Infrastructure's Role in Economic Development host: Bob Mazer, Smart City Works

Infrastructure's Role in Economic Development

Join Bob Mazer, Co-Founder at Smart City Works, as he moderates a live discussion followed by Q&A highlighting opportunities to modernize infrastructure.

In the US, most public infrastructure funding comes from state and local governments, with the federal government providing additional support through direct spending, grants, loans, and tax preferences. Federal funding is a significant source of support for transportation and water infrastructure, where the Congressional Budget Office estimates that it accounts for more than a fifth of annual investment. Infrastructure has been closed linked and aligned with economic development. The panel will examine the impact infrastructure has on economic development from the point of view of the Federal government, state and local government, private sector and emerging startups.

Panelists:

• Eta Nahapetian, Manager, Smart Community Innovation and Strategy, Department of Economic Initiatives at Fairfax County Government

• Lisa Brown, Senior National Director, Municipal Infrastructure & Smart Communities at Johnson Controls

• Mary MacPherson, President/CEO at Slovak-American Foundation

Please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LGK6nbxxQLOyi3TdPrrWjA