{"id":2431,"date":"2026-05-05T06:50:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/2026\/05\/chris-teolis\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:50:48","slug":"chris-teolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itscanadaevents.ca\/fr\/2026\/05\/chris-teolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Teolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:1.6;max-width:700px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdutztdprujdmvcxcufy.supabase.co\/storage\/v1\/object\/public\/speaker-images\/picture\/1777982693627-24502342-bc3a-4d93-954d-26be6f8ccea7.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Teolis\" style=\"max-width:250px;height:auto;border-radius:50%;aspect-ratio:1\/1;object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;\">Chris Teolis<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:center;color:#555555;\">Americas Region Data and AI Leader \u2014 Arup<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:12px;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;\">Chris Teolis is Arup&#8217;s Americas Region Data and AI Leader, based in Toronto. He brings 20 years of experience across planning, design, construction, and operations, helping infrastructure owners and operators apply data and artificial intelligence to improve decision\u2011making across complex systems and networks.<br \/>Previous to joining Arup, Chris was Heathrow Airport&#8217;s Head of Data and Analytics. He led multidisciplinary teams and helped define and deliver digital and data strategies across business and operational departments. He has also played key roles in advancing digital transformation initiatives for major public\u2011sector organizations in Canada and the US.<br \/>Chris is a recognized thought leader in AI, digital transformation, and asset lifecycle management. He leads industry forums on AI and digitalization and was named one of DataIQ\u2019s Top 100 Most Influential People in Data in 2021.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-sessions\" style=\"margin-top:32px;padding-top:16px;border-top:2px solid #e2e8f0;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#1e293b;\">I am speaking at:<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;\">\n<div class=\"speaker-session-item\" style=\"padding:12px;border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;\"><a href=\"#spk-session-desc-6b0e817a-ab1e-49e5-bc41-d0e3a3a52270\" class=\"speaker-session-title\" style=\"font-weight:600;font-size:16px;color:#1e293b;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;\" onclick=\"var d=document.getElementById('spk-session-desc-6b0e817a-ab1e-49e5-bc41-d0e3a3a52270');if(d){d.style.display=d.style.display==='none'?'block':'none';}return false;\">T20 AI General<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-session-meta\" style=\"margin-top:4px;font-size:14px;color:#2e2e2e;\"><span class=\"speaker-session-date\">Thu, May 21, 2026<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-time\">10:30\u202fAM \u2013 12:00\u202fPM<\/span> &middot; <span class=\"speaker-session-location\">Jasper\/Lake Louise Room<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"spk-session-desc-6b0e817a-ab1e-49e5-bc41-d0e3a3a52270\" class=\"speaker-session-description\" style=\"display:none;margin-top:8px;padding:10px;background:#f8fafc;border-left:3px solid #cbd5e1;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#334155;\">\n<p><strong>Moderator <\/strong>Phil Pierce, Principal, Senior Systems Lead, Integrated Systems Lead, PBX Engineering<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Understanding AI in the Transportation Sector by Chris Teolis, Arup and Alicia Wallis, Mott MacDonald<\/li>\n<li>From Detection to Understanding: VLMs in Intelligent Traffic Systems by Don Maxey, Keenfinity Inc<\/li>\n<li>A Case Study of Vision\u2013Language Models for Temporal Scan-Path Description in Driver Monitoring by Ghazal Farhani, Shabnam Shabani, Taufiq Rahman, National Research Council of Canada<\/li>\n<li>ITS at the Intersection of AI and Cyber Security by Keenan Kitasaka &amp; Elena Abu Khuzam, AECOM<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"2431\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Teolis Americas Region Data and AI Leader \u2014 Arup Chris Teolis is Arup&#8217;s Americas Region Data and AI Leader, based in Toronto. 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