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Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

Technology Revolution: The Future of Now

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November 17th 2021: The Future of Smarter Cities: People + How Much Technology?

The Buzz 1: “Smart cities are the intelligent cities of positivity and happy-energy, not the junkyards of technologies but cities of diversity, love, life, beauty, dignity, freedom, tolerance, and equality.” (Amit Ray, author: Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity) The Buzz 2: “The banning of bullfighting in Catalonia was controversial and hard won and has now been replaced by the vacuous global consumption of the mall. I'm sure that is an advance for the bulls but I'm not sure how well it bodes for the serious business of being a city." (Edwin Heathcote, The Financial Times

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Don DeLoach

Don DeLoach is an Internet of Things thought leader, author, and CEO with a proven track record of success managing high growth B2B technology companies. He is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Rocket Wagon Venture Studios, a venture studio holding company focused on bringing CyberPhysical Solution startups from the MVP stage to commercialization. Don was the co-founder and former co-chairman of the Midwest IoT Council and is on the executive committee of the Array of Things Project NSF funded project for smart cities. He has also held numerous corporate director and board positions. Don is co-author of the book The Future of IoT, released in June 2017, and passionate about entrepreneur
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Brenna Berman

Brenna Berman is CEO and founder of Executive Director of City Tech, an urban solutions accelerator that tackles problems too big for any single sector or organization to solve alone. With an ecosystem of partners, City Tech has launched new solutions to manage urban flooding, map underground infrastructure, reduce congestion, and use economic transaction data to inform public investments. Brenna served in Chicago Mayor Emanuel’s administration as Chief Information Officer for the City and Commissioner for the Department of Innovation & Technology. In that time, she led the implementation of the Mayor’s vision of data-driven resident services and of a more efficient, effective, and innovati
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John Robbins

John Robbins is Country Managing Director at global program, project and cost management consulting firm, Turner & Townsend, where he is responsible for leading operations and business growth across the USA. With nearly 40 years of experience, John’s global capital project management portfolio totals tens of millions of square feet and many different asset types in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, giving him a broad knowledge of varied markets and best business practices. John serves on multiple strategic and operating boards internally at Turner & Townsend, as well as externally with multiple industry, education, and philanthropic organizations. An engineer by
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Peter Torrellas

Peter Torrellas is President of Connected Communities at Parsons and has dedicated the last 20 years of his life to leading digital transformation across various areas of infrastructure, including mobility, buildings, energy, and water. His passion for cities and infrastructure began after working a project that included the train he rode as a child – sparking his purpose. Torrellas’ expertise across a diverse infrastructure portfolio has positioned him as an expert in the industry. He is a nationally recognized thought leader in the implementation of technologies across several asset classes and has been hosted by the United Nations, World Bank Group, United Sates Conference of Mayors, Nati
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https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1981/technology-revolution-the-future-of-now 16/04/2024 03:00 16/04/2024 04:00 Technology Revolution: The Future of Now https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/1981/technology-revolution-the-future-of-now The Buzz 1: “Smart cities are the intelligent cities of positivity and happy-energy, not the junkyards of technologies but cities of diversity, love, life, beauty, dignity, freedom, tolerance, and equality.” (Amit Ray, author: Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity) The Buzz 2: “The banning of bullfighting in Catalonia was controversial and hard won and has now been replaced by the vacuous global consumption of the mall. I'm sure that is an advance for the bulls but I'm not sure how well it bodes for the serious business of being a city." (Edwin Heathcote, The Financial Times architecture and design critic) The Buzz 3: “The second mode [to deal with unsafe cities] is to take refuge in vehicles. This is the technique practiced in the big wild-animal reservations of Africa, where tourists are warned to leave their cars under no circumstances until they reach a lodge. It is also the technique practiced in Los Angeles.” (Jane Jacobs, author: The Death and Life of Great American Cities) The Buzz 4: “Urbanization has lured more people to bustling metropolises, but precious little thought has been given to what happens when these cities fail…For all the famed cities with thousands of years of continuity – Paris, London, Cairo, Athens, Rome, Istanbul – most cities just stop.” (Ben Paynter, Fast Company senior writer) We’ll ask Don DeLoach at Rocket Wagon Venture Studios, Brenna Berman at City Tech, John Robbins at Turner & Townsend, and Peter Torrellas at Parsons for their take on The Future of Smarter Cities: People + How Much Technology? VoiceAmerica | Talk Radio | Online Talk Radio studio@voiceamerica.com false DD/MM/YYYY Add to Calendar
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