Join us for a very special evening with You.i TV CTOs Stuart Russell and Andrew Emmons for an inside look at You.i Engine One, the technology behind the Kanata company’s recent acquisition by WarnerMedia.
As per WarnerMedia, “The You.i platform will enhance the HBO Max technology stack, increase developer efficiency and accelerate delivery as we bring HBO Max to consumer devices all around the world”.
More about You.i TV and their recent acquisition:
WarnerMedia Acquires You.i TV
https://www.youi.tv/
WarnerMedia completes acquisition of Kanata’s You.i TV
https://www.obj.ca/article/
- DATE TIME: Tuesday February 16, 2021, 6:00-7:30 pm.
- LOCATION: Online Event (Zoom) — Link visible for attendees upon registration.
- REGISTRATION: (Free!) https://www.meetup.com/CapCHI/events/276255362/
Our Guests
Stuart Russell, Co-Founder, CTO Embedded
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
Co-founder of You.i TV and the creator of the technology on which the company is based. An expert in optimized computer rendering algorithms and physics – more than just a software engineer or designer, but a Software Innovator. An inventor of patented software technology for performance and expanding capabilities on low level hardware. With over 20 years of low level coding experience on an incomparable variety of platforms, Stuart has pushed the envelope of performance and user experience on mobile devices. His list of accomplishments includes creating You.i TV’s You.i Engine technology, founding and growing Russoft, and developing iZoom, Pocket Commodore 64, Pocket VCS, Pocket O2, Pocket Coleco, NESCE2, and multiple other titles.
Andrew Emmons, CTO Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
As part of the founding team for You.i TV, Andrew has been leading product development of a cross-platform framework used to power some of the most well-known brands in the world including the NFL, NBA, Disney, National Geographic, Amazon, Turner, Fox and Sky. He has extensive experience leading and developing open source specifications – specifically was co-chair on the W3C working group for SVG, liaison for the SVG/HTML5 working group, and liaison for the Khronos OpenVG specification to SVG. He also led the development of a mobile SVG player that was eventually shipped on more than 500 million phones around the world.
Your Hosts
Sercan Kum
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sercankum
Jed Looker
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedlooker
Prime Sonsors
We are extremely grateful to these organizations for their generous support of CapCHI and the local UX community.
Jumping Elephants
https://www.jumpingelephants.ca 
Jumping Elephants is a full-service, consulting group based in Ottawa. They specialize in user-centred solutions design and business process management for the public and private sector. They offer tailored solutions to complex challenges in the areas of Business Process Reengineering, Information Architecture, Web Usability, Content Management and Government of Canada Web Standards implementation.
Becker-Carroll
https://becker-carroll.com 
We are a team of business and technical professionals committed to helping organizations deliver value digitally. Our people are committed to helping private and public sector organizations adopt, utilize, and manage technology. Our mission is to empower private and public sector organizations through technology by transforming environments, operations, and services.
Human-Centred Design
http://human-centred.ca 
A graduate certificate at Algonquin College that prepares students for a career in design research and strategy. In this one-year program, students gain a balance of research and design theory, methodology, and practice to develop strategic direction for systems, products, policies, and services.
About CapCHI
CapCHI (www.capchi.org) is a social and professional society of people who work as user interface designers, researchers, educators, software developers, web designers, graphic designers and human factors engineers in and around Canada’s National Capital Region. Founded in 1991, CapCHI’s goal is to bring together local professionals interested in how humans and computers interact, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.
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