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ACGM 2018 Keynote Speaker Mr. Kurtis McBride. CEO Miovision
Posted by: ITS Canada
May 2nd, 2018

ITS Canada is pleased to announce that Mr. Kurtis McBride, CEO and Co-Founder of Miovision will be the keynote speaker on Monday, June 18 2018 at the ACGM 2018. 

In 2005, Kurtis co-founded Miovision with two classmates and has led the company as CEO for the last eleven years. Miovision, a smart city technology company, whose innovations in traffic signal planning and operations have made it possible for cities to improve the transportation experience for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians.

Kurtis McBride attended the University of Waterloo, where he achieved his Bachelor of Engineering in Systems Design in 2004, and Master of Engineering in Systems Design in 2007.  Kurtis is an active member of the startup community in the Waterloo Region.  He served on the board of directors for the Accelerator Centre, where Miovision spent its formative years.  In 2016, Kurtis co-founded Catalyst137, a converted warehouse that will become the world's largest campus for burgeoning technology manufacturing and IoT companies.