Emily Taylor
Consulting Manager · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Consulting Manager
Project Management Virtual Reality (VR) Consumer Tech Connected Life Wearables
Manish Nargas
Research Manager, Consumer and Mobile Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Manish provides a unique lens on the Canadian consumer technology and services markets.
Residential TV Services Connected Consumer Consumer Technology Consumer Services Smart Home Technology
Shahd ElAshri
Associate Analyst, Wearables, AR/VR and Consumer Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Shahd examines the consumer mobility, wearable device and AR/VR markets in Canada
Augmented Reality (AR) Consumer and B2B Buyer behaviour Wearables Business Intelligence
Yuichi Motai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Associate Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University.
System Safety Intelligent Systems with Adaptive Tracking Online Classification Methodologies Medical Imaging Pattern Recognition
Francis Ortiz Ocaña
Ceo & Founder · Crea Solutions
A Smart Citizen in an Augmented World. Geolocated, Virtualized and ready to share knowledge about Disruptive Tech and Smart Everything.
Governance Internet of Things (IoT) Destination Marketing Virtual Reality (VR) Geolocation
Jean Philippe Bouchard
Vice-President, Future of Work and Mobility Research · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Leads the Future of Work & Mobility research group at IDC Canada
Canadian AR/VR Market Tablets Mobile Phones Wearables Forecasting & Modeling
Richard J. Radke
Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Studies computer vision problems related to human-scale, occupant-aware environments
Radiotherapy Smart Lighting Social Signal Processing Video Processing Computer Vision
Gianluca De Leo
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences · Augusta University
Dr. Gianluca De Leo is a leading expert on using technology, such as virtual reality and e-health, in public health and health care.
Telemedicine Augmented Reality Health Technology Biotechnology Public Health
Salvatore Iaconesi
President · AOS
Founder at AOS
Augmented Reality Ubiquitous Publishing Citizen Science
Shawn Brixey
Professor; Affiliate Faculty · VCU College of Engineering
Affiliate Faculty in Computer Science, former Dean School of the Arts.
Immersive Media Film & Video Production Stereoscopy Computer Graphics Spatial Imaging
Stephen J. Andriole, PhD
Thomas G. Labrecque Professor of Business Technology | Villanova School of Business · Villanova University
Stephen J. Andriole, PhD, is an expert in emerging technologies and business technology strategy
Emerging Technology Trends Technology Adoption Virtual & Augmented Reality Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Social Media Analytics
Steven King, M.S.
Associate Professor of Emerging Technologies, Hussman School of Journalism and Media · UNC-Chapel Hill
As a computer scientist and journalist, King experiments with emerging technologies to present news and information in new ways.
Drones Innovation & Creativity Robotics Virtual Reality VR
Carlos Paz-Soldan
CEO & Founder · Tenet Computer Group Inc.
Combines business and technology expertise.
Emergency Preparedness Information Technology Mobile Technology Business Augmented Reality
Simon J Anderson
Strategic Foresight Consultant and Speaker · Venture Foresight, LLC
Keynote Speaker | Applied Foresight Consultant | Award-Winning Author
Future of Work Emerging Technology Change Management Retail Trends Fintech
Ian Williams
Associate Professor, School of Computing and Digital Technology · Birmingham City University
Ian Williams is an internationally recognised researcher in Image processing and Mixed Reality.
Image Filtering Image Feature Extraction Mixed and Augmented Reality Digital Image Processing User Interaction
A.B. Osborne
Assistant Professor of Animation in Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of Art and Design · Augusta University
A.B. Osborne is an expert in the the field of animation working in everything from classic cartoons to technical and medical animation.
Motion Graphics Technical and Medical Visualization Animation 3D Modeling Virtual and Augmented Reality
Bahram Javidi, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor · University of Connecticut
A professor of electrical and computer engineering, Javidi also leads the Multidimensional Optical Sensing and Imaging Systems (MOSIS) Lab.
Optics and Photonics Biomedical optics/photonics for imaging Nanotechnology in optical sensing, imaging, visualization, and display 3D Imaging
Evan Hardie
Research Director, Future of Work, Printers & Digital Displays · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Research Director within IDC Canada's Future of Work Practice and Printers/Digital Displays Markets
Digital Displays 3D Printers Hardcopy Peripherals Large Format Printers Managed Print Services
Lawrence Surtees
Research Vice President, Communications · International Data Corporation (IDC)
Over forty years experience following new technologies and trends and providing thought leadership on the Canadian communications market
Canadian Communications Policy and Regulatory Issues Canadian Communications Service Providers Wireless Communications Telecom Industry Structure and Trends Optical Network Technology
Professor Nashwan Dawood
Professor of Digital Construction · Teesside University
His expertise is sustainable infrastructure & in modelling ways to ensure carbon reduction in construction, housing & engineering projects.
Energy Efficient Buildings Infrastructure Design Carbon Reduction Sustainable Construction Engineering