Special Video: Collision Conference 2023

 

  It was truly amazing experience in June  to cover Collision Conference 2023 with HQ Media we had some awesome on the ground coverage interviews with speakers and startups

Below are few of the videos

1st

David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire. His life’s mission is to empower OVER 1 BILLION people to be happy! This simple yet powerful mission has led him on an incredible journey to provide one thing: VALUE. In all his content and communication that’s exactly what you’ll receive. Learn More About David: https://dmeltzer.com/#about This video is part of HQ Media's coverage of Collision Conference 2023 in Toronto. To see photos from the conference please check the albums on our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hqmedia... To learn more about HQ Media, please check our website at: https://www.hqmedia.ca

                                                       

2nd

Amy Peck is a global leader in XR. She has gathered the top talent in the industry to bring focused expertise to XR projects. ​She has over 20 years experience in enterprise strategy, immersive and emerging technology, and commercial production. She has help executive roles at HTC Vive, JP Morgan Chase, Living Social, Polygram Records and Orbit Productions. Amy is an angel investor, sits on several Advisory Boards and is a Venture Partner in the Capital region XR Accelerator. Learn More About Amy: https://www.endeavorxr.com/about This video is part of HQ Media's coverage of Collision Conference 2023 in Toronto. To see photos from the conference please check the albums on our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hqmedia... To learn more about HQ Media, please check our website at: https://www.hqmedia.ca Intro Music: Hero Theme Sting By: Herwin Hadwin #AmyPeck #endeavorxr #CollisionConf #HQMediaPro

                                 

3rd

     Erin Gee is an Ottawa-based communications consultant and freelance writer working at the intersection of public policy and communications.

Erin is a freelance writer and communications consultant. She has an extensive background in public policy related to issues such as the gig economy, taxation, public health, and emergency management. She has led projects and provided policy recommendations for several high-level officials within the Canadian government. Erin also founded d3crypto, a newsletter for analysis on Web3 in Canada. Learn More About Erin: https://www.erin-gee.ca/ This video is part of HQ Media's coverage of Collision Conference 2023 in Toronto. To see photos from the conference please check the albums on our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hqmedia... To learn more about HQ Media, please check our website at: https://www.hqmedia.ca Intro Music: Hero Theme Sting By: Herwin Hadwin  

#ErinGee #AltTextPodcast #CollisionConf #HQMediaPro                                    

                                             

4th

About Scott: Dr. Scott Levine is an experienced Chiropractor that focuses on next level health care delivery. A visionary that has created tech products that enhances lives and a clinic where tech meets touch. Currently Co-founder of WishWell. A platform that enhances human connection and builds stronger communities. Learn More About Scott: https://drscottlevine.ca/ About Neil: Neil has over 30 years of leadership experience as a business executive, consultant, and thought leader across multiple industries, with a specific focus in information technology. He is also a Certified Executive Coach who has provided support to industry leaders in topics related to leadership, entrepreneurship, emotional maturity in the workplace, and career/life transition. Neil has co-founded multiple organizations—including most recently—WishWell, a technology platform designed to support the emotional needs of others, and TRP Collaborative, a professional training and coaching company whose mission is to empower individuals and groups to take charge of their life experience by consciously managing perception, no matter what the circumstances. Learn More About Neil: https://theorg.com/org/acuityads/org-... Learn More About Wish Well Village: https://wishwellvillage.com/ This video is part of HQ Media's coverage of Collision Conference 2023 in Toronto. To see photos from the conference please check the albums on our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hqmedia... To learn more about HQ Media, please check our website at: https://www.hqmedia.ca Intro Music: Hero Theme Sting By: Herwin Hadwin #ScottLevine #NeilPahsey #WishWellVillage #CollisionConf #HQMediaPro

                                         

5th

Faycal is a dual honors student in Computer Science and Mathematics with a passion for innovation in Software Dev, Robotics / AI. Seeking opportunities to leverage skills and knowledge to drive organizations towards their ambitions. Learn More About Faycal: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/faycalkilali This video is part of HQ Media's coverage of Collision Conference 2023 in Toronto. To see photos from the conference please check the albums on our Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hqmedia... To learn more about HQ Media, please check our website at: https://www.hqmedia.ca Intro Music: Hero Theme Sting By: Herwin Hadwin #FaycalKilali #CollisionConf #HQMediaPro

                      

Collision 2019: Event Review

 Monday May 20th - Thursday May 24th

It was a fantastic and memorable 4 days

Below are some pictures and videos from my experience

 More to come from HQ Media soon!

