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Line 52: + + − [[File:Joyce Murray Headshot (Enlarged).jpg|frameless|center]]+ − |+ − + − + − Minister Murray is a dedicated community leader with a deep commitment to environmental sustainability and democratic engagement. Her federal political career follows a 25-year career building an international reforestation company and four years serving in the Cabinet of the Government of British Columbia. <br><br> − − In her earlier role as Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, Minister Murray championed and helped lead the development of the Centre for Greening Government. Making federal government operations more environmentally friendly and efficient was a natural project for Minister Murray, whose entrepreneurial spirit was reinforced through her reforestation company. The company has planted almost 1.5 billion trees, including more than 500,000 that she planted herself.<br><br> − − Minister Murray is a thought leader, driving progressive new policies in government. Whether advocating for strong, smart environmental measures such as a tanker ban on British Columbia’s north coast or for the legalization and strict regulation of cannabis, her ability to envision and deliver on bold new ideas comes from her depth of experience in politics and business. Her interest in environmental sustainability was evident in her master’s thesis on global warming, which contributed to her receiving the Simon Fraser University Dean's Convocation Medal for top MBA graduate of 1992.<br><br> − − As a child, Minister Murray immigrated to Canada from South Africa with her family and settled in Vancouver. She has three adult children and five grandchildren, and lives in Vancouver Quadra with her husband, Dirk. Line 90:
Line 109: − | − [[File:Sandy Kyriakatos .png|frameless|center]] − + − + − Sandy Kyriakatos Joined the Strategic Policy Branch on Monday, December 2, 2019 as the new Chief Data Officer, responsible for Data Analytics, Information Sharing and Access to Information and Privacy. <br><br>+ − Sandy joined CDO from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), where in July 2016 she was appointed as the first Chief Data Officer in the GC. While implementing the Data Strategy Sandy spent the last three years maturing the data science capacity, data sharing, and data management at ESDC while championing a broad culture change around data. Prior to joining ESDC, she held a variety of positions in the private and public sector related to Data Analytics, Data Governance, Business Intelligence (BI) and Information Technology. She began her career in technical and advisory roles to and went on to lead organizational change in Analytics and Data. Her deep expertise across functional roles, industry verticals, and capabilities, brings unique insight into new role. + + + + Line 115:
Line 135: − + − + − + − Dara leads the practice of product management at the Ontario Digital Service helping the public sector adapt to the internet era and unleashing the potential of digital in government through product management and human centred design.+ − <br><br> − Previously Dara built and led a digital team at Toronto Public Library transforming the online experience for millions of users. − |- − | − [[File:D214-19-1800-478.jpg|frameless|center]] − | − === Dave Carter === − '''Research Council Officer, Situational Awareness, National Research Council'''<br> − Dave Carter is an engineer with the Text Analytics group in the Information and Communications Technologies portfolio of National Research Council Canada. He obtained an M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Ottawa. He joined the NRC in 2006 and leads the development of NRC’s natural language processing platform for syndromic surveillance and situational awareness. − |- − | − [[File:Lorena Webster Headshot.jpg|frameless|center]] − | − === Lorena Webster === − '''Senior Laboratory Accreditation Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency''' <br> − Lorena Webster: Science Authority, Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Lorena is the business representative and product owner on the Canadian Food Safety Information Network (CFSIN) Project. CFSIN is a cloud based pan-Canadian food safety information network for FPT food safety organizations, which includes a data repository, intelligence capabilities, and other network services supported by a digital platform that will enable effective surveillance and event response activities. <br><br> − − − The FIESCA tool that Dave Carter will be demo’ing was developed for us as part of the suite of tools available within the CFSIN platform. Line 167:
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Line 277: − |- − | − [[File:Mélanie Robert.jpg|frameless|center]] − | − − === Mélanie Robert === − '''Executive Director, Open Government and Portals, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat''' <br> − 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> − 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] − − [[File:Twitter Logo.png|frameless|left|link=https://twitter.com/melrobrt|50x50px]] Line 282:
Line 294: − |- − | − [[File:Taki Sarantakis Headshot.png|frameless|center]] − | − === Taki Sarantakis === − '''President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br> − Taki Sarantakis has been President of the Canada School of Public Service since July 2018, having previously served as Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Mr. Sarantakis spent most of his career at Infrastructure Canada, including as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy and Communications. <br><br> − − In 2011 Mr. Sarantakis was awarded Canada's Public Service Award of Excellence in Public Policy, and in 2013 he was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. <br><br> − − Prior to joining the federal government, Mr. Sarantakis was a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from York University in Toronto, as well as an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management's Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program, holding the ICD.D designation.
