4th Annual Intelligent Cities Summit / Oct 7 - 8, 2019, Toronto ON
The 4th Annual Intelligent Cities Summit brings together leading global municipal professionals and tech experts to discuss, share ideas and case studies on how to utilize new technology to enhance our cities – making them more efficient, offering better city services and improving quality of life.
Across the globe, smart city technology spending reached $80 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow to $135 billion by 2021, according to a report from the International Data Corporation (IDC).
This conference offers the chance to meet, connect and learn from leading municipal professionals around the world who are already building intelligent cities.
Why attend the Intelligent Cities Summit?
- A Unique Opportunity to understand how disruptive trends are already changing and transforming urban living around the world today
- Amazing Networking – Meet, share ideas and build relationships with leading municipal professionals and tech experts from across the globe
- Interactive Panel Sessions – Take part in discussing opportunities as well as challenges related to this very timely topic
- Product Showcases – Get an inside look into some of the newest technologies that are making our cities intelligent
Participation from past summits
- CXOs and VPs
- Directors and Managers
- Analysts and Specialists
- Others
- Cities, municipalities, etc.
- Tech providers and vendors
83% rated the summits good to excellent
78% said they will recommend this to their colleague
Featured Speakers
This year's conference is a global summit
Previous participants
Agenda
Note: The following is a draft agenda of the event. It may change at any time without notice.
For more info, please download the conference brochure: click here
Opening Remarks
Keynote: Intelligent City: Making Vision a Reality
- How can we foster data-driven local governments, regardless of their size or resources?
- Vicki May Hamm, Mayor, Ville de Magog (Canada)
- Bartosz Bartoszewicz, Deputy Mayor, City of Gdynia (Poland)
- Miquel Estape, Deputy CEO, Open Government of Catalonia Consortium (Spain)
Tech Keynote: Building Intelligent Cities Through Futuristic Infrastructure
- Creating livable city spaces with intelligent infrastructure
- Predicting infrastructure needs of the future
CONNECTIVITY
Dr. Chen-Yu LeeDirector, Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO), Taipei City GovernmentCase-Study: Taipei City Government
Networking Break
Panel: What’s the future of public Wi-Fi? Is it cost-effective?
- Meeting increasing resident, visitor and business expectations for a fully connected mobile experience
- Tye Hayes, CTO, City of Atlanta (USA)
Panel: Bridging the Digital Divide
- Less strain on urban cities
- How can new tech bridge the digital divide?
- Building an integrated infrastructure
- Andrew Peterson, CIO, City of Oakland (USA)
- Craig Hopkins, CIO, City of San Antonio (USA)
- Nasir Kenea, CIO, City of Markham (Canada)
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
Panel: Operations and City Management
- Maximizing the utility of municipal spaces
- Making municipalities operationally efficient
- Better managing municipal properties
- Utilizing data for better decision making
- Judy Frydland, Commissioner, Department of Buildings, City of Chicago (USA)
Networking Lunch
Barbara SwartzentruberExecutive Director, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services, City of Guelph (Canada)“Our Food Future” Guelph-Wellington’s Winning Strategy
GOVERNANCE & COLLABORATION
Sir Richard LeeseCouncillor, Manchester City Council (UK)Cross-City Partnership: Connection, Collaboration, Co-ordination
Panel: Encouraging City Collaboration with Private Sector
- Finding ways of win-win partnership
- Challenges and opportunities
- Unlocking opportunity through creating crucial communication links between government and solution providers
- Michael Wiebe, Councillor, City of Vancouver (Canada)
- Teppo Rantanen, Executive Director, Growth, Innovation, and Competitiveness, City of Tampere (Finland)
- Brian Bridgeman, Commissioner, Planning and Economic Development, Region of Durham (Canada)
URBAN MOBILITY
Panel: Urban Mobility – Today and Tomorrow
- How is technology connecting the intelligent city with today's passenger?
- Understanding how intelligent mobility opens opportunities to deliver an intelligent city
- Why do we need urban social mobility?
- Nigel Jacob, Co-Chair, Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics, City of Boston (USA)
- Abdul Ghaffar Chaudhry, Chief Specialist, Roads and Transport Authority, UAE
Close of Day One
Breakfast and Registration
Opening Remarks
Case Studies – The Future of Libraries
John SzaboCity Librarian, Los Angeles Public LibraryCase Study: Los Angeles Public Library
Marcellus TurnerChief Librarian, The Seattle Public LibraryCase Study: The Seattle Public Library
Margie SingletonCEO, Vaughan Public LibrariesCase Study: Vaughan Public Libraries
Networking Break
Bill KolbDigital Strategist, San Francisco Public LibraryCase Study: San Francisco Public Library
Panel: Is Digital Age a theater to Library? Why Librarian are Scared!
