New York, NY — On June 14th, AGRION will be hosting an evening of networking, cocktails, and discussion on sustainable approaches to rapid urbanization with select public and private sector professionals who are active in the development of smarter cities. Presentations led by distinguished experts will explore the integration of energy efficient and renewable energy technologies in urban spaces and the strategies that dispatch these projects toward lower carbon footprints. Our topics will bring to the forefront the financial, building, and transportation challenges presented by smart city development initiatives. Our attendees will walk away with practical understanding of where the business and partnership opportunities lie when it comes to strategizing conception, construction, and management of such initiatives.

Rapid urbanization has affected a profound shift toward long-term thinking for the achievement of sustainable development. Along with this shift it has transformed economics and global patterns of resource use by boosting creativity, productivity, and innovation. AGRION’s Smart Cities Executive Evening will feature thought leaders on financial and technological innovations that address the panoply of interrelated industries and issues involved in smart cities development. In particular, we will learn and discuss how building efficiency, grid retrofits for transportation modernization and distributed generation capacitation converge to create smarter energy consumption patterns to meet the energy demands of the future. Speakers and sponsors include IBM, JETRO, Deloitte, McKinsey and many more.

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