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Jesse Hirsh
Futurist, Researcher, Internet Strategist and Canada School of Public Service Digital Fellow
Jesse Hirsh is based out of Lanark County, Ontario, and has over 25
years experience as a technology researcher, ethicist, public speaker,
broadcaster, and futurist. He writes a daily newsletter called
Metaviews and works with organizations to help them use technology
strategically and responsibly. He has an MA from Ryerson University in
algorithmic media, and his current work focuses on the governance and
ethics of artificial intelligence, data protection, and privacy. Jesse
was a digital fellow with the Canada School of Public Service’s
Digital Academy and a member of the Advisory Council for the
Certificate in Machine Learning at York University’s School of
Continuing Studies. An avid (social) entrepreneur, Jesse operates the
Academy of the Impossible, a peer to peer lifelong learning network,
and Ottawa Valley Smart Farms, an agricultural technology company.
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Neil Bouwer
Vice-President, Canada School of Public Service
Neil Bouwer has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from McGill University and St. Thomas University. Neil actively supports the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program.
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