- Leverage the digital offerings
- What steps to take to build secure system
- Margie Singleton, CEO, Vaughan Public Libraries
- Bill Kolb, Digital Strategist, San Francisco Public Library
Panel: Utilizing Physical Spaces
- How to Build an IoT Enabled Infrastructure?
- Extending the Physical with Digital
Networking Lunch
Breakfast and Registration
Opening Remarks
Keynote: City Manager’s Panel
- Moving from connected things and infrastructure to engaging citizens and governance
- How to enhance decision making and citizen’s experience?
- What’s the key role City Managers’ are playing in the connected, networked, and collaborative time?
- Janice Baker, CAO, City of Mississauga (Canada)
David GoodisAssistant Commissioner, Information and Privacy Commissioner of OntarioPresentation by IPC
RESILIENT CITIES
Round-table Discussion: Resilient Cities of the 21st Century
- How to build a robust Resilience Strategy?
- How to create intelligent and effective solutions?
- What role can IoT play in rethinking the livable, sustainable, and resilient city of the future?
- Grant Ervin, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Pittsburgh (USA)
- Piero Pelizzaro, Chief Resilience Officer, Milan Municipality (Italy)
- Dr. Supachai Tantikom, Chief Resilience Officer, Bangkok (Thailand)
- Oswar Mungkasa, Chief Resilience Officer and Deputy Governor, Jakarta City Government (Indonesia)
Networking Break
(Discussion Continued) Resilient Cities of the 21st Century
- How to build a robust Resilience Strategy?
- How to create intelligent and effective solutions?
- What role can IoT play in rethinking the livable, sustainable, and resilient city of the future?
- Grant Ervin, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Pittsburgh (USA)
- Piero Pelizzaro, Chief Resilience Officer, Milan Municipality (Italy)
- Dr. Supachai Tantikom, Chief Resilience Officer, Bangkok (Thailand)
- Oswar Mungkasa, Chief Resilience Officer and Deputy Governor, Jakarta City Government (Indonesia)
Michael Lee SherwoodDirector of Information Technologies, City of Las VegasCase-Study: Las Vegas Transformation Story So Far
- Vegas is more than a tourist destination
- Data and tech solutions for city challenges and opportunities
INNOVATION SHOWCASE
Showcase I
Showcase II
Showcase III
Networking Lunch
MID-SIZED & SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES
Case-Study: How to Build Accessible and Digitally Inclusive Cities?
Panel: What Does it Take to Build an Intelligent City, Where to Start?
- What help is out there?
- Are there any funding resources if so then, how to get maximum funding?
- Why will collaboration be the key?
- Revitalizing smaller communities
DATA WORLD
Panel: Building the City of Future with Data, Sensors, and Intelligent Control Systems
- Cybersecurity – a key part of an intelligent city
- Powering the IoT revolution and making sense of data
- Collection, use, manage, and control of data
- Vulnerabilities and challenges as our cities become more connected
- Ginger Armbruster, Chief Privacy Officer, City of Seattle (USA)
Panel: What is the Future of Intelligent Cities Technology Innovation, Deployment, and Adoption?
- Leveraging data for improved decision-making
- How optimizing existing systems can reduce cost
- Listen to citizens for more informed plans
- Which use-cases (e.g. smart street lighting, smart parking) hold the most potential
- How advances in digital technologies (e.s. communication networks) could impact market adoption
- David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Carlsbad (USA)
- Nathan Pierce, Programme Director of Sharing Cities, Greater London Authority (UK)
Close of the Conference
Speakers / Intelligent Cities
Ginger Armbruster
Chief Privacy Officer
City of Seattle (US)
Michael Wiebe
Councillor
City of Vancouver (Canada)
Abdul Ghaffar Chaudhry
Chief Specialist
RTA, UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Judy Frydland
Commissioner, Department of Buildings
City of Chicago (US)
Janice Baker
CAO
City of Mississauga (Canada)
Tye Hayes
CTO
City of Atlanta (US)
Vicki May Hamm
Mayor
Ville de Magog (Canada)
Miquel Estape
Deputy CEO
Open Government of Catalonia Consortium (Spain)
Michael Lee Sherwood
Director of Information Technologies
City of Las Vegas (US)
Andrew Peterson
CIO
City of Oakland (US)
Craig Hopkins
CIO
City of San Antonio (US)
John Szabo
City Librarian
Los Angeles Public Library
Nasir Kenea
CIO
City of Markham (Canada)
Teppo Rantanen
Executive Director, Growth, Innovation, and Competitiveness
City of Tampere (Finland)
Nigel Jacob
Co-Chair, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics
City of Boston (US)
Margie Singleton
Chief Executive Officer
Vaughan Public Libraries (Canada)
Marcellus Turner
Chief Librarian
The Seattle Public Library (US)
Piero Pelizzaro
Chief Resilience Officer
Milan Municipality (Italy)
Brian Bridgeman
Commissioner, Planning and Economic Development