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[[File:Joyce Murray Headshot (Enlarged).jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== The Honourable Joyce Murray ===
'''Minister of Digital Government''' <br>
Minister Murray is a dedicated community leader with a deep commitment to environmental sustainability and democratic engagement. Her federal political career follows a 25-year career building an international reforestation company and four years serving in the Cabinet of the Government of British Columbia. <br><br>
In her earlier role as Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board, Minister Murray championed and helped lead the development of the Centre for Greening Government. Making federal government operations more environmentally friendly and efficient was a natural project for Minister Murray, whose entrepreneurial spirit was reinforced through her reforestation company. The company has planted almost 1.5 billion trees, including more than 500,000 that she planted herself.<br><br>
Minister Murray is a thought leader, driving progressive new policies in government. Whether advocating for strong, smart environmental measures such as a tanker ban on British Columbia’s north coast or for the legalization and strict regulation of cannabis, her ability to envision and deliver on bold new ideas comes from her depth of experience in politics and business. Her interest in environmental sustainability was evident in her master’s thesis on global warming, which contributed to her receiving the Simon Fraser University Dean's Convocation Medal for top MBA graduate of 1992.<br><br>
As a child, Minister Murray immigrated to Canada from South Africa with her family and settled in Vancouver. She has three adult children and five grandchildren, and lives in Vancouver Quadra with her husband, Dirk.
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[[File:Taki Sarantakis Headshot.png|frameless|center]]
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=== Taki Sarantakis ===
'''President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
Taki Sarantakis has been President of the Canada School of Public Service since July 2018, having previously served as Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Mr. Sarantakis spent most of his career at Infrastructure Canada, including as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy and Communications. <br><br>
In 2011 Mr. Sarantakis was awarded Canada's Public Service Award of Excellence in Public Policy, and in 2013 he was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. <br><br>
Prior to joining the federal government, Mr. Sarantakis was a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from York University in Toronto, as well as an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management's Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program, holding the ICD.D designation.
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[[File:Samuel Marleau Ouellet ADOGF.jpg|frameless|center]]
[[File:Samuel Marleau Ouellet ADOGF.jpg|frameless|center]]
Jim Provost is the Lead Data Scientist at Lixar. An accomplished speaker, teacher, and developer, Jim brings more than two decades of software development and machine learning experience and passion to his work.
Jim Provost is the Lead Data Scientist at Lixar. An accomplished speaker, teacher, and developer, Jim brings more than two decades of software development and machine learning experience and passion to his work.
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[[File:Sandy Kyriakatos .png|frameless|center]]
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=== Sandy Kyriakatos ===
'''Chief Data Officer, Canada Border Services Agency'''<br>
=== The Honourable Joyce Murray ===
Sandy Kyriakatos Joined the Strategic Policy Branch on Monday, December 2, 2019 as the new Chief Data Officer, responsible for Data Analytics, Information Sharing and Access to Information and Privacy. <br><br>
'''Minister of Digital Government''' <br>
Sandy joined CDO from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), where in July 2016 she was appointed as the first Chief Data Officer in the GC. While implementing the Data Strategy Sandy spent the last three years maturing the data science capacity, data sharing, and data management at ESDC while championing a broad culture change around data. Prior to joining ESDC, she held a variety of positions in the private and public sector related to Data Analytics, Data Governance, Business Intelligence (BI) and Information Technology. She began her career in technical and advisory roles to and went on to lead organizational change in Analytics and Data. Her deep expertise across functional roles, industry verticals, and capabilities, brings unique insight into new role.
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In her multidisciplinary and applied approach to the ethics of AI, she places special emphasis on human dignity, having initiated throughout her career cultural and social mediation projects for human rights education. Her recent work is focused on how the arts and cultural sectors can foster renewed and diverse perspectives of our digital futures, support the development of informed and legitimate AI Policies, and shape AI’s development and governance."
