Speaker Profile

ICF co-founder John G. Jung originated the Intelligent Community concept and continues to serve as the Forum's leading visionary. Formerly President and CEO of the Greater Toronto Marketing Alliance, Calgary Economic Development Authority and Canada’s Technology Triangle, he is a registered professional urban planner, urban designer and economic developer. He leads regular international business missions to US, European, Asian, Indian and Australian cities, and originated the ICF Immersion Lab program. John is a regular speaker at universities and conferences and serves as an advisor to regional and national leaders on Intelligent Community development. He has also given presentations to Prime Ministers, Presidents and Royalty around the world. As one of the Co-authors of Brain Gain and other books and publications on Smart Cities and Intelligent Communities, John was a featured speaker at the Ottawa Writer’s Festival. He is also the author of numerous articles in planning and economic development journals, has received global awards, honorary degrees and other recognition for his work in urban planning, urban design, economic development and related collaboration and strategic development initiatives around the world. He also sits on numerous boards, task forces and international advisory boards.

 

Programs

John has been the principle urban navigator for the ICF Immersion Labs in Asia and the USA. He has been invited to lead or participate in high-level delegations around the world at which he has promoted the Intelligent Community movement, including presentations to international associations, global mayors and councils, and heads of state, including Presidents and Premiers of countries and to royal families and their guests. John was instrumental in founding ICF Canada and has been leading the effort to create other ICF Nations around the world. ICF Taiwan was recently launched under John’s guidance as was the ICF Institute in Taiwan, which was launched in March 2018. Also with his help, ICF Canada has published several papers including Sharpening Canada’s Competitive Edge, Broadband: the Essential Utility, From Connectivity to Community and several others. John is also a regular columnist in MyLivableCity, an international publication produced out of Mumbai, India and contributor to chapters in the forthcoming book: Innovative Solutions for Creating Sustainable Cities (Cambridge Scholars, UK).

Publications

John developed, executed and wrote the content for the whitepaper Creating City-to City Connections. He is a co-author of the ICF books Brain Gain, Broadband Economies: Creating the Community of the 21st Century and Seizing Our Destiny. He conceived the study for “Sharpening Canada’s Competitive Edge” and is the principle author for dozens of urban development plans and strategies for smart cities, economic development and urban planning initiatives. John also produces quarterly articles in the international journal “My Liveable City”; hundreds of blogs and articles in ICF and GovTech publications and is the principle author of the ICF Canada Newsletter, iCommunity.ca. He is also the writer and producer for the video: “From Smart City to Intelligent Community”.

 

Reviews

- "John Jung spoke at TEDxPiraí, in March 2014. He is a wonderful professional but also an inspiring human being. His speech was filled with new ideas that captured the attention of everyone at the event, talking about different aspects of cities around the world. He made Piraí's community think differently to make things better. It was such a good experience that I’d highly recommend John Jung as a speaker for any kind of event." - Marco Andrade Brandao, TEDxRio

 

- "John Jung delivered an extraordinary presentation on the international movement toward Intelligent Communities, the benefits to citizens, and the context cities face in this global movement. He does what few speakers can do: he provides the global context for Intelligent Communities, but he also presents the road map for becoming part of this elite group of cities. John delivers inspiring talks that alert local communities to the possibilities that await the bold, and the standards to which they are held when they seek to become Intelligent Community leaders. John is more than just an eloquent speaker on a topic he is clearly passionate about; he is an ambassador for the Intelligent Community Forum brand, its goals, and its mandate." - Terence Sooley, Director, Research & Conference Production, Strategy Institute

- "Waterfront Toronto’s journey towards an Intelligent Community started in June 2004 at the Intelligent Community Forum Summit in New York City. That is where I first heard John Jung talk about the merits of an intelligent community and how different cities around the world had been re-shaped by their efforts to adopt this strategy. My discussions with John after the Forum led us to the start of a 10 year path – one that saw us install Canada’s very first open access ultra-broadband network. Apart from technology, the other components of the Intelligent Community Forum's mantra, things like digital inclusion, have helped us shape our strategy." - John Campbell, President & CEO, Waterfront Toronto

Addresses

ICF 2019 Summit, Speaker and Moderator
New York City, June 12-13, 2019

ICF Matchmaking Day Conference Program, Speaker and Moderator
New York City, June 11, 2019

Olds Smart Cities Challenge Community Solutions Network Workshop
Olds, Alberta, May 29, 2019

Windsor-Essex Smart Cities Challenge Community Solutions Network Workshop
Windsor, Ontario, May 22, 2019

Taoyuan, Taiwan Presentation on Intelligent Community Movement
April 29, 2019

Commtech East Conference, Panel
Mississauga, Ontario, April 17, 2019

Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, Presentation on Intelligent Community Movement
April 9, 2019

Hudson, Ohio Presentation on Intelligent Community Movement
April 2, 2019

SMART CITY EXPO World Congress, Speaker
Curitiba, Brazil, March 21, 2019

TOP7 Announcement and Conference at Laval University, speaker and moderator
Quebec City, Feb 11, 2019

Smart to Intelligent Communities Roadshow
Milan-Perugia, Italy: January 25 - Feb 1, 2019

Abbotsford Workshop No. 2, Accelerator Workshop Keynote
Abbotsford, BC, November 30, 2018

