Hosted by Alan Cross
A Journal of Musical Things
Welcome to TheSmartCity.Blog
TheSmartCity.Blog is a technology podcast that looks at how buildings, cities and communities are getting smarter, more efficient and more connected.
The podcast is aired twice per month with guest speakers and subjects range from Smart City infrastructure, buildings, transportation and smart communities. The goal is to tackle the challenges of the everchanging world of Smart City initiatives.
Listeners are encouraged to tune in and send in their Smart City questions for this panel of experts.
Co-Hosted by Grant Furlane
CEO LocoMobi World Inc.
The SmartCity Blog
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LocoMobi World Inc. is a Smart City technology company specializing in parking, tolling, transit, storage, asset tracking and threat management solutions. We customize an infinite number of possibilities, which are tailored to your specific Smart City needs. We integrate with a wide range of systems, with both equipment and patent pending software to ensure the perfect fit for your business model
LocoMobi’s unique manufacturing capabilities allow for us to provide diverse and innovative enterprise hardware and cloud-based software offerings for the parking, tolling, transit, storage, asset tracking and threat management sectors at incredibly low costs to our clients. By focusing on multiple synergistic industry sectors at the same time, LocoMobi is able to better execute its vision of creating fully connected cities worldwide.
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Podcasts
Episode 37: Wearable Technology in the Smart City with Yona Shtern
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Wearable Technology in the Smart City with Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee.
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Episode 37: The SmartCity.Blog Podcast’s Next Guest is Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee
We are pleased to announce that Yona Shtern, CEO of Hapbee, will be the next guest speaker on TheSmartCity.Blog on April 27th, 2022 and will discuss Wearable Technology. Yona Shtern…
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Episode 36: Video Analytics in the Smart City with Lizzi Goldmeier
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Video Analytics in the Smart City with Lizzi Goldmeier, Director of Marketing at BriefCam.
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Episode 36: The SmartCity.Blog Podcast’s Next Guest is Lizzi Goldmeier, Director of Marketing at BriefCam
We are pleased to announce that Lizzi Goldmeier, Director of Marketing at BriefCam, will be the next guest speaker on TheSmartCity.Blog on April 13th, 2022 and will discuss Video Analytics…
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Episode 35 Part 2: Taking the Smart Building Initiative To the Next Level
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on Taking the Smart Building Initiative To the Next Level with Carter Li SWTCH, Scott Macwilliam Kite Mobility,…
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Episode 35 Part 1: How Smart Buildings are Shaping the Future
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on How Smart Buildings are Shaping the Future with Carter Li SWTCH, Scott Macwilliam Kite Mobility, Ted Maulucci…
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The SmartCity.Blog Podcast #35 – Part 1 with Carter Li, Scott Macwilliam, Ted Maulucci and Brian Storrie
We are pleased to announce that Carter Li, Scott Macwilliam, Ted Maulucci and Brian Storrie will be the next guest speakers on TheSmartCity.Blog on March 16th, 2022 and will discuss…
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Episode 34: the Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Sports with Marty Savoy
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Sports with Marty Savoy, , Commissioner of the Ontario…
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Episode 33: The Future of Robots in the Smart City
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on The Future of Robots with Brian Storrie, President of LocoMobi World Inc.
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Episode 32: Safer Cities of the Future with Allan Bonner
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on Safer Cities of the Future with Allan Bonner, MSc, DBA, LLM, MScPI, of Allan Bonner Communications Management…
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Episode 31: A Review of 2021 and a Look Ahead at 2022 with Hosts Alan Cross & Grant Furlane
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Co-hosts, Alan Cross of a Journal of Musical Things and Grant Furlane, CEO, LocoMobi World as they focus on a review the year 2021 and look ahead to…
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Episode 30 : The Future of Airports with Mukesh (Mookie) Patel
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Future of Airports with Mukesh (Mookie) Patel, Airport Chief Revenue and Finance Officer at Austin-Bergstrom International…
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Episode 29 : The Future of the Single Residential Home
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Future of the Single Residential Home with Christopher Invidiata, Team Leader of The Invidiata Team. Christopher…
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Episode 28 Part 2: The Workforce of the Future
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on Part 2 of the Workforce of the Future with Catherine Harrison of Purple Voodoo. Catherine is a…
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Episode 27 Part 1: The Workforce of the Future
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Workforce of the Future with Catherine Harrison of Purple Voodoo. Catherine is a musician-turned-performance coach who…
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Episode 26: The Digitalization and Automation of Physical Security and Transportation
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Digitalization and Automation of Physical Security and Transportation with Mark Zimmerman of RSPNDR. Mark Zimmerman leads…
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Episode 25: The Future of Security as a Service
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on the Future of Security as a Service with Daniel Carloni of Live Patrol Inc. Live Patrol’s cutting-edge…
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Episode 24: Technology in the post-pandemic music industry
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on Technology in the Music Industry with, Darryl Hurs of "Indie Week. The pandemic has had tremendous impact…
