Urban Opus, like cities of the future, will be co-created. Please contact us if you can help shape and lead our success.
The Urban Opus Society is an incorporated non-profit under the Society Act of British Columbia, Canada. We have a dedicated board of directors and trusted advisors, and are inspired by a network of researchers, executives, thought-leaders, change-agents, innovators and community champions around the world.
Urban Opus is a nonprofit specifically to enable unambiguous partnership and leadership, together with foundations, community organizations, governments and other stakeholders, in innovative projects and initiatives focused on the fulfilment of citizen, community and urban potentials.
David Vogt — President
Originally an astronomer, Dr. Vogt specializes in collaborative innovation, specifically bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, customers and other stakeholders to co-create original, market-ready solutions involving emerging technologies. David’s focus is the experience economy: how humanity is entering an era of almost magical ability to stage and mediate individual and collective experience.
Rodger Lea — Principal
Currently CEO of an IoT focused startup, Sense Tecnic Systems Inc, Dr. Lea brings to bear over 20 years experience in industrial research at companies such as Sony and HP. He’s passionate about new technologies, Smart Cities and building thriving innovation ecosystems.
Mike Blackstock — Principal
Dr. Michael Blackstock, director of technology at Tasktop is a technology focused thought leader and a well know face in the Vancouver tech scene. He is a co-founder of Sense Tecnic Systems, was VP of R&D at Inetco Systems, and co-founder of two local startups, Colligo Networks and Infowave Software.
Vaclav Vincalek — Principal
Vaclav Vincalek has established himself over the past 20 years as one of the leading entrepreneurs in Vancouver and has expanded from a foundation in information technology and web security to the connected worlds of crowd-sourced knowledge and social media. He is an award-winning technologist specializing in founding and growing service and software organizations with a strong emphasis on emerging markets.
