Robert Brennan Hart

Robert Brennan Hart currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Social Impact at the Electronic Recycling Association and has been recognized by the United Nations Foundation as one of the world's Top 70 Digital Leaders and Avenue Magazine as a Top 40 Under 40 digital luminary. As the founder and former CEO of the Canadian Cloud Council and Politik, Robert is a globally recognized advocate for the advancement of a more equitable and enlightened digital society and has participated as a member of the United Nations Global Digital Council, DocuSign global advisory board, and HotTopic’s Meaningful Business steering committee. Previous to joining the ERA, Robert served as the Chief Community Officer at Abaxx Technologies and Executive Producer of the Smarter Markets podcast.

Articles by Robert Brennan Hart

The importance of data security in advancing e-waste activism

Every year, millions of metric tons of e-waste finds its way into landfills around the globe. The WHO forecasts that e-waste produced annually will...

Everything’s gone green – a conversation with Ann Rosenberg, SVP of Sustainability at Wood

An interview in advance of the Everything’s Gone Green roundtable, to find out more about how science fiction thinking can help address the greatest challenges of our time.

The genesis of an ethical digital blueprint for the post-pandemic economy | An interview with Danny Lange, SVP of AI at Unity Technologies

We recently chatted with Danny Lange, senior vice president of AI at Unity Technologies to get his thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence in advancing a more ethical blueprint for the post-pandemic economy.

Cybersecurity in the age of asymmetric warfare I An interview with Tim McCreight, chief security officer at The City of Calgary

In anticipation of the third chapter of Politik’s Interzone digital gathering in early December, we sat down with one of Canada’s most recognized names in cybersecurity.

Academic | An interview with Joshua McKenty, co-founder of OpenStack on the art of contemporary cloud computing

Brian sat down with Victoria’s Joshua McKenty, Co-Founder of Openstack and Piston Cloud to discuss what the future beholds for a medium near and dear to both of our hearts.

Re-Inventing the Second Wheel I A Conversation with Wipro’s Canadian Country Manager about the Convergence of Digital, Industrial and Social Innovation

“How does one measure the success of a museum?” – J. Paul Getty It has often been said that humanity’s most diffusive periods of economic...

Year Zero I A Reimagination of the Future with Sophia Fairweather, One of Canada’s Brightest Young Digital Luminaries

“The future and eternity are two entirely different things.” – Douglas Coupland As Millennials contemplate being the first generation since the industrial revolution to have...

Inflection Point I An interview with AltaML’s managing director about AI’s role in shaping Calgary’s digital future

Calgary, the historical heart of the Canadian oil & gas industry, is at a once-in-an-epoch inflection point that will determine our destiny for this next millennium and beyond. Read on to find out how it's fostering its innovation culture.

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