Data Conference 2022 Agenda

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Brought to you by Statistics Canada and the Canada School of Public Service

Day 1 - Wednesday 23 February 2022

11:00 to 11:30 am - Day 1 Welcoming remarks

• Hosts open Data Conference 2022
• Tom Dufour, Director General Strategic Data Management Branch, Statistics Canada
• Kara Beckles, Director General Data Integrity, Privy Council Office
• Welcome from Statistics Canada and Canada School of Public Service
• Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, Statistics Canada
• Taki Sarantakis, President, Canada School of Public Service

11:30 am to 12:30 pm - Day 1 Morning concurrent sessions

DATA FOUNDATIONS

Deputy Minister Panel: Data governance beyond data strategies

• Chantal Guay, CEO, Standards Council of Canada
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DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD

Data, journalist perspective (French)

• Naël Shiab, Data Journalist, Radio Canada
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• Moderated by: Moderator name, Title, Organization

DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD

Data Science

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• Moderated by: Sevgui Erman, Director Data Science Division, Statistics Canada

DATA INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATION

Session 4.1 Title

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1:00 to 2:00 pm - Day 1 Keynote

Leveraging data as a competitive advantage and the role of the public sector

• Melissa Hathaway, President, Hathaway Global Strategies LLC
• Introduced by: Name, Job title, Dept

2:30 to 3:30 pm - Day 1 Afternoon concurrent sessions

DATA FOUNDATIONS

Data Literacy

• Jane Crofts, Founder and CEO, Data To The People
• Valerie Logan, CEO and Founder, The Data Lodge, Inc
• Moderated by: Moderator name, Title, Organization

DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD / DATA INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATION

Chief Data Officer Council-sponsored session: Digital and data transformation

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• Sandy Kyriakatos, Chief Data Officer, Canada Border Services Agency
• Moderated by: André Loranger, Assistant Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada

DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD / DATA INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATION

Data to support Environment/Climate Change / Environmental, social and governance

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• Moderated by: Moderator name, Title, Organization

3:50 to 4:45 pm - Day 1 Fireside chat

Role of data and the digitization of government 

• Catherine Luelo, Chief Information Officer of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Introduced by: Name, Job title, Dept

4:45 to 4:50 pm - Day 1 Closing remarks

• Hosts close Day 1 of Data Conference 2022
• Tom Dufour, Director General Strategic Data Management Branch, Statistics Canada
• Kara Beckles, Director General Data Integrity, Privy Council Office

Day 2 - Thursday 24 February 2022

11:00 to 11:15 am - Day 2 Welcoming remarks

• Hosts open Data Conference 2022
• Tom Dufour, Director General Strategic Data Management Branch, Statistics Canada
• Kara Beckles, Director General Data Integrity, Privy Council Office
• Welcome message

11:15 am to 12:15 pm - Day 2 Morning concurrent sessions

DATA FOUNDATIONS

Session 3.1 Title

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• Moderated by: Speaker Name, Title, Organization

DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD / DATA INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATION

New perspectives on Indigenous data

• Daniel Quan-Watson, Deputy Minister, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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• Moderated by: Speaker Name, Title, Organization

DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD

Artificial Intelligence driven service delivery for Canadians

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• Moderated by:Speaker Name, Title, Organization

DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD / DATA INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATION

Disaggregated data (equity, diversity and inclusion)

• Shaida Badiee, Managing Director, Open Data Watch
• Howard Ramos, Job title, University of Western Ontario
• Moderated by: Jeff Latimer, Director General Health, Justice, Diversity and Populations, Statistics Canada

12:45 to 1:45 pm - Day 2 Keynote

Importance of data strategies and data sharing

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2:15 to 3:15 pm - Day 2 Afternoon concurrent sessions

DATA FOUNDATIONS

Session 4.1 Title

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DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD

Data technologies and data as a public good

• Stefaan G.Verhulst, Co-Founder and Chief Research and Development Office, Governance Laboratory @NYU
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DATA AS A PUBLIC GOOD

Data-fueled economic recovery and strategic global competitiveness

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• Moderated by:Speaker Name, Title, Organization

DATA INSIGHTS THROUGH COLLABORATION

Information enabled data sharing

• Stephen Burt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Department of Defense
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• Moderated by: Speaker Name, Title, Organization

3:35 to 4:30 pm - Day 2 Fireside chat

Privacy, Sharing, Public Good

• Chantal Bernier, National Practice Leader, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Dentons
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4:30 to 4:45 pm - Day 2 Summary

• Hosts close Day 2 of Data Conference 2022
• Tom Dufour, Director General Strategic Data Management Branch, Statistics Canada
• Kara Beckles, Director General Data Integrity, Privy Council Office