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title: Speaking at BC Tech Summit 2017

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I’m excited and honoured to be part of the [#BCTECH Summit](http://bctechsummit.ca/speakers/sasa-bogdanovic/)

from March 14 – 15 in Vancouver. More than 200 speakers will be sharing their knowledge and expertise on how tech

is transforming the way we work, live and play. Curated sessions in

a cross-sector of industries will highlight just how tech adoption is

changing our economy and our lives. The #BCTECH Summit offers something

for everyone whether you are seeking new capital, new markets or talent – check out

[bctechsummit.ca](http://bctechsummit.ca) to see the opportunities!


I will be speaking at **The Data Visualization Challenge - Data Innovation in the BC Government**

afternoon session, which is part of Track 1 sessions on 14th of March.

You will be able to hear how BC Government is utilizing technology to innovate and improve its

data visualization capacity and the usefulness of Crown data.

[BCStats](http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/Home.aspx) and [BC Innovation Council](http://bcic.ca/)

prepared a data visualization challenge to create BC housing market visualization

to enable planning and decision making on community growth based on housing data.

I will be presenting my solution to the challenge, using open source technologies

and open data from [BC Data Catalogue](http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/about-the-bc-government/databc/geographic-data-and-services/bc-data-catalogue)

and [Statistics Canada](http://www.statcan.gc.ca/).

I will compete against 4 others innovators (including those of the

[Plotly](https://plot.ly/) fame). Five of us are finalists,

chosen among 33 problem solvers that submitted their proposals. Good luck everyone!