In her multidisciplinary and applied approach to the ethics of AI, she places special emphasis on human dignity, having initiated throughout her career cultural and social mediation projects for human rights education. Her recent work is focused on how the arts and cultural sectors can foster renewed and diverse perspectives of our digital futures, support the development of informed and legitimate AI Policies, and shape AI’s development and governance."
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=== Sandy Kyriakatos ===
[[File:Dara Renton Headshot.jpg|frameless|center]]
'''Chief Data Officer, Canada Border Services Agency'''<br>
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=== Dara Renton ===
'''Head of Product Management, Ontario Digital Service''' <br>
Dara leads the practice of product management at the Ontario Digital Service helping the public sector adapt to the internet era and unleashing the potential of digital in government through product management and human centred design.
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Previously Dara built and led a digital team at Toronto Public Library transforming the online experience for millions of users.
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[[File:Dara Renton Headshot.jpg|frameless|center]]
[[File:Juliemcauley.jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== Dara Renton ===
=== Julie McAuley ===
'''Head of Product Management, Ontario Digital Service''' <br>
'''Chief Data Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada''' <br>
Julie McAuley joined Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada in September 2017 as the department’s Chief Results and Delivery Officer. In this role, she leads the implementation of the department’s outcomes-focused results and delivery framework and is the responsible for the oversight and management of ISED’s Chief Data Office. Prior to joining ISED, she spent her career at Statistics Canada where she held a number of executive positions.
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'''Projects Officer and Coordinator, Passenger Protect Program and Targeting Operations, PACT Unit, Aviation Security''' <br>
'''Projects Officer and Coordinator, Passenger Protect Program and Targeting Operations, PACT Unit, Aviation Security''' <br>
Chesley has worked with the Pre-load Air Cargo Targeting (PACT) for five years now, and is the creator of the Excel and Outlook based technology solutions which the new AI project will replace. Lately, he has helped to form a bridge of communication between the PACT world of aviation security and the artificial intelligence world of data science.
Chesley has worked with the Pre-load Air Cargo Targeting (PACT) for five years now, and is the creator of the Excel and Outlook based technology solutions which the new AI project will replace. Lately, he has helped to form a bridge of communication between the PACT world of aviation security and the artificial intelligence world of data science.
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[[File:D214-19-1800-478.jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== Dave Carter ===
'''Research Council Officer, Situational Awareness, National Research Council'''<br>
Dave Carter is an engineer with the Text Analytics group in the Information and Communications Technologies portfolio of National Research Council Canada. He obtained an M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Ottawa. He joined the NRC in 2006 and leads the development of NRC’s natural language processing platform for syndromic surveillance and situational awareness.
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[[File:Juliemcauley.jpg|frameless|center]]
[[File:Lorena Webster Headshot.jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== Lorena Webster ===
'''Senior Laboratory Accreditation Officer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency''' <br>
Lorena Webster: Science Authority, Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Lorena is the business representative and product owner on the Canadian Food Safety Information Network (CFSIN) Project. CFSIN is a cloud based pan-Canadian food safety information network for FPT food safety organizations, which includes a data repository, intelligence capabilities, and other network services supported by a digital platform that will enable effective surveillance and event response activities. <br><br>
The FIESCA tool that Dave Carter will be demo’ing was developed for us as part of the suite of tools available within the CFSIN platform.
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[[File:Mélanie Robert.jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== Julie McAuley ===
=== Mélanie Robert ===
'''Chief Data Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada''' <br>
'''Executive Director, Open Government and Portals, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat''' <br>
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>
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]
[[File:Twitter Logo.png|frameless|left|link=https://twitter.com/melrobrt|50x50px]]
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* Member of Advisory Board for NSERC research project at University of Toronto, “CREATE Responsible AI” <br>
* Member of Advisory Board for NSERC research project at University of Toronto, “CREATE Responsible AI” <br>
* Industry Advisor for independent study, “Current Health Regulations and their impact on AI,” University of Texas, Faculty of Law <br>
* Industry Advisor for independent study, “Current Health Regulations and their impact on AI,” University of Texas, Faculty of Law <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>
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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