Smart to Intelligent Communities Address, Global Forum
Copenhagen, Denmark. Nov 6, 2018

SMART Dubai Address
Dubai, UAE, Nov 1, 2018

Intelligent Community Case Studies: Moderator, Hamilton Smart21 Conference
October 25, 2918

Innovation 360, Smart Cities and Nanotechnology Conference: a Mutual Evolution, Panelist
Toronto, October 23, 2018

Abbotsford Intelligent Community Accelerator Workshop
Abbotsford, BC, August 15, 2018

Smart to Intelligent Cities, Several Panels, Moscow Urban Forum
Moscow, Russia, July 17-20, 2018

Smart City Panelist
Liverpool, UK, June 12, 2018

ICF 2018 Summit, Moderator
London, UK, June 5-7, 2018

Taichung Smart City Conference, Address
Taichung, Taiwan, May 5, 2018

Tainan Site Visit, Community Address
Tainan, Taiwan, April 24, 2018

Smart to Intelligent Indian Cities
Pune, India, April 17, 2018

Returning Visit to TOP7 Oulu: Observations Address
Oulu, Finland, April 6, 2018

Smart to Intelligent Communities: Keynote Address
Espoo, Finland, April 3, 2018

FDI and Smart Cities: Think Canada
Toronto March 20, 2018

Signing Ceremony Keynote Address, ICF Institute in Taiwan
Hsinchu, Taiwan, March 15, 2018

Problem solving: the right data for the right question, Information Builders
Toronto, March 8, 2018

LSNetwork Digital Master Planning Seminar
Toronto, March 5, 2018

Intelligent Communities Keynote Address during Mobile World
Barcelona, Spain Feb 27, 2018

Intelligent Communities Presentation: Valencia Government and NGOs
Valencia, Spain, Feb 23, 2018

Smart to Intelligent Keynote Presentation: Madrid Society
Madrid, Spain, Feb 21, 2018

ICF Canada Webinar - Smart Communities: A Primer on how BC communities can leverage the Smart Revolution
Feb 15, 2018

ICF Webinar – Organizer; French Canadian SMART CITIES CHALLENGE
January 11, 2018

ICF Webinar – Moderator; Canadian SMART CITIES CHALLENGE
January 10, 2018

Smart Cities West: Oracle Conference, Keynote
Vancouver, December 12, 2017

Our Future as Smart Cities: Planning for Healthier Environments; IIDEX panel
Nov 27, 2017

Smart to Intelligent Communities Presentation to Sarnia-Lambton Community
Nov. 17, 2017

LS Networks - Smart Pole technologies
Vancouver, November 6, 2017

Intelligent Communities – various speaking engagements throughout Lagos, Nigeria
October 30-Nov 3, 2017

High Performance Government: Oracle’s Vision for Smart Cities. Keynote
Mississauga, Oct. 27, 2017

FDI TrustBelt Conference: Smart Cities Panel
Des Moines, Iowa. Oct 23, 2017

GSMA Smart Cities Webinar
Oct 16, 2017

Smart to Intelligent Panel: Global Forum
Winnipeg. October 2, 2017

Smart Cities: AMCTO Conference on Open & Smart Communities
Toronto. Sept 27, 2017

IoT Intelligence in Community Ecosystems
Toronto Sept 21, 2017

IOT - IOVALUE: INTELLIGENCE IN COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEMS

Technology Ecosystem: Smart Cities Matter
Bayview Yards, Ottawa. September 19, 2017

Intelligent Communities: More than being Smart: IEDC keynote to Chief Economic Development Officials
Sept 18, 2017

Smart Cities Results and Experiences: Concordia University
Montreal, June 27, 2017

ICF Summit, MC, Panel Moderator and Presenter
June 6-8, 2017, New York, New York, USA

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to Taoyuan City
April 27, 2017, Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to Chiayi City
April 24, 2017, Chiayi City, Taiwan

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to Whittlesea
April 6, 2017, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to Melbourne
April 5, 2017, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to Prospect
March 31, 2017, Prospect (Adelaide), South Australia

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to Ballarat
March 30, 2017, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Panelist Humanizing the Smart City; Presentation at Mobile World
February 28, 2017, Barcelona, Spain

Roundtable Valencia on Smart Cities
February 27, 2017, Valencia, Spain

Technical University of Madrid Roundtable
February 26, 2017, Madrid, Spain

Intelligent Community Movement: Presentation to New Taipei City
February 10, 2017 New Taipei City, Taiwan

Intelligent Community Movement: Various Presentations at the ICF Taiwan Launch and Internet of Cities Conference
February 9, 2017 Taipei, Taiwan

Announcement of the TOP7 for 2017
October 19, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Presentation to ITRI and Hsinchu County Council
February 8, 2017, Hsinchu County, Taiwan

ICF Presentation to Tainan City Council
February 6, 2017, Tainan City, Taiwan

Presentation to Dublin ICF Global Institute
November 2, 2016, Dublin, Ohio

MC at THINK CANADA with a focus on Intelligent Communities. Included a panel with ICF’s Robert Bell and Lou Zacharilla on the importance of becoming an Intelligent Community and the announcement of the SMART21 for 2017
October 19, 2016, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Presentation on Canadian Intelligent Communities and Economic Competitiveness
October 14, 2016, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

