#211: South Florida CIO Roundtable: 1,000+ Sensor Network, Centennial Celebration, Miami Beach's AI Agents & More
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Featuring:
Frank Quintana, CIO, City of Miami Beach
Ricardo Castillo, CIO, City of North Miami Beach
Raimundo Rodulfo, CIO, City of Coral Gables
Kyle Patel, VP of Engineering, Polimorphic
What You’ll Learn:
How Miami Beach serves millions of international tourists with 6 AI agents instead of expanding staff in their 7-square-mile destination
Why Coral Gables found a missing child in 2 minutes during a 50,000-person event using computer vision from 1,000+ sensors
The leadership story behind "hand the marker" - how South Florida CIOs transform interns into teachers who build better teams
How Polimorphic's AI pre-screens applications in 30 seconds, catching 90% of errors before staff review (25 languages expanding to 70)
Why North Miami Beach turned a 6-year permitting system failure into breakthrough collaboration across 14 departments
The governance strategy that blocks shadow AI while enabling department self-service: Miami-Dade College education + centralized licensing + technology controls
Timestamps
(03:00) 7 Square Miles, Millions of Tourists: Miami Beach's AI-First Customer Service Strategy
(08:00) 1,000+ Sensors to 2-Minute Rescue: Coral Gables' Smart City Emergency Response Evolution
(16:00) 30-Second Application Pre-Review: Polimorphic's AI Catches 90% of Errors before staff review (25 languages expanding to 70)
(22:00) Shadow AI Governance: Miami-Dade College Education + Centralized Licensing Strategy
(30:00) 6-Year Permitting Failure Becomes Collaboration: Breaking Down North Miami Beach's 14-Department Silos
(34:00) Hand the Marker Leadership: How Interns Become Teachers Who Build Better Teams
(42:00) Human Capital as Competitive Advantage: Coral Gables' Private Sector Mindset in Government
(47:00) 25 Languages to 70: Polimorphic's Multilingual Government Access Transformation
(50:00) The Next Decade CIO: From Keep-the-Lights-On to Strategic Problem-Solving Partner
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