Colorado Smart Cities Alliance Annual Meeting 2026
Description
*** Please note that if you are registering as a non-government entity, you must be a member of the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance to attend. If you are a government entity in Colorado or a member of the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, please proceed ***
Previously the Civic Innovation Forum, the Annual Membership Meeting is our annual convening of Colorado Smart Cities Alliance members. Join us to take stock of the innovation that happened across Colorado in 2025 and help us plan what we should be doing together in 2026. We will provide light refreshments in the morning and lunch.
At our Annual Meeting, you can expect:
A celebration of 100 smart community projects in CO
Governments launching new innovations
A keynote presentation by Kristin White (Transportation Industry Executive + Head of Strategy and Partnerships at Google Public Sector) on our infrastructure future
AI panel: what's working, what's not?
Feedback sessions: Tell us what we can do better
Lunch and happy hour networking
Agenda
- 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Coffee & Networking
- 10:00 am - 10:15 am
Welcoming Remarks
- 10:15 am - 10:45 am
Keynote
Kristin White - Transportation Industry Executive + Head of Strategy and Partnerships Google Public Sector - Former Youngest-Ever Acting Federal Highway Administrator
- 10:45 am - 11:30 pm
CSCA Impact Review and Look Ahead
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Challenge Project Highlights
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch and Networking
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
100 Initiatives Panel: A reflection on 8 years of innovation
- Moderator: Tyler Svitak, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, Executive Director - Melanie Ward, City of Centennial, Manager of Development Foresight and Infrastructure Readiness - Will Jones, City of Loveland, Director of Public Works - Rebecca Tate, Denver International Airport, Manager of Innovation - Michael Lawson, Town of Parker, Deputy Town Manager
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
AI Panel + Group Discussion: What’s working? What’s not working?
- Moderator: Anthony Fisher, Colorado OIT, Data Governance Program Manager - Nicole Sterling, Town of Nederland, Mayor Pro Tem - Keith Fuchser, Arapahoe County, IT Division Manager - Toni Taylor, Jefferson County, Emerging Technology Analyst
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
2026 Group Planning Focus Group Exercise
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Hang Out and Network
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