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Monday, May 2
3:00pm-6:00pm
The rise of living labs is transforming how communities innovate, how businesses more rapidly adapt and compete, how governments attract high-value businesses to their region, and how start-ups ultimately succeed. Two pioneering labs in the Greater Washington region — one for building operations and critical infrastructure protection at the Capital One Arena in DC and another for drone operations outside of Richmond – are already transforming how the government and private sector accelerate innovation in public safety and energy efficiency.
Keynote Speakers
Jeff McKay
Chairman, Fairfax County
Kathryn Falk
VP, Cox Communications
Fireside Chat
Esther Lee
CEO, Refraction sssssssssssssssssss
Caren Merrick
Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade
A Conversation with Past Smart City Challenge Winners
Marie Brodsky
President, WISE Cities ssssssssssssssss
Craig Parisot
CEO, ATA shshshshshshsfjhfnbhvbhnfhchn
Esther Lee
CEO, Refraction
Moderator
Joel Scharlat
CEO, Metaverse Technologies sjhbschhdb
Ben Switzer
Chief Growth Officer, EXAR Studios
Living Labs in NOVA & Greater Washington: The Future of Innovation
The rise of living labs is transforming how communities innovate, how businesses more rapidly adapt and compete, how governments attract high-value businesses to their region, and how start-ups ultimately succeed. Two pioneering labs in the Greater Washington region — one for building operations and critical infrastructure protection at the Capital One Arena in DC and another for drone operations outside of Richmond – are already transforming how the government and private sector accelerate innovation in public safety and energy efficiency.
Martin Rapos
Founder & CEO, Akular (leading VA digital twin startup)
Lynn McDaniel
Director, Smart Data Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp.
Jordan Silberman
GM, Capital One Arena dgscgdbhcssshhhhhghgggg
David Heyman
CEO, Smart City Works Venture Labs dhhhfuhfhfhhfhhf