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With over two decades of experience in her field, Melanie has been a featured speaker and moderator at conferences around the world.  If you have upcoming speaker needs, please contact us at Nutter Consulting.

Recent Speaking Engagements

Smart Cities Connect

April 4-7, 2022

Melanie Nutter was a featured speaker on two sustainability panels at the Spring 2022 Smart Cities Connect Conference in Columbus, OH.

Smart Infrastructure, Sustainability & the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Keynote Session)

This keynote session focused on how to combine smart technology with smart city making that supports sustainable design goals.

  • Chelsea Collier, Editor-at-Large, Smart Cities Connect Media & Research 

  • Stephen Patak, Chief Revenue Officer, Ubicquia

  • Amanda Daflos, Executive Director, Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, Johns Hopkins University

  • Conor Riffle, VP Smart Cities, Rubicon

A Local Movement: Building a Clean Energy Future in Ohio

This session highlighted the unique model of Power A Clean Future Ohio, a coalition effort that has accelerated local climate action by providing city champions with free, direct access to first steps in their sustainability initiatives.

  • Brendan Kelley, Director of Drive Electric Ohio, Clean Fuels Ohio

  • Joe Flarida, Executive Director, Power a Clean Future Ohio

  • Tristan Rader, Council Member, City of Lakewood

  • Mark Charles, Sustainability Manager, City of Dayton, OH 

CityAge Event

July 1, 2021

CityAge hosted a virtual event that took a deep dive on the City of Las Vegas and the state of Nevada, exploring their important lessons on investing in technology, energy, transportation systems and ways to enhance customer experience. For “The Future’s Infrastructure is Digital” Panel, Melanie led a discussion alongside Michael Sherwood, CIO for the City of Las Vegas; Alyssa Rodriguez, Director of IT for the City of Henderson; Steph Stoppenhagen, Director of Strategy and Innovation at Black & Veatch; and Bob Leek, Deputy CIO for Clark County.

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Clean Growth Incubator Webinar Event

October 14, 2020

Nutter Consulting partnered with the Center for Strategic Policy Innovation to design and plan an online event to announce the rollout of their Clean Growth Incubator Initiative.

Melanie served as a moderator joined by speakers:

  • Kevin Daehnke, President, Center for Strategic Policy Innovation

  • Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, Co-Founders of Land Art Generator

  • Dr. Nate Johnson, Director, Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS), Arizona State University

  • Dr. James Nelson, Director of Technology and Innovation, LEAPS

  • Chris Bleuher, Director, Microgrid Competency Center, Schneider Electric

  • Charles Howland, Chair, Environmental Department, Curtis Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

  • Stephen Pearlman, Founder and Partner, Pearlman & Miranda

Cities Today Institute: Leadership Forum

March 2020

At the 2020 Cities Today Leadership Forum, Melanie led two presentations on resilience and smart city planning to share best practices in utilizing government technology to build sustainable and resilient cities. 

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Future Cities Canada

November 13, 2020

Melanie moderated an online discussion with smart city leaders to share their experiences and explore how designing a smarter city means putting people at the center of solutions. Co-panelists included:

  • Noemi Chanda, Senior Manager, Data Protection and Privacy, Deloitte

  • Todd Hofley, Director, Property Relations, Beanfield

  • Dr. Josipa Petrunic, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC)

Meeting of the Minds Annual Summit

November 27 - 29, 2018

Melanie served as the moderator for a panel discussing the unique challenges and opportunities of the night economy in major cities. She was joined by:

  • Tina Lee-Vogt, Program Manager, Community Development Department, City of Sacramento

  • Jocelyn Kane, Former Executive Director, City of San Francisco Entertainment Commission


Recent Participating Conferences