Region of Durham (Canada)
Grant Ervin
Chief Resilience Officer
City of Pittsburgh (US)
Nathan Pierce
Programme Director of Sharing Cities
Greater London Authority (UK)
Dr. Supachai Tantikom
Chief Resilience Officer
Bangkok (Thailand)
Oswar Mungkasa
Chief Resilience Officer and Deputy Governor
Jakarta City Government (Indonesia)
Bill Kolb
Digital Strategist
San Francisco Public Library (US)
David Graham
Chief Innovation Officer
City of Carlsbard (US)
Dr. Chen-Yu Lee
Director, Smart City Project Management Office (TPMO)
Taipei City Government
(Taiwan)
Sir Richard Leese
Councillor
Manchester City Council
(UK)
Bartosz Bartoszewicz
Deputy Mayor
City of Gdynia
(Poland)
Ryan Citron
Senior Research Analyst
Navigant Research (Canada)
Barbara Swartzentruber
Executive Director, Strategy, Innovation and Intergovernmental Services
City of Guelph (Canada)
David Goodis
Assistant Commissioner
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (Canada)
Sponsorship Opportunities
This conference offers a unique opportunity to showcase your services and solutions to the real decision-makers in local government, both within Canada and abroad.
A range of sponsorship packages is available, including speaking opportunities and exhibitor space.
Request a sponsorship prospectus today:
Send us an email at info@iotevents.ca or give us a call at 416-597-5751.
Associate Sponsors and Exhibitors
Strategic Media Partner
Media / Association Partners
About some of our Sponsors / Partners
- CrowdReviews.com is a transparent online platform for determining which products and services are the best based on the opinion of the crowd. The crowd consists of Internet users which have experienced products and services first-hand and have an interest in letting other potential buyers their thoughts on their experience. CrowdReviews.com is driven by an algorithm allowing for both customers and providers of products and services to understand how the rankings are determined. The service can be used by potential buyers to learn more about their vendors prior to making a purchasing decision.
- Navigant Research is a market research and consulting team that provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. The team’s research methodology combines supply-side industry analysis, end-user primary research and demand assessment, and deep examination of technology trends to provide a comprehensive view of these industry sectors.
Previous Intelligent Cities Summit sponsors
Who should attend this conference
- Municipal Professionals
- Provincial and Federal Senior Leaders
- Technology Providers and Vendors
Professionals who attended this summit in the past
- Mayors
- Councillors
- CXO’s; CEO, CAO, CIO, CFO, CDO, COO
- Commissioners
- Senior Business Development Officer
- Senior IT Leaders
- Financial Planners
- VP Sales
- VP Business Development
- Directors of Corporate Strategic Services
- Directors of Innovation services
- Chief Librarians and Presidents
- Senior Regional and Municipal Economic Development Officers
- Public Works and Transportation Leaders
- Technology and Related Service Providers
- Managers of Digital Infrastructure
- Data Analysts and Consultants
- Broadband and PPP Experts
- Program Managers, IT Services
- Professor and Research Advisors
Last year's participants from:
Conference venue / International Centre
This year’s conference will take place at The International Centre, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
It is located near Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Address: 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4V 1E8
The venue’s website: https://www.internationalcentre.com/
Exhibition / Floor plan
One of a kind opportunity to exhibit to senior municipal professionals from across Canada. Showcase your latest technology solutions to the city leaders, investors and innovators. Intelligent Cities Summit attracts senior decision makers from across Canadian municipalities and you will have two days to network, share ideas and understand their needs at this event.
As an exhibitor of innovative excellence, you will have the opportunity to share your project with potential partners, city professionals and innovators. This is your chance to reach out to a wide audience and monetize your technology.
If you are a startup or small business catering to municipalities and interested in showcasing your products and services, BOOK NOW we have limited number of spaces available in our Startup Hub.
Contact us if you are interested in an exhibition space.
Registration
City and Municipal Professionals
Early Bird, until March 14th, 2019. $945 (+HST)- Regular price $1145 (+HST)
- One-day ticket to attend Libraries Session (October 7th) $745 (+HST)
Tech Providers & Vendors
Early Bird, until March 14, 2019. $1,345 (+HST)- Regular price, $1845 (+HST)
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