BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20191017T140000Z DTEND:20191017T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Collision Day: Smart Cities - October 17\, 2019 DESCRIPTION:Brings together innovative entrepreneurs with workable "smart city" ideas with key decision makers in Manitoba municipalities to address some of today's most pressing issues.\n\n\n\nThe event will open with information sessions by smart city experts delving into current challenges and solutions that are making smart cities a reality for Manitobans\, including renowned smart cities expert\, Jean-Fran ois Barsoum. Following these sessions\, municipal representatives will be able to meet one-on-one with solution providers to explore ways to build better\, smarter and more liveable communities in our province.\n\n\n\nThere are many outstanding local entrepreneurs with solutions that could be applied to a wide range of smart city challenges. This is your opportunity to explore solutions and possibilities in person with decision makers from Manitoba municipalities. Please join us for networking\, learning\, and idea exchange.\n\n\n\nFeatured speaker:\n\nJean-Fran ois Barsoum\,\n\nSenior Managing Consultant\, Smarter Cities\, Water and Transportation\, Innovation\, Research & Development\n\nIBM\n\n\n\nJean-Fran ois Barsoum has over 20 years of experience at IBM where his focus is on understanding and communicating the societal and environmental impacts of technology. He was part of the core team that built the smart city concepts in the early 2000s.\n\n\n\nCurrently\, his main objective is to communicate and popularise climate change solutions\, smart city innovations\, and the potential impacts of autonomous vehicles.\n\n\n\nIn 2008\, he was selected by Al Gore's Climate Project to be trained by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He later joined the board of directors of the Canadian branch of Mr. Gore's Foundation for Climate change education. He regularly advises startups in incubators and accelerators\, and is collaborating on large research collaborations with several Canadian universities.\n\n\n\nHe chairs the disruptive technology committee of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce\, as well as the Quebec Smart Transportation experts' committee\; is a director at the Canadian Water Network\, and has advised the Canadian government on cleantech programs. He is also part of the committee overseeing the application of the Quebec Policy on Sustainable Mobility. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Brings together innovative entrepreneurs with workable &ldquo\;smart city"\; ideas with key decision makers in Manitoba municipalities to address some of today&rsquo\;s most pressing issues.
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\nThe event will open with information sessions by smart city experts delving into current challenges and solutions that are making smart cities a reality for Manitobans\, including renowned smart cities expert\, Jean-Franç\;ois Barsoum. Following these sessions\, municipal representatives will be able to meet one-on-one with solution providers to explore ways to build better\, smarter and more liveable communities in our province.
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\nThere are many outstanding local entrepreneurs with solutions that could be applied to a wide range of smart city challenges. This is your opportunity to explore solutions and possibilities in person with decision makers from Manitoba municipalities. Please join us for networking\, learning\, and idea exchange.
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\nFeatured speaker:
\nJean-Franç\;ois Barsoum\,
\nSenior Managing Consultant\, Smarter Cities\, Water and Transportation\, Innovation\, Research &\; Development
\nIBM
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\nJean-Franç\;ois Barsoum has over 20 years of experience at IBM where his focus is on understanding and communicating the societal and environmental impacts of technology. He was part of the core team that built the smart city concepts in the early 2000s.
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\nCurrently\, his main objective is to communicate and popularise climate change solutions\, smart city innovations\, and the potential impacts of autonomous vehicles.
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\nIn 2008\, he was selected by Al Gore'\;s Climate Project to be trained by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He later joined the board of directors of the Canadian branch of Mr. Gore'\;s Foundation for Climate change education. He regularly advises startups in incubators and accelerators\, and is collaborating on large research collaborations with several Canadian universities.
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\nHe chairs the disruptive technology committee of the Montreal Chamber of Commerce\, as well as the Quebec Smart Transportation experts&rsquo\; committee\; is a director at the Canadian Water Network\, and has advised the Canadian government on cleantech programs. He is also part of the committee overseeing the application of the Quebec Policy on Sustainable Mobility. LOCATION:435 Ellice Avenue UID:e.9429.1103 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260419T001521Z URL:https://members.techmanitoba.ca/events/details/collision-day-smart-cities-october-17-2019-1103 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR