If you love the concept of robots, robotics, and artificial intelligence and the possibilities these technologies have for the smart city, please stick around. I want to introduce you to Mobi the robot. Alan and Grant are joined by Locomobi World President, Brian Storrie

Meet Mobi the Robot

 "In Their Shoes: Unheard Stories of Re-entry and Recovery,"

Stephen Kennedy Smith is the chair and co-founder of a couple of biotech and human health companies. He has teamed with Cheryl Buchanan, an attorney and a co-founder of Writers Without Margins, a non-profit that uses the power of storytelling to heal. This is a different sort of Smart Cities topic--there's very little tech involved here--but it does look at a smart approach to dealing with the problems cities have today. We'll get to the film "In Their Shoes: Unheard Stories of Re-entry and Recovery," too. We hooked up with Stephen and Cheryl from their respective offices in Boston.

Stephen Kennedy Smith and Cheryl Buchanan

Mark Majewksi is from Inovex is a data foundation company, which is another way of saying that they do data analytics in a way that takes sets of data and aligns it to specific business strategies. Mark Majewski explains how Inovex ingests data, sorts it, and creates useful knowledge that can be implemented in a wide varieties of ways. Mark came into Locomobi World HQ.

Mark Majewksi of Inovex

Nicholas Gill is from a New York-based company called Building Link that helps property managers run 6500 different buildings around the world using their industry-leading software. Nicholas Gill, the head of Building Link's Canadian division, explains what the company does and how things look for the smart buildings of the future. Nicholas joined us at Locomobi World Headquarters.

Nicholas Gill of Building Link

You've probably heard the term "Metaverse" thrown around a lot. But what IS that? And what does it have to do with you? Nav Gupta, the CEO and founder of a company called Chaarmi is here to explain--and he'll tell you how you can can have a metaverse of your very own. Strap in. This one is really interesting.

Nav Gupta and the Metaverse

By day, Erik Olsen runs a very successful logistics company. For fun, though, he's building some smart buildings in downtown Kitchener. Okay, not just smart, but SUPER-smart. He's here to explain that vision.

Erik Olsen

Yona Shtern Alan Cross &amp; Grant Furlane as they discuss Wearable Technology with Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee. Hapbee – a publicly-traded, is a wearable wellness technology company that is on a mission to improve the lives of 10 million people. Hapbee (which trades under the ticker symbol HAPB on the TSXV) puts people in control of how they feel, work, play and sleep – all without the nasty side effects of ingesting pills, drinks or any other substances that carry all kinds of nasty side effects that come with ingesting and metabolizing them.&nbsp; Hapbee allows users to play the same magnetic signatures that compounds like melatonin, caffeine, adenosine, nicotine, and CBD would otherwise release in your body to trigger feelings like deep sleep, awake, drowsy, calm, focus and relaxed. Think Spotify for how you want to feel. It’s totally Star Trek, totally game-changing and totally works. Athletes, military vets, and professionals are among the growing community of Hapbee users.&nbsp; Yona is a serial entrepreneur and business builder who has successfully scaled disruptive businesses in technology and consumer goods. He was CEO of Arrive (digital parking), CEO of Beyond the Rack (e-commerce marketplace), Board Member at Swap.com (resale marketplace) and previously led e-commerce &amp; database marketing for Saks Avenue, Avon Products and Microcell Telecommunications. He was Start Up Canada’s Entrepreneur of The Year in 2014 and is a frequent speaker to management students at McGill University (his alma mater), Yale and at many start-up and business conferences.

Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee

Lizzie Goldmeier is the director of marketing for BriefCam,&nbsp;a leading video analytics provider that enables people, companies, and communities to unlock the value of their video surveillance content. Lizzi is responsible for BriefCam’s content and communications strategy and develops resources and messaging to increase awareness of BriefCam’s intelligent video analytics solutions for accelerating investigations, increasing situational awareness, and enhancing operational intelligence. Before joining BriefCam, Lizzi was the Marketing Communications Manager at Zooz, an intelligent platform for maximizing merchants’ payments performance. She holds a BA and MA in English Literature from Bar Ilan University.

Lizzi Goldmeier, Director of Marketing at BriefCam

On the second part of the Smart City roundtable, we dig deeper into where we are, and where things are going. LocomobiWorld CEO Grant Furlane leads us through the discussion. Carter Li - SWTCH Energy Inc.Scott McWilliam - Kite MobilityTed Maulucci - SmartONEBrian Storrie - LocoMobi World Inc.

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The&nbsp;Smart City.Blog Podcast is available twice a month and hosted by Alan Cross of "A Journal of Musical Things."&nbsp; We'll talk Smart City infrastructure, buildings, transportation and smart communities. The goal will be to tackle the challenges of the very changing world of Smart City initiatives.&nbsp; Co-hosted by industry expert Grant Furlane, CEO of LocoMobi World Inc.&nbsp;and will be joined by guest industry experts.&nbsp; ​

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