2021 Data Conference/Speaker Bio

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DAY 1: FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Resources

PLENARY DISCUSSION – Data for Responsive Public Policy

Name	Biography
André Loranger	Assistant Chief Statistician for Strategic Data Management, Methods and Analysis, Statistics Canada André is also Statistics Canada’s Chief Data Officer responsible for the overall stewardship of the organization’s information data holdings. An economist with an M.A. (Economics) degree from the University of Ottawa, André began his career in the public service at Statistics Canada in 1997 where he spent most of his career compiling estimates of GDP. Prior to his current position, he was the Director of Producer Prices Division (2008-2012) and the Director General of the Macroeconomic Statistics Branch (2012-2013). In recent years, André has been involved in international projects related to economic statistics. André is currently a member of the United Nations Global Working Group on Big Data.
Ima Okonny	BIO Wording
Mireille Laroche	BIO Wording
Astrid Guttman	Professor of Paediatrics, Health Policy and Public Health at the University of Toronto, physician and Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children, and Senior Scientist and Chief Science Officer at ICES Astrid Guttmann is Chief Science Officer at ICES, Canada’s largest health services and policy research institute with extensive administrative data holdings. Her research aims to improve inequities in child and family health through population-based studies that inform or evaluate health and mental health system programs and policies. She sits on a number of scientific and policy advisory committees.
Kara Beckles	Bio wording

FIRESIDE CHAT – The Value of Data for an Innovative and Inclusive Public Policy

Name	Biography
Rohinton Medhora	Bio wording
Anil Arora File:Picture	Title Bio wording
Vic Pant	Bio wording
Natasha Kim	Bio wording

The Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government

Name	Biography
Jamie Smith	Bio wording
Tom Dufour	Bio wording
Daniel MacDonald	Bio wording
Julie McAuley [[|left|166x166px]]	Title Bio Wording
Alain Beaudoin	Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Results and Delivery Privy Council Office In January 2018, Alain returned to PCO as Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Results and Delivery. Previously Alain was at FedDev Ontario where he was Vice-President, Policy, and subsequently Vice-President Business, Innovation and Community Development (2014-18). Alain has had a varied career beginning with a series of increasingly senior roles at PCO (Intergovernmental Affairs), Health Canada, Prime Minister’s Office and Industry Canada. Alain holds a Master’s degree in Arts & Sciences from the Université de Montréal.

Spotlight on CSAC Report: Towards a Stronger National Statistical System

Name	Biography
Gail McDonald left|187x187px	Bio wording
Howard Ramos left	Bio Wording
Jan Kestle left	Bio Wording
Céline Le Bourdais 184x184px	Bio wording

Data Defense in support GC COVID-19 Response

Name	Biography
Jean-Philippe Racicot left|187x187px	Bio wording
Eric Bisaillon left	Bio Wording
Lindsay MacDonald left	Bio Wording
Don MacLeod left	Bio Wording

Ensuring Data Quality through Data Stewardship

Name	Biography
Lauren Aldwinckle left|187x187px	Bio wording
Anton Bazilev left	Bio Wording
Jane Lin left	Bio Wording
Crystal Sewards left	Bio Wording
Sébastien Fleurant left	Bio Wording

Data Ethics and AI Innovation

Name	Biography
Benoit Deshaies left|187x187px	Bio wording
Eric Rancourt left	Bio Wording
Michelle Mann left	Bio Wording
Patrick McEvenue left	Bio Wording
Maryam Haghighi left	Bio Wording

Assessing Input Data and Resultant Model Accuracy

Name	Biography
Saeid Molladavoudi left|187x187px	Bio wording
Stéphane Tremblay left	Bio Wording
Yvan Gauthier left	Bio Wording
Monica Picard left	Bio Wording

DAY 2: FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Resources

PLENARY DISCUSSION – Data Journalism: Truth Telling with Data Analysis and Visualizations for Public Interest

Name	Biography
David McKie	BIO Wording
Jocopo Ottaviani	BIO Wording
Lauren Klein 166x166px	Bio wording
Caroline Xavier	Bio wording

FIRESIDE CHAT – Joys of Joining up: Bridging the Digital, Information Management and Data Worlds

Name	Biography
Rohinton Medhora	Bio wording
Stephen Burt File:Picture	Title Bio wording
Sandy Kyriakatos	Bio wording
Zaina Sovani	Bio wording
Marc Brouillard	Bio wording

Standards in Action: Emergence of Data Standards to Drive Business Outcomes

Name	Biography
David Barraclough	Bio wording
Benjamin Williams	Bio wording
Meline Nearing-Hunter	Bio wording
Daniel Gillman [[|left|166x166px]]	Title Bio Wording
Cory Chobanik left|169x169px	Bio wording

International Lens: How Open Data is Helping to Solve COVID-19

Name	Biography
Barbara Ubaldi left|187x187px	Bio wording
Natalia Carfi left	Bio Wording
Nigel Jacob left	Bio Wording
Melanie Robert 184x184px	Bio wording

Data Partnerships and Infrastructures for Responsive Public Policy – case studies

Name	Biography
Donna Curtis Maillet left|187x187px	Bio wording
Gillian Dawson left	Bio Wording
Vedmani Sharan left	Bio Wording
Gabrielle Fitzgerald left	Bio Wording

PLENARY DISCUSSION – Data Literacy Matters

Name	Biography
Taki Sarantakis left|187x187px	Bio wording
Jane Crofts left	Bio Wording
Yvan Clermont left	Bio Wording
Ümit Kiziltan left	Bio Wording
Neil Bouwer left	Bio Wording