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Line 13: − + − + − + − 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>+ − + − + − + − 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.+ + + + + + + + + + − + − + − Armughan Ahmad is a President & Managing Partner, Digital at KPMG. He leads the + − firm’s digital, technology and innovation groups transforming large enterprise, − commercial and public sector organizations across industry segments. He is − bridging traditional consulting services with exponential technologies to develop − organic product IP with eco-system partnerships to deliver business function level − transformation fit for a new digital economy customer experience. Before joining − KPMG, he served as the Senior Vice President & General Manager at Dell − Technologies, where he led the company’s Global Cloud, Solutions and High − Performance Computing product group. Prior to Dell Technologies, he has held − global executive positions at Hewlett Packard, 3Com and other start-ups. − <br><br> − Armughan’s teams have developed award-winning innovative offerings using − Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Intelligent automation, Process workflows and − Cyber security technologies. These solutions scale traditional and low-code no-code − based applications for finance, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and telecom − sectors. He is a frequent guest speaker on digital and innovation topics in North − America, Europe and Asian markets where he has worked for over 20+ years of his − global experience. − <br><br> − Armughan serves on the board of Future Skills Center innovating the future of work − with human and machine collaboration. He also serves of Queens University’s − Smith School of business board and University of Waterloo’s engineering dean’s − advisory board. Armughan is a passionate promoter of girls’ STEAM education, − mental health awareness and homelessness resettlement programs. − −
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=== Taki Sarantakis ===
=== Dr. Peter C. Mason ===
'''President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
'''Director, Quantum Sensors Challenge Program, National Research Council ''' <br>
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Dr. Mason completed a bachelors degree in mathematics at Mount Allison University in 1990, gathering medals for the top graduate in both math and physics, and intramural athletics, before moving to Guyana to do volunteer work installing emergency backup electrical systems in remote communities. After doing a masters degree at McMaster University, he spent a year travelling and volunteering in Indonesia then returned to McMaster to complete his PhD in physics.
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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>
In 1998, he returned to Mount Allison as a professor in the physics department before joining the National Research Council for a post-doctoral fellowship, where he led experiments at Chalk River National Lab, the National Institute of Standards (NIST), Oak Ridge National Lab, and Cornell University’s High Energy Synchrotron Source.
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In 2002, after a two year stint in the photonics industry, he joined Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) as a defence scientist in the secure mobile networking group. He was named Group Leader in 2006 and then transitioned to Head of the Cyber Operations and Signals Warfare section in 2014. He took the role of Chief Scientist of Electromagnetic sciences in 2017 and transitioned to the position of Chief Scientist of DRDC in late 2018 where he led the effort to write the DND Quantum S&T Strategy. In February of 2020, Peter moved to the National Research Council of Canada to become the director of the NRC’s new Internet of Things: Quantum Sensors Challenge Program. He is the author of more than 70 scientific papers and reports in topics spanning materials science, cyber security, machine learning, network traffic analysis, and algorithms.
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Outside of work, Dr. Mason is an award-winning community cycling advocate. He has a 12 year old son Finn, whose teams he coaches in hockey, cross-country skiing, and mountain biking.
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=== Neil Bouwer===
'''Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
Neil Bouwer has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from McGill University and St. Thomas University. Neil actively supports the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program.
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=== Armughan Ahmad ===
=== Ghislain Lefebvre ===
'''President & Managing Partner, Digital Solutions, KPMG''' <br>
'''Partnership development manager, Université de Sherbrooke''' <br>
Ghislain Lefebvre began his career as a physics teacher in several CEGEPs that welcome grade 12 and U1 students in the province of Quebec. He then launched his own business by founding a brewery with his wife. He held the positions of brewer and president. Back in the Eastern Townships, he was director of the regional agri-food regional board and responsible for the deployment of the local food identification brand. Since January 2020, he is back in the world of physics and holds the position of Partnership Development Manager for the Institut quantique of the USherbrooke.
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=== Ray Wang ===
=== Ray Wang ===
'''Principal Analyst, Founder and Chairman, Constellation Research Inc.''' <br>
'''Principal Analyst, Founder and Chairman, Constellation Research Inc.''' <br>
