The City of Surrey is hosting a free public event as part of its bid to be named the “Intelligent Community of the Year 2016” by New York-based international think-tank, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF).
On May 4, Mayor Linda Hepner will welcome Louis Zacharilla, visiting judge and one of the founders of the global Intelligent Community movement, to deliver a keynote presentation about the “Rise of the Intelligent Community” and how cities and regions can build economic prosperity while meeting social challenges in an age of fast-paced technological change. This keynote is part of Mr. Zacharilla’s two-day evaluation visit of Surrey as a “Top 7 Intelligent Community of the Year” finalist.
Wednesday May 4, 2016
9:30 - 10:30AM
SurreyCity Hall, 13450 – 104 Ave, Surrey BC
Register for this free event at www.surrey.ca/smartsurrey
Also hear how Surrey’s commitment to innovation is transforming the community, and how this has resulted in Surrey being named as one of the “Top 7 Intelligent Communities of the Year” by ICF for the second year in a row.
Louis Zacharilla helped found the Intelligent Community movement. He appears regularly in the media to discuss what ICF calls “the new Renaissance” within the world’s communities. Co-author of three books: Broadband Economies: Building the Community for the 21st Century, Seizing Our Destiny, and Brain Gain, Mr. Zacharilla’s articles, opinion pieces, and blogs appear in publications worldwide. For more information on the Intelligent Community Forum, visit www.intelligentcommunity.org
