Conferences & Publications

At the University of Lisbon, International Conference on African Urban Planning, September 2017.

At the University of Lisbon, International Conference on African Urban Planning, September 2017.

Speaking Engagements

Recent Presentations & Webinars:

Listed below are upcoming and recent public presentations and webinars, such as events or conferences.  To speak at an investor event, annual meeting, or other corporate or organizational event, please contact me for details.
  • Closing Keynote: "AI and V2X: Opportunities and Challenges for Government,"  Ohio Department of Transportation Technology Conference, Columbus, OH, August 21-22, 2024 
  • "Future-Proofing Smart City Digital Infrastructure,"  Connected America 2024, Dallas, March 12-13, 2024
  • IEEE AI Green Energy Conference, March 24, 2023 [Virtual] 
  • "Urban Mobility: Trends, Players & Sustainable Solutions for Cities," IIoT World - Smart Cities Day, June 2021 [Virtual] 
  • "Preparing for New Technologies – Electric and Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Signage and Media – Methods, Financing and Infrastructure," Urban Land Institute: Building the 21st Century City: The Future Is Now! Symposium, March 2021  [Virtual]
  • Ohio Urban Air Mobility Symposium, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, February 2020
  • "Strategies for Developing AI Based Applications/Services for Transportation," AI World Government, Washington, June 2019
  • "The Changing Mobility Market," Smart Cities New York '19, New York, May 2019
  • "Smart Cities Investment Journey: How to Coordinate and Scale Initiatives" [as Lunch Roundtable Host] at IDC Directions 2019: Multiplied Innovation: Scaling a Technology Revolution, Boston, March 2019
  • "Moving the Masses: Innovation in Transportation", Smart Cities New York '18, New York, May 2018
  • "Transportation & Other Smart City Use Cases" Smart City Cleveland Forum, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, April 2018
  • "Single-Occupancy Drones and Future Travel within Cities," Smart Cities Connect Conference, Kansas City, March 2018
  • "Urban Mobility on Demand", Smart Cities Connect Conference, Kansas City, March 2018
  • "Smart Mobility Solutions" Smart Cities Connect Conference, Kansas City, March 2018
  • "Transforming Mobility in Cities" [as Lunch Roundtable Host] at IDC Directions 2018 - Innovating in the DX Economy: From Experimentation to Automation, Boston, MA, USA, February 2018
  • "The Imminent Arrival of Autonomous Vehicles and Recommended Actions for Cities," Smart Regions Conference, Cincinnati, OH USA, October 2017
  • Panel Discussion: "Advanced and Autonomous Transportation in Smart Regions," Smart Regions Conference, Cincinnati, OH, USA, October 2017
  • "Smart Cities and the Future of Africa: Opportunities & Challenges of Digital Transformation," 2nd International Conference on African Urban Planning, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2017
  • IDC Webcast: "Arriving Before You Know It: What Cities Should Be Doing Now to Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles", Live Webinar, July 2017
  • "Urban Mobility on Demand" [as Moderator], Smart Cities Connect Conference, Austin, TX, USA, June 2017
  • "City Solutions: Mobility" [as Moderator], Smart Cities Connect Conference, Austin, TX, USA, June 2017
  • "Smart Urban Mobility: Data Challenges and Opportunities," Presentation for the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, May 2017 
  • "Creating a Comprehensive Security Program from Scratch for New Metro Systems," Transport Security Expo, London, UK, December 2014
Speaking at the Ohio Urban Air Mobility Symposium at Ohio State University, February 2020. Mark Zannoni is on the far right.

Speaking at the Ohio Urban Air Mobility Symposium at Ohio State University, February 2020. Mark Zannoni is on the far right.

Grade Crossing Post at Phan Dang Luu Street for Vietnam Railways, just north of Hanoi, Feb 2010.

Grade Crossing Post at Phan Dang Luu Street for Vietnam Railways, just north of Hanoi, Feb 2010.



