May 07, 2018
A lawyer and social impact strategist, Valentine Goddard is the founder and CEO of Artificial Intelligence Impact Alliance (AIIA) and the AI on a Social Mission Conference.
May 07, 2018
Nisa Malli is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Brookfield Institute for Innovation + Entrepreneurship where she leads research on the public policy implications of artificial intelligence and creating more inclusive innovation-driven economies. Previously she has worked on emerging technology, digital services, and public sector innovation for federal and municipal government and managed a nonprofit…
May 07, 2018
François Croteau is Mayor of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie for a third consecutive terme. He is also a member of the executive council of the City of Montréal responsible for issues of higher education, smart cities, information technology as well as innovation.
May 07, 2018
Abhishek Gupta is an AI Ethics researcher working on creating ethical, safe and inclusive AI systems. I am the founder of the Montreal AI Ethics community and I’m currently based out of McGill University and District 3 Innovation Center, Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
May 01, 2018
Hee Seon Jin was appointed Deputy Mayor, Urban Regeneration at the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2015. His main concern is enhancing citizen’s participation by ongoing people-powered urban policies. He holds a Master’s Degree from Iowa State University and a Ph.D in Urban Planning from Yonsei University.
Apr 23, 2018
Xiaowu Hu is Director of the Institute of Urban Science of Nanjing University and an urban researcher. Hu Xiaowu is the consultant of the Nanjing municipal legislative committee and now he is a visiting professor of Columbia University in New York City.
Apr 23, 2018
Yolande Barnes’ career began in commercial property research until she joined Savills Mixed Use team in 1989 and created the first residential research department in the industry. Her focus now is on global research and consulting, covering all sectors and many cities. She is a regular public speaker and appears in national and international newspapers,…
Apr 23, 2018
Milica Begovic works on bringing innovation to development – one person, and one experiment at a time. Her main areas of expertise are social innovation, change management, design thinking, user innovation, citizen engagement and more. She works with teams across Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States to find out new ways of tackling stubborn…
Apr 23, 2018
Tena Petrovic works in the field of urban innovation development, covering issues of brownfield regeneration, city initiatives for RDI and city competitiveness.
Apr 23, 2018
Robert Pasicko, PhD cofounded the UNDP Alternative Finance Lab through which he supports development on alternative finance mechanisms in over 30 countries globally.
Apr 23, 2018
Marina Petrovic is one of the Alternative Finance Lab and Crowdfunding Academy founders, working mostly with blockchain, impact investment, and investment crowdfunding projects that can assist in addressing economic, societal and environmental facets of community growth.
Apr 23, 2018
Jules Pipe is working on key priorities for the Mayor of London, including: revision of the London Plan, major regeneration projects across the capital, ensuring London’s infrastructure needs are delivered to benefit all Londoners, and providing young people with skills for their future careers.