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Episode 23: Cyber Protection for the Masses
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they focus on of Cyber Security problems with Virgil Systems Co-Founder, Yaron Vorona. Yaron explains the different ways to deal…
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Episode 22: LocoMobi World and the WorldStream Initiative
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross and Grant Furlane with guest, LocoMobi World's President, Brian Storrie, as they discuss how LocoMobi World is moving vehicles, people and data with their…
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Episode 21: Smart Community Defined
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they explore how SmartONE Solutions is defining smart communities with Founder, Ted Maulucci. Ted explains how SmartONE is committed to…
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Episode 20: Clean & Connected Shared Mobility
Join Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss how Kite Mobility is supporting a world of clean and connected shared mobility with Founder, Scott Macwilliam. Scott explains how…
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Episode 19: The Smart City Sandbox
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss how the IBI Group is defining the smart cities of tomorrow with Rahul Mehra, Director - Senior Practice…
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Episode 18: The Future of the City After 18 Months of Covid-19
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss what we have learned over the past 18 months during the pandemic. Alan and Grant provide an overview…
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Episode 17: The Future of Secure Payments
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss how the pandemic has impacted how we pay for things with Layal Gedeon, Head of Sales for MONEXgroup.…
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Episode 16: Smart City Formula
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss why the City of Burlington has the highest rate of livability with Mayor Marianne Meed Ward. Mayor Marianne…
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Episode 15: How AI & Machine Learning Will Change Smart Cities
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss the future of Artificial Intelligence with Barney Pell, AI expert, Entrepreneur and Start-Up Investor. Barney covers a variety…
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Episode 14: Overcoming Change in Smart Cities
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss the impact the pandemic has had on our infrastructure with Eric Piessel, Executive Vice President, Advisory and Innovation…
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Episode 13: Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Living
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane they discuss how COVID-19 has impacted urban living and how smart city innovations can drive a path forward with Chris Rickett,…
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Episode 12: Augmented Identity and its Integration into Smart Cities
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss the fascinating and complex world of augmented identity and its integration into Smart Cities with Matt Cole, Chief…
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Episode 11: The Evolution of Robin Hood – How COVID-19 has Changed the Stock Market & Technology
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss how Covid-19 has developed a new breed of day traders through chat rooms and social media and the…
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Episode 10: Smart City Technology with John Lorinc
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss a variety of smart city topics with Journalist and 2019-20 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, John Lorinc. After…
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Episode 9: Trade Shows During a Pandemic and in the Future
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss the evolution of trade shows during a pandemic with Elliot Kohn, Principal and COO of kubik. Eliott discusses…
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Episode 8: 2020 Recap & Holiday Message
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross of A Journal of Musical Things & Grant Furlane, CEO of LocoMobi World, as they reflect back on 2020, what they learned during the…
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Episode 7: How SWTCH Energy Inc. is Electrifying the Transportation System
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss How SWTCH Energy Inc. is "Electrifying the Transportation System" with Carter Li, CEO & Founder. Carter discusses how…
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Episode 6: Security in the Connected World
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss the future of CyberCities with Stephen Meagher, Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss…
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Episode 5: Stephen Meagher of Deloitte Canada on the Future of CyberCities
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they discuss the future of CyberCities with Stephen Meagher, Director, CyberSecurity and IOT, Risk Advisory at Deloitte Canada. Stephen explains why…
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Episode 4: Daniel Marinovic of Dream on Developing Impactful & Smart Communities
LiJoin TheSmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they have an engaging conversation with Daniel Marinovic, Chief Development Officer for Dream. Daniel explores what it takes to develop…
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Episode 3: Adrian Wang of Tridel on the Next Generation of Buildings
Listen to co-hosts Alan Cross and Grant Furlane as they chat with Adrian Wang, Director of Innovation & Sustainability at Deltera, part of the award-winning Tridel Group of Companies. Adrian…
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Episode 2: Sandy Carter of AWS on Customer Data Analysis
Join TheSmartCity.Blog Co-Hosts, Alan Cross & Grant Furlane as they have a robust and informative Smart City conversation with Sandy Carter – Amazon Web Services (AWS) Vice President, Worldwide Public…
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Episode 1: Welcome to the LocoMobi World Podcast with Grant Furlane
Alan Cross introduces his SmartCity.Blog Podcast Co-Host, Grant Furlane, CEO of LocoMobi World. In this episode, Grant introduces LocoMobi World and TheSmartCity.Blog. Listeners will learn more about what a Smart…
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