2021 Data Conference/Conférenciers

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DAY 1: 18 février 2021

DISCUSSION PLÉNIÈRE – Les données pour des politiques publiques adaptées

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André Loranger


statisticien en chef adjoint responsable du secteur de la Gestion stratégique des données, Méthodes et Analyse a Statistique Canada

André est également le dirigeant principal des données de Statistique Canada, responsable de l’intendance de la banque de données de l'organisation.

André, un économiste titulaire d'une maîtrise en économie de l'Université d'Ottawa a débuté sa carrière dans la fonction publique à Statistique Canada en 1997, où il a passé la majeure partie de sa carrière à compiler des estimations du PIB. Avant d'occuper son poste actuel, André a été directeur de la division des prix à la production de 2008 à 2012 et directeur général de la direction des statistiques macroéconomiques de 2012 à juin 2013.

Au cours des dernières années, André a participé à des projets internationaux liés aux statistiques économiques. André est actuellement membre du groupe de travail mondial des Nations Unies sur les megadonnées (United Nations Global Working Group on Big Data).


Ima Okonny

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Mireille Laroche

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Astrid Guttman

professeure de pédiatrie, de politique de santé et de santé publique à l’Université de Toronto, médecin et scientifique principale à l’Hospital for Sick Children et scientifique principale et directrice scientifique chez ICES

Astrid Guttmann est directrice scientifique chez ICES, le plus grand institut de recherche sur les politiques et les services de santé du Canada avec de nombreuses données du domaine de l’administration. Sa recherche vise à améliorer les inégalités en matière de santé des enfants et de la famille grâce à des études basées sur la population qui informent ou qui évaluent les programmes et les politiques du système de santé et de santé mentale. Elle siège à un certain nombre de comités consultatifs scientifiques et politiques.

Kara Beckles

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CONVERSATION – La valeur des données pour la création de politiques publiques novatrices et inclusives

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Rohinton Medhora

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Dr. Vic Pant

Scientifique principal et Conseiller scientifique en chef, Ressources naturelles Canada

Dans son rôle, Vik est responsable d'accélérer l'application créative de technologies numériques novatrices, y compris l'IA, afin d'améliorer la capacité de RNCan à effectuer des recherches et des analyses, ainsi qu'à fournir des conseils stratégiques fondés sur les faits et appuyés par des techniques analytiques avancées. Vik travaille avec ses homologues d'autres organismes à vocation scientifique pour s'assurer que la gestion des politiques et des activités de recherche fédérales s'harmonise avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada

Natasha Kim

sous ministre adjointe déléguée du Secteur des politiques stratégiques et de programmes d’IRCC.

Auparavant, elle a occupé divers postes à IRCC, BCP, Sécurité publique Canada et Justice Canada.

Elle est également la championne du multiculturalisme, de la diversité et de l’équité en matière d’emploi à IRCC. Elle s’emploie avec passion à faire d’IRCC un milieu de travail plus inclusif, à favoriser un espace ouvert et positif pour notre effectif diversifié et à faire progresser le mandat de notre ministère et l’important travail que nous accomplissons ensemble.

Mme Kim est titulaire d’une maîtrise en droit de l’Université Harvard, d’un baccalauréat en droit de l’Université Dalhousie et d’une majeure en étude de la condition féminine de l’Université de l’Alberta.




La mise en œuvre de stratégies en matière de données dans l’ensemble du gouvernement

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Jamie Smith

dirigeant principal de la Division des données, des résultats et de la livraison d'Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada (ECCC)

Mr. Jamie Smith a débuté en tant que dirigeant principal de la Division des données, des résultats et de la livraison d'Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada (ECCC) le 6 juillet 2020 et possède une solide expérience en gestion et analyse des données tant à l'intérieur et qu’à l'extérieur du ministère. M. Smith a occupé divers postes au sein du gouvernement fédéral, notamment à Environnement et Changement climatique Canada, au Bureau du Conseil privé et au Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor. M. Smith est retourné à ECCC en 2008 pour soutenir le bureau du ministre et s'est depuis concentré sur les données sur l'eau, la météo et le climat; observations de la terre; la planification des réseaux d’observation; et la collaboration avec les provinces et les territoires pour conclure des accords de partage de données avant d’assumer son poste actuel.

Tom Dufour

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Daniel MacDonald

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Julie McAuley

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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

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Gail McDonald

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Howard Ramos

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Jan Kestle

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Céline Le Bourdais

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Data Defense in support GC COVID-19 Response

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Jean-Philippe Racicot

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Eric Bisaillon

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Lindsay MacDonald

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Don MacLeod

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Ensuring Data Quality through Data Stewardship

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Lauren Aldwinckle

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Anton Bazilev

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Jane Lin

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Crystal Sewards

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Sébastien Fleurant

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Data Ethics and AI Innovation

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Benoit Deshaies

Acting Director of data and artificial intelligence at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).

Benoit studied computer science at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is acting Director of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). He directs the development of the Directive on Automated Decision-Making and the Algorithmic Impact Assessment (AIA). These policy tools ensure that Automated Decision Systems are deployed in a manner that reduces risks to Canadians and federal institutions, and lead to more efficient, accurate, consistent, and interpretable decisions.

Eric Rancourt

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Michelle Mann

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Patrick McEvenue

Senior Director in Strategic Policy Branch, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Patrick McEvenue has worked for IRCC since 2006. He is currently serving as the Senior Director in Strategic Policy Branch where he works on the policy implications of the use of AI and other technology in the delivery of Canada’s immigration programs. Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from Concordia University and common and civil law degrees from McGill University’s Faculty of Law.

Maryam Haghighi

Director of Data Science at the Bank of Canada

Maryam Haghighi is the Director of Data Science at the Bank of Canada. She provides strategic leadership for data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning towards the Bank’s mandate. Over the past 15 years, she has successfully led diverse teams from academic environments to global enterprises and private partnerships, to solve complex data problems for multi-billion-dollar projects on the ground and in the skies. She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Ottawa.


Assessing Input Data and Resultant Model Accuracy

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Saeid Molladavoudi

Lead Data Scientist at Data Science Division in Statistics Canada

Saeid Molladavoudi manages teams of data scientists in Statistics Canada to solve concrete business needs using machine learning solutions. His expertise in identifying opportunities and determining strategic and technical roadmaps helps bring together ideas, individuals and technologies to obtain valuable insights from large-scale data. Under Saeid’s leadership, a team of data scientists are exploring the applications of privacy preserving technologies to address some of the evolving privacy related needs of the organization.

Stéphane Tremblay

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Yvan Gauthier

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Monica Picard

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DAY 2: FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Resources

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

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David McKie

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Jocopo Ottaviani

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Caroline Xavier

Associate Deputy Minister Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Caroline Xavier was appointed Associate Deputy Minister of IRCC in February 2020.

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Xavier held the position of Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Security and Intelligence at the Privy Council Office, as of June 2017. Between 2007 and 2017, she has also occupied numerous key positions within the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), including Vice-President and Associate Vice-President of the Operations Branch. Before joining the CBSA, she held executive positions with the Communications Security Establishment Canada, Industry Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency.

Ms. Xavier has been with the public service for over 30 years. Caroline is a graduate of the University of Ottawa (Bachelor’s Degree in Administration, concentration in marketing and informatics) and of the Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia (Executive Master’s degree in Electronic Commerce).




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

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Rohinton Medhora

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Stephen Burt

Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation, Analytics) (ADM-DIA) for the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces

Stephen Burt is also the chair of the federal Chief Data Officer Council. As an organization, ADM (DIA) works to ensure that data are leveraged in all Defence programs to enhance capabilities and decision-making, and to provide an information advantage in military operations. He holds an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Ottawa, and a Master’s in Public Administration from Queen’s University.

Sandy Kyriakatos

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Zaina Sovani

Assistant Deputy Minister of Transformation, Digital Solutions Sector and Chief Information Officer at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

In her current role at IRCC, Zaina Sovani is responsible for leading the department through a major transformational change program focused on improving client experience and service delivery enabled by agile techniques and digital technology.

Ms. Sovani joined IRCC in 2017 from the Canada Border Services Agency where she was responsible for the Commercial Trade and Revenue Management Transformation Portfolio as Director General.

Over the past 20 years, Ms. Sovani has held many other executive roles both in the public service and private sector, gaining the reputation of a builder and transformational leader.

Marc Brouillard

Chief Technology Officer for the Government of Canada

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Marc Brouillard is the Chief Technology Officer for the Government of Canada, in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and is currently acting as the interim Chief Information Officer of Canada at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Marc also served as deputy departmental CIO and acting departmental CIO at Treasury Board Secretariat.

Prior to joining the Government of Canada, Marc was VP of Business Development for a local eCommerce Services start-up. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at MONTAGE IT Services, a division of MTS/Allstream, where he held numerous positions in technology consulting and business development.

Marc provides government-wide vision and strategic leadership in pursuing world class excellence in digital integration, information management and technology, and cyber security. He has had a long and successful career as a senior public and private sector executive in information management and technology.



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

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David Barraclough

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Benjamin Williams

Director of Data Governance and Exchange at Canada Mortgage and Housing Mortgage Corporation (CMHC)

Our goal at CMHC is housing affordability and one of the key objectives for my team is to publicize housing data and insights to promote long-term affordability and sustainability. We have this as an objective because we believe that the more coherent, standardized and available the data, the better the chance that people will make better decisions as they relate to housing affordability.

Meline Nearing-Hunter

Director, Information Management Policy and Horizontal Engagement in the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Meline began her career in the public service in 2000 in Employment and Social Development Canada in various roles in employment programs, corporate planning, and information management. Meline joined TBS in 2017, where she is currently leading efforts to advance and evolve information and data management in the Government of Canada in support of a more modern and digital government.

Daniel Gillman

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Cory Chobanik

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

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Barbara Ubaldi

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Natalia Carfi

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Nigel Jacob

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Mélanie Robert

Executive Director of Open Government at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Mélanie Robert leads the Government of Canada’s efforts to open data and information and to increase accountability and citizen participation. She manages Canada’s Open Government and Open Data Portal (open.canada.ca) as well as the Online Access to Information Request Service. You can follow Mélanie on Twitter @MelRobrt


Data Partnerships and Infrastructures for Responsive Public Policy – case studies

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Donna Curtis Maillet

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Gillian Dawson

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Vedmani Sharan

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Gabrielle Fitzgerald

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PLENARY DISCUSSION – Data Literacy Matters

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Taki Sarantakis

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Jane Crofts

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Yvan Clermont

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Ümit Kiziltan

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Neil Bouwer

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