ICF's Annual Summit This Week in NYC

On May 19-21, the leaders of ICF's Top Seven Intelligent Communities will share success stories from around the world in creating and retaining the talent that powers an innovation economy. In 2010, the Building the Broadband Economy Summit theme is about talent and how to keep it. BBE 2010 will offer case studies from Smart21 and Top Seven Intelligent Community leaders who have grappled with this challenge and developed innovative strategies to close the education "last mile." Confirmed speakers include:

Premier Shawn Graham of New Brunswick, Canada, ICF's Visionary of the Year
Vice Chairman Christopher Zimmerman, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Mayor Larry O'Brien of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mike Galloway, Director of City Development, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Professor Cheol-Soo Park, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon, South Korea
Toomas Sepp, City Secretary, Tallinn, Estonia
Dave Carter, Head, Manchester Digital Development Agency, Manchester UK
Deputy City Manager Dana McDaniel, City of Dublin, Ohio, USA
Mayor J.M.L.N. Mikkers, City of Veldhoven in the Eindhoven Region of the Netherlands
Anette Scheibe, CEO, Electrum Foundation & Kista Science City AB, Stockholm Sweden

Who Will Be Named The Intelligent Community of the Year on May 21?
On the final day of BBE2010, ICF will name its Intelligent Community of the Year from one of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2010.