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Leadership Luncheon Nov 2019

At Carleton University, we share a cause: to be Here for Good, serving the greater good of society through higher education and community engagement.

This Falls topic is Autonomous Vehicles presented by:

Rahul Singh, B.Sc.(Hons)/97
Head of Autonomous Vehicle Software Development at Ford

John Wall, B.Eng/92
Senior Vice-President and Head of QNX

Thursday, November 14th, 2019
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Brookstreet Hotel, 525 Legget Drive, Kanata, Celtic Room

Registration is $50 per person. A 3 course lunch as well as complimentary non-alcoholic beverages and coffee/tea will be served.

Join us before the Luncheon at 11 a.m. in the Brookstreet Hotel lobby to view two autonomous vehicles on-site. One of the vehicles was created by a group of Carleton University students under the leadership of Professor Richard Yu. The other vehicle was the first one launched and tested in Canada, communicating with live city infrastructure. John Wall will walk through the sensor and give you an overview of how the BlackBerry QNX Autonomous Concept Vehicle functions.

Event program:

11:00 a.m. Viewing and Overview of Vehicles in Front Lobby/Front Entrance
11:30 a.m. Registration and networking reception
12:00 p.m. Welcoming remarks and seated lunch service
12:40 p.m. Keynote address
1:20 p.m. Closing remarks
1:30 p.m. Event concludes