Nations compete.
Cities lead.
The country’s leading conference of CEOs, investors, public officials, and sports, AI, infrastructure, energy, finance, security, health, housing, transportation, and education leaders shaping the future of American cities.
Early-bird price ends Nov 1.Then $495.
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“With headlines dominated by AI and trillion-dollar valuations, U.S. cities should not be on fire and flooding. We want the American people to experience the benefits of breakthrough innovations, next-gen infrastructure, and the hope of a modern and prosperous future.”
Who we are
The American flagship of the world's biggest event on urban innovation
Tomorrow.City USA is the American flagship of Smart City Expo World Congress by Fira Barcelona, the world's biggest event on urban innovation, drawing 25,000+ leaders from 100+ countries to Barcelona every year.
We are a global community of private capital, public good, and cutting-edge innovation leaders building world-class American cities.
- Attendees since 2019
- 7,229
- Speakers
- 100+
- Institutions
- 5,376
- Side events
- 50+
Host city
West Palm Beach.
Billions deployed.
Billions in motion.
With $10BN of new construction, high-speed rail, a walkable downtown, investments in a modern airport, hospital, and university, and a commitment to workforce innovation and affordability, West Palm Beach is building the city of tomorrow, today.
- $10BN new construction
- High-speed rail
- Walkable downtown
2027 speakers · announced weekly
Who's on stage
CEOs. Government. Investors. Builders. Innovators. Neighbors. Each announcement wave is a reason to buy before prices rise.
- Wave 1
- Wave 2
- Wave 3
- Wave 4
Henry MackCommissioner for Education, State of FloridaEducation & Talent
Alfonso Costa Jr.COO, Falcone GroupHousing & Land Use
Jonathan PoratCTO, Code for America (former CTO, State of California)Digital Government & AI
John Paul FarmerGlobal Head of Public Sector, StripeDigital Government & AI
Erik MooreManaging Partner, Fewture FundFinance & Capital
Michael B. GreenwaldDirector, Global Executive Relations, Amazon Web ServicesDigital Government & AI
Kerry DugganFounder, ESP.earthEnergy & Resilience
Imran SiddiquiExecutive Director, FDISA; Special Advisor, South Florida Tech HubInfrastructure & Utilities
Lewis MillerFounder, Lewis Miller DesignPublic Art & Culture- Cabinet-level keynoteAnnouncing soon
- Sports & Entertainment headlinerAnnouncing soon
Speaker share kit
Henry MackCommissioner for Education, State of FloridaThe 2026 stage165 speakers · West Palm Beach, April 2026
Scott TurnerSecretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development- Henry MackAssistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Stephen RossOwner, Miami Dolphins; CEO and Chairman, Related Ross
Vivek RanadivéChairman, CEO and Governor, Sacramento Kings
Marc GanziCEO, DigitalBridge
Stephanie WigginsCEO, LA Metro
Jack SelbyManaging Director, Thiel Capital; Founder, Copper Sky Capital
Andre DickensMayor, City of Atlanta
Keith JamesMayor, City of West Palm Beach
Carol NaughtonCEO, Purpose Built Communities
Rohan MarleyThe Rastapreneur
Justine JohnsonChief Mobility Officer, State of Michigan- Aarti TandonCEO, Tomorrow.City USA
Dean TrantalisMayor, City of Fort Lauderdale
Corey WoodsMayor, City of Tempe
John DaileyMayor, City of Tallahassee- Alfonso Costa Jr.COO, Falcone Group
Christina LambertFormer City Commissioner, Candidate for Mayor; City of West Palm Beach
Drew CukorPresident, TWG AI
JohnPaul O'ConnorMayor, City of Westlake
Jonathan BeckettCEO, Burgess
Patrick GoddardCEO, Brightline
Don PeeblesChairman & CEO, The Peebles Corporation
Rogier van den BergGlobal Director, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Ana ChammasDirector of Innovation and AI, Miami-Dade County
Cassandra MadisonExecutive Director, Center for Civic Futures
Daniel O'KeefeEconomic Development Commissioner and Chief Innovation Officer, State of Connecticut
Denise Reilly-HughesCIO, State of Vermont
Douglas AdamsExecutive Director, Institute of National Security; Vanderbilt University
