Showcases

Chris Haller heads up Urban Interactive Studio (UIS), a technology consulting firm specializing in web and mobile solutions for urban planning agencies and firms. He's the founder of EngagingCities.com where he helps urban planners understand and use the Internet and gives practical advice.

Anita Glesta is a visual artist whose works are in public spaces as well as in museums and galleries internationally. She is a recipient of many awards and grants from NYSCA, NYFA, Pollock-Krasner Foundation and Australia Council, among others.

Glesta's most recent commissions for public art works are for an integrated artwork for the U.S. Census Bureau through the General Services Administration, and a commission by the United Nations for the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit T

Alan Williams is the Community Director at Neighborland, where he works to organize the community toward shared goals.

Bill Fulton is the founder and Executive Director of The Civic Canopy, a leading edge nonprofit that helps civic sector organizations become more effective at meeting critical social needs.  At the core of the Canopy’s work is the practice of creating learning communities that bring the right people to the table, provide them with the information they need, and equip them with the best tools to work and get results together.

Chris Haller heads up Urban Interactive Studio (UIS), a technology consulting firm specializing in web and mobile solutions for urban planning agencies and firms. He's the founder of EngagingCities.com where he helps urban planners understand and use the Internet and gives practical advice.

Nicole is a Communications Manager at Urban Interactive Studio and editor of EngagingCities.com, specializing in communication outreach in various forms ranging from speaker relations, social media strategy, project management and online engagement

Jennifer Evans-Cowley is the Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and a Professor of City and Regional Planning at Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture, at Ohio State University. Last year, Planetizen.com, a public-interest information exchange for planners and designers, named Jennifer among top 25 leading thinkers and innovators in the field of Urban Planning and Technology, including her on the  among CEOs, freelance developers, students and academics from around the world.

Nicole is a Communications Manager at Urban Interactive Studio and editor of EngagingCities.com, specializing in communication outreach in various forms ranging from speaker relations, social media strategy, project management and online engagement

Amanda is a Senior Analyst at ICIC whose focus is on urban economic development strategies. She's working to develop the "What Works: Solutions for Cities" platform, highlighting the best practices for job creation and urban revitalization in cities nationwide. 

Sascha Haselmayer is the General Director and Co-Founder of Living Labs Global and CityMart.com. Trained as an architect, he has dedicated his career to promote open markets and more accountable decision-making in cities, in particular in the high-impact area of technologies which should spread rapidly. He is an Ashoka Fellow, has published recent guidebooks on service innovation in cities and new trends in public procurement and has lectured widely around the world.