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Cincinnati is rapidly becoming a front runner in the smart cities conversation. Founder Institute Cincinnati is happy to support the upcoming Smart Cincy Summit on April 25-26.

Smart Cincy will be awarding a Fellowship to the upcoming Founder Institute Cincinnati semester, which waives tuition and course fees to a rising star entrepreneur passionate about solving problems relating to the smart cities pillars: Connectivity, Mobility, Security and Sustainability.

On Wednesday, April 26, Founder Institute Cincinnati and Smart Cincy will be hosting a Frontier Founders Forum. Presenters include Zack Huhn, CEO Venture Smarter, and Jon Salisbury, CTO Nexigen. They will be discussing the Smart Cincy and smart cities landscape, including the opportunities for founders to build companies by solving large scale social issues.

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