The Intelligent Community

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, Lou Zacharilla speaks with Dr. Guilio Verdini about a recent UNESCO report about culture and Chinese communities. Part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Verdini.

In this episode of The Intelligent Community, Lou Zacharilla speaks with Dr. Guilio Verdini about China, Calabria and the links between urban and rural communities. Part 1 of 2.

Mark Buckley is the current interim CIO for the City of Rochester, New York. He has worked in Information Technology for all of his 36-year career, including private industry with large companies like Eastman Kodak and United Technologies Corporation.

Meghan Cook is the Program Director for the Center for Technology in Government. She leads innovation initiatives that build capability in public sector organizations and agencies throughout the world. Through a unique and collaborative process, Meghan works side by side with international, federal, state and local government leaders to produce new knowledge and actionable results. 

In this episode if The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla interviews Kevin Cohen of Viasat about satellites and how satellite and broadband connectivity provide rural citizens with opportunities to participate in the global economy without leaving the place they call home.

This is the last of a three-part series co-produced with Space & Satellite Professionals International and sponsored by ViaSat.

In this episode if The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla interviews Farmers Edge™ CEO Wade Barnes about satellites and how satellite and data-driven technologies help farmers run efficient operations while producing more food for a rapidly growing global population.

This is the second of a three-part series co-produced with Space & Satellite Professionals International and sponsored by ViaSat.

In this episode if The Intelligent Community, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla interviews Richard Baldridge, Dr. Norman Jacknis and Professor Roberto Gallardo about satellites and how satellite and broadband connectivity provide rural citizens with opportunities to participate in the global economy without leaving the place they call home.

This is the first of a three-part series co-produced with Space & Satellite Professionals International and sponsored by ViaSat.

Peter A. Baynes is Executive Director of the New York StateConference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM), the membership association representing New York’s city and village governments. NYCOM has been in existence since 1910.

Mr. Baynes has been employed by NYCOM since 1985, having previously served as Legislative Analyst, Director of Intergovernmental Finance, and Deputy Director. He received a B.A.in History from Siena College and has taken Masters-level courses inHistory and Public Policy from the State University of New York at Albany.

The Sunshine Coast is located 100km north of Brisbane, and features commercial, residential and industrial precincts, as well as diverse landscapes from open coastline to green belts and pristine hinterland communities covering 2,291 square kilometers. The region continues to evolve into a modern, smart economy based on sound growth across numerous high value and knowledge-based industries including professional business services, innovative manufacturing and numerous high-tech start-ups. The Sunshine Coast is one of the largest local government areas in Australia and has averaged 2.5% annual growth over the last decade, making it one of the fastest growing areas in the country; with the population expected to grow to more than 500,000 people by 2041.

In this interview, ICF Co-Founder John Jung speaks with Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson,  Sunshine Coast Innovation Centre CEO Mark Paddenburg and Helimods Head of Strategic Engagement, Sandra Arico.

Sarnia is the largest city in Lambton County, which extends from the shores of Lake Huron in the north to the Lake St. Clair in the south. Nearly 60% of the county’s population is concentrated there, with the remaining 40% distributed across 2,800 square kilometers (695 sq mi) of the rest of the county. The sparsely populated county was, however, the site of North America’s first commercially drilled oil well. Petrochemical and refining industries are still its largest manufacturing and employment sector, and Sarnia-Lambton considers itself the center of the Great Lakes Industrial Corridor. The other mainstays of the economy are agriculture and tourism.

In this interview, ICF Co-Founder Lou Zacharilla speaks with Chris Gould of Bluewater Regional Network, Ron Van Horne, Chief Administrative Officer, Lambton County and Bill Weber, Warden, Lambton County Council. 

The 22,000 people of Hudson live in a green stretch of the state of Ohio midway between the cities of Cleveland and Akron. Despite the major industrial disruptions of the last 40 years, the region is relatively prosperous. Its economy rests on a mix of manufacturing (polymers, automotive, fabricated metals, electrical and electronic parts and aerospace) and services (transportation, health, insurance, banking, finance and retail). Such name-brand companies as Goodyear, Bridgestone, FedEx, Lockheed Martin, Allstate Insurance and JP Morgan Chase have headquarters or major facilities there.

In this interview, ICF Co-Founder John Jung speaks with Hudson City Manager Jane Howington and Chief Economic Officer Jim Stifler.