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PEA’s Emily Schapira Speaking at the SUEZ & Wharton IGEL Conference Smart Utilities: A Bridge To Smart Cities of the Future

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
3730 Walnut Street
8th Floor Huntsman Hall
Philadelphia, PA

The conference will discuss how Smart Cities use information and communication technology to improve their management, operation and sustainability. They combine information from their infrastructure such as water, energy and transportation with public services to make intelligent decisions about current events as well as to plan for their future. Smart Cities rely on real-time data collection network, communicate information through wired and wireless pathways and use sophisticated data analytics to accomplish this goal. The conference will draw from examples where innovative water utilities that collect continuous information on water quality, system reliability and provide important consumption metrics to their customers can serve as working examples and even be the backbone for a Smart City’s comprehensive network.

 


Emily Schapira, Executive Director , Philadelphia Energy Authority  will be speaking on a panel at the event. futher information about her speaking engagment provided below:

Time: 9:40 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Panel One – Challenges Facing Smart Utilities and their Solutions for the Future –
How Smart Utilities are using Digitized Solutions to Improve Efficiency and Meet Their Customer Expectations

Panel Moderator:
Patrick Cairo, Emeritus Wharton IGEL Advisory Board Member

Speakers:
Michael Allegretti, Head of Public Policy, Rubicon Global
Debra McCarty, Commissioner, Philadelphia Water Department
Emily Schapira, Vice Chair & Executive Director, Philadelphia Energy Authority
David Stanton, President Utilities, SUEZ

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