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The Interoperability Opportunities in Smart Cities

Panel Discussion

The future of smart cities hinges on the seamless integration of diverse vehicles and robotics, each powered by AI, ranging from pragmatic to experimental. Achieving true smart city functionality will necessitate robust interoperability between these disparate systems. This will involve developing common communication protocols, standardized data formats, and shared operational frameworks to ensure that autonomous vehicles, drones, and humanoid robotics can interact safely and efficiently within the urban environment. The ultimate goal is to create a cohesive ecosystem where different AI-driven systems can complement each other, enhancing urban mobility, logistics, and public services.

Time
Friday, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location

1st Floor Event Center

AI Themes

BuildAI | C-SuiteAI

AI Tracks

Smart Cities & Mobility

Panelists

Panelist
Chairman and CEO

William Santana Li has served as Chairman and CEO of Knightscope, Inc. (NASDAQ: KSCP) since 2013. He is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience working in the global automotive sector and founding and leading a number of startups. Bill is a seasoned entrepreneur, intrapreneur and former corporate executive at Ford Motor Company […]

Panelist
Chief Innovation Officer

Deborah Golden, Deloitte’s Chief Innovation Officer, reimagines possibilities with visionary foresight. Formerly a leader in US Cyber Risk Services and Strategic Growth Offering, her technological roots fuel a pioneering approach, spotting untapped potential in emerging technologies, with AI and beyond, to spark transformative change. Deborah crafts strategies where innovation becomes a catalyst, inviting leaders to […]

Panelist
Co-CEO & CTO

Blake Barber is the Co-CEO & CTO of Glydways. Blake has over 15 years of technical leadership experience in the autonomous systems industry, where he’s worked on some of the world’s most ambitious autonomous vehicle programs at leading organizations, including MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Uber’s Advanced Technology Group, and Aurora Innovation. Blake’s work in […]

Panelist
Chief Technology Officer, Hardware

Ben has tackled hard tech challenges across different industries, with commercial success scaling many products from 0 to millions. His early career focused on innovative PVD/CVD metalization equipment at Applied Materials. At Apple, he launched portables and enabled glass for the first iPhone. He led hardware at Meraki from an early stage through its $1.4B […]

Moderator
Founder & CEO

Ain McKendrick is the founder and CEO of Faction. Before establishing Faction, Ain served as VP of Engineering at Starsky Robotics, where he led the team that pioneered the first fully driverless semi trucks on public roads in North America. He was the Senior Director of Netflix’s Partner Products team, playing a pivotal role in […]

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