Opening remarks and a short video with Zpryme CEO Jason Rodriguez and emcee's Erin Hardick and Chris Moyer. 

Connected and sustainable communities of the future will require a forward-looking approach to energy infrastructure. Building the right kind of transmission and distribution grid will mean finding new ways to accommodate renewables, electric vehicles, and distributed energy. How can utilities and community leaders incentivize the energy infrastructure transition?

As millions of people around the globe move to urban areas every year, it has become imperative for cities to systematically develop sustainable practices. How can cities leverage human power and technology to meet the United Nations development goal of making every city “inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.”