Superstorm Sandy had a disproportionate impact on small businesses throughout the city, many of which lack the resources to invest in improvements to build their resilience. NYCEDC developed the RISE: NYC program to support small businesses to become more resilient, identifying and deploying innovative technologies in the energy, telecom, and building systems sectors through an international multi-stage competition. In this session, the people behind some of the winning designs will discuss their technologies and how they mobilize and engage community networks to promote resiliency.
