At the StampedeCon 2013 Big Data conference in St. Louis, Paul Doherty, President and CEO of the digit group, inc., discussed From Smart Buildings to Smart Cities: An Industry in the Midst of Big Data. As our world emerges as large, urban environments, built environment and IT professionals are challenged with integrating a building’s Digital DNA into the urban fabric of Smart City initiatives. This creates opportunities for Cloud-based and mobile analysis and management that can lead to better design, performance, service and sustainability. The knowledge behind the urban intelligence of Big Data latently resides with today’s built environment and IT professional. Join us for a discussion that will define Smart Cities, identify Smart Buildings and provide you with best practices, lessons learned and a framework strategy for your organization to profit from the Smart Cities movement.