Aarti Tandon is the Executive Director of Smart Cities New York (SCNY), North America’s leading global conference to convene government officials and CEOs in harnessing the global smart city market (expected to grow to $1.6 trillion within the next three years) to ensure cities are sustainable, livable, and equitable as we enter the 21st century.. Aarti Tandon’s work at SCNY is informed by her decades-long commitment to bringing diverse stakeholders together around social impact, criminal justice, and creating more inclusive economies. She spent over a decade representing clients ranging from Grammy-nominated artists to emerging songwriters, filmmakers, producers, and more. She has overseen the tours of the world’s most famous Bollywood stars and organized high-level sports and entertainment delegations for the U.S. State Department in advance of the 2014 World Cup. Having successfully campaigned President George W. Bush for the early release of a singer/songwriter serving time in prison – one of only 11 Commutations granted during President Bush’s eight years in office – Aarti Tandon is deeply committed to helping organizations use sports and entertainment platforms to advance social and criminal justice issues.. She is a Producer of “Catching the Sun”, a feature documentary on solar energy executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and Adrian Grenier, released by Netflix on Earth Day 2016. She is also a Co-Executive Producer of “The Uncondemned”, a feature documentary released by Abramorama in October 2016 about the historic Akayesu case and first ever conviction of rape as a crime of war. The film, supported by Global Citizen and other worldwide organizations, includes the title track, “Smile”, by Maya Jupiter and Grammy-nominated musician, Aloe Blacc. Most recently, she served as a Co-Producer of the feature documentary, “Survivors Guide to Prison”, executive produced by Susan Sarandon, Gina Belafonte, Adrian Grenier, and others committed to criminal justice issues.
