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Spotlighting fresh ideas in u rban connectivity & sustainability

Spotlighting fresh ideas in u rban connectivity & sustainability. Organized by Urban Age Institute, a 501c3 based in San Francisco. Hosted by Evergreen at the Brick Works in Toronto. Who Attends?. 350 urban sustainability thought leaders CXO, SVP and ED level attendees

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Spotlighting fresh ideas in u rban connectivity & sustainability

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  1. Spotlighting fresh ideas in urban connectivity & sustainability Organized by Urban Age Institute, a 501c3 based in San Francisco Hosted by Evergreen at the Brick Works in Toronto

  2. Who Attends? • 350 urban sustainability thought leaders • CXO, SVP and ED level attendees • Representing public, private and third sector (academic, think tank, non-profit, foundation) • Invitation-only

  3. Event Format • 2-day event • Curated 15-minute talks • 60-minute workshops • Generous breaks for networking • Global webcast • TelePresenceenabled sessions for international discussion

  4. Event Program Meeting of the Minds staff collaborate with sponsors and partners to curate the event program: • Developing speaker and session ideas • Focusing sessions on best practices and case studies • Finding transferable and replicable solutions to feature at event

  5. Pre-Meeting Buzz Conference speakers, sponsors & partners featured through: • Year-long, regular blog content • Curated 60-minute webinars leading up to event • Regular newsletters to globalemail list

  6. Post-Meeting Buzz • Videos & transcripts of all plenary talks posted online • Follow-up blog posts from the Meeting’s key thought leaders • Final report, featuring: • Statistics • Survey results • Contact lists • Session summaries

  7. Media Strategy • Two on-site press rooms for sponsors and speakers only • Industry-relevant press invited • Sponsor’s top press targets included • Sponsor materials (press releases, white papers, reports) distributed at or before event

  8. 2012 Attendees Level Sector

  9. 2012 Sponsors • Toyota • Cisco • Philips Lighting • IBM • Schneider Electric • Qualcomm • SOM • WSP Flack + Kurtz • CH2M Hill • Annie E. Casey Foundation • Ford Foundation • Jones Lang LaSalle

  10. 2012 Partners • Urban Land Institute • Presidio Graduate School • Regional Plan Association • International Water Association • CEOs for Cities • US Green Building Council • SPUR • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy • Bay Area Council Economic Institute • Greenprint Foundation

  11. 2012 Attending Press • New York Times • Forbes • Fast Company Magazine • San Francisco Chronicle • The Registry • Citiscope • Sustainable Industries • CBS • ABC • TechCrunch • Washington Post • Dallant Networks • Clean Fleet Report • Places Journal • Inhabitat • SmartPlanet

  12. 2012 Press Coverage A comprehensive list of 2012 press coverage is available at: CityMinded.org/c/Media-Coverage

  13. Toronto 2013 When: September 9-11, 2013 Where: Evergreen Brick Works • Opening Evening Reception • VIP Reception for Speakers/Sponsors Only • 2-day event • 12 hours of networking time Meetings arranged before and after for key partnership development.

  14. Sponsors and Partners • Toyota • Cisco • Philips Lighting • Schneider Electric • IBM • Metrolinx • HOK • Jones Lang Lasalle • Annie E. Casey Foundation • Ford Foundation • Oxford Properties • Itron • VREF • Golder Associates • Lincoln Institute of Land Policy • Zerofootprint • Evergreen • George Brown College • Waterfront Toronto • Institute on Governance • Ryerson University

  15. CityMinded.org • An active website featuring events, blog posts, speaker & sponsor profiles and other information about Meeting of the Minds Toronto • 13,000 visits a month • 120% increase in traffic in Q1 2013 • Featuring 34 bloggers from 6 countries

  16. Contact Gordon Feller Co-Founder and Convenor gofeller@cisco.com Jessie Feller Managing Director jessie@cityminded.org Dave Hahn Director of Communications dave@cityminded.org CityMinded.org

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