                                                  


                                             

                                

Jim Pagiamtzis at Collission

                                                 
                                                       
   

Volunteers

registration at Collision 2019

 

Jim Pagiamtzis at Collission

                                                          

        

Stephanie from Swpbapp and Jim and Alex from Swobapp

Jim Pagiamtzis and Mayor John Tory

Jim Pagiamtzis and Digital Device

Omar Kazi and Jim Pagiamtzis

                                 

Left to Right Jim Pagiamtzis, Ash Silva, Mark Davis and Hanna Guerra

                                              

Hisham Qaddoumi

                                             

           
                                
                            

Paranoia (2013) : Movie Review

                                                                            

              Jim Pagiamtzis Review
                 The amazing opportunity to watch Garry Oldman (Jock Goddard) and Gary Oldman (Nicolas Wyatt) in the same film is amazing masterpiece, two season veterans in the tech industry are out to beat each other. Enter Liam Hemsworth (Adam Cassidy) who get himself and his friends involved.
            It's a cat and mouse game throughout the film until the climatic ending, where the true meaning of what they were both up to is told

        6 out of 10 stars


                  Movie Plot:
Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) is a rising star at a global tech company run by Nicolas Wyatt (Gary Oldman). An innocent mistake proves costly to Adam when Wyatt forces him to become a corporate spy to obtain trade secrets from a rival company run by Jock Goddard (Harrison Ford), Wyatt's former partner. At first, Adam finds that the assignment is like a clever game -- but when he wants to get out of the situation, he learns that each tech titan will go to shocking lengths to protect his secrets.

                                      
                       

Lenovo Smart Dispaly 8" with Google Assistant: Product Review

   Jim Pagiamtzis review
     Cool device that combine voice activation with video display that takes you to the next level being effective and efficient in your home. The 21st Century has arrived with the ability to get ingredient to cook, update you calender and hands free approach to getting tasks done.

 9 of 10 stars       

Overview

Enjoy the best of Google Assistant with the Lenovo Smart Display. Using this display, you can enjoy all the voice response benefits of Google Assistant, with the power to visualize what you need. Simply ask say "Hey Google" to pull up recipes, YouTube videos, the weather, your calendar, and more on your Smart Display.

More Information

• 8" touchscreen display with 1280 x 800 resolution lets you watch videos, view content, and video chat with incredible image clarity
• Built-in Google Assistant allows you to enjoy all the benefits of Google Assistant with the convenience of a display
• Explore the options available in your area with Google Maps, follow recipes and tutorials, find out the weather anywhere in the world, and more just by asking
• Manage over 5,000 smart home products in your home from the comfort of your couch
• Dim the lights, adjust the temperature, or lock the front door, instantly and remotely
• Hands-free video calling on Google Duo makes it easier than ever than ever to stay in touch with your loved ones
• Powerful 10W full-range speaker with dual passive radiator expands the low-end bass range of your home audio, delivering clearer, more balanced sound
• TrueBlock Privacy Shutter camera cover and microphone mute button help protect your privacy when your camera and mic are not in use
• Rotate between portrait and landscape to select the orientation that suits your needs
• 2 x 2 Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, 2.4G/5G, MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, and BLE connectivity make it easy to access the internet and connect to a range of other devices like speakers, TVs, and more

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2 HR job search: Book Review

                                                

             Jim Pagiamtzis review
                " Awesome book with lots of great strategies, tips and insights to use in your job search"


             About book
                  The 2-Hour Job Search shows job-seekers how to work smarter (and faster) to secure first interviews. Through a prescriptive approach, Dalton explains how to wade through the Internet’s sea of information and create a job-search system that relies on mainstream technology such as Excel, Google, LinkedIn, and alumni databases to create a list of target employers, contact them, and then secure an interview—with only two hours of effort.

 Avoiding vague tips like “leverage your contacts,” Dalton tells job-hunters exactly what to do and how to do it. This empowering book focuses on the critical middle phase of the job search and helps readers bring organization to what is all too often an ineffectual and frustrating process.

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Google Home Mini Gingerbread Smart Home: Event Review

         Saturday November 17th - Thursday November 19th

   It was an amazing two weeks of excitement for the holiday season as the Google Home Mini Gingerbread Smart Home was at the Eaton's Centre in Downtown Toronto.

 Attendees got to see the Google Home Mini doing various activities inside the Gingerbread Smart Home, from turning on lights of a Christmas tree, playing music to showcasing the NEST system and playing various types of music.

We had lots of attendees winning gingerbread cookies and lucky winners of the Google Home Mini

Fun had by all!

