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Franco Amalfi (he/him)

Head of Sustainability Strategy, Global Public Sector, Google Cloud Canada

Franco Amalfi is the Head of Sustainability Strategy, Global Public Sector for Google Cloud. In this capacity, Franco is responsible for the go to market strategy for climate insights solutions globally. He is focused on advising governments to effectively use modern cloud based solutions and emerging technologies to analyze earth observation data at scale to inform adaptation strategies.

In addition to working with customers, Franco authors and publishes whitepapers and articles on leveraging technology to drive business value for governments. He is also a frequent speaker at government conferences. He is a graduate of McGill University and has completed an advanced certificate for executives in Management, Innovation, and Technology at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Sessions

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Spatial finance: the integration of geospatial data and analysis into financial research

Join us at this session to learn how the Bank of Canada is conducting a joint proof of concept project with Google Cloud and Climate Engine, to explore the potentials of using earth observation data for the research on better understanding the impact of drought on the Canadian economy. See More.