Future Cities Roadshow 2023
February 28 – March 9, 2023
Toronto | Halifax | Edmonton | Vancouver
Event Overview
Exploration of Technology and Initiatives in our Future City
Smart City was a subjective term where each municipality had their own definition and project, which was included under the Smart City umbrella. As time passed, the relevancy of the term Smart City came into question as municipalities pivoted their priorities to accommodate present challenges and budget constraints.
At our Future Cities Roadshow leaders will converge together to share their challenges, and build an ecosystem of knowledge, ideas, and solutions with a goal of increasing the connectivity between municipalities of all sizes. Explore how Future Cities has evolved from being the responsibility of a siloed team, to an overarching strategy embedded within all organizational process. Join Public Sector Network’s Future Cities Roadshow as municipalities share their success stories, strategies, and best practices with their local public sector peers
Benefits of Attending
Your Inspiring Speakers
Alice Xu
Director, Digital City
Connected Community
(Smart City) Technology
Services Division
City of Toronto
Philippe Landry
Director, Traffic Services
City of Ottawa
Tasneem Essaji
Director, Transportation Policy Branch
Ministry of Transportation
Andrea McKinney
Chief Corporate Service Officer
WSIB
Emilie Alderman
Director of Environmental Services
City of Vaughan
Laurie Guthrie
Smart City Project Manager
City of Fredericton
Cara Spittal
Acting Director, Corporate Policy & Strategy
Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency
Jeffery Biggar
Assistant Professor
Dalhousie University
Dave Reage
Executive Director, Halifax Transit
Halifax Regional Municipality
Eric Lucic
Division Lead of Community Planning
Halifax Regional Municipality
Catherine Sparks
A/Branch Manager Service Innovation & Performance Financial & Corporate Services
City of Edmonton
Daniela Robu
Director, Innovation and Business Intelligence, Health Evidence & Innovation, Provincial Clinical Excellence
Alberta Health Services
Brett Newstead
General Manager Planning & Infrastructure
Town of Stony Plain
Raja Mita
Executive Director Health Innovation
Alberta Innovate
Neha Ganjoo
Senior Data Analytics Strategist, Advanced Analytics
City of Calgary
Susan Stanford
ADM
Government of British Columbia
Andreas Boehm
Smart Cities Manager
City of Kelowna
Austin Zwick
Assistant Teaching Professor
Syracuse University – Maxwell School
Tom Lancaster
General Manager – Granville Island
CMHC
Key Sessions
The Changing Face of Smart City – Understanding the Current Definition and Emphasis
- What is a Smart City, and how has that definition changed over time?
- How is Smart City becoming an overarching strategy that is being embedded within each operational department?
Exploring Natural Infrastructure and Net Zero Development Initiatives
Paving the Way for Increased Connectivity Between Municipalities
- How can municipalities build interconnectedness with each other to increase the flow of people and traffic?
- How are parking lots being considered and used for future city development?
Roundtable 1: Leveraging New Transportation Technology to Build Strategy to Increase Fluidity
Roundtable 2: Maximizing the Understanding of the Data Produced by the Municipality’s Citizens
Roundtable 3: Securing Your Smart City as There is an Increase in Dependence on Technology and Digitalization
Roundtable 4: Utilizing Urban Planning Modeling Technology to Assist with City Planning
Roundtable 5: Increasing Accessibility of Network Across Canada
Exploring Future Cities and Priorities in a Post-Pandemic World
- What is the vision and benefit of Future Cities Development?
- How can municipalities create a better ecosystem for sharing information, resources, and talent?
- How does Future Cities fit into workplace modernization?
- How has Future Cities embedded itself into increasing the quality of life and providing more economical value for its municipality?
Your Registration
Roadshow Venue
Toronto
Bay Adelaide Centre – KPMG Office
Suite 4600, BAC South Wall, 46th Floor
Halifax
KPMG Office
1959 Upper Water Street
Edmonton
TBA
Vancouver
KPMG Office
777 Dunsmuir Street – Sea to Sky, 11th Floor
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