                                                      

                                     

side top view of the Google Home Mini Gingerbread Smart Home at the Eaton's Centre

                                                                                                                           

top view of the Google Home Mini Gingerbread Smart Home

The Front of the Google Home Mini Gingerbread Smart Home

the entrance to the Gingerbread Smart Home

Boxes of prizes waiting on the train tracks

               
                                         
                                                

designer holiday plaques

Our tree with lights activated via the Google Home Mini

Massive tree via the NEST system

Awesome Brand Ambassadors!

                                             

Awesome Brand Ambassadors

Awesome Brand Ambassadors

Brand Ambassador and Jim Pagimtzis

                                                    

Gingerbread cookie

                                                      


                                                       

Jim Pagiamtzis and Alex

Google Home Mini winners!

Google Home Mini Winners

Google Home Mini Winner

Google Home Mini Winner

Google Home Mini Winner

Google Home Mini Winner

               

The Predator (2018) Movie Review (Toronto International Film Festival 2018)

    
                                                                      

                   Jim Pagiamtzis Review
      
               Predator is back with new mission!   Shane Black directs this recent Predator movie, he appeared in the first film in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Fast forward to 2018 and the new beast has a more covert mission to complete.

              (Boyd Holbrook) Quinn has an epic battle with predator he is thrust in the action very quickly with his son Rory (Jacob Tremblay). Quinn teams up with unlikely group of military rejects to deal with alien species. Throughout the film there lots of comedic moments that get little overdone as the movie evolves.

                 (Olivia Munn)Casey Bracket plays the scientist brought in to evaluate the alien species and what they are really here to do.

               As the two plots connect the hunt begins that story begins to make sense. There are couple of new alien dogs that come from the ride and don't make any real impact on the film, even a real dog is used badly.

            As it nears the climatic end the real reason is revealed which opens up new saga for the future!

              Rating 7 out of 10 stars           

                


      KJ Proulx Review: read more

                       Movie Plot:

               From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe's most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biologist can prevent the end of the human race.

                                                    

Blockchain Revolution- How the Technology behind bitcoin is changing money business, and the world: Book Review

                                                   

                        Jim Pagiamtzis review
                      " Spectacular book from beginning to the end. Don Tapsott share insight on this new currency and goes into depth on its success and unfair failure it has faced. The Blockchain is real and is not going away, get education and be part of the new 21st century currency"

 The first, foundational book on blockchain technology, from the bestselling author of Wikinomics, Don Tapscott and blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, now in paperback with a new preface and chapter explaining recent developments in the world of blockchain, including cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more.

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Event Review: Fintech and Funding Conference 2018 #FFCON18

   

Immerse yourself in blockchain, cryptocurrency, funding and fintech innovation through world-class education, workshops, and networking

Date:  March 5-6, 2018

Day 1:  Full day at the historic Design Exchange (234 Bay Street, Toronto)

Day 2:  Half day at Dentons Canada LLP (77 King Street West, Suite 400, Toronto)

BLOCKCHAIN, CRYPTOCURRENCY and ALTERNATIVE INVESTING: The National Crowdfunding & Fintech Association of Canada (NCFA) and partners are proud to present FFCON18: VELOCITY (2018 Fintech and Funding Conference), an expanded 4th Annual of Canada’s leading financial technology and funding conference. As Cryptocurrencies dominate the media scene, and the ICO frenzy is in full fledge, can blockchain live up to the massive demand to deliver real life use cases and value to the customer, and can Fintech and Funding catch up with the changing landscape of the industry?

This year’s theme VELOCITY explores the accelerating the speed of innovation, adoption and scaling blockchain technologies, cryptocurrency and alternative investing markets featuring 1.5 days of immersive educational content, 50+ speakers, 12 pitching companies, and a multitude of networking and partnership opportunities. FFCON18 brings together fintech leaders, investors and emerging innovators from start-ups to scale-ups to government regulatory bodies and agencies who have a vision for the future of finance.


If you are a blockchain, crypto or fintech innovator, investor or a company actively raising capital or key decision maker/stakeholder in technology and capital markets innovation initiatives and programs, FFCON18 is a must attend event delivering the most comprehensive thought leadership, education, networks, investment and pitching opportunities to global participants. Learn more

                      


          Monday March 5.2018

            It was amazing day to learn from industry leaders in the cryptocurrency idustry. Various session were held from pitching to indusrty investors to lunch and learns on specific areas of bitcoin

All star social media team for the day Emilio Morales ( middle) and Jim Pagiamtzis (far right)

           

  Tuesday March 6th

 Day 2 was held at Dentons (sponsors) at 77 King street West from 1:00pm-5:00pm

Jim Pagiamtzis (with iPad)  Emilio Morales (on laptop) and volunteer assiting attendee at registration table

                                                      

                    

Jim Pagiamtzis and Ravi Amin enjoying food on Tuesday afterparty