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SMART 2018 USA - INVITATION
SMART Growth Economic Development
SMART Business Development
SMART Trade and Investment
SMART Education
The mega trend of SMART communities is set to drive
urban development for the next decade. SMART growth
will drive demand for SMART growth economic
development, SMART workforce development & training,
SMART education, SMART community development,
SMART concepts, and new business models.
North America will continue to dominate the global
market for SMART city technologies. Investment rate in
North America will increase from $118.5 billion in 2016 to
$244.5 billion in 2021. Technology ubiquity, advanced
investment, and organizational models in U.S. cities will
drive investment. There are currently over one hundred
SMART community projects in the U.S., and more than
six hundred communities, are set to go SMART in the
next few years.
To increase SMART international trade and investment,
the Chamber of Eco Commerce, in partnership with
SMART Community Exchange (SCE), launched SMART
2018 USA program. This program, offers SMART
investors and businesses opportunities, to connect and
exchange critical information about SMART business
opportunities, and learn how investors and companies
can participate in the USA SMART market, and U.S.
funded partner projects around the world.
SMART partners from Business, Government, NGO,
Academia, and Non-Profits, participate in SMART 2018
USA business roundtables, workshops, and trade
missions, to discover unique business opportunities, and
to meet strategic business partners.
International Trade Mission USA
March 26-30, 2018
We invite you to join International SMART 2018 USA
program and trade mission to the USA. The purpose of
this trade mission, is to connect you to the fast growing
SMART USA and international market, and share how
you can gain access to early market intelligence, how
you can find new business opportunities, and how you
can form new business and partnerships in the SMART
USA and international SMART market.
The trade mission includes an opportunity to participate
in a global SMART Cities Conference March 26-29, 2018
in Kansas City, MO. Your company may participate in the
conference as a visitor or an exhibitor, to share your
technology, product, service, or investment offering with
motivated prospects. The conference attracts over 400+
global city leaders, 300+ exhibitors & innovators, and
2500+ thought leaders in SMART. You are also invited to
to participate in SMART Growth Economic Development,
SMART Education, and SMART Soft-Landing USA
workshop - March 30, 2018 from 9:00AM to 12 Noon.
To learn about the SMART 2018 USA program, and how
to apply for the program, please go to: https://
smartcommunitygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/
SMART-2018-USA-Global-INVITATION-2.pdf
Registration is due January 15, 2018
SMART 2018 USA Program
If accepted to the SMART 2018 USA program, you will
receive an opportunity to participate in live and online
workshops and business roundtables, and to share your
brand/technology/product/services/investment offering
through our online platform with motivated prospects in
the USA and around the world.
You will be invited to SMART trade missions to the USA
and other trade missions to the U.S. funded partner
project locations around the world. Participation is limited
to highly qualified entrepreneurs, investors, enterprises
and organizations.
We look forward to meeting you in March 2018 in the
USA, and learning about your SMART business.
Minna LeVine
CEO
www.ChamberofEcoCommerce.com
www.SMARTCommunityExchange.com
www.SMARTSummits.com