MotM in the News! (Scroll down for MotM presentations)
- Automakers Debate Visions of the Future of Clean Urban Transport by Charles Redell of greenbiz.com
- Exploring Cities of the Future — and the Future of Cities by John Davies of greenbiz.com
- POLL: ReNew Canada’s Poll: Will Car Always Be King?
- “Creating More Sustainable and Innovative Cities, Regions, and Nations” by Allison Swanson of cisco.com
- “Boulder to Host Meeting of the Minds” by Esteban L. Hernandez of dailycamera.com
- “Taking Stock of Progress on Smart Cities” by Matthew Wheeland of greenbiz.com
- “Mind Meld” by Mary Allen of IT in Canada Magazine
- “EV and other approaches to car carbon reduction” by Mary Allen of IT in Canada Magazine
- “Companies Embrace Telecommuting as a Retention Tool” by Rob Reuteman of CNBC.com
- “Meeting of the Minds for Resilient Cities” by Gordon Feller. Guest blog post on NRDC’s Switchboard.
- “Cloud-Based Services Infrastructure Transforms Busan Metropolitan City” by Alicia Swanson of Cisco.
- “Meeting of the Minds was a Sustainable Success” by Martha Young of Planet-Profit Report.
- “Meeting of the Minds Co-Founder Talks About the Conference” by Martha Young of Planet-Profit Report.
- “Deutsche Bank Building Sustainability Leadership” by Mary Allen of IT in Canada.
Media Attending
Alec Appelbaum, The New York Times
Amy Cosper, Entrepreneur magazine
Andrew Hyde, Fast Company.com
Anne Schweiger, Next American City Magazine
Chris Tully, ReNew Canada
Courtney Holden, BigGreenBoulder blogger, a Daily Camera blog
Frank Amoroso, Automotive Journalist, KWGN-TV
John Davies, GreenBiz Group
Marc Duchesne, Collectiv-IT
Mary Allen, IT Canada
Michael Kanellos, GreenTechMedia
Mira Shenker, ReNew Canada
Rob Reuteman, CNBC.com
Photos
View photos from the conference on our flickr set.
Conference Presentations
Welcome
Welcome from the Moderator (Day 1)
Gordon Feller (presentation)
Keynote
Keynote: The Future of Smart Cities: Connected, Sustainable and Resilient
Nicola Villa (presentation)
Keynote: First-Hand Report: Prototyping and Testing Smart City Innovations
Kent Larson (presentation)
Keynote
TJ Deora
Sessions
Session 1: Great Urban Design – A Radical Act That Can Transform Cities
Bill Moggridge (presentation)
Session 2: Changing Cities – Changing Cars
Moderator: Bill Reinert
Larry Burns
Chris Borroni-Bird
Sascha Simon
Micheal Austin (presentation)
Session 3: Is IT Innovation the Sustainability Game Changer? (via Telepresence)
Moderator: Nicola Villa
Emilio Frezza (via Telepresence from Rome) (presentation)
Josep Roig
Ger Baron (presentation)
Session 4: New Urban Revitalization Strategies (via Telepresence)
Moderator: Relina Bulchandani (presentation)
Bas Boorsma (via Telepresence from Amsterdam) (presentation)
Edmund Woodbury (presentation)
Mayor Susan Osborne (presentation)
Michael Ohm (presentation)
Session 5: Measure It, Manage It, and Change It
Moderator: Gordon Feller
Lauralee Martin (presentation)
Petra Todorovich
Uwe Brandes (presentation)
Session 6: How Far Will Energy Efficiency Take Us?: Implementation Roadmaps for the Coming Retrofit Revolution (via Telepresence)
Alison Peters
Harry Verhaar (via Telepresence from Amsterdam) (presentation)
Chuck Leitner (via Telepresence from New York City) (presentation)
Jane Pater Salmon (presentation)
Session 7: City Learning (via Telepresence)
Moderator: Tim Campbell (presentation)
Benjamin de la Peña (presentation)
Andre Herzog (via Telepresence from DC)
Anki Dellnas (presentation)
Session 8: Smart Grids
Moderator: Matt Futch (presentation)
Adrian Tuck
Mary Barber
Massoud Amin (presentation)
Session 9: Sourcing Urban Innovations from the Bottom Up + from the Top Down – Empowering City Dwellers Through Open Source/Smart Apps
Moderator: Bill Shutkin (presentation)
Ben Berkowitz (presentation)
Mayor Ron Littlefield (presentation)
John Williams (presentation)
Session 10: Creating the Conditions for Cleantech Innovation
Moderator: Chris Shapard
Eyal Aronoff (presentation)
Roxy Podlogar (presentation)
Frank Amoroso
Session 11: Transforming Lighting/Physical Assets of the City – A Big Step on the Path to Sustainability
Moderator: Manuel Oomen (presentation)
Nancy Clanton (presentation)
Bill Soards (presentation)
Cees Bijl (presentation)
Session 12: Regional Policies and Strategies: Will They Really Help to Create Cleaner and Greener Economies?
Moderator: Tom Wright
Lesa Mitchell
Morey Wolfson
Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha 1: Breaking Through the Financing Hurdles for Buildings in Cities
Mark Fulton (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 2: Water & the Sustainable City Footprint
Paul Lander (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 3: Planetary Skin
J.D. Stanley (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 4: Towards a Self-Reflection Framework for Livable Cities
Reon Brand (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 5: Terawatt – Issues of Scale
Mike Knotek (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 6: Global Becomes Local: Two Cases Where Knowledge Sharing is Working to Advance Solutions
Jeanette Southwood (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 7: 5 Big Lessons from New York in Building a More Competitive and Sustainable World City Region
Bob Yaro (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 8: Smart City Integration Practice – Getting Org-Ware Right
John Williams (presentation)
Pecha Kucha 9: What’s Driving the Driving in Denver? Visualizing Urbanization Trends in US Metro Regions
Ken Laberteaux (presentation)



















