2023 Agenda

INTELLIGENT PUBLIC SECTOR SHOWCASE

INTELLIGENT CITIES SUMMIT 2022

June 06-07, 2022

The Intelligent Cities Summit is a platform for global municipal leaders and tech providers to congregate and reflect upon opportunities and challenges in making our cities intelligent, liveable, and future-ready. Through panel discussions, keynote presentation and case studies, the summit offers a 360 degree view of building and maintaining cities of the future and the role that technology can play in this process. The last two years have been times of immense global uncertainty. The pandemic has altered the very foundation of working mechanisms of cities and forced leares across the globe to rethink strategies. As the world around us changes, what has changed for cities? What are cities across the world doing to ensure that their recovery plans are match the needs of the citizens?  Join us in 2022 to discover these answers.

IOT, CODE ORANGE  SUMMIT 2022

June 06, 2022

Access to reliable and efficient Emergency Services is a crucial factor in ensuring safety and well-being of citizens. Cohesive and technologically advanced Police Services, Fire Services, Paramedic Services, and other key units are essential pillars in the foundation of a bankable city infrastructure. The IoT Code Orange Summit beings together prominent leaders across the Emergency Services and Tech vendors to analyse the opportunities and challenges for the services and ponder over the use of technology in this equation. Discover what it takes to ensure that the Emergency Services are resilient and future ready through focused panel discussion and case studies.

INTELLIGENT CITIES SUMMIT 2024

Spring

The Intelligent Cities Summit is a platform for global municipal leaders and tech providers to congregate and reflect upon opportunities and challenges in making our cities intelligent, liveable, and future-ready. Through panel discussions, keynote presentation and case studies, the summit offers a 360 degree view of building and maintaining cities of the future and the role that technology can play in this process. The last two years have been times of immense global uncertainty. The pandemic has altered the very foundation of working mechanisms of cities and forced leares across the globe to rethink strategies. As the world around us changes, what has changed for cities? What are cities across the world doing to ensure that their recovery plans are match the needs of the citizens?  Join us in 2024 to discover these answers.

The following is a draft agenda. Changes may be made without notice.
All the sessions will be held in CDT (Central Daylight Time)

Proposed Agenda

City of San Antonio

8:00

Breakfast and Registration

8:55

Opening Remarks
Hifazat ‘Faz’ Ahmad, President, Intelligent Cities

9:00

Opening Keynote

9:30

Opening Tech Keynote

10:00

Panel: Intelligent Cities Roadmap
  • Creating Roadmaps – what, how, when?
  • Understanding milestones?
  • Humanizing technology
  • Innovating the aiding technologies
Ryan Kurtzman, Smart Cities Program Manager, City of Long Beach

10:30

Morning Networking Break

11:00

Plan: Planning for Intelligent Cities
  • Characteristics of rising cities
  • Functioning as an inclusive, digital and accessible city
  • Cities for residents – what is convenient and what isn’t
Christine Galib, Senior Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Ion

11:30

Panel: Digital Transformation
  • Technology for people
  • Educating communities
  • Dos and don’ts of Digital transformation
Jason Cooley, CIO, City of Frisco
Karen Lightman, Director, Metro21 Smart Cities Institute

12:00

Panel: Privacy by Design
  • Responsible use of technology and data
  • Ensuring the security of data
  • Comprehensive privacy laws
  • Who owns residents' data?
  • Intelligent Together: Access to Public Information
Ryan Kurtzman, Smart Cities Program Manager, City of Long Beach

12:30

Networking Lunch Break

14:00

Innovation Showcase

14:30

Panel: How to Build Cyber Secure Cities?
  • Being prepared for the unplanned
  • Protection from cyber attacks
Craig Hopkins, CIO, City of San Antonio

15:00

Panel: Intelligent Together: Resilience
  • How to build resilient infrastructure?
  • Future-proofing with tech

15:30

Afternoon Networking Break

16:00

Panel: Reimagining Down Towns
  • What is an ideal Downtown?
  • Digitally relevant
  • Future of Downtown: Intelligent parking systems and lighting
  • Economic revival of downtown
Fernando de Pablo Martín. Digital Office Director, City of Madrid

16:30

Panel: Creating Regional Learning Hubs
  • Power of Digital Twin Cities
  • Sharing expertise and knowledge exchange
  • Success stories
Moderator | Karen Lightman, Director, Metro21 Smart Cities Institute
Christine Galib, Senior Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Ion

17:00

End of Day 1
IOT, PEOPLE FIRST SUMMIT / MAY 26 & MAY 28, 2021

Canada is one of the most diverse countries in the world. In November 2015, Canada captured global headlines with the unveiling of a diverse cabinet that “looks like Canada”. While this was a tremendous milestone, it is important that we do not rest on our laurels and continue to work towards diversity, equity, culture, and engagement at every level of the public sector.

