Bobbi Harris is a water utility and smart city industry expert and the founder of Smart Water Smart City, LLC. She is a leader in smart water initiatives and strategy. In her years in the indusry, she has focused on utility issues, business drivers and telecom technologies to address water and energy challenges including smart cities, cleantech and green building initiatives. Her insights are sought by key stakeholders, including elected officials, investors, and electric, water and gas utility leaders and technology executives worldwide. Bobbi is one of the ESI 2019 Global Smart Energy Elites and her mission is to help connect utility and city leaders to technology solution providers to solve energy and water challenges. She graduated summa cum laude from Campbell University and earned her MBA from the same.