Donny has over 20 years of engineering, project management, and partner-in-charge responsibilities in communications, security and integrated building automation systems. His experience includes aviation facilities, health care buildings, judicial facilities, advanced technology developments, military installations, data centers, mixed-use developments, performing arts facilities and college campuses. With prowess designing technologically sophisticated campuses, his background encompasses over 150 projects specializing in an integrated design with network-enabled systems. Donny leads our Intelligent Building Systems group and presents on this topic at many national conferences. Donny holds a Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering, Fiber Optics and Electrical Systems for Buildings from Georgia Tech. He is a member of Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI) and the Intelligent Buildings Conference Advisory Council (IBcon). Donny was named a Partner in 2016.

- Coach and facilitate conversations with c-suite clients to develop digital transformation strategies for their real estate portfolios (working with several fortune 500 companies) - Define growth opportunities based on digital transformation (examples of technologies used in our solutions: AI/ML, Digital Twin, IoT apps, Metaverse, and Blockchain) - Lead on business planning analysis for $1.6 billion-dollar real estate development in the USA – in addition, developed tech-based strategies to reduce cost and improve operational efficiency - Leading sustainability planning studies for one of the major cities in Canada – evaluating +70 technologies and their impact on the city’s infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality - Working with several Siemens suppliers to reduce their carbon footprint, and to meet their Decarbonization/net-zero targets EDUCATION: MBA. Finance and Strategy, Emory University BSc. Architecture, University of Michigan

Brandon Branham, chief technology officer (CTO) and assistant city manager, leads the City of Peachtree Corners’ groundbreaking smart city and Internet of Things (IoT) programs. Overseeing one of the first real-world smart city ecosystems deployed in the United States, he is bringing the region to the forefront in the development of next generation IoT technologies that will change the face of business and society in the near future – both within the country and across the world. Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners is the country’s first true smart city technology proving ground – featuring real connected city infrastructure and thousands of interacting residents/vehicles that can’t be replicated by closed or controlled testing environments. The 500-acre technology park and 1.5-mile autonomous vehicle test street creates conditions that enable robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous services/vehicles and countless more emerging applications to be trialed, developed and ultimately deployed globally. Serving as the model for how government entities and the free market must collaborate to build out smart cities and regions in the United States, Curiosity Lab showcases how buildings and other city fixtures are enabling, and connecting with, devices and solutions. When it comes to autonomous technologies, for example, Curiosity Lab’s mobile 5G network, combined with direct short-range communications (DSRC) roadside units, enable disruptive technology developers to test vehicle-to- everything (V2X) communications in an unprecedented manner. Intelligent traffic cameras and traffic signals, along with smart street lights and data sensors, push video and invaluable data to a central operations center for analysis and action. All reflective of how city infrastructure will soon communicate with machines and humans on a scale never seen before. Branham serves on various boards in the community, and recently received his certification in cybersecurity leadership from the Professional Development Academy, in conjunction with the International City Managers Association.

As Sr. Director of CleanTech & Smart Cities Ecosystems with Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC), Cynthia Curry is helping build and strengthen the CleanTech & Smart Cities ecosystems across the 29 county Metro Atlanta area to create an innovative & equitable community for generations to come. As a member of the economic development team, she supports local company growth while attracting new jobs and investment to the region. By connecting Atlanta’s thought leaders in the CleanTech & smart cities space, she helps drive collaboration between the business, government, civic, and educational ecosystems to create inclusive and resilient communities that leverage technology to solve the most pressing issues of our time. Cynthia serves on the Georgia Tech Strategic Energy Institute External Advisory Board, the Georgia Hydrogen Braintrust, and served as the Innovation Chair on Governor Kemp’s EMIA (GA Electric Mobility & Innovation Alliance). She is co-chair for TAG’s Smart Communities & Sustainability Chapter. She serves on the City of Atlanta CIO Advisory Board as well as the MARTA Business Advisory Board. Committed to equity and inclusion, Cynthia is the co-chair of the MAC DEI team, supports the ATL Action for Racial Equity initiative, and serves on the TAG Social Justice & Equity Board. Cynthia is an international public speaker, traveling to promote Atlanta across the globe. Cynthia lives in Decatur, GA and has called Atlanta home for over 35 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Philosophy from Georgia State University and is a mom, wife, cyclist, hiker, music lover, and food fanatic. #GrowAtlanta | #AtlantaIsNow

John has more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate development and finance. He manages development for Cousins and has been involved with some of Cousins’ most significant projects during his 23 years at Cousins, including Norfolk Southern's Headquarters, NCR, Terminus, Gateway Village, and Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta. Before joining Cousins in 1996, John specialized in investment and acquisition for Hutchinson Capital Group and Quest Capital Corp. At those firms, he managed and grew a portfolio of 20 operating companies with combined revenues of $1.6 billion. Prior to that, he was an assistant vice president for Wachovia Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Finance Division, where he managed a portfolio of secured office and industrial loans. John has a B.A., Economics from Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.; and an M.B.A., The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C. John is a member of Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2001 and serves as a director and Vice Chair for the Midtown Community Improvement District. He served as chairman of the Atlanta Police Foundation Board (both company and advisory boards). He is a trustee-emeritus and elder of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta leading the Campus Master Planning committee. He serves on the Kenan Flagler Business School Foundation board and the National Advisory Board for The Ackland Museum at UNC-CH. John also serves on the Advisory Board of ULI Atlanta.