Intelligent Communities and Broadband:
AN ALTERNATIVE TO ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Thursday October 25, 2007 | Centre for International Governance Innovation | 57 Erb Street West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Moderated by:
Dr. Patricia Demers (FRSC), President, Royal Society of Canada, and University Professor, Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta    

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The Intelligent Waterloo Conference is a one-day conference exploring approaches to using broadband technologies more effectively to lessen dependence on energy, distribute energy and influence energy policy.

How can we save energy using broadband? What environments can we provide to simulate person-to-person contact at a distance? Can we outsource work to other places to reduce the need for office space and travel? What broadband technologies and pricing strategies can be used to encourage more energy conservation and what businesses might be derived from broadband to support that? Hear broadband experts and visionaries share their thoughts on all of these questions and more...  

ABOUT INTELLIGENT WATERLOO
The City of Waterloo has been named the 2007 Intelligent Community of the Year by the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). The ICF is a not-for-profit think tank that focuses on job creation and economic development in the new global economy based on broadband.

This conference is hosted by the Intelligent Waterloo Committee, the City of Waterloo, the University of Waterloo, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Canada's Technology Triangle and Communitech.  

SPEAKERS
Dr. Patricia Demers (FRSC), President, Royal Society of Canada (Moderator)
Dr. Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
Dr. Jan Carr, CEO, Ontario Power Authority
Mr. Mark Golan, VP, Cisco
Mr. Jeffrey Simpson, Columnist, the Globe and Mail
Mr. John Wetmore, Former CEO, IBM Canada  

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Connected Real Estate and Its Effect on Sustainability Presented By Cisco
• HOT AIR FIXING - CANADA'S CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE - Presented by The Globe and Mail
• Presentation by John Wetmore, Former President IBM Canada
• The Network Economy - Michael Binder Assistant Deputy Minister (French)
• The Network Economy - Michael Binder Assistant Deputy Minister (English)

CONFERENCE VIDEOS

Click a link below to view videos from the conference.

• Welcome Intro
• Mr. Mark Golan, VP, Cisco
• Mr. John Wetmore, Former CEO, IBM Canada  
• Dr. Jan Carr, CEO, Ontario Power Authority
• Ms. Linda Russel, Managing Partner, TCI
• Roadmap Review
• Dr. Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry Canada
• Mr. Jeffrey Simpson, Columnist, the Globe and Mail
• Roadmap Summary
• Smart 21

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