream Data Center program\, the Project Executive on the Texas A&M data center and has put into place over 100MW with other clients.\n\n \n\n Kevin will discuss the current and future state of the data center\, and how scalability and diversity will change to support smart cities and the increased data center footprints they create.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Connecting IoT and the Future of Engineering\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n George Hawkinson | Burns & McDonnell\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n George is a project manager and technology consultant at 1898 & Co.\, the new consulting and technology services arm of Burns & McDonnell. He brings 20 years of experience in the design\, development and deployment of building automation\, industrial automation\, energy management and distributed big-data architectural solutions.\n\n \n\n Learn how smart city & IoT technology impacts the work that Burns & McDonnell does globally on a daily basis.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy: All sales are final. \n\n* Employees of the below Premier Sponsor companies may attend the event free of charge. Discount will automatically apply at checkout when registering through the applicable path. \n\nAccenture\, BKD\, Black & Veatch\, Blue Cross Blue Shield\, Burns McDonnell\, C2FO\, Cboe\, Cerner Corporation\, CommunityAmerica\, Databank\, Ecco Select\, Garmin\, Honeywell\, H&R Block\, JPMorgan Chase\, JE Dunn\, KC Area Development Council\, Lathrop Gage\, LightEdge\, Lincoln Rackhouse\, Lockton\, MarksNelson Smart Technology\, Netrality\, NIC\, NIPR\, Park University\, Polsinelli\, RSM US\, Stinson\, Tanium\, Trozzolo\, Unite Private Networks\, VMLY&R and YRC Worldwide. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

PLEASE NOTE: You must be registered to attend this event. For security purposes\, Sprint Campus cannot accommodate walk-ups or the transfer of tickets. \;Registration closed November 4\, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. \;
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\nKansas City has led the way in smart city technology\, with one of the largest deployments of smart city infrastructure in the country. And\, many KC companies are leading smart cities and IoT projects across the globe. So\, where do we go as a region from here? How do we stay ahead of the curve?
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\nWith homegrown assets in 5G technology and infrastructure solutions\, Kansas City is poised to stay at the helm of Smart City innovation. Join us to hear from companies at the forefront\, and learn what the future holds at Tech on Tap: Smart Cities &\; IoT powered by Accenture. \;
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KC - The Future of the City
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Sprinting Toward a Smarter Future
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* Employees of the below Premier Sponsor companies may attend the event free of charge. Discount will automatically apply at checkout when registering through the applicable path. \;
\nAccenture\, \;BKD\, \;​\;Black &\; \;Veatch\, ​\;Blue Cross Blue Shield\, \;Burns McDonnell\, C2FO\, ​\;Cboe\, \;​\;Cerner \;Corporation\, CommunityAmerica\, \;​\;Databank\, Ecco Select\, \;Garmin\, \;Honeywell\, \;H&\;R Block\, \;JPMorgan Chase\, JE Dunn\, KC Area Development Council\, \;Lathrop Gage\, \;LightEdge\, Lincoln Rackhouse\, ​\;Lockton\, MarksNelson Smart Technology\, \;Netrality\, NIC\, NIPR\, Park University\, \;Polsinelli\, \;​\;RSM US\, \;​\;Stinson\, \;Tanium\, \;Trozzolo\, \;​\;Unite Private Networks\, \;VMLY&\;R and YRC Worldwide.
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\n LOCATION:Sprint Campus 6360 Sprint Pkwy Overland Park\, KS 66211 UID:e.9395.257 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260411T053126Z URL:https://volunteer.kctechcouncil.com/events/details/tech-on-tap-smart-cities-iot-257 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR