Events

PARKXPO
Oct
26

PARKXPO

 

You’re Invited!

The Ultimate Partners Event!

 
 

Event Details:

Where: Novotel Toronto Vaughan - Concord Meeting Room

200 Bass Pro Mills Drive, Vaughan, ON L4K 0B9

When: Thursday, October 26th, 2023

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

What can you expect?

ParkXpo is the ultimate partners event hosted by Precise ParkLink. This insightful event will focus on new technological advancements and trends in the parking and mobility industry and everything you need to set your parking operation up for success now and in the future. Attendees will be able to enjoy:

  • Informative keynote and panel discussions

  • Breakout sessions

  • Food & beverages

  • Entertainment

  • Prizes!

Request to attend THE partners event of the year!

Event Moderator

Nicole Servinis

Host, Producer, Reporter

Bell Media & Cours Entertainment

Nicole started her journey in TV as an intern at Entertainment Tonight Canada. After learning from the best, she became a producer and worked closely on the fashion and beauty beat, as well as branded integrations. Nicole worked on massive campaigns and had interviewed A-list celebs including Natalie Portman, Rita Ora and Meghan Markle. Throughout her career at ETC she also covered Toronto Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, and has gone backstage to interview the angels at the 2016 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Paris. At ET Canada she covered TIFF as a producer producing live stream red carpets interviews with George Clooney, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman and more. Nicole is am currently the community live eye reporter at Breakfast Television. 

Keynote - Generative AI and Robotic Process Automation

Sarah Baldeo

CEO & Equity Partner

ID Quotient Advisory

Designing technology & transformation applications that connect Neuroscience, Regulatory Compliance, & Innovation - Sarah helps businesses and their leaders to mitigate global, technical, & infrastructure risk aligned with implementing sustainable change. A globally recognized Technologist, Futurist & Ted Talk speaker - She holds a neuroscience degree from York University and an Executive MBA from Rotman University of Toronto (2021 Social Impact Award) – as well as certifications from the Interagency Research Ethics Panel, Google Leadership, University of Illinois and Princeton Online. 

Sarah held C-suite leadership & VP/Executive Director positions at Ceridian, Cision/Canada News Wire, TransparentBusiness, Deloitte Canada and taken multiple start-ups to IPO, along with founding two Strategy Consulting Firms. Social impact and helping diverse emerging leaders to build their careers is a passion Sarah pursue as a York University, University of Calgary, and Women’s Infrastructure Network mentor. Her board work includes being on the CivicAction ELN Executive in Toronto, Board of Directors for Cybersecurity Global Alliance and the Advisory Board for Napice Tech.

Session 1 - Upcoming Financial Mandates You Need to Know About!

Vai Saxena

Director, Compliance Governance

Moneris

Vai Saxena is a Director of Compliance Governance at Moneris. He is responsible for ensuring that Moneris is compliant with both Payment Card Network rules and industry regulations. He has led and been a part of several key initiatives that have helped Moneris transform over the last 10 years - including the introduction of Discover and UnionPay payment card acceptance in Canada.

Vai has a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto and has previously held positions at Honeywell Aerospace, Government of Ontario and Scotiabank.

Outside of his professional life, Vai practices mixed martial arts and is a father to two young children.

Luigi Lato

COO

Precise ParkLink

Luigi provides executive support for our clients during the implementation phase and throughout the life of the contract, acting as our clients’ project champion within Precise ParkLink. As Chief Operating Officer, he has the executive authority to get the job done.

He has a degree in telecommunications technology from Ryerson University as well as further accreditations from York University in project management and executive leadership. Before joining Precise ParkLink in 2000, Luigi worked at the Toronto East General Hospital (now the Michael Garron Hospital), rising to the role of Director of Information Technology. Today, he leverages his expertise and experience to make Precise ParkLink the technology-first company that has grown to be a leader in the Canadian parking market.

Session 2 - Curbside Management & Monetization

Blake Laufer

EntrepreNerd, Founder

MiStall Insight

Blake Laufer is an entrepreneur with a long history in the parking industry.  He started his first company in 1992 building management software for permits and enforcement, and later sold to T2 Systems.  Blake remained at T2 for a more than a decade where he was responsible for product development and led parking research and data analytics projects.

In 2006 Blake was honored by the Canadian Parking Association to receive the prestigious Ed Keate Award for outstanding contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the parking industry.

Blake has a formal educational background in Physics and Computer Science.  He also earned accreditation as a Certified Administrator of Public Parking through the IPMI.  He’s been on various technology committees related to parking and has written dozens of articles and presented to parking audiences around the world.

In 2017 Blake returned to his entrepreneurial roots with a new start-up company, Mistall Insight, providing parking occupancy detection and analytics bringing together a variety of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence tools.

Prush Palanichamy

Senior Manager

Eagle Eye Network

Prush Palanichamy is an accomplished Product Manager at Eagle Eye Networks, the global leader in cloud video surveillance. He has an MBA, from the Sauder School of Business in BC and more than 16 years of Engineering experience in a broad range of industries, including semiconductor, industrial, telecommunications, and parking. Fascinated by the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to solve computer vision problems, Palanichamy loves helping parking and traffic customers improve their operations using AI.

 

Dani Ierullo

Director, Proposals

Precise ParkLink

In his role as the Director of Proposal Development at Precise ParkLink, Dani plays a key role in interpreting our prospective clients’ needs and developing the technology and management solutions that address the challenges they identify. Under his direction, the team of proposal writers he oversees are charged with developing content strategies that best position Precise ParkLink as a leader in the Canadian parking market.

Dani’s holistic approach to proposal development is born out of a unique combination of training and industry experience. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Business from York University and a further Six Sigma Black Belt certification from the Schulich School of Business, and his decades as an industry professional have included roles in accounting, estimating, project management, parking operations management, parking consulting, and most recently, business development.

Session 3 - The Power of Parking BI & Analytics

Maria Pallante

EVP, Technology Solutions

Bond Brand Loyalty

Maria has more than 15 years’ experience, and has worked on a wide range of loyalty and CRM program implementations, including new and transitioning programs. Maria’s experience spans a number of industry sectors, including financial services, retail, telecom and hospitality. Clients have included decision makers at HSBC, CIBC, Scene, L Brands, and The Home Depot. Maria has a Biochemistry degree (Hon) from McMaster University and an MBA from the De Groote School of Business from McMaster University. Maria is also a certified Project Management Professional.

Emmanuel Lereno

CTO

Precise ParkLink

As Precise ParkLink’s Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Emmanuel plays a key part in strengthening the company’s industry-leading technology innovation and business intelligence expertise to help our customers drive their digital transformation strategies.

Lereno brings more than 20 years of experience in parking and mobility industry to Precise ParkLink. Joining Schlumberger Systems in 2002, Lereno worked on data-driven oil detection systems after completing a Ph.D. in Business Intelligence. He then joined Parkeon where he served as a business analyst in several European countries and coordinated the delivery of complex parking infrastructure projects.

Request to attend THE partners event of the year!

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Sep
29

Urban Mobility Tek Talk

Urban Mobility Tek Talk:

The what’s, why’s and how’s of achieving urban mobility intelligence.

Date: Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

Time: 12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m EST

Where: Virtual event via Zoom

Panel:

Get a Front Row Seat at the Table!

Precise ParkLink Logo
QuadReal logo
Flowbird logo

Did you know that by 2025, there will be a predicted 4.6 billion city dwellers worldwide, with 41 megacities by 2030? The future is now, and it starts with our shared quest toward urban mobility intelligence.

But what does this mean? For you, for cities, for organizations. Why now? Our future, our choices, our movement. How do we achieve it? The connectivity, the ease, the convenience.

Urban mobility intelligence is a massive undertaking; one that requires a collective effort. Learn your role in our shared quest to become smart. Join us for an open discussion on how today’s challenges, technology and society inspire connectivity, convenience and personalized journeys every step of the way; from the comfort of home, to the parking lot, work place and everywhere in between.

In this discussion, we will be highlighting the ins and outs of urban mobility intelligence:

  • The urgency behind becoming smart: smart buildings, smart cities, smart societies

  • The business proposition for you, for us, for all of society

  • The technologies it takes to become smart, efficient and truly intelligent

  • The first steps it takes to revolutionize, grow, and achieve a smart reality

We are looking forward to (virtually) seeing you there!

Join The Conversation

Register For This Virtual Event!

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Sep
29

Urban Mobility Tek Talk

Urban Mobility Tek Talk:

The what’s, why’s and how’s of achieving urban mobility intelligence.

Date: Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

Time: 12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m EST

Where: Virtual event via Zoom

Panel:

Get a Front Row Seat at the Table!

Did you know that by 2025, there will be a predicted 4.6 billion city dwellers worldwide, with 41 megacities by 2030? The future is now, and it starts with our shared quest toward urban mobility intelligence.

But what does this mean? For you, for cities, for organizations. Why now? Our future, our choices, our movement. How do we achieve it? The connectivity, the ease, the convenience.

Urban mobility intelligence is a massive undertaking; one that requires a collective effort. Learn your role in our shared quest to become smart. Join us for an open discussion on how today’s challenges, technology and society inspire connectivity, convenience and personalized journeys every step of the way; from the comfort of home, to the parking lot, work place and everywhere in between.

In this discussion, we will be highlighting the ins and outs of urban mobility intelligence:

  • The urgency behind becoming smart: smart buildings, smart cities, smart societies

  • The business proposition for you, for us, for all of society

  • The technologies it takes to become smart, efficient and truly intelligent

  • The first steps it takes to revolutionize, grow, and achieve a smart reality

We are looking forward to (virtually) seeing you there!

Join The Conversation

Register For This Virtual Event!

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