INTELLIGENCE

FOR CLIMATE

ADAPTATION

Cornell Tech’s Urban Tech Summit returns on November 19-20, 2024, focusing on the theme of “Intelligence for Climate Adaptation.” Organized by the Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech’s Jacobs Institute, this year’s Summit will explore cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to create more resilient urban environments.

Over two days, leading experts from industry, academia, and government will discuss how AI and machine learning (ML) can address critical challenges like extreme heat, flooding, renewable energy, building systems, and urban logistics. The event will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, start-up pitches, and interactive workshops that foster innovation and collaboration among city officials, researchers, technologists, industry leaders, and community advocates working to build stronger, more adaptive cities.

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DAY 1

HAZARDS, IMPACTS, AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

The first day of the Summit will open with an examination of the ways AI and ML can enhance urban resilience by addressing challenges related to extreme heat and flooding. Discussions will look at the role of AI in developing targeted cooling strategies, improving flood models, and supporting equitable relocation, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between city officials, scientists, and residents.

Afternoon sessions will explore the potential of emerging technologies like digital twins and generative AI models to enhance climate resilience and urban adaptation efforts. These discussions will uncover how cities can effectively collaborate with AI and leverage real-time data for innovation while addressing challenges such as transparency and environmental impact.

DAY 2

BUILDING RESILIENT URBAN SYSTEMS

On day two, our programming will dig deeper into the ways AI, sensing, and automation are transforming urban systems to build more resilient, sustainable, and adaptable cities. As cities face the challenges of climate change and increasing demands on infrastructure, they must transform construction technologies, energy management, public transportation, and logistics systems. These sessions will highlight how new tools, systems, and strategies can help cities more seamlessly integrate advanced technologies to create more durable, equitable, and efficient urban environments.

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS

The Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, established jointly by Cornell University and the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, is based at Cornell Tech in New York City and embodies its mission by spearheading the inception, translation into practice, and incubation of new computational technologies that advance human and societal well-being, while empowering graduate students to be the next generation of tech leaders.

CIV:LAB aims to strengthen the civic and social infrastructure in and with our communities to tackle civilization’s greatest problems. Using collaboration as a vehicle for social change, CIV:LAB funds and enables programs, projects and products on the ground addressing problems in cities. CIV:LAB is a 501(c)(3) based in New York City at Civic Hall.

Emergence Creative is a global creative agency dedicated to social impact. Emergence employs the tools of advertising, marketing, and communications and integrates subject-matter expertise with strategy and design. The agency has worked with a variety of organizations, including public sector, NGOs, nonprofits, community-based organizations, and private companies, to articulate and amplify coherent brand stories.