Statistics Canada projects that by 2031 close to 1 in 3 Canadians (31.0%) will be members of a visible minority and almost 1 in 2 (44.2% to 49.7%) will be either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant by 2036. In 2016 the recruitment of people with disabilities to the federal public service decreased from 3.5% to 3.3%. Over the past decade, the overall proportion of women in the public service has increased by 18%, and the overall proportion of visible minority employees increased by 279%.

While we do see significant progress, much work remains to be done across every aspect of inherent diversity (ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, different abilities, etc.), especially as we increasingly step into the digital world and develop the future of work.

The 2021 People First Summit will bring together government leaders in talent and human capital, along with technology and solution providers to discuss the way forward for the public sector.

Why attend?

  • Be a part of productive conversations as leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead in the public sector
  • Connect with thought-leaders and technology providers from across Canada and the world
  • Discover some of the latest tools and techniques being used successfully through case studies
  • Build your own highly personalized agenda, as one ticket gives you access to content from four different summits!

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

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INTELLIGENT CITIES SUMMIT
IOT, PEOPLE FIRST SUMMIT / MAY 26 & MAY 28, 2021

Canada is one of the most diverse countries in the world. In November 2015, Canada captured global headlines with the unveiling of a diverse cabinet that “looks like Canada”. While this was a tremendous milestone, it is important that we do not rest on our laurels and continue to work towards diversity, equity, culture, and engagement at every level of the public sector.

Statistics Canada projects that by 2031 close to 1 in 3 Canadians (31.0%) will be members of a visible minority and almost 1 in 2 (44.2% to 49.7%) will be either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant by 2036. In 2016 the recruitment of people with disabilities to the federal public service decreased from 3.5% to 3.3%. Over the past decade, the overall proportion of women in the public service has increased by 18%, and the overall proportion of visible minority employees increased by 279%.

While we do see significant progress, much work remains to be done across every aspect of inherent diversity (ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, different abilities, etc.), especially as we increasingly step into the digital world and develop the future of work.

The 2021 People First Summit will bring together government leaders in talent and human capital, along with technology and solution providers to discuss the way forward for the public sector.

Why attend?

  • Be a part of productive conversations as leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead in the public sector
  • Connect with thought-leaders and technology providers from across Canada and the world
  • Discover some of the latest tools and techniques being used successfully through case studies
  • Build your own highly personalized agenda, as one ticket gives you access to content from four different summits!

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

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DAY 1 - JUNE 06, 2022

DAY 2 - JUNE 07, 2022

Track 1

Track 2

8:50

Opening Remarks

8:50

Opening Remarks

8:50

Opening Remarks

9:00

Opening Keynote

9:00

Opening Keynote

9:00

Opening Remarks

9:30

Tech Keynote  

9:30

Tech Keynote

9:30

Tech Keynote

10:00

Panel: Making Intelligent, Liveable Cities in a Post Pandemic world
  • Redefining cities
  • Lessons from COVID-19
  • What does the future look like?

10:00

Panel: What Does it Take to Make a City Intelligent?
  • What are the milestones?
  • Looking at the big picture: Is Intelligence only limited to deploying technology?
  • Designing cities for Gen Z and Gen Alpha?

10:00

Governance Beyond Cities Session:
State Governance and Management
  • How are states using technology and innovation to cope with the most pressing challenges?
  • Road to pandemic recovery: Opportunities and Challenges
  • How to build and maintain secure, open, and reliable information and communication infrastructure

10:30

Networking Break

10:30

Networking Break

10:30

Networking Break

11:00

Panel: Building Future-Ready, Intelligent Infrastructure
  • How cities make sure their technologies are future proof?
  • Can you predict the right tools?
  • Staying relevant: Maintaining and upgrading infrastructure
Raimundo Rodulfo, Director of Information Technology/Chief Innovation Officer, City of Coral Gables

11:00

Panel: Rethinking Resilience
  • What does resilience signify in a post pandemic world?
  • Putting citizens at the heart of resilience efforts
  • New opportunities and challenges
Shelby Buso, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Atlanta
Michael Donaldson, Commissioner of Technological Innovation, Electronic Administration and Good Governance, Barcelona City Council
Michael Hess, PE, LEED Fellow, Director of FutureReady, City of Orlando
Paul Rothman, Director of New York City’s Smart Cities + IoT Lab, City of New York

11:00

Panel: Meet the Counties
  • The in-betweeners? Striking a balance between state mandates and municipal needs
  • Are counites fighting for visibility?
  • Bridging urban-rural divide

11:30

Panel: Collaboration Driven Innovation
  • Public-Private Collaborations
  • Collaboration between municipalities
  • Stepping away from top-down approach to innovation
Norman Heidi, Actiig Director, Department of Innovation& Performance, City of Pittsburgh
Dr. Chen-Yu Lee, Director, Taipei Smart City Project Management Office, Director/Consultant, Taipei Computer Association, Secretary General, Global Organization of Smart Cities/GO SMART, Taipei City Government
Aruj Haidar, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Westminster City Council

11:30

Data and Privacy Session:
Panel: Making Citizen-Centric Data Strategies
  • Getting the right data from the right sources
  • Gaining Citizen’s trust in sharing data
  • What do you do with the collected data?
  • Pooling resources and ensuring seamless integration of data
Fernando De Pablo Martin, Director Digital Office, Madrid
Leonie van den Beuken, Programme Director, Amsterdam Smart Cities

11:30

Panel: What Does it Take to Manage a Thriving and Tech-Forward County?
  • Aggregating and utilising data from multiple stakeholders
  • Establishing data policies
  • Streamlining communication channels

12:00

Panel: Does Size Matter?
  • How to make smaller municipalities smarter?
  • Deurbanization and its impact?
  • Are small cities prepared?
Nicole Raimundo Coughlin, Chief Information Officer,
Town of Cary

12:00

Panel: Data-Driven Planning
  • Taking evidence-based decisions
  • Using Big Data, AI, and Machine Learning to improve planning
  • Breaking silos

12:00

Intelligent City/County Services Session:
Panel: Intelligent Mobility  
  • The myriad use of mobility data
  • The future of autonomous vehicles
  • Green tech-driven mobility
Brandon Branham, Chief Technology Officer and Assistant City Manager, City of Peachtree Corners

12:30

Innovation Showcase

12:30

Innovation Showcase

12:30

Innovation Showcase

13:00

Networking Lunch

13:00

Networking Lunch

13:00

Networking Lunch

14:30

Case Study: City of Sydney – Data Driven Greening Strategy
  • Urban issues and opportunities for the Sydney LGA
  • Greening Sydney Strategy and action areas
  • Setting 2050 targets
  • Setting and implementing data sets to support the strategy and action areas
Olivia Simons, Executive Manager, Digital Innovation& Development, City of Sydney
Kate Deacon, Executive Manager, Strategy &Communications, City of Sydney

14:30

Panel: Privacy by Design
  • Ensuring responsible use of technology and data
  • Addressing citizen concerns and ensuring security of data
  • Embedding privacy in policies

14:30

Panel: Leveraging Tech to enhance public transport
  • Rethinking funding models
  • Addressing First Mile-Last Mile problem
  • The future of sustainable transport
Mike Shapiro, Chief Privacy Officer, County of Santa Clara

15:00

Panel: How to Plan for the Unplanned
  • Protecting our Cities from Cyber Attacks
  • Cyberspace and Defeating Tomorrow’s Attacks
  • What steps must be taken to build a cyber secure system?
  • Avoiding services held at ransom
Lester Godsey, Chief Information Security Officer, Maricopa County

15:00

Panel - The Future of Cities
  • Where do we go from here?
  • How can we prepare for the future?

15:00

Panel: Designing Our Healthcare Future
  • Is Connected and Virtual healthcare here to stay?  
  • Scaling up physical and digital healthcare infrastructure
  • How can Machine Learning, AI and Big Data improve healthcare access and affordability?

15:30

Networking Break

15:30

Post Conference Networking Coffee

15:30

Networking Break

16:00

Panel: The Future of Public Spaces
  • Using technology to redesign public spaces
  • Relooking at how to build physical Infrastructure
  • Streets and sidewalks
  • Role of tech in Public Spaces
Kieran Fahey, Director of Long Term Control Planning, City of South Bend

16:00

16:00

Panel: Smart Waste Management
  • How can we build more habitable cities?
  • Intelligent Wastewater and Solid Waste Recycling and Management
  • How to use waste data?

16:30

Townhall*: Meet the Chief Equity Officers
  • Ensuring equity in policy formulation and implementation
  • Opportunities and Challenges
  • Blending data and Citizen services
  • Ensuring Equity internally


    *A discussion between the speakers and the audience.
Karla Bruce, Chief Equity Officer, Fairfax County Government
Merchon Green, Equity Officer and Director, City of Orlando
Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer, City of Austin Equity Office

16:30

16:30

Panel: Libraries of the future
  • How can libraries adapt in the digital age?
  • What did the pandemic-led digital acceleration change for the libraries?

17:00

End of Day 1

17:00

End of Day 2

17:00

End of Day 2

8:55

Recap by Chair

9:00

Opening Keynote

9:30

Tech Keynote

10:00

Panel: Leadership Spotlight: Being CIO & CDO
  • Vision vs Reality
  • Decoding Leadership Challenges
  • External Tech Lessons: Educating Partners internally and externally
Jason Cooley, CIO, City of Frisco
Craig Hopkins, CIO, City of San Antonio

10:45

Morning Networking Break

11:15

Panel: Federal, State, County, Municipal
  • How intelligent government works?
  • Redefining roles and responsibilities
  • Who is driving intelligent Cities

11:45

Panel: Does Size Matter?
  • Is intelligent municipality just for the big boys?
  • Small to mid-sized municipalities (Midi-cipalities)
  • Is being a small blessing in disguise?

12:15

Panel: Creating Equitable Leadership in Cities
  • Opportunities for women, minority groups to lead
  • Reimagining culture and leadership
  • Living vision and mission statements
  • Differently-abled leaders
Jason Cooley, CIO, City of Frisco
Latosha Clemons, Fire Chief, City of Forest Park

12:45

Innovation Showcase

13:15

Networking Lunch Break

13:45

Intelligent City Services: Mobility
  • Policy to reality: Setting the framework
  • Transportation, Autonomous, Public Transit
  • Free wi-fi on board?
  • Intelligent public transportation
Anna Bunce, City Traffic Engineer, City of Centennial

14:15

Panel: Intelligent City Services: Waste Management
  • Decoding event-driven waste collection
  • Purposing RFID tags
  • Lower Carbon Emissions

14:45

Panel: Intelligent Cities Post-Covid
  • Lessons learnt
  • Managing hybrid teams – breaking silos
  • Increased role of technology – cross-functional departments
  • Adaptability
Anna Bunce, City Traffic Engineer, City of Centennial

15:15

Panel: Building Intelligent Sustainable Infrastructure
  • Choosing the right partners
  • On time, on budget, forward-looking – is it a pipe dream?
  • Role of tech in predicting outcomes- AI modelling

15:45

Conference Closing
IOT, PEOPLE FIRST SUMMIT / MAY 26 & MAY 28, 2021

Canada is one of the most diverse countries in the world. In November 2015, Canada captured global headlines with the unveiling of a diverse cabinet that “looks like Canada”. While this was a tremendous milestone, it is important that we do not rest on our laurels and continue to work towards diversity, equity, culture, and engagement at every level of the public sector.

Statistics Canada projects that by 2031 close to 1 in 3 Canadians (31.0%) will be members of a visible minority and almost 1 in 2 (44.2% to 49.7%) will be either an immigrant or a child of an immigrant by 2036. In 2016 the recruitment of people with disabilities to the federal public service decreased from 3.5% to 3.3%. Over the past decade, the overall proportion of women in the public service has increased by 18%, and the overall proportion of visible minority employees increased by 279%.

While we do see significant progress, much work remains to be done across every aspect of inherent diversity (ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, different abilities, etc.), especially as we increasingly step into the digital world and develop the future of work.

The 2021 People First Summit will bring together government leaders in talent and human capital, along with technology and solution providers to discuss the way forward for the public sector.

Why attend?

  • Be a part of productive conversations as leaders discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead in the public sector
  • Connect with thought-leaders and technology providers from across Canada and the world
  • Discover some of the latest tools and techniques being used successfully through case studies
  • Build your own highly personalized agenda, as one ticket gives you access to content from four different summits!

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

9:55

Opening remarks by Hifazat “Faz” Ahmad, CEO & President, IoT Events; Welcome message by Bonnie Crombie, Mayor, City of Mississauga

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