Fast-Growing Cities and the Circular Economy

April 13, 2023

How can tech and cities work together to build more sustainable, livable cities that thrive?

We will be a country of 50 million people by 2050.

It means we now need to start stewarding our resources more than ever. And that will only happen if we embrace a circular economy.

CityAge is bringing together the leaders doing just that. We’ll look at the new ideas, technologies and investments that will help us to reduce waste, recycle what we use and reduce our carbon and ecosystem footprints.

JCityAge, in collaboration with TELUS Business, on April 13 took a look at the new practices and technologies that can increase sustainability at the same time as we prepare our cities for as many as 10 million more people.

PRESENTED BY

Topics the digital event will address:

SPEAKERS & GUESTS

Dan Watson

Senior Market Manager, Smart City, TELUS Business

Sam Dietrich

Chief Executive Officer, Prairie Robotics

Peter Uppal

VP Sales & Business Development, Superfy

Mary Jean O’Donnell

Owner, MJ Waste Solutions

David Messer

Executive Director, Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph

Alex Sebastian

Co-founder and COO, Orchard Labs

Kate Polkovsky

Chief Executive Officer, Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission

Meaghan Davis

Manager, Circular Economy and Innovation, Solid Waste Management Services, City of Toronto

Bryan Buggey

Executive Vice-President, Invest Vancouver

Frances Edmonds

Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada

Erin Wildeboer

Waste Division Program Liaison, Strathcona County Utilities

Zahra Alani

Broadcast Meteorologist & Communications Strategist, CityAge Anchor CityAge

PROGRAM

11:30 am

Anchor Welcome & Introduction

11:35 am

Opening Presentation: How Smart Waste Solutions are Revolutionizing Waste Management

Mary Jean O’Donnell, President, MJ Waste Solutions

A focus on smart waste systems and how they support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, minimize solid waste sent for disposal, and eliminate contamination of recycling streams, at source. Smart Waste AI (artificial intelligence) is revolutionary and ground-breaking. We will explore:

IoT solutions to historic waste management challenges.
How technology supports the advancement of circular economy initiatives.
The opportunity that circular economy initiatives offer to our cities of the future.

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11:50 am

Panel 1: New Tools for Turning Waste into an Asset

Cameras, sensors, wifi and tech. All things we throw away. Now they are also the technologies that are the basis for innovations in HOW our waste is managed – with sensors, AI and more. Welcome to the waste management revolution.

Peter Uppal, VP Sales & Business Development, Superfy
Sam Dietrich, Chief Executive Officer, Prairie Robotics
Erin Wildeboer, Waste Division Program Liaison, Strathcona County Utilities
Moderator: Dan Watson, Senior Market Manager – Smart City, TELUS Business

12:15 pm

Presentation: Circular Procurement: The Missing Link

How cities and organizations that integrate circular principles into procurement strategies can close the loop to reduce waste and environmental impact while also creating economic opportunities for sustainable businesses.

Frances Edmonds, Head of Sustainable Impact, HP Canada

12:35 pm

Panel 2: How to Build an Urban Circular Economy

Leaders transitioning from a linear take-make-waste economy to a circular reuse-repair-repurpose economy share their insights and lessons learned along the journey.

David Messer, Executive Director, Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph
Kate Polkovsky, Chief Executive Officer Alberta Capital Region Wastewater Commission
Alex Sebastian, Co-Founder, Orchard Labs
Meaghan Davis, Manager, Circular Economy and Innovation, Solid Waste Management Services, City of Toronto
Moderator: Bryan Buggey, Executive Vice President, Invest Vancouver

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