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<big><div style="text-align: left;">[[:en:Symposium_LO_2025/4eonglet|'''FRANÇAIS''']]</div>'''<big>A day of discussions and exchanging best practices</big>'''
This session will feature dynamic informative presentations, learning activities and networking opportunities, including kiosks from several federal institutions. The program focuses on how artificial intelligence can support institutions in meeting their official language obligations related to language of work, the public’s right to obtain federal services in their official language of choice, and the advancement of equality of status and use of English and French.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST)
Virtual (MS Teams) and in-person
125 Zaida Eddy Private, Ottawa, Ontario
<b>By invitation only. This event is for persons responsible for official languages, Part VII of the'' Official Languages Act ''and language training in federal institutions. These individuals received an email on September 25th inviting them to register for this event.</b>
=== '''Program''' ===
== '''<small><small>Welcoming remarks</small></small>''' ==
'''Vidya ShankarNarayan,''' Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
== '''<small><small>Ice-breaker activity</small></small>''' ==
A facilitated activity for our virtual and in-person participants.
'''Karim Adam''', Director, Monitoring, Compliance, and Strategic Orientation for Part VII (Equality of English and French), Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
== '''<small><small>Presentation: Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to improve bilingualism in the public service</small></small>''' ==
'''Carsten Quell,''' Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
== '''<small><small>Discussions: Identifying challenges through dialogue</small></small>''' ==
Moderated group discussions aimed at identifying potential challenges related to the deployment of artificial intelligence solutions in support of official languages.
'''Annie Proulx''', Director, Regulations and Policy, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
'''Nöel Eichel''', Director, Governance and support to federal institutions, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
== '''<small><small>Lunch, kiosks and networking</small></small>''' ==
Bring your own lunch or purchase a hot meal on-site from a local vendor (Thai cuisine from <i>Épicerie Poûkham</i>). Visit the [[:en:Symposium OL 2025/6thtab|exhibition hall]].
== '''<small><small>Dragon’s Den: Official Languages Edition</small></small>''' ==
Moderated by '''Vidya ShankarNarayan,''' Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Dragons:
* <small>'''Carsten Quell''', Executive Director, Official Languages Centre of Excellence, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
* '''Brandon Lee''', Director General, Grants and Contributions, Transformation Bureau, Global Affairs Canada
* '''Joshua Turner''', Manager, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Shared Services Canada</small>
The presenters will be announced soon!
== '''<small><small>Closing address</small></small>''' ==
'''Vidya ShankarNarayan,''' Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, People and Culture, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat