Smart Cities and New Green Solutions
Inspired by the motto of the G20 Italian Presidency in 2021,
‘People, Planet, Prosperity’, and on the triple special occasion
of the 160th anniversary of Italy-U.S. diplomatic relations, the
Italian co-presidency of COP26, and the Italian Research Day in
the World, the Embassy of Italy to the U.S. organizes, in
collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences, a high
visibility event on April 28. The theme will be Urban
Sustainability, with a panel of top-notch experts from both sides
of the Atlantic, to discuss the global challenge of developing
smart, people-oriented and resilient cities that could improve the
long-term health of the planet’s human and ecological systems.
Speakers:
- Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Science, USA
- Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of Italy to the United States
- Maria Cristina Messa, Minister of Universities and Research,
Italy
- Stanley Whittingham (NAE), Director, NorthEast Center for
Chemical Energy Storage and Distinguished Professor of
Chemistry, Binghamton University (State University of New York)
(Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2019)
- Chris Greer, Senior Executive for Cyber-Physical Systems,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce
- Debra Lam, Managing Director for Smart Cities and Inclusive
Innovation, Institute for People and Technology, Georgia Tech’s
Institute
- Carlo Ratti, Director of Senseable City Lab, MIT
- Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli, Professor of Physical Oceanography,
MIT