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| Most recently, Dr. Shoker’s book on gender, technology, and war was published in October 2020 by Palgrave MacMillan under the title Military-Age Males in U.S Counterinsurgency and Drone Warfare. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahShoker.<br> | | Most recently, Dr. Shoker’s book on gender, technology, and war was published in October 2020 by Palgrave MacMillan under the title Military-Age Males in U.S Counterinsurgency and Drone Warfare. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahShoker.<br> |
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| + | === Ana Brandusescu === |
| + | '''2019-21 McConnell Foundation Professor of Practice, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal, McGill University'''<br> |
| + | Ana Brandusescu is a researcher, advisor, and facilitator who works on a more critical and publicly accountable use of data and technology. Currently, as the 2019-21 McConnell Foundation Professor of Practice at McGill University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal, Ana is examining the funding landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in Canada to better understand the economic, political, and social implications of this technology. Ana is also co-leading of “AI for the Rest of Us”, a research project to develop a new model of public (civic) engagement in government decision making processes that are being automated with AI. She also consults on data and tech projects.<br><br> |
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| + | During her time at the World Wide Web Foundation, Ana led research on the implementation and impact of open government data in 115 countries with the Open Data Barometer, co-chaired the Measurement and Accountability Group of the international Open Data Charter, and led gender equality research advocacy across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean via the Women's Rights Online program. Ana authored blogs, reports, and book chapters on open data, open contracting, data measurement, AI policy, data protection, and gender equity. Ana's work also includes policy research, and building strategic partnerships in open data for agriculture and nutrition, participatory mapping, co-developing the Open Contracting Data Standard and crowdmapping community development in Canada.<br><br> |
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| + | Ana holds a MA in Geography from McGill University, and a BA with a double major in Economics and Environmental Geography from Simon Fraser University. |
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| + | [[File:Sarah Villeneuve.jpg|frameless|center]] |
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| + | === Sarah Villeneuve === |
| + | '''Program Lead, Partnership on AI'''<br> |
| + | Sarah is a Program Lead for PAI’s Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency in AI team. Sarah is deeply interested in topics at the intersections of AI, social justice, and power. Through her work, she is dedicated to building a diverse community and advancing research to help inform the responsible development and use of artificial intelligence.<br><br> |
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| + | Previously, Sarah led research on the socio-political aspects of AI at the Brookfield Institute, a non-profit think tank housed at Ryerson University in Toronto, where she designed and delivered a series of national workshops on AI policy supported by the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy. Prior to this, Sarah was a research assistant at the University of Cambridge where she contributed to the development of The Whistle, a digital human rights reporting verification tool. She has also contributed to IEEE’s Global Initiative on the Ethical Considerations of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems as both a member of the Wellbeing committee and the metrics working group.<br><br> |
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| + | Sarah has presented her work at forums such as the Canada-UK Symposium on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence, the Open Government Partnership Global Summit, and the Media Ethics Conference. She has been recognized as one of 100 Brilliant Women to follow in AI Ethics and as one of 30 Women Advancing AI in Canada. She has also been featured in Fast Company and the Globe and Mail.<br><br> |
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| + | Sarah holds an MSc in Data and Society from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA in Political Science and International Relations from the University of London. |
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| + | === Mélanie Robert === |
| + | '''Executive Director, Open Government and Portals, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat''' |
| + | Mélanie Robert is the Executive Director of Open Government at the Treasury Board of |
| + | Canada Secretariat (TBS). She leads the Government of Canada’s efforts to open data and information and to increase accountability and citizen participation, and manages Canada’s Open Government and Open Data Portal ([http://open.canada.ca open.canada.ca]) as well as the Online Access to Information Request Service.<br><br> |
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| + | With over 20 years of experience in the federal public service, Mélanie has lead business analysis, regulation and enforcement work and communications and consultations for a variety of technology and innovation files.<br><br> |
| + | You can follow Mélanie on Twitter [https://twitter.com/melrobrt @MelRobrt] |
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| + | === Sarah Paquet === |
| + | '''Director, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada'''<br> |
| + | Sarah Paquet attended the University of Ottawa, earning her Civil Law degree in 1993 and her Common Law degree in 2001. Ms. Paquet started her federal public service career in the Department of Justice (DoJ) in 1997. She held various positions within DoJ including Health Canada Legal Services, before |
| + | becoming Executive Director and General Counsel for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Executive Director and Senior General Counsel for Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC).<br><br> |
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| + | In August 2011, she became Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of PSPC’s Integrated Services Branch. She played a key role in PSPC's Service Strategy, which helped ingrain client service excellence across the department. She was also responsible for enabling major Government of Canada IT-enabled business solutions. <br><br> |
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| + | In April 2017, Ms. Paquet became the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy Branch, at Shared Services Canada (SSC). She led the development of the Government of Canada renewed IT infrastructure transformation plan, resulting in new investments in SSC. <br><br> |
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| + | In February 2018, Ms. Paquet was appointed the Executive Vice-President (EVP) at SSC. As the first EVP at SSC, Ms. Paquet is providing leadership to SSC as it modernizes the Government of Canada enterprise IT infrastructure, enabling digital services to Canadians. <br><br> |
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| + | Ms. Paquet is also the Deputy Minister Champion for the University of Ottawa strengthening their relationship with the Government of Canada, focussing on student mental health and recruitment. She is a strong advocate for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). <br><br> |
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| + | [[File:Andrew Ng.jpg|frameless|center]] |
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| + | === Andrew Ng === |
| + | '''Founder of DeepLearning.AI'''<br> |
| + | Andrew Ng is Founder of DeepLearning.AI, Founder and CEO of Landing AI, General Partner at AI Fund, Chairman and Co-Founder of Coursera, and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. |
| + | As a pioneer both in machine learning and online education, Dr. Ng has changed countless lives through his work and research in the field of artificial intelligence. He now focuses his time primarily on his entrepreneurial ventures, looking for the best ways to accelerate responsible AI practices in the larger global economy. |
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