Jonathan FrankleChief AI Scientist, Databricks
Karen PavlinChief Workforce Innovation Officer, ServiceNow
Michele JacobsPresident and CEO, Economic Council of Palm Beach County
Phaedra Ellis-LamkinsCo-Founder and CEO, Promise
Quentin PalfreyDirector, Federal Funds and Infrastructure; Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ricard ZapateroCEO, Fira Barcelona International
Shawnzia ThomasCIO, State of Georgia
Walshy FireDJ, MC, and Producer; Major Lazer
Aileen BoucléExecutive Director, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization
Clarence AnthonyFounder and CEO, NLC
John Paul FarmerPresident, Tomorrow.City USA; Global Head of Public Sector, Stripe
Joseph AbruzzoCounty Administrator, Palm Beach County
Jumbi EdulbehramDirector, Global Public Sector; NVIDIA
Lani IngramVP, Connected Solutions; AT&T
Lindsey ParkerFormer CTO, DC Government; Head, RFK Stadium Campus Redevelopment
Lydon SleeperU.S. Strategic Policy Lead, Joby Aviation
Michael ZetoChief Commercial Officer, Boingo Wireless
Richard WillderGlobal Head of Autonomous Policy, Uber
Sean MalinowskiManaging Partner, Partnership for Policing Innovation and Reform
Tyler WebbDirector of AI Sales, SHI
Valerie NeilsonExecutive Director, Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization
Ava L. ParkerPresident, Palm Beach State College
Bernardo Fort-BresciaFounding Principal, Arquitectonica
Cheriene FloydChief Data Officer, City of Miami
Francesca de Quesada CoveyVP of Community Impact, Knight Foundation
Gwen LighterCEO and Founder, GoAERO
Hugues MorinDirector Southeast, US SLED; Intel
James JJ EdenExecutive Director, North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Jason SankeyCIO, City of Atlanta
Jerad WarrenFounder, Paradoxical Ascent
Jorie SaxHead, Airshop Innovation Lab; United Airlines
Keith CarswellDirector, Economic Innovation; City of Miami
Keith SpacePresident, Fort Hospitality Group
Kelly SmallridgePresident and CEO, Business Development Board of Palm Beach County
Khizer KhaderiFounding Director, Stanford Human Perception Laboratory (HPL)
Lorna AndersonPresident, Greywood Consulting
Melissa HyattFormer Police Chief, Baltimore County
Navin ThukkaramExit Coach, Entrepreneur and Investor
Patrick MurphyChief Investment Officer, Coastal Construction
Rochelle HaynesSenior Vice President & Managing Director, Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities
Scott GoldsmithPresident & COO, Intersection
Siaka StevensCo-Founder & CEO, Sherbro Island City
Stephen GoldsmithUrban Policy Professor, Harvard Kennedy School; Director, Data-Smart City Solutions, Bloomberg Center for Cities
Alex PazosBusiness Development, Public Sector, Americas, NVIDIA
Ali Asad HasanFormer Global Smart Cities/IoT Partnerships, AWS/Technibrium
Brian GettingerSVP, Glydways
Chapin FlynnSVP, Transit and Urban Mobility; Mastercard
Dartanion Swift-WilliamsChief Data Officer, City of Baltimore
Dr. Kelly WilliamsChief Innovation Officer, City of Oklahoma City
Eulois CleckleyCEO, Friends of The Underline
Hardie DavisFormer Mayor, Augusta GA; SkyBridge Firm
Jessica Fernandez IbarraSr. External Affairs Manager, Florida & PR; Crown Castle
Keith KermanChief Fleet Officer, City of New York
Kenneth EbieExecutive Vice President, Tomorrow.City USA; Founder & Principal, Ebie Strategies
Kirk-Anthony HamiltonCEO, Tech Beach Retreat
Leigh-Ann Buchanan, Esq.President & CEO, Miami-Dade Innovation Authority
Maryam BanikarimHost, The Messy Parts Podcast; Chair, WSJ CMO Council; Co-Founder, The Longest Table
Mike SalzmanOperating Partner, Jacmel Partners
Oliver SchütteDirector/Founder, A-01
Pascale SablanFounder & Executive Director, Beyond the Built Environment
William FrazerChief Innovation Officer, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
Albert GarciaBroadband & Smart City Lead, U.S. Public Sector; Cisco
Barry FreyPresident & CEO, DPAA
Carlos Cruz-CasasVP | Mobility + Innovation, TYLin | City Solutions
Chad SourbeerFormer Battalion Chief, LA County Fire Department; First Responders Children’s Foundation National Public Safety Liaison
