The Smart City.Blog Podcast

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 effects of ingesting pills, drinks or any other substances that carry all kinds of nasty side effects that come with ingesting and metabolizing them. Hapbee allows users to play the same magnetic signatures that compounds like melatonin, caffeine, adenosine, nicotine, and CBD would otherwise release in your body to trigger feelings like deep sleep, awake, drowsy, calm, focus and relaxed. Think Spotify for how you want to feel. It’s totally Star Trek, totally game-changing and totally works. Athletes, military vets, and professionals are among the growing community of Hapbee users. Yona is a serial entrepreneur and business builder who has successfully scaled disruptive businesses in technology and consumer goods. He was CEO of Arrive (digital parking), CEO of Beyond the Rack (e-commerce marketplace), Board Member at Swap.com (resale marketplace) and previously led e-commerce & database marketing for Saks Avenue, Avon Products and Microcell Telecommunications. He was Start Up Canada’s Entrepreneur of The Year in 2014 and is a frequent speaker to management students at McGill University (his alma mater), Yale and at many start-up and business conferences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 accelerating investigations, increasing situational awareness, and enhancing operational intelligence. Before joining BriefCam, Lizzi was the Marketing Communications Manager at Zooz, an intelligent platform for maximizing merchants’ payments performance. She holds a BA and MA in English Literature from Bar Ilan University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 MobilityTed Maulucci - SmartONEBrian 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 MobilityTed Maulucci - SmartONEBrian Storrie - LocoMobi World Inc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 he calls "safer cities." He spoke to us from his Toronto office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.