Presentation on Canadian Intelligent Communities and Economic Competitiveness
October 13, 2016, Brisbane, Australia

Presentation on Canadian Intelligent Communities and Economic Competitiveness
October 12, 2016, Melbourne, Australia

Speaker at the ITS World Congress - “Enhancing Liveable Cities and Communities: From Smart to Intelligent Mobility”
October 11, 2016, Melbourne, Australia

Presentation on Canadian Intelligent Communities and Economic Competitiveness
October 10, 2016, Sydney, Australia

Presentation on Canadian Intelligent Communities and Economic Competitiveness
October 7, 2016, Auckland, New Zealand

Speaking at the Global Forum on Transformation and the Autonomous Vehicle in Intelligent Communities
September 19, 2016, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Speaker at the Canadian Institute of Planners CIP Annual Summit - “Are Smart Cities Enough?”
July 6, 2016

ICF Summit, MC and Speaker
June 13-17, 2016, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Speaker on Regional Economic Development and Smart Communities
June 8, 2016, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Toronto Region Board of Trade: Smart Cities Summit
May 26, 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CI Accelerating Smart Communities event
May 10, 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Presentations during site visit to Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
May 4-5, 2016, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Several presentations during the ICF site visit including a fireside chat with NZ economist, Shamubeel Eaqub on the NZ “Zombie Towns”
April 26-27, 2016, Whanganui, New Zealand

Presentation on Rural Broadband “With Broadband, the middle of nowhere is no more”
April 19, 2016, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Presentations in Hsinchu County during ICF Site visit
April 13-14, 2016, Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Presentation on “The Importance of being involved in the Intelligent Community Movement”
March 23, 2016, Tainan City, Taiwan

Presentation: “On Being a Successful Intelligent Community”
March 22, 2016, Hsinchu County, Taiwan

Presentations at Taipei Smart Cities Expo and Wise Cities Forum on the difference between Smart and Intelligent Communities
March 21, 2016, Taipei, Taiwan

MC and speaker at GLOBE, in Vancouver on Intelligent Communities and Sustainability
March 2, 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Rome: Smart City Presentation and several panels at the Canadian Embassy, "Smart and the City"
June 23, 2015 - Rome, Italy

Host, Moderator and Interviewer at the ICF Summit
June 8-12, 2015 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Signing of Eindhoven-Waterloo MOU in the presence of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima
May 27, 2015 - Waterloo Canada

Introductory Remarks with Sir Terry Matthews
May 20, 2015 - Waterloo, Canada

Keynote Address to Sunshine Coast Intelligent Community Breakfast and Australia Information Industry Association and Regional Development Australia
May 6, 2015 - Sunshine Coast, Australia

Keynote Address on Smart to Intelligent Communities at Brisbane Business Luncheon, Australia Information Industry Association and Regional Development Australia
May 5, 2015 - Brisbane, Australia

Presentations to Ipswich Rotary Breakfast on Intelligent Communities
May 5, 2015 - Ipswich, Australia

Presentation to Ipswich City Council on ICF Awards Process
May 4, 2015 - Ipswich, Australia

Featured Luncheon Speaker re. "Brain Gain" at Ottawa's Speakers Festival
April 28, 2015 - Ottawa, Canada

Address re Intelligent Community Waterloo at Intelligent Community Eindhoven
April 20, 2015 - Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Keynote address on Smart Cities, My Liveable City Conference
April 17, 2015 - New Delhi, India

Presentation on ICF Awards Process at New Taipei NTPC City Hall
April 1, 2015 - New Taipei City, Taiwan

Presentation to International Network of Korean Entrepreneurs Canada-Korea Startup Venture Forum
March 26, 2015 - Toronto, Canada

Six keynote presentations at Vibrant Gujarat
January 12-16, 2015 - Ahmedabad, India, New Delhi, Surat and Bangalore, India

International Dinner and Thought Leadership Event – Presentation
December 4, 2014 - Waterloo, Canada

Keynote Presentation on Intelligent Transportation systems at Transportation Congress
November 21, 2014 - Auckland, NZ

Keynote Presentation on Internet of Things at Auckland IOT Conference
Nov. 20, 2014 - Auckland, NZ

Presentation on Canadian Intelligent Communities as part of CCCA
Nov. 6, 2014 - Stuttgart, Germany

Presentation to His Royal Highness King Philippe of Belgium and Queen Mathilde with the Governor General of Canada
October 28, 2014

Presentation at Roundtable at the Canadian Embassy Residence with Her Royal Highness, Princess Margriet Francisca of the Netherlands with the Governor General of Canada
October 26, 2014

Panelist at CITY AGE Conference regarding the Age of Disruption
October 9, 2014 - Waterloo Canada

Address to the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) on Smart Cities in the Age of Disruption at their Annual Convention
October 1, 2014 - Niagara Falls

Let's Get Digital – Moderated Canadian Urban Institute Panel on the evolving smart cities dialogue
September 26, 2014 - Toronto, Canada

Parliament of Mayors
September 20-21, 2014 - Amsterdam and The Hague in the Netherlands

Interview on PNR Radio
July 14, 2014 - Washington, DC

Presentation at The Hague on e-government as the keynote at the Royal Dutch Telecom KPN Conference
June 16, 2014