Christine KeungGeneral Partner, J2 Ventures
Daniel BlackmanFounder & CEO, Renaissance94
Darrel DonattoFire Chief, Town of Jupiter
Dhani JonesChairman, Qey Capital
Dr. Manasa MantravadiFounder, Ahimsa and Conscious Cafeteria Program
Geoffrey UrbachEmerging Technology Product and Partnerships Lead, City of San Antonio
Gustavo GrandeDirector of Innovation, PortMiami
John LockhartPrincipal Architect, AI & Data Center, Public Sector; SHI
John TomikManaging Director, Slalom
Matthew CimagliaFounder and Managing Partner, Quantum Coast Capital
Max WeinsteinSr. Real-Time and GSOC Consulting Manager, Flock Safety
Michael RupertFormer CTO, DC Government; Mission Director, US SLED, Transportation & Smart Cities, ServiceNow
Muhammad AmerManaging Director, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Na LiuSenior Data Analyst, City of Rochester
Oliver LibbyManaging Partner of H/L Ventures; Author, Strong Floor, No Ceiling
Randal RodgerProgram Manager of the Geospatial Analytics, Technology and Solutions; City of Ottawa
Raphael ClementeExecutive Director, Palm Beach Venture Philanthropy
Robert PuticaChief Innovation and Technology Strategist, Dell
Shannon BeckhamFounder and CEO, Chief AI
Stephen MillerCTO, District of Columbia
Toni Thai SterrettFounder, CinePartna
Wesely FosterPresident and CEO, Pacifica Engineering Services
Asong SuhManaging Director, Public Sector & Water Utilities; Sand Technologies
Christopher CarothersUndersheriff, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office
Clayton LevinsExecutive Director, Smart North Florida
Herb SihPioneer Partners
Jay TaylorPartner, Stinson
Jennifer BlalockOrganizational Excellence & Leadership Officer, City of Savannah
Joseph RussoFounder, Midnight Security
Lee ZiliakGlobal CTO, SHI
Lenny ChesalChief Evangelist, iM Critical
Merdochey LaFranceManaging Principal, iTaylor Strategies
Natalia Martinez-KalíninaFounder and Principal, NMK Group
Nick LenaeusSenior Managing Advisor, Red Hat
Raimundo RodulfoCIO, City of Coral Gables
Ryan MellowChief Technology and Innovation Strategist, Dell
Teneka James-FeamanExecutive Director, West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority
Tim TompkinsFellow, NYU Marron Institute and Brookings Metro
Tony ChoCEO and Founder, Future of Cities
Veleké BrownFounder and CEO, E-RoadMap
Vicki RiosAssistant City Manager, City of Glendale
Alisha WinnFounder, Consider the Culture
David HartmannFounder & CEO, The SilverLogic
Dustin HaislerChief AI Officer & U.S. GM, Darwin AI
Jason HallstromFounding Executive Director, Florida Atlantic University Sensing Institute (I-SENSE)
Jonathan FishmanFounder and CEO, Bizydev
Kevin ShewardDirector Enterprise Solutions, GIV Solutions
Michael BerkowitzExecutive Director, Climate Resilience Institute; University of Miami
Michael DunawayFounder and CEO, CIRRUS Group
Sandra BaerBrand Ambassador, SmartCitiesWorld
Urina HarrellCEO, Vox Pop Branding
William WrightDirector Enterprise Solutions, GIV Solutions
Zack WyattExecutive Director, Carolina Farm Trust
Zev SuissaChief Growth Officer, X-lumin
Erskine "Chuck" FaushCEO, 2150 Center For Innovation; SVP of Growth, Miles College
Jonathan HopkinsExecutive Director, West Palm Beach Mobility Coalition
Shaka MitchellFounder, Come Together Music Project
Tiffany TroxlerDirector of Science, Sea Level Solutions Center, Institute of Environment; FIU
Aaron SchillerFounder, Schiller Projects
Alex EspositoCEO and Co-Founder, Circuit
Andrew QuarrieFounder & CEO, Urblandia
August ChenCo-Founder and CEO, Hazel
Cathleen WardDistrict 1 West Palm Beach City Commissioner; Partner, Lippes Mathias
Charlie MillerFounder & Principal, M5 Advisors
Chris ForemanCo-Founder and CEO, Marketplace.City
Christopher RoogExecutive Director, Community Redevelopment Agency; City of West Palm Beach
Emmanuel AkintundeFounder and Managing Director, GF Entertainment
Gianluca GallettoFounder & Chair, I³/NYC
Jeff StoikeCo-Founder & President, Blue Action Group
Marques JacksonMDJ Consulting Group
Meir GivonFounder and President, GIV Solutions Group
A modern agenda
Twelve tracks. We get deals done.
