GOOD23
Building a digital twin with nature
Jonathan Brown, Facilitator
GOOD Director of Education
Jonathan is an educator and mentor with over 30 years experience in co-designing curricula with teachers for both online and in-class delivery. His work on policy and program development and implementation with the Ontario Ministry of Education won several Ontario Public Service awards for innovation, collaboration and creativity.
Jonathan is also a seasoned hacker with experience in networking, mentoring, organizing and participating in multiple challenge hackathons. He currently volunteers his time to facilitate experiential learning outside the classroom. He is interested in exploring how open data and digital resources support sustainable living at the local level.
Steve Czajka
Senior Manager, Smart City Strategy
Telus Business
Data Professional (BES, OLS, OLIP) with over 20+ years experience in geographic information systems, data visualization, smart city, data science, management, consulting, and development of leading edge public sector business solutions. Recognized for vision, innovation, creativity, enthusiasm, team motivation and a client focused approach.
Raza Jafri
Raza Jafri is a world-renowned speaker, investor and global entrepreneur with experience building organizations from the ground up. Coming from humble beginnings and a desire to keep social impact and human-centric values at the core of all his endeavors. His latest venture builds world class digital twin environments for cleantech and smart city organizations. MetaWorldX was launched at the World Smart City Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
He completed his graduate studies at Queen's University where he obtained an Executive MBA from the Smith School of Business in Kingston, Ontario. He holds a bachelor's degree in Urban Planning and Sustainable Development from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec.
He loves motivating next-gen entrepreneurs, playing hockey, traveling the world and architecture. Raza Jafri speaks multiple languages and in his spare time volunteers building education focused charities particularly supporting orphans in developing nations. He also serves on multiple boards and advises tech founders in Canada and the United States.
Potential Additional Speakers
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