ICF Summit, Moderator and Interviewer
June 2-6, 2014, New York City, NY, USA

Waterloo Innovation Summit Panelist
April 14, 2014 - Waterloo Canada

Keynote Address on Smart Cities at Smart Cities Conference "From Smart Cities to Intelligent Communities"
April 9, 2014 - Toronto, Canada

Presentation on ICF Awards process
April 8, 2014 - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Presentations and panels on ICF Awards Process
April 1, 2014 - Columbus, Ohio, USA

"So you think you're so Smart?"
15 March 2014 - Rio de Janeiro/Pirai, TEDx Pirai

"Toronto's Intelligent Community: A Case Study"
1 March 2014 - Beijing

"Intelligent Communities –A Competitive Advantage"
22 February 2014 - Beijing, 智能社区-竞争力优势

"Intelligent Communities Presentation"
20 February 2014 - Beijing, Pactera

"Successful Cities attract Foreign Direct Investment"
27 November 2013, Amsterdam

"Intelligent Communities –A Competitive Advantage"
19 October 2013 - Shanghai, 智能社区-竞争力优势

"Intelligent Communities Primer to the Government of Kunshan"
17 October 2013 - Kunshan, China

"Smart and Intelligent Communities Around the World"
17 September 2013 - Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei Computer Association's 2013 IT Next Forum & Expo

"Successful Smart and Intelligent Communities"
19 June 2013 - Montreal, Webcom, Quebec Institute for a Digital Society
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Master of Ceremonies; Intelligent Community Forum Summit
6-8 June 2013 - New York City

Intelligent Community Waterloo, Case Study
21 May 2013 - Quebec City, Canada

"Intelligent Education to the Masses, Introduction to Suneet Singh Tuli"
14 May 2013 - Toronto, Canada, Canada 3.0

"Intelligent Communities - Challenges and Strategies"
24 April 2013 - Oulu, Finland, Smart Cities Workshop

"Developments and trends in smart cities: How you can benefit economically, ecologically, and socially by becoming an Intelligent Community"
9 April 2013 - Toronto, Canada, Smart City event

"Importance of Education in Intelligent Cities"
1 April 2013 - Tallinn- Estonia, Presentation to Tallinn Technical University

"Smart Cities and Systems: Problems, Practice, and Perspectives"
26 March 2013 - Hong Kong Forum organized by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Smart China Company Limited

"Innovative Ecosystems"
11 March 2013 - London UK Innovation Forum

"Intelligent Mobility"
30 January 2013 - MOBIT, Recife, Brazil

Keynote
7 November 2012 - World Planning Forum Webinar

"Creating the Intelligent Community"
17 October 2012 - First International Foreign Investment Forum, Moscow, Russia

"The New Urban Intelligence"
4 September 2012, RioInfo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

"Creating the Intelligent Community"
8 May 2012 - Taichung City Hall, Taiwan

"Innovation in Intelligent Communities"
15 March 2012, Keynote to Tech City, London, UK

"Innovation and Intelligent Communities"
21 November 2011, Governor General of Canada’s State, Singapore

Keynote: "Creating Successful Intelligent Cities in China"
18 November 2011, Chongqing University Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing, China

Keynote: "Intelligent Cities in Taiwan"
14 November, 2011, Intelligent Cities Summit, New Taipei City, Taiwan

"Vision for a Green Digital Future"
8 November 2011, Global Forum 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Keynote: "Creating the Smart City of the Future"
18 May 2011, APEC Conference, Langfang, Beijing, China

"Sustainability and Intelligent Communities"
February 2011, University of Waterloo Intelligent Communities Course

"ICF and Intelligent Communities"
November 2010, C-11 Economic Development Communities in Canada, Quebec City, PQ, Canada

"Shaping our Future Together, Strengthening Communities"
23 October 2010, Columbia Basin Trust Conference, Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada

Keynote "Intelligent Communities"
21 October 2010, Southwest Enterprise Region Annual Conference, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada

"Future-Proofing Australian Communities"
26 July, 2010, Griffith University, Gold Coast City, Australia

"Future-Proofing: Toward Creating Successful Cities"
March 2010, Suwon City, South Korea

Speaker Profile

Robert Bell is co-founder of the Intelligent Community Forum, where he heads its research, analysis and content development activities. He develops and leads the Intelligent Community Accelerator and Certification programs, and directs the multi-stage analysis of communities for the annual Intelligent Community Awards program. 

Serving as the content lead for ICF's annual Summit in New York City, Robert is the author of ICF's founding study, Benchmarking the Intelligent Community. He has contributed articles to The Municipal Journal of Telecommunications Policy, IEDC Journal, Telecommunications, Asia-Pacific Satellite and Asian Communications; and has appeared in segments of ABC World News and The Discovery Channel. A frequent keynote speaker and moderator at municipal and telecom industry events, he has also led economic development missions and study tours to cities in Asia and the US.

Programs

Robert developed and leads the Community Accelerator training program, which provides cities and regions with essential education on the Community Accelerator Strategy for economic and community development in the digital age. He also developed and manages the Intelligent Community Certification program, which identifies cities, counties and regions that are investment-ready and prepared to prosper economically, socially and culturally amid the challenges and opportunities of the digital age.