We are not a policy conference — we provide practical solutions for the American people. Every track carries its own sponsor opportunity, speakers and sessions.
- Digital Government & AIAI, data, digital twins, automation, procurement techTrack sponsorAvailable
- Infrastructure & UtilitiesWater, broadband, data centers, ports, airports, public worksTrack sponsorAvailable
- Energy & ResilienceGrid, storage, decarbonization, storm surgeTrack sponsorAvailable
- Transportation & MobilityTransit, rail, aviation, autonomy, curb managementTrack sponsorAvailable
- Housing & Land UseSupply, affordability, zoning, permitting, redevelopmentTrack sponsorAvailable
- Public Safety & SecurityPolicing, emergency response, cyber, defense techTrack sponsorAvailable
- Finance & CapitalMunicipal finance, P3s, pensions, digital paymentsTrack sponsorAvailable
- Economic Development & JobsBusiness attraction, workforce, industry clusters, downtown growthTrack sponsorAvailable
- Education & TalentSchools, universities, skills pipelines, talent retentionTrack sponsorAvailable
- Health & WellnessPublic health, longevity, food systems, recreationTrack sponsorAvailable
- Faith & CommunityFaith institutions, nonprofits, philanthropy, arts, public spaceTrack sponsorAvailable
- Sports & EntertainmentStadiums, districts, major events, venue tech, tourismTrack sponsorAvailable
Every track carries its own sponsor opportunity, speakers and sessions.
An engaged community
Position your brand in front of leading decision makers in the Tomorrow.City USA community.
- 7,229
- People
- 5,376
- Institutions
- 500+
- Speakers
- 43
- States
Organizations in the room
- U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Labor
- City of Atlanta
- City of West Palm Beach
- LA Metro
- State of Michigan
- NVIDIA
- Databricks
- Brightline
- DigitalBridge
- Related Ross
- Uber
- Joby Aviation
- Mastercard
- AT&T
- ServiceNow
- Stripe
- Dell
- Cisco
- Intel
- Thiel Capital
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Knight Foundation
- Harvard Kennedy School
- PortMiami
- ASCE
- NLC
- State of Georgia
- State of Vermont
- State of Connecticut
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- City of Miami
- City of New York
- Miami-Dade County
- Palm Beach County
Impact survey
The State of U.S. Cities
Five minutes on what your city needs most. Your answers shape the 2027 agenda.
Past partners
Partners transforming America
What they are saying
Attendee testimonials
Cities will shape their future through cross-sector collaboration, testing new technologies and solutions, while simultaneously building systems that adapt quickly to emerging challenges. Tomorrow.City USA creates an important platform for sharing insights and best practices that move beyond trends and focus on practical implementation, coordination, and measurable public value.
Tomorrow.City USA was a standout conference because it contained no fluff. The high quality of the speakers, attendees, sponsors, and emerging startups made it easy to navigate and engage with decision-makers and subject matter experts. The conference has been paying significant dividends for AlgoFace across many fronts.
The quality of conversations and attendees, along with the thoughtfully designed conference flow and overall experience were top notch. Easily one of the most refreshing, engaging, and energizing ‘cities’ events I’ve attended in years. The voices (well beyond government) reflected those who live in our cities and the throughline on values-driven, relationship-based public-private partnerships really resonated. Looking forward to future events.
Tomorrow.City USA provides unrivalled opportunities to connect with leaders shaping the future of cities.
This event provides an unparalleled opportunity for stakeholders to truly collaborate, innovate, and engage with industry and city leaders.
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April 13-14, 2027 · West Palm Beach
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