WSP CANADA
Sharyn Gravelle , National Vice President , Telecom and Technology , and Terri Govang , Director of Technology for Western Canada for WSP talk IoT , 5G , cybersecurity and the future of smart property development
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T oday , more than half of humanity lives in cities . The United Nations predicts this proportion will rise to 68 % by 2050 , adding 2.5 billion people to the world ’ s urban areas . To promote successful coexistence within these increasingly congested jungles of glass and steel , city planners and developers in the public and private sectors are increasingly turning towards cutting-edge technology for solutions .
“ We ’ re standing at the dawn of another technological revolution , and keeping up with the speed of the coming change is key ,” says Terri Govang , Director of Technology for Western Canada at WSP and an expert in smart building security systems .
Govang , who started her career as an electrician and progressed from roles in integration and manufacturing to design and consulting services , joined WSP in November 2018 . With 60 years at the forefront of progress in the professional services space , WSP in Canada is now a leading supporter of the companies engineering our hyper-urbanized , interconnected , Internet of Things ( IoT ) and 5G-powered future .
NOVEMBER 2019