Future of Cities: Connecting Canadian Municipalities with Canadian Innovation
November 22, 2022
Mapping out the next steps to building the future for Canadian cities.
Our cities are facing enormous challenges. But with those challenges come enormous opportunities.
That’s because Canada is home to some of the world’s most talented innovators. Canadian tech founders are equipped to not only solve the challenges our cities are facing, but to completely reimagine and rebuild them to be more equitable, liveable, affordable, digitally advanced, and sustainable.
To ensure these high-tech solutions are buildable, and to ensure they respond directly to the practical needs of Canadians, founders and municipalities must work together closely.
That’s why Communitech has spent the last 12 months bringing tech founders, industry partners, and government leaders together through the Future of Cities Collaborative. Through a series of discussions, workshops, and interviews, we’ve defined the challenges and uncovered their potential solutions.
Join us on November 22 as we showcase what the Future of Cities Collaborative has accomplished, and map out the next steps to building the future for Canadian cities.
JOIN FROM CALGARY
Joining from Calgary? Join our partners at Platform Calgary to network with peers and watch the Future of Health Solutions Showcase in the big screen at the Platform Innovation Centre. Register here: https://www.showpass.com/future-of-health-showcase-2022/
Themes of Discussion Include:
- How cities can best manage their assets using data and other advanced tools
- The tools that most effectively drive down carbon emissions
- Innovations in transportation that make it sustainable, safe, autonomous, and connected
- The importance and value of citizen engagement and how cities and tech founders can foster it
- How to engage in regional collaboration and its benefits
PRESENTED BY
WITH SUPPORT FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS:
SPEAKERS & GUESTS
Myrna Bittner
CEO & Founder, RUNWITHIT Synthetics
Michelle Goetz
Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Township of Huron-Kinloss
Roy Tal
CTO, Visual Defence
John Zelek
Co-Founder, Eye for Infrastructure
Andreas Boehm
Intelligent Cities Manager, City of Kelowna
Barry Cronkite
Director, Transportation Services, City of Kitchener
Jason Grier
President & CEO, Delphic Research
John McLeod
Head of Marketing RideCo On-Demand Transit
Adam Straker
Program Manager, Ecosystem Collaboration Communitech
Charlynne Pinto
IoT Partner Fleet Services Manager. Rogers
Alma Mikulinsky
Project Lead: Digital Rights and Governance, Digital Public Square
Naomi Parness
Anchor, CityAge Founder, The Narrative Agency
PROGRAM
Anchor Welcome & Introduction
Opening Comments from Communitech’s Future of Cities
Opening Presentation by: Myrna Bittner, CEO & Founder, RUNWITHIT Synthetics
Panel 1: Data-Driven City Management
Data allows city officials to monitor their assets for carbon emissions, public safety, performance, and warning signs of any vulnerabilities. But citizen trust and data maturity are key ingredients to leveraging it. How can cities and founders work together to power data maturity and build citizen trust, especially among vulnerable populations, to get the most out of their data?
- Michelle Goetz, Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Township of Huron-Kinloss
- Andreas Boehm, Intelligent Cities Manager, City of Kelowna
- Jason Grier, President & CEO, Delphic Research
Presentation by: John McLeod, RideCo On-Demand Transit
Panel 2: Building Smart Mobility Systems
New approaches to mobility can transform our cities for the better. Advanced mobility solutions can unlock the potential for 15-minute cities, connectivity between rural areas and urban centers, and expand access to high-income employment opportunities. How can local governments collaborate with startups and scale-ups to get the most effective solutions into the country’s urban centers and scale them?
- Barry Cronkite, Director, Transportation Services, City of Kitchener
- Roy Tal, CTO, Visual Defence
- John Zelek, Co-Founder, Eye for Infrastructure
- Charlynne Pinto, IoT Partner Fleet Services Manager, Rogers
- Panel Host: Adam Straker, Program Manager, Ecosystem Collaboration, Communitech
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