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Redefining “Smart” in an Age of AI, Connected Systems & Data, panel at the Smart Cities Expo World Congress in Barcelona
In this episode, Kat Sliwa, Partner in Toronto and leader of the Dentons Municipal Planning, Land Use and Development Law group, moderates a dynamic discussion from the Smart Cities Expo World…
The Basque’s Intelligent Gem
Dentons is proud to share this special episode in partnership with the Intelligent Community Forum. Lou Zacharilla, ICF co-founder, speaks with Iñaki Gaztelu, the new Director of Modernization for…
Exploring the Advantages of Private Smart Cities and the Path to Efficient Urban Innovation
In this episode, Todd Daubert dives into the concept of "private smart cities" and how they’re transforming urban spaces through technology. Unlike traditional smart cities, which rely on…
Smart cities & data insights: How universities shape the future of urban planning
Explore the pivotal role of universities as key partners in building smarter, more sustainable cities. This episode dives into how universities provide critical research capacity, acting as community…
Why are public-private collaborations important to smart cities?
In this episode, Amer Pasalic speaks with William Muller, Vice President of Business Development at Seoul Robotics, to explore emerging traffic technologies smart cities are using to enhance…
What comes first for implementing a smart city; The chicken and egg problem in broadband
In this episode, Monica Song has a policy discussion on broadband with Ian Scott, former Chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). They discuss barriers,…
Why every smart city needs smart density
In this episode, Diana Doracin speaks with Naama Blonder who is an architect and urban designer and the co-founder of the architecture firm Smart Density, about how smart density contributes to smart…
Bridging the digital divide
In this episode, Katarzyna Sliwa speaks with Larry Williams, President and CEO of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), about some of the key challenges in bridging the digital divide between…
How geothermal energy systems contribute to sustainable development
In this episode, Diana Betlej speaks with Kevin Beaudette, Director of Mid-Rise at Caivan Communities, to discuss the benefits of implementing geothermal energy into new development projects from a…
Bringing communities along on the smart city journey
In this episode, Katarzyna Sliwa speaks with Shannon Brushe, Partner at Dentons Global Advisors, to discuss the communications challenges companies and consumers are facing in the transition to…
Dentons joins IBI Group-led Smart City Sandbox
In this episode, Kat Sliwa speaks with Rahul Mehra , Director, Senior Practice Lead Intelligent Systems at IBI Group to speak about Dentons becoming the newest member of IBI’s Smart Cities Sandbox.…
Using technology to improve the development process
In this episode, Dentons counsel, Mary Ellen Bench sits down with Arash Shahi, CEO at AECO Innovation Lab and Ralph Kaminski, CBO at the Town of Oakville to talk about using standards, policy and…
Expanding high-speed internet across Canada
In this episode, John Casola, CIO of Canada Infrastructure Bank joins Dentons Partner, Michael Ledgett to discuss how rural municipalities and indigenous communities are partnering with private…
Smart sustainable communities from the ground up
In our latest episode, Kat Sliwa sits down with Tim Cane, Director of Growth, Mike Melinyshyn, CFO/Director of Corporate Service at the Town of Innisfil and with Nathalie Waelbroech, Project Designer…
Waterfront Toronto and what makes a city "smart"?
In this episode, Katarzyna Sliwa sits down with Chantal Bernier, National Practice Leader Privacy and Cybersecurity, Dentons, and Kristina Verner, Vice President, Innovation, Sustainability &…
Proptech, smart buildings, and digital twining
How will proptech impact the future of construction? How can a digital twin assist with identifying and optimizing the static and active assets within a building? What is a digital twin? How is…
Top 5 Things Privacy Officers need to know about the CPPA
The introduction of Bill C-11, the new Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA), could change the privacy landscape in Canada leaving many chief privacy officers wondering what the next steps are and…
From autonomous vehicles to smart cities: privacy implications
Description: In this episode, Karl Schober and Kelly Osaka sit down with Mary Ellen Bench and Anca Sattler and discuss how smart cities harness advances in sustainable technology and give rise to…
A fireside chat with AirMatrix: How drones fit into the smart city ecosystem
Drones offer the ability to go where people aren’t, and do things that people can’t. This gives rise to countless opportunities to increase connectivity and modernize infrastructure in urban…
Intellectual property issues at the heart of smart cities
IoT as well as third party collaboration and co-development are central to Smart City technologies.
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Dentons Smart Cities Chat Series has published 28 episodes since November 2020, covering topics in Business, Technology.
Dentons Smart Cities Chat Series is currently active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 25m.
