The Smart City.Blog Podcast

We're starting to see a greater stratification when adopting new technologies. Anthony Furey is a journalist and recently ran for mayor of Toronto, and has some views on that and a few other things. We reached him at his home office in Toronto.

Carrie Soave has a real estate background. Then along came artificial intelligence. This was a field that appealed to her love of systems and processes. Could AI be used to make lives for real estate agents easier? And if real estate agents, who else? We spoke to Carrie at her home office in Niagara Falls.

Technology is forever disrupting established businesses and markets. Real estate, with its millions of human brokers, could be a target--or is real estate an arena where AI will be helpful? That's one of the questions we posed to Tim Hudak, the CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association. We reached him at his office.

What do we do about battery manufacturing when it comes to the move towards electric vehicles? And I'm not talking about the batteries. I mean the components that go into making the batteries. This is a complicated business, most of which is centred in China. Sylvatex is an American company that thinks it has some solutions. Virgina Klausmeier is the CEO of Sylvatex. We caught up with her at her home office in Eugene, Oregon.

Smart One is a Canadian company that's been around for at least 15 years. One of their mantras is "building stuff that matters." In this case, we're talking about designing the systems that power smart buildings and smart comunities. They're in no fewer than 80 communities across the Canada. Ted Maulucci is the company's co-founder and president. He's making a return visit to the Smart City Podcast with news of recent innovations.

Alan first met Mark Saltzman more than 30 years ago when he was reviewing video games. These days, he's a consumer tech expert with podcasts, radio shows, and books that help us sort out our gadget dreams. He came into Locomobi world headquarters to talk about a very hot product category: Wearables.

This time, it's just me and Locomobi CEO Grant Furlane reviewing what happened in 2023 and what's on the agenda for 2024. Let's see if you agree with any of this anaylis and any of these predictions. We touch on smart city topics, but we also go much further.This time, it's just me and Locomobi CEO Grant Furlane reviewing what happened in 2023 and what's on the agenda for 2024. Let's see if you agree with any of this anaylis and any of these predictions. We touch on smart city topics, but we also go much further.

If you're in business, you're probably on LinkedIn. I mean, you almost have to be because it's where so many important B2B connections are made. You know you should comment on certain posts, but that can take a lot of time. And what should you post? You want to sound intelligent plus you also want to get some kind of a reaction. That's the key to further engagement. But that can take a lot of time and energy. Jason Tan has come up with an AI-powered solution that frankly, is kinda magical. We reached him at his office in Brisbane, Australia.