At Smart Cities New York 2019, speaking on transformations in urban mobility. Mark Zannoni is on the far right.

At Smart Cities New York 2019, speaking on transformations in urban mobility. Mark Zannoni is on the far right.

Publications

Publications

Author of many works on a range of topics on transportation, smart cities, economic development, and international development. Hundreds of non-public documents have been written for clients over the years across a broad range of smart cities and transportation engagements. Listed below are only recent transport and city-related documents that are in the public domain:
  • "Autonomously Driving: Catch the Car, Get Our Data" Chapter with B. Flügge in Smart Mobility in Practice: Good Car, Bad Car, No Car – Is this the End of Nurturing Our Mobility DNA? Springer, 2024
  • Red Line Realignment:  A New Subway Plan for Downtown Cleveland, The Center for Cleveland, June 2021
  • Cities Must Develop Regulations Now for Urban Air Mobility, Medium.com, March 2020
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Smart Cities and Communities 2020 Predictions, IDC, October 2019
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Next-Generation Automotive Vehicle 2020 Predictions, IDC, October 2019
  • IDC Perspective: Transportation Network Companies and Public Transit Agencies – Symbiosis or Competition?, IDC, July 2019
  • IDC Perspective: Smart City Drone Usage - Public Safety and Transportation Applications Leading Adoption, IDC, July 2019
  • IDC Tech Buyer Presentation: Artificial Intelligence:  Applications and maturity in Transportation, IDC, July 2019
  • IDC Planscape:  Surveillance Avenue: Urban Mobility and Addressing the Erosion of Privacy, IDC, May 2019
  • IDC Market Glance: Intelligent Urban Transportation, 1Q19, IDC, February 2019
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Smart Cities and Communities 2019 Predictions, IDC, December 2018
  • IDC PeerScape: Smart Parking Practices for Cities to Consider Before Implementation, IDC, November 2018
  • IDC Perspective:  Innovations in Public Transit — A Global Review, IDC, November 2018
  • “Transformation of the City through Autonomous Vehicles” Chapter in Smart Mobility in der Praxis: Das Auto – unverzichtbar für den intermodalen Verkher? [Smart Mobility in Practice: The Car - Indispensable for Intermodal Transport?], Springer, 2018.
  • Data in Smart Cities and Mobility – Analysis of the Current Situation, European Commission, DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG Connect), Forthcoming.
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Smart Cities 2019 Predictions, IDC, October 2018
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Hospitality, Travel, and Transportation 2019 Predictions, October 2018
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Connected Vehicle 2019 Predictions, October 2018
  • IDC Perspective: The Unexpected Consequences of Ride-Hailing Services: Implications for Cities, IDC, February 2018
  • IDC Perspective: A Global Overview of Current Autonomous Vehicle Pilots, IDC, November 2017
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Smart Cities 2018 Predictions, IDC, October 2017
  • IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Hospitality, Travel, and Transportation 2018 Predictions, IDC, October 2017
  • IDC PlanScape: Smart Intersections for Smart City Intelligent Transportation, IDC, October 2017
  • IDC PlanScape: Smart Parking, IDC, June 2017
  • IDC Innovators: Smart Parking, 2017, IDC, June 2017
  • NOACA Fact Book:  Facts and Data on Northeast Ohio, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, 2016
  • Research Brief:  Major Employment Hubs in the Cleveland MSA, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, December 2016
  • “Latin America’s New Giant: Which Alliance?” AirlineCity.com, August, 2010
  • “Report from Hanoi”, Planning Magazine, May 2010
  • “Infrastructure” Chapter in Tanzania’s Agenda for Action, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), February 2008
  • Security and Emergency Management Technical Assistance for the Top 50 Transit Agencies, US Dept. of Transportation, 2007
  • Transportation Infrastructure Map of Mozambique, Cleveland Map Company, 1998.