Publications

Robert is the lead author of the ICF books Brain Gain, Broadband Economies: Creating the Community of the 21st Century and Seizing Our Destiny. He is also the lead author of ICF’s series of white papers on Intelligent Community themes and topics. 

 

 

Reviews

- "Robert Bell and the Intelligent Community Forum have become a key partner in our Digital Initiative in Walla Walla. Robert presented his “Community Accelerator” Master Class. It was a powerful program for our community. His presentation gave a diverse audience a view of our potential future and helped get everyone on the same page. Robert is a gifted speaker and blends a great combination of relevant information, humor and gravitas. We already have him booked to rejoin the Walla Walla community in our ongoing discussion and quest as an Intelligent Community. Robert rocks!" - David Woolson, President & CEO, Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce

- "Robert Bell was a keynote speaker for the kickoff of a new speakers series for our community. In our efforts to position Waterfront Toronto as a thought leader in this area of our revitalization efforts, having you attend and speak as one of the founders of the Intelligent Community Forum lends a great deal of gravitas to our efforts." - John Campbell, President & CEO, Waterfront Toronto

- "Parkland County has had the great pleasure of working with Robert Bell on our SMART PARKLAND Intelligent Community Project and he has assisted us through the ICF Accelerator Program by mentoring and serving as a keynote presenter at numerous events. As a presenter, Robert is unsurpassed. He has the knowledge, perspective, intuition and communication skills to effectively motivate audiences ranging from ICT industry reps, to municipal councillors, distance learning education providers, Internet Service Providers, small business people, seniors and youth. Robert has a positive 'can do' attitude that translates into successful presentations and relationship building." - Al McCully, Smart Parkland Project Consultant, Parkland County

Hear Robert Speak

Addresses

The Middle of Nowhere is No More
Address to the ICF Summit, New York, NY USA, October 26, 2023

Wizards
Keynote to EDAC 2023 conference, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, October 2, 2023

What is an Intelligent Community?
Address to Top7 Conference "Better Together: Building a Strong Region from Diverse Communities," Whitby, Ontario, Canada, June 20, 2023

How Smart is your City - Really?
Keynote address to the Alliance for Innovation's Transforming Local Government 2023, Kansas City, MO, April 20, 2023

Celebrating the Durham Region
Keynote address outlining why the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario was named a Top7 Intelligent Community in 2022. November 29, 2022

ICF Accelerator Webinars
For communities in the Arrowhead Region of northern Minnesota in the Blandin Community Broadband Program, February 16-March 9, 2021

From Connectivity to Community
Webinar for communities participating in the Illinois Broadband Grant Program, December 17, 2020

What's the Cost to a Community of Not Having Broadband? 
Bloomberg Advantage with Carol Massar, September 20, 2020

Moving Beyond Resilience
The Innovator's Journey podcast, Alliance for Innovation, July 2020

From Smart to Intelligent: an ICF Master Class
National Economic Development Council Conference 2019, Adelaide, Australia, October 23-24, 2019

Why Small-to-Midsize Cities are the Next Investment Opportunity
Bloomberg Advantage with Carol Massar, February 21, 2019 . 

Accelerator Workshop for Intelligent Community Developers
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, August 15, 2018

What Makes a Community Intelligent?  
Top7 Site Visit, Hamilton, ON, Canada, April 5, 2018

Invest a Dime, Get Back a Loonie
Keynote at Columbia Basin Trust Symposium 2017, Kimberly, BC, Canada, October 14, 2017

Creating Rural Community Networks
The Rural Summit, Eindhoven, Netherlands, February 23, 2017

Creating Community Intelligence
Master Class, York Region, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, January 18, 2017

Community Intelligence: The Answer to Revolutionary Times
York Region Broadband & Innovation Summit, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, October 27, 2016

How Community Intelligence Builds Inclusive Prosperity
Metropolitan Information Exchange Annual Exchange, Palm Springs, California, USA, October 25, 2016

Community Intelligence and Economic Success
Les Affaires Smart City Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 20, 2016

Big Data for the People
Bloomberg Advantage, Bloomberg Radio, October 16, 2016

Intelligent Communities: Why They Matter to Business
Keynote Discussion, CEO Mid-Market Connection Conference, Philadelphia, PA, September 19, 2016

Why Intelligent Communities Build Better Businesses and Stronger Economies
Keynote Address, Desjardins Lab, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 21, 2016

The Broadband Economy of Riverside County
Accelerator Keynote for Riverside County Leadership Retreat, Palm Springs, California, October 13, 2015

"The Revolutionary Community"
Accelerator Master Class, ICF Summit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 10, 2015

"The Rural Broadband Economy: From Local to Global"
Accelerator Master Class, Oulu, Finland, May 5-6, 2015

"The Broadband Economy of Muskoka"
Accelerator Master Class, Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada, April 30, 2015

"From Smart to Intelligent"
Keynote, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, April 9, 2015

"The Broadband Network Ate My Plan!"
Keynote, Gala Dinner, University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto, November 13, 2014

"The Broadband Economy of the County of Grey"
Accelerator Master Class, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, November 6-7, 2014

"Building Lethbridge for the Next Generation"
Accelerator Keynote, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, October 14, 2014

