Upcoming Conferences and Talks

February 28, 2024: Ministry of Digital Government. Brazil.

March 7, 2024: IPAC Leadership Summit

March 27, 2024: School of Public Policy and Administration - Municipalities of the Future Symposium. York University

April 11, 2024: AMCTO Leaders Forum

April 24, 2024: Urban Affairs Association conference. New York City.

Recent Conferences and Talks

“Peel-ing Back the Layers: Dissolution, Social Impacts and Inequities in Peel Region”. City Institute, York University. December 7, 2023

“The Canadian Smart City Inventory.” (With Ian Stedman). Digital Regulation in the Public Interest Symposium. Brock University, November 7, 2023.

“Exploring the Relationship Between Political Orientation and Perceptions of Immigration and Housing Affordability.” LISPOP Housing Forum. Wilfrid Laurier University. Waterloo, ON: October 20, 2023

“The Changing Nature of Work in the Public Sector.” Ontario Municipal Administrators Association Fall Workshop. Blue Mountains, Ontario: October 26, 2023.

“Adapting to Change in the Public Sector: A Study of Remote and Hybrid Work.” (with Paula Tablon Modica). International Public Policy Association Conference. Toronto, ON: June 27, 2023.

“In Service to the Mayor: Policy Advisory Systems in Canadian Local Government.” International Public Policy Association Conference. Toronto, ON: June 27, 2023.

“Types of Municipal Innovation in North America.” (with Joseph Lyons and Tyler Romualdi). Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration. Toronto, ON: June 21, 2023.

“In Service to the Mayor: Policy Advisory Systems in Canadian Local Government.” Canadian Political Science Association Conference. Toronto, ON: June 1, 2023

“Moving Up and Moving Out: Analyzing the Career Trajectory of Political Advisors in Government.” (with Muzammil Chatha). Canadian Political Science Association Conference. Toronto, ON: June 1, 2023

“Canada’s Push to Promote the Smart City: Assessing the Impact of Canada’s Smart City Challenge on Urban Governance in Canadian Municipalities.” (with Austin Zwick and Jeff Biggar). Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN: April 28, 2023.

“Working Hard? Or Hardly Working? The Impact of Remote, Hybrid and Compressed Work in the Public Sector.” AMCTO Zone 6 Meeting. Smiths Falls, ON: May 16, 2023

Roundtable on the Democratic Consequences of Strong Mayor Legislation. DemocracyXchange Summit. Toronto Metropolitan University. March 25, 2023.

“WR Community Townhall - Is Amalgamation the Future of Governance in the Waterloo Region.” Virtual. Waterloo Regional Council. March 16, 2023.

“Assessing Canada’s Smart City Challenge.” Calgary Institute of Humanities, University of Calgary. Calgary, AB: February 3, 2022.

“Digital Dilemmas: Technology, Governance and Canadian Municipalities.” Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa. Virtual: January 26, 2023.

“Mobility Policy-Making for a Digital Era.” (with Austin Zwick). Ontario Ministry of Transportation - Policy, Planning and Agency Relations Divisions. Virtual: December 7, 2022.

“Municipal Anti-Corruption: Fighting Corruption at the Local Level.” Transparency International Canada: Day of Dialogue. Deloitte Canada. Toronto, On: November 17, 2022.

“Municipalities and the AI Challenge.” Panel Discussion on Smart Cities at the Bracing for Impact Conference: The Future of AI for Society. Osgoode Hall Law School. Toronto, ON: November 9, 2022.

“Canada’s Push to Promote the Smart City: Assessing the Impacts of Canada’s Smart City Challenge on Urban Governance in Canadian Municipalities (with Jeffrey Biggar and Austin Zwick). Association of Collegiate School of Planning Annual Conference. Toronto, ON: November 3, 2022

“Building Smart Cities in the Greater Toronto Area” (with Teresa Abbruzzese). Smart Cities in Global Comparative Perspective Workshop. Singapore: October 18, 2022.

“The Effect of Exogenous Shocks on the Administration of Online Voting: Evidence from Ontario, Canada.” (with Helen A. Hayes, Nicole Goodman, R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers). E-VOTE ID: 7th International Joint Conference on Electronic Voting. Bregenz, Austria: October 7, 2022.

“Online Voting and Attitudes towards Democracy: An Experimental Study.” (with Helen A. Hayes, Nicole Goodman, R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers). American Political Science Association Annual Conference. Montreal, QC: September 16, 2022

“The Profile of an Electronic Voter.” (with Nicole Goodman, Helen Hayes, R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers). Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Virtual: May 31, 2022.

