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=== Ima Okonny ===
=== Ima Okonny ===
'''Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada''' <br>
'''Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada''' <br>
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=== Shingai Manjengwa ===
=== Shingai Manjengwa ===
'''CEO and Founder, Fireside Analytics, Director, Technical Education, Vector Institute''' <br>
'''Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Fireside Analytics, and Director, Technical Education, Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence''' <br>
Shingai Manjengwa is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fireside Analytics Inc., a data science education solutions company that develops customized programs that teach digital and AI literacy, data science, data privacy, and computer programming to a variety of audiences, including policy makers, practitioners, high school learners and working professionals. Courses by Fireside Analytics have over 500,000 registered learners on platforms like IBM’s CognitiveClass.ai and Coursera.
Shingai Manjengwa is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fireside Analytics Inc., a data science education solutions company that develops customized programs that teach digital and AI literacy, data science, data privacy, and computer programming to a variety of audiences, including policy makers, practitioners, high school learners and working professionals. Courses by Fireside Analytics have over 500,000 registered learners on platforms like IBM’s CognitiveClass.ai and Coursera.
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=== Brent Barron ===
=== Brent Barron ===
'''Director, CIFAR''' <br>
'''Director, Strategic Projects, Knowledge Mobilization, CIFAR''' <br>
Brent Barron is Director, Strategic Projects, Knowledge Mobilization at CIFAR where he is responsible for engaging the policy community around cutting-edge science. He played an important role in the development of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, and oversaw its AI & Society program, examining the social, ethical, legal, and economic effects of AI. In addition, he was seconded to the University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society to support the Institute’s launch. Previously, Brent held a variety of positions in the Ontario Public Service, including in the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science.
Brent Barron is Director, Strategic Projects, Knowledge Mobilization at CIFAR where he is responsible for engaging the policy community around cutting-edge science. He played an important role in the development of the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, and oversaw its AI & Society program, examining the social, ethical, legal, and economic effects of AI. In addition, he was seconded to the University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society to support the Institute’s launch. Previously, Brent held a variety of positions in the Ontario Public Service, including in the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science.
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