David Heyman, co-founder of Smart City Works and former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will address economic development issues at the Smart Cities Week conference in Washington Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

Smart City Works, a next-generation business accelerator focused on improving life and infrastructure in cities, and Refraction, a leading nonprofit innovation hub, won a $750,000 federal grant to develop a regional smart infrastructure innovation program for Northern Virginia.

Washington, D.C., January 28, 2019 –Smart City Works, the world’s first business actuator and next generation business accelerator focused on infrastructure innovation and the built environment, today announced their first semi-annual Demo Day, which is being held Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST) at the Virginia Tech Research Center,900 North Glebe Road, in Arlington, VA.

Smart City Works, a next generation business accelerator that speeds commercialization for early stage urban tech companies, was selected by the Department of Homeland Security to help bring innovative technologies to improve public safety to cities across America.