2021 Data Conference/Presentations
DAY 1: FEBRUARY 18, 2021
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PLENARY DISCUSSION | |
11:45–13:00 |
Data for Responsive Public Policy
Presentations File:1 - André Loranger - Data for Responsive Public Policy - EN.pdf File:2 - Ima Okonny - Data for Responsive - EN.pdf File:3 - Mireille Laroche - Data for Responsive - EN.pdf File:4 - Astrid Guttmann - Data for Responsive - EN.pdf
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13:00–13:15 |
Health break |
FIRESIDE CHAT | |
13:15–14:15 |
The Value of Data for an Innovative and Inclusive Public Policy
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Time | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
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14:15-15:15 |
STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCETHEME: DATA STRATEGY Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government Presentations File:1 - Julie McAuley - Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government - EN.pdf File:2 - Daniel MacDonald - Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government - EN.pdf File:3 - Jamie Smith - Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government - EN.pdf File:4 - Tom Dufour - Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government - EN.pdf STREAM 2 LEVERAGING DATA ASSETSTHEME: DATA FOR POLICY, RESEARCH AND SERVICE Spotlight on Canadian Statistics Advisory Council 2020 Annual Report: Towards a Stronger National Statistical System STREAM 3 DATA DEVELOPMENT AND USETHEME: CYBER SECURITY Data Defense in Support of Government of Canada COVID-19 Response
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15:15–15:30 |
Health break |
15:30-16:30 |
STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCETHEME: DATA QUALITY & DATA STEWARDSHIP Ensuring Data Quality through Data Stewardship
Lauren Aldwinckle, Manager, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Anton Bazilev, Manager and Jane Lin, Data Governance Analyst, Department of National Defense Crystal Sewards, Manager, Office of Chief Data Officer, Statistics Canada Moderated by: Sébastien Fleurant, Director, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada
STREAM 2 LEVERAGING DATA ASSETSTHEME: DATA ETHICS AND AI Data Ethics and AI Innovation
Benoit Deshaies, A/Director, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Eric Rancourt, Director General, Statistics Canada Michelle Mann, General Counsel, and Patrick McEvenue, Senior Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Moderated by: Maryam Haghighi, Director, Bank of Canada
STREAM 3 DATA DEVELOPMENT AND USETHEME: DATA SCIENCE APPLICATIONS Assessing Input Data and Resultant Model Accuracy
Saeid Molladavoudi, Lead Data Scientist , Statistics Canada Stéphane Tremblay, Team Lead, National Research Council Canada Yvan Gauthier, Team Lead, Department of National Defence Moderated by: Monica Pickard, Section Chief, Statistics Canada |
16:30–16:35 |
Closing Remarks for Day 1 by the Masters of Ceremonies |
DAY 2: FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Time | Session |
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11:00-11:15 |
Welcoming Remarks by Masters of Ceremonies |
Time | Session |
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PLENARY DISCUSSION | |
11:15–12:30 |
Data Journalism: Truth Telling with Data Analysis and Visualizations for Public Interest
Tom Cardoso, Data Journalist, Globe and Mail David McKie, Deputy Managing Editor, National Observer Jocopo Ottaviani, Chief Data Officer, Code for Africa Lauren Klein, Associate Professor, Emory University, co-author of Data Feminism (2020, MIT Press) Moderated by: Caroline Xavier, Associate Deputy Minister, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada |
12:30–13:00 |
Health break featuring a video compilation of data applications from various departments (rolling presentation). |
FIRESIDE CHAT | |
13:00–14:00 |
Joys of Joining up: Bridging the Digital, Information Management and Data Worlds
Stephen Burt, Chair of CDO Council; Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of National Defence Sandy Kyriakatos, Chief Data Officer , Canadian Border Services Agency Zaina Sovani, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Information Officer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Moderated by: Marc Brouillard, A/Chief Information Officer of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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Time | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
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14:00-15:00 |
STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCETHEME: DATA STANDARDS AND METADATA Standards in Action: Emergence of Data Standards to Drive Business Outcomes
David Barraclough, Manager, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Benjamin Williams, Director, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation Meline Nearing-Hunter, Director and Benoit Deshaies, A/Director, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Daniel Gillman, Senior Research Scientist, US Labor Bureau of Statistics. Moderated by: Cory Chobanik, Director, Statistics Canada
STREAM 2 LEVERAGING DATA ASSETSTHEME: OPEN DATA International Lens: How Open Data is Helping to Solve COVID-19
Barbara Ubaldi, Deputy Head, Open and Innovative Government Division, Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Natalia Carfi, Deputy Director, Open Data Charter Nigel Jacob, Co-founder, Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, City of Boston Moderated by: Melanie Robert, Executive Director, Open Government, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
STREAM 3 DATA DEVELOPMENT AND USETHEME: DATA USE FOR RESULTS AND DELIVERY Data Partnerships and Infrastructures for Responsive Public Policy – case studies
Donna Curtis Maillet, Professor, Health Data Research Network and University of New Brunswick Gillian Dawson, Director, Health Canada Vedmani Sharan, Policy Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada Moderated by: Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Director, Infrastructure Canada |
15:00–15:15 |
Health break featuring a video compilation of data applications from various departments (rolling presentation). |
Plenary Discussion | |
15:15–16:30 |
Data Literacy Matters
Jane Crofts, Founder and CEO, Data to the People Yvan Clermont, Director General, Statistics Canada Ümit Kiziltan, Chief Data Officer, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Taki Sarantakis, President, Canada School of Public Service Moderated by: Neil Bouwer, Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service |
16:30–16:35 |
Closing Remarks for Day 2 by Co-Hosts |