"The Broadband Economy of Wanganui"
Accelerator Keynote and Master Class, Wanganui, New Zealand, July 23-24, 2014

"Broadband and the Future of Butte Silver Bow"

Accelerator Master Class, Butte, Montana, USA, July 1, 2014

"The Rural Imperative and the County of Grey"
Accelerator Keynote, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, June 26, 2014

"Why Big, Big Cities Should Start Looking Over Their Big, Big Shoulders"
Keynote speech, Walla Walla Business Summit, Walla Walla, Washington USA, April 11, 2014

"Reinventing Hsinchu City for the Digital Age"
Keynote presentation, Top7 Site Visit, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, March 25, 2014

"Reinventing New Taipei City for the Digital Age"
Keynote presentation, Top7 Site Visit, New Taipei City, Taiwan, March 21, 2014

"Building an Intelligent Community to Create Ontario's 21st Century Advantage"
Keynote presentation, New Blue Edge Inaugural Speaker Series, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 7, 2014

"Broadband and the Future of Rural Canada"
Master Class, Parkland County, Alberta, Canada, December 7, 2013

"Making Broadband Pay Off for Walla Walla"
Master Class, Walla Walla, Washington, USA, October 30, 2013

"Making Broadband Pay Off for Rural Louisiana"
Master Classes, Natchitoches, Louisiana, September 26; Lafayette, Louisiana, October 11, 2013

"Columbus: an Intelligent Community"
Keynote presentation, Top7 Reception, Columbus, Ohio, USA, April 2, 2013

"The New Rules of Community Success"
Keynote presentation, Acheson Business Association Spring Breakfast, Parkland County, Alberta, Canada, May 15, 2013

Speaker Profile

Dr. Norman Jacknis is currently Senior Fellow at the Intelligent Community Forum. His responsibilities include leading ICF’s Rural Imperative, building on the ideas he developed for the US Conference of Mayors on a future-oriented economic growth strategy for cities.

Before joining ICF, he was Director, Cisco’s IBSG Public Sector Group (the company’s open innovation and pro-bono strategic advisory group), where he worked extensively with states and local government, the National Association of Counties, the US Conference of Mayors and the staff responsible for the Federal government’s website and citizen engagement. In addition to citizen engagement, his focus was on economic growth, innovation, and the future of technology. Before Cisco, he was technology commissioner for Westchester County, New York, when it was one of ICF’s Top 7.

In addition to his regular Looking Forward blog for elected government executives and earlier articles, Dr. Jacknis has recently written articles and book chapters on “Beyond Smarter City Infrastructure – The New Urban Experience”, “A New Kind Of Public Square For Urban America, “Government’s Role In Facilitating An Innovative Economy” and “Transformation of the Local Government CTO/CIO”. He has been a frequent speaker at state/local government and technology industry events, in North America, Latin America, Europe, China, Korea and Australia. He led frequent economic partnership missions to China starting in 1998.

He received his Doctorate, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from Princeton University. Among several leadership positions in the technology, education and library communities, he is President of the New York Metropolitan Library Council.

To contact Norm, email him at [email protected]
Follow him on twitter @NormanJacknis and his blog http://njacknis.tumblr.com

Reviews

- Norm Jacknis provided an inspiring presentation at our 6th annual rural economic development conference. He helped a group of community leaders, business people, policymakers and researchers consider new opportunities for rural prosperity and to think creatively about how they can use technology to transform their economies. – Jeffrey Dixon, Associate Director of the Monieson Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

- [Jacknis is one of the] Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers who, using technology … broke bureaucratic inertia to better serve the public. – Government Technology Magazine

Speaker Profile

Louis Zacharilla helped found the Intelligent Community movement. He is the developer of the Top7 and Intelligent Community of the Year Awards programs and guides the strategy for the New York-based think tank’s programs. Mr. Zacharilla oversees the development of institutes for the Intelligent Community Forum. He is a frequent keynote speaker and a moderator at global conferences and events. He appears regularly in the media to discuss what ICF calls "the new Renaissance" within the world's communities.

Mr. Zacharilla is co-author of the books Brain Gain, Broadband Economies: Building the Community for the 21st Century and Seizing Our Destiny. His articles, opinion pieces and blogs appear in publications worldwide, including Canada, Sweden, the United States, and Australia. His work was the subject of a multi-part series in Taiwan's Ideas Magazine and his views were quoted in the influential 2012 World Wealth Report. He has been the subject of interview for in the Financial Times of London and VICE.com. He authors a blog, "Community as Canvas," and is regular contributor to Satellite Executive Briefing, Digital Communities, Mayors & Cities and Public Sector Digest.

Mr. Zacharilla has served as an adjunct professor at New York's Fordham University,a a guest lecturer at New York University's Polytechnic Institute's School of Innovation Technology & Enterprise, Laval University (Quebec City) and the Central European University (Budapest.) He was named a judge for the French-based World E-Democracy Awards program, is a member of the Australian-American Dialogue Council, a trustee of the Board of Directors of Walsh University (USA) and recently a member of the board of directors of the METRO New York Library Council. He was born in Lyons, New York, earned his Masters degree from the University of Notre Dame and lives in Manhattan.

Reviews

- Louis Zacharilla is an excellent keynote speaker. In front of more than 1.000 people he spoke at our event and captured people’s attention for the whole speech. He was able to make everybody feel welcome, then asked the audience for their participation and ended with inspiring comments urging them to cooperate, innovate and join forces to build better communities for now and the future. I would really recommend Mr Zacharilla as a speaker for your event and I know a lot of people that were in our audience would as well. You will not be disappointed, I am 100% sure of that. - Susan Janssen, Events Manager, Brainport Development, Netherlands

- Lou Zacharilla has always been a great resource and advisor to our community. He has spoken at several venues and he always stretches us to think and act beyond what we think we are capable of. Lou is able to motivate people. His presentation at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs’ Leadership Conference at Ohio State University, was an outstanding success. He introduced the audience to the concepts of the Intelligent Community and as a result many in our region are pursuing these concepts! - Dana McDaniel, Assistant City Manager, Dublin, Ohio, USA

TED Talk, Keynotes and Appearances

Lou Zacharilla appears on “The Brand Called You.”
 

ICF continues its Podcast The INTELLIGENT Community during the COVID crisis. Lou Zacharilla and Matt Owen produced several series on topics such as Managing COVID, Policing the Intelligent Community & Conversations with prominent people around the globe.
 

“The Four Stages of Community Development.”
Smart Cities Conference, New York City, May 2018 – Presented with Dr. Norman Jacknis, Columbia University & former CIO Westchester County (NY)

“The Annual Smart21 Cities Announcement & Conference.”
Moderator & Emcee, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, October 2018

“The Intelligent Community Method.”
Speaker, Shanghai, China Delegation, New York Open Center. Part of a series of talks given regularly to visiting delegations of Chinese cities by ICF. October 2018

“Conversation with Space & Satellite Industry’s Mentor of the Year.”
SSPI Future Leaders Dinner, Silicon Valley, California, October 2018

“The Evolving Satellite Communications Market.”
Moderator, Spacecom, Houston, Texas. November 2018

“The Revolutionary Community: Creating a New Voice for Cities with Ancient Wisdom.”
Internet of Cities Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, February 2017

“An Intelligent Community Forum - Broadband’s Foundational Role in Building a More Socially, Environmentally and Economically Sustainable Boulder.”
City of Boulder, Colorado (USA), April 2017

“Annual Business Summit Keynote.”
Walla Walla, Washington (USA), May 2017

“Is IOT the Next Big Thing?”
Guest Moderator, Broadband & High-Throughput Satellite Roundtable, Washington, DC, May 2017

“Big Ideas in Small Towns.”
New York State Conference of Mayors Annual Workshop, Saratoga Springs, NY (USA) May 2018

“XII Metropolitan World Congress: Urban Regeneration.”
Montreal, Canada, June 2017

“Future Proofing A City AFTER Technology.”“Humanizing Data: How Intelligent Communities Arise and Awaken.”
Silicon Harlem, New York, October 2017. (Assembled global panel from Australia, Canada, Asia)

Hunan, China delegation of city, academic and private sector leaders, New York Open Center, October 2017 (Part of a series of talks given regularly to visiting delegations of Chinese cities.)

“The Intersection of Satellite Launch Innovation & Economics.”
Moderator, Satellite Innovation Conference, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, California, October 2017

“Successful Experiences of Smart Cities.”
Keynote, Smart City Conference, Binh Duong, Vietnam, November 2017

“The Broadband Imperative: The 4th Utility Defining Intelligent Communities.”
Alliance for Innovation BIG IDEAS Conference, October 2016, Dublin, Ohio (USA), February 2016

“Policy to Practice for Smart Cities,”
New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York, February 2016

“The Intelligent Community Movement.”
Innovative Systems Users Group Conference, Mitchell, South Dakota (USA), April 2016

“The Intelligent Community Top7 Talk.”
New Taipei City Welcomes ICF, New Taipei, Taiwan, April 2016

“The Rise of the Intelligent Community in NY State,”
NY State Local Government IT Directors Association, Keynote Address, Saratoga Spring, New York (USA), May 2016

“Address to the Leadership: How You Got Here!”
Surrey, British Columbia (Canada) City Hall, May 2016

“From Revolution to Renaissance,”
Keynote Address, Saratoga Springs Stakeholder Leadership Luncheon, Saratoga Springs, New York (USA), May 2016

 

 

“No Place Like Home (Não existe lugar como a nossa casa).”
TEDx Rio Talk, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 2016

“Bringing Citizens into the City Planning Process” (Moderator)
THINK Canada, ICF Smart21 Announcement, Niagara Falls, Canada, October 2016

“The Broadband Imperative – The 4th Utility,”
Alliance for Innovation’s Big Ideas Conference, Dublin, Ohio (USA), October 2016

“The Satellite Data Revolution” (Moderator & Presenter)
SpaceCom, Houston, Texas (USA), November 2016

“The Rise of Intelligent Communities in Vietnam,”
Keynote Address, Binh Duong, Vietnam, December 2016

"The Rise of the Wisdom City"
Jinan Municipal Urban Landscaping Bureau, China, December 2015

"Building Strong Constituencies in Cities"
IBM Leaders Edition, November 2015

"Going from Smart to Intelligent" 
Keynote Address, Telefonica’s Smart City Forum: Transformando ciudades para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas, Lima, Peru, November 2015

"The Rise of the Intelligent Community Worldwide"
Organization Department of Hunan Provincial Party Committee, China, November 2015

"The Middle of Nowhere is No More. How Satellites Make Smart Cities Intelligent"
Moderator & Speaker, C3 Summit, Union League, New York City, New York, USA, October 2015

"The Rise of the Intelligent Community"
Cleveland Foundation FRED Talk, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, September 2015

"Intelligent Communities & Urban Design"
Changchun Institute of Urban Planning and Design, China, September 2015

"From Revolution to Renaissance"
Keynote Address, Verizon’s Internet of Things Smart Cities Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, August 2015

"Best Practices in Changing Times"
Guest Panelist, USA Federal & State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services, New York, NY (USA), July 2015

"Big Ideas Start Small: NY State & the 'New Renaissance'"
Keynote Address, New York State Conference of Mayors & Municipal Officials Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY (USA), May 2015

"The People for Smarter Cities: an IBM Event"
Moderator, IBM Leadership Edition Roundtable, Webinar, March 2015

"Civic Engagement Among the Disrupted Communities"
Keynote Address, Smart Cities Expo, Montreal, March 2015

"Not Smart, but Wise & Intelligent!"
Keynote Address to Chinese Association of Science &Technology, New York (USA), February 2015

"The Rise of the Wisdom City"
Private Keynote Address to Chinese Ministry of Industry & Information Technology, New York (USA), December 2014

 

"What Transportation Enables: Creating an Intelligent City"
Keynote Address, Association of Quebecoise de transport (AQTr) conference, Montreal, Canada, November 2014

"The NOW of the Intelligent Community Movement: The Future of Connected Cities and Towns"
Keynote Address, Connected Future Congress, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Ohio, October 2014

"Intelligent Communities Connect: Columbus & Curitiba (Brazil) Sister Cities Announcement"
Keynote Address at 18th Annual Sister Cities Meeting of Greater Columbus, Columbus State College, Columbus, Ohio (USA), October 2014

"The University Is the New Factory Floor"
Keynote Address, Virginia Technology, National Capitol Region campus, Arlington County Virginia (USA), August 2014

"Smart Cities: Building & Regenerating Communities at the Intersection of Planning, Design & Technology"
Guest Lecturer, Harvard University Graduate School of Design Master Class, June 2014

"The Rise of the Intelligent Community in North Africa"
Keynote Address at First Summit for Smart Cities in North Africa, Al Akhayayn University Ifrane, Morrocco, June 2014

"The Rural Imperative & the Intelligent Community"
Keynote to Quitman, Mississippi and Mississippi State University leadership, Quitman, Mississippi, May 2014

"The Future of Collaboration"
Annual New Horizons New Year’s Address at the Evoluon, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, January 2014

"Is Your City Only Smart – or Is It Intelligent?"
Association des professionnels en développement économique du Québec (APDEQ), Keynote, Gatineau, Quebec (Canada), October 2013

"The Rise of the Intelligent Community"
City of Brantford Mayor’s Luncheon Series, Keynote,” Brantford, Ontario (Canada), June 2013

"The Top7 Intelligent Communities of the Year & Why They Matter"
Cisco Systems “Meeting of the Minds Series,” New York, June 2013

"The Renaissance of the Small Community - Australian Information Industry Association"
Dinner Keynote, Brisbane, June 2013

"The Emergence of the Intelligent Community"
Australian Digital Productivity Conference, Keynote, Brisbane, June 2013

"New Voices for Old Truths: the Role of the Modern Library in an Intelligent Community"
International Federation of Library Association, Mexico City, March 2013

"Visioning an Open Society"
2012 Nobel Peace Prize Conference, Oslo, Norway, December 2012

"Inspiration, Illumination & Innovation"
Toshiba Symposium, Washington DC, December 2012

"Building the Community for the 21st Century"
Leadership Forum, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, North Canton, Ohio, USA, October 2012

"Universal Truths About Cities" Keynote Address
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Meeting, Langfang, China, May 2012

"Louie Communities" Keynote Address
Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, April 2012

"Community as Canvas" Keynote Address
Community Survivors Series, Everett, Washington, USA, April 2012

"Creating Intelligent Communities for the South Pacific Islands and Asia" Workshop
Pacific Telecommunications Council, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, January 2012

Intelligent Community Briefing
Governor Abercrombie's Hawaii Broadband Assistance Advisory Council , Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, January 2012

"The Community as Canvas," Opening Keynote Address
STRIJP Festival – Art Loves Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, November 2011

"Energizing Communities for the 21st Century," Keynote Address
Southern Piedmont Technology Council Annual Meeting, Danville, Virginia, USA, November 2011

"Opportunities and Obstacles: Building Intelligent Communities in Central & Eastern Europe," Keynote Address
Roundtable hosted by The Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of Central European University’s Business School, Budapest, Hungary, October 2011

Moderator, World Summit
Satellite Finance & World Satellite Business Week, CEO Panel, Paris, September 2011

Keynote Address
Southeastern United States and Canadian Provinces Governors' Leadership Conference, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, June 2011

Keynote Address
British Columbia Economic Development Summit, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, June 2011

Keynote Address
SmarterCape Summit, Hyannis, Massachusets, USA, May 2011

"The Rise of the Intelligent Community" Keynote
Smart City Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2010