“Organizing Canadian Local Government.” Alberta Municipalities. Virtual: May 26, 2022.

“Online Voting and Attitudes Towards Democracy - An Experimental Study” (with Nicole Goodman, Helen Hayes, R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers). Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Virtual: May 31, 2022.

“Candidate Support for Electronic Voting” (with Nicole Goodman, Helen Hayes, R. Michael McGregor and Scott Pruysers). Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Virtual: May 31, 2022.

“Innovation Hubs or Laggards? Examining the Capacity of Municipal Governments to Innovate.” (with Joseph Lyons and Tyler Romouldi). Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration Annual Conference. Victoria, BC: May 27, 2022.

“Small Town, Short Work Week: Evaluating the Effects of a Compressed Work Week Pilot in Zorra, Ontario, Canada.” Scholars Hub Network - York University. Virtual: April 13, 2022.

“Book Launch: The Platform Economy and the Smart City.” McLaughlin College Speaker Series. York University. Virtual: October 28, 2021.

“A Pandemic Spotlight? COVID-19, IT and the Modernization of Local Government in Ontario.” (with Joseph Lyons and Morgan Calvert.) Municipal Information Systems Association. Virtual: October 19, 2021.

“Digital Infrastructure and Equity.” Equitable Urban Infrastructure, Round table Discussion. Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and CIVIS, York University. Virtual: September 29, 2021.

“The Future of Work in the Public Service.” Yukon HR Summit. Virtual: May 6, 2021.

“Smart City Implementation in Small, Rural and Remote Communities.” Atlantic Planners Institute. Virtual: July 27, 2020.

“Ontario’s E-Voting Experience.” Democracy Dialogues Series panel on Elections in Uncertain Times. Ryerson University. Toronto, ON: April 30, 2020.

“Perspectives of New Professionals in the Public Service.” African Leaders of Tomorrow - Canadian Bureau of International Education. Virtual: April 27, 2020.

“CDO Summary: Smart Cities” (with Nicole Goodman). Creating Digital Opportunity: 6th Annual Partnership Network Conference. Toronto, ON: May 1, 2019.

“Infrastructure, Smart Cities and the Knowledge Economy: The Case of Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto.” (with Blayne Haggart). Making the Smart City Safe for Citizens: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Data Ownership, Data Security and Liability. Open Universiteit Nederlands, Heerlen, ND: November 28, 2018.

“Why do Cities Partner with Uber? Understanding Reasons and Models.” (with Austin Zwick). Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Regina, SK: May 31, 2018.

“Are Canadian Cities Smart?” (with Nicole Goodman and David Wolfe). Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Regina, SK: May 31, 2018.

“Economic Anxiety, Visible Minorities and Populism: Public Support for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.” (with Simon Kiss and Andrea Perrella) Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Regina, SK: May 31, 2018.

“Administrative Implications of Online Voting in Local Elections.” (with Nicole Goodman). Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference. Regina, SK: May 31, 2018.

“Why do Cities Partner with Uber? Understanding Reasons and Models.” (with Austin Zwick). Urban Affairs Association conference. Toronto, ON: April 6, 2018

“Economic Anxiety, Visible Minorities and Populism: Public Support for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.” (with Simon Kiss and Andrea Perrella). Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL; April 5, 2018

“Smart Cities and the Knowledge Economy.” Presented at the Faculty of Environment, York University. Toronto, ON: November 7, 2018

“Inter-Local Cooperation in Canada.” South African Municipal Demarcation Board, University of Toronto. Toronto, ON: August 28, 2018

“Working Across Borders: Interlocal Cooperation in Ontario.” Ontario Municipal Administrators Association Spring Workshop. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON: May 3, 2018.

“Are Canadian Cities Smart?” (with Nicole Goodman and David Wolfe). American Political Science Association. San Francisco, CA: September 1, 2017.

“Confronting Uber: Municipal Policy Responses to Disruptive Technology.” (with Gabriel Eidelman). Canadian Political Science Association annual conference. Toronto, ON: May 31, 2017.

“Conceptual Clarity and Smart Cities Research” (with Nicole Goodman, Adam Churiband and Peter DeMaio). Canadian Political Science Association annual conference. Toronto, ON: May 31, 2017.

“Accountability and Transparency Gaps in Inter-Local Collaboration.” Finding Common Ground: Inter-Local Cooperation in Canada in Theory and Practice.” Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance. Toronto, ON: May 29, 2017.

“Seeking a Local Competitive Advantage? The Development of Smart Cities in Canada.” Laboratory on Local Elections Research Colloquium: Competition and Cooperation Among Canadian Local Governments. Montreal, QC: May 16, 2017.