ULI Alberta Is COVID Making Cities Smarter? A Webinar Discussion

When

2020-09-16
2020-09-16T12:00:00 - 2020-09-16T13:00:00
America/Denver

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    Join experts from North America and Europe in smart city technology, infrastructure, and mobility to discuss the opportunities and challenges this acceleration creates for our cities.

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    Private FREE CA$10.00
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    Under Age 35 FREE CA$10.00
    Registration in advance is required. Once registered, details on how to join Zoom online will be included in the registration confirmation email.

    It’s not surprising that in the upheaval of the global health crisis, many communities have turned to technology integrated solutions to manage change. The smart cities trend had already demonstrated data and technology can be powerful tools to solve urban challenges. But as COVID “opens the floodgates” for the smart cities evolution, how can we ensure we’re building connected communities that are thoughtful and well planned?


    Panel:
    Nancy MacDonald, Vice President, Urban Places, Stantec
    Kate Jack, Smart Mobility Lead, Stantec
    Scott Witchalls, Director, Transport and Infrastructure, Stantec

    Moderator:
    Yolanda Lew, Principal, Community Development, Stantec

     

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    Speakers

    Panelist

    Scott Witchalls

    Director, Transport and Infrastructure, Stantec

    Scott has over 35 years of experience in transport planning and development and infrastructure master planning—with a focus on sustainable development strategy and implementation. In recent years, his work has explored the impact of emerging technologies, smart cities, and behavior change on area-wide development plans and major site development masterplans. Scott is a visiting lecturer at the University of Reading for design and management of sustainable urban environments. In 2017, he was honored with the Outstanding Contribution Award at the 2017 Thames Valley Property Awards for his work across the Thames Valley, including the Thames Valley Smart Cities Cluster project which aims to demonstrate how technology solutions can meet real-world challenges in delivering public sector services.

    Panelist

    Kate Jack

    Smart Mobility Lead, Stantec

    An experienced professional involved in the mobility revolution, Kate provides leadership to Stantec’s smart mobility team of experts. Kate’s experience spans the European continent, including an automated vehicle (AV) pilot for a park-and-ride in Denmark, AV solutions for one of Europe’s tallest residential building, and a study on drones and autonomous fleet vehicles and how they will shape shopping in the future. She’s acted as an adviser for a think tank looking at future-proofing retail parks for the increase in electric cars, devised and facilitated training workshops for workshops for some of the world’s largest original equipment manufacturers (OEM) on the developments in smart mobility, and acted as an guest speaker to three of the United Kingdom’s leading universities on developments in AV.

    Moderator

    Yolanda Lew

    Principal, Stantec

    As an urban planner with nearly two decades of experience in Alberta, Yolanda can’t help but stroll through the streets, or run through the river valley without envisioning improvements, additions, or new developments to boost the city and communities. Her skills and eye for design are appreciated by her clients and her team. Yolanda is currently the project planner for the highly anticipated arena and entertainment district in Edmonton’s downtown. This is one of the most memorable and impactful projects she has worked on so far in her career. The Arena will truly transform the heart of Edmonton and change the downtown core into a booming business and entertainment hub.

    Panelist

    Nancy MacDonald

    Vice President Urban Places, Stantec

    A fascination with cities drew Nancy to the world of planning. She loves the way they change, grow, and fit together, combining diverse people and places to make something greater than the sum of its parts. As Stantec’s Smart Cities Lead & Urban Places Director, Nancy is heavily engaged in creating smart cities by marrying technology to community needs. She helped lead Stantec’s team working with Sidewalk Labs on infrastructure design services for the proposed Quayside development in Toronto. As she explores how technology is evolving our cities, Nancy is excited about future-proofing our communities and building infrastructure that will serve current needs while also planning for the changing future.

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