2021 Data Conference/Presentations

DAY 1: FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Time Session
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


13:00–13:15

Health break
FIRESIDE CHAT

13:15–14:15

The Value of Data for an Innovative and Inclusive Public Policy


Rohinton Medhora, President, Centre for International Governance Innovation

Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, Statistics Canada

Vik Pant, Chief Scientist and Chief Science Advisor, Natural Resources Canada

Moderated by: Natasha Kim, Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada


Time Concurrent Breakout Sessions

14:15-15:15

STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCE

THEME: DATA STRATEGY

Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government


Tom Dufour, Director General, Statistics Canada

Daniel MacDonald, Senior Director, Natural Resources Canada

Julie McAuley, Chief Results and Delivery Officer, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Moderated by: Alain Beaudoin, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Privy Council Office


STREAM 2 LEVERAGING DATA ASSETS

THEME: DATA FOR POLICY, RESEARCH AND SERVICE

Spotlight on Canadian Statistics Advisory Council 2020 Annual Report: Towards a Stronger National Statistical System


Gail McDonald, Former Executive Director of First Nations Information Governance Centre and CSAC Member

Howard Ramos, Chair of CSAC Board and Professor, Western University

Jan Kestle, President and CEO, Environics and CSAC Member

Moderated by: Céline Le Bourdais, Professor, McGill University and CSAC Member


STREAM 3 DATA DEVELOPMENT AND USE

THEME: CYBER SECURITY

Data Defense in Support of Government of Canada COVID-19 Response


Jean-Philippe Racicot, Supervisor, Strategic Cyber Threat Assessment

Eric Bisaillon, Director, Security Architecture

Lindsay MacDonald, Sector Lead, Health and Academia Sectors, Partnerships

Moderated by: Don MacLeod, Director, Autonomous Defense and Sensors

15:15–15:30

Health break featuring a video compilation of data applications from various departments (rolling presentation).

15:30-16:30

STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCE

THEME: 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 ASSETS

THEME: 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 USE

THEME: 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

11:00-11:15

Welcoming Remarks by Masters of Ceremonies


Time Session
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



Time Concurrent Breakout Sessions

14:00-15:00

STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCE

THEME: 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 ASSETS

THEME: 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 USE

THEME: 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