2021 Data Conference/Agenda

Conférence sur les Données 2021 - Programme Complet

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Draft Agenda (subject to change) For questions/comments: Data Conference 2021 Team @ IRCC.