The Smart City.Blog Podcast

Earlier this summer, Locomobi CEO Grant Furlane organized the first-ever Smart City Summit in Toronto. About 20 people met around a table to talk about working together toward making smart building, smart community, and smart city technologies a reality, both in the short- and long-term. A selection of those folks gathered here for a bit of a post-mortum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Stephen Kennedy Smith is the chair and co-founder of a couple of biotech and human health companies. He has teamed with Cheryl Buchanan, an attorney and a co-founder of Writers Without Margins, a non-profit that uses the power of storytelling to heal. This is a different sort of Smart Cities topic--there's very little tech involved here--but it does look at a smart approach to dealing with the pro...

Mark Majewksi is from Inovex is a data foundation company, which is another way of saying that they do data analytics in a way that takes sets of data and aligns it to specific business strategies. Mark Majewski explains how Inovex ingests data, sorts it, and creates useful knowledge that can be implemented in a wide varieties of ways. Mark came into Locomobi World HQ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Nicholas Gill is from a New York-based company called Building Link that helps property managers run 6500 different buildings around the world using their industry-leading software. Nicholas Gill, the head of Building Link's Canadian division, explains what the company does and how things look for the smart buildings of the future. Nicholas joined us at Locomobi World Headquarters. Hosted on Acast...

You've probably heard the term "Metaverse" thrown around a lot. But what IS that? And what does it have to do with you? Nav Gupta, the CEO and founder of a company called Chaarmi is here to explain--and he'll tell you how you can can have a metaverse of your very own. Strap in. This one is really interesting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By day, Erik Olsen runs a very successful logistics company. For fun, though, he's building some smart buildings in downtown Kitchener. Okay, not just smart, but SUPER-smart. He's here to explain that vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you love the concept of robots, robotics, and artificial intelligence and the possibilities these technologies have for the smart city, please stick around. I want to introduce you to Mobi the robot. Alan and Grant are joined by Locomobi World President, Brian Storrie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yona Shtern Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss Wearable Technology with Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee. Hapbee – a publicly-traded, is a wearable wellness technology company that is on a mission to improve the lives of 10 million people. Hapbee (which trades under the ticker symbol HAPB on the TSXV) puts people in control of how they feel, work, play and sleep – all without the nasty side...

Lizzie Goldmeier is the director of marketing for BriefCam, a leading video analytics provider that enables people, companies, and communities to unlock the value of their video surveillance content. Lizzi is responsible for BriefCam’s content and communications strategy and develops resources and messaging to increase awareness of BriefCam’s intelligent video analytics solutions for accelera...

On the second part of the Smart City roundtable, we dig deeper into where we are, and where things are going. LocomobiWorld CEO Grant Furlane leads us through the discussion. Carter Li - SWTCH Energy Inc. Scott McWilliam - Kite Mobility Ted Maulucci - SmartONE Brian Storrie - LocoMobi World Inc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something different this time around. It's a roundtable featuring some heavy hitters from the smart city world talking about where we are and where things are going. LocomobiWorld CEO Grant Furlane leads us through the discussion. Carter Li - SWTCH Energy Inc. Scott McWilliam - Kite Mobility Ted Maulucci - SmartONE Brian Storrie - LocoMobi World Inc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Marty Savoy is the commissioner of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. And no, you haven't downloaded some sports podcast by mistake. He's here to tell us how his league is using technology to make the game stronger and to benefit all the players. He spoke to us from his office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robots. They've been a part of popular culture for decades and decades. But the whole concept of what robots are and what they can do is misunderstood. Since Locomobi is big into cutting-edge robots. Grant and Locomobi president Brian Storrie thought it was time for a little discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Allan Bonner heads up Allan Bonner Communications Management, a company that deals in crisis management, disaster preparedness, media training, and more. He's worked on five continents, worked on waterfront projects in both Vancouver and Halifax, and was a staff executive assistant and consultant to Mel Lastman when he was mayor of Toronto. Allan has written a number of books that cover a concept...

Grant and Alan take a look back what happened with Smart Cities in 2021, and look ahead to what might be coming in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mookie is an experienced aviation professional with 27 years of combined airport, airline and consulting experience. After earning a BS in Aviation Management from Oklahoma State University, he began his career at Kansas City International Airport as a property manager. His experience includes capital program budget management for construction of Terminal 1 at JFK and International Terminal Buildi...

Alan and Grant talk with Christopher Invidiata about the future of the residential home. Christopher is the Founder and Team Leader of The Invidiata Team . Christopher and his team of 20 agents have been servicing the Greater Toronto Area since 1985 - over 36 years. The Invidiata brand is known for their expertise in the luxury and waterfront real estate markets, having listed and sold some of Can...

This is part 2 of Alan and Grant talking with Catherine Harrison , President/Principal at Purple Voodoo . Catherine is a musician-turned-performance coach who is enlisted by companies to help employees get the most out of their jobs while maintaining balance, perspective, and well-being. We talk about the workforce of the future and what that could look like post-pandemic. Catherine also has a boo...

Alan and Grant talk with Catherine Harrison , President/Principal at Purple Voodoo . Catherine is a musician-turned-performance coach who is enlisted by companies to help employees get the most out of their jobs while maintaining balance, perspective, and well-being. We talk about the workforce of the future and what that could look like post-pandemic. Catherine also has a book called Three Colour...

Alan and Grant talk with Mark Zimmerman, CEO of RSPNDR, about the digitization and automation of physical security and transportation. RSPNDR is his fourth start-up. Before RPSNDR, he was a key leader at Netcom (an internet access company sold to AT&T), Nextair (a wireless software platform sold to Blackberry) and ConnectedN (a B2B social media platform sold to LinkedIn). Mark has also held se...

Alan and Grant sit down with Daniel Carloni, Co-Founder and Vice President at Live Patrol Inc. to talk about the future of security as a service. Live Patrol is a leading live video monitoring firm, specializing in the most advanced technology and software to identify and prevent crime. Live Patrol’s cutting-edge technology makes them a leader in the security industry by incorporating human monito...

Alan and Grant speak with Darryl Hurs of "Indie Week", one of the leading music conferences and festivals. The pandemic has had tremendous impact on the music industry. So how do bands, venues and musicians pivot with smart tech. https://www.indieweek.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan and Grant speak with Yaron Vorona, the Co-Founder and COO of Virgil Systems, about the innovative ways they've come up with to deal with cyber security issues such as ransomware, and attacks on critical infrastructuer. https://www.virgilsystems.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Join TheSmartCity. Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they explore how SmartONE Solutions is defining smart communities with Founder, Ted Maulucci.  Ted explains how SmartONE is committed to advancing the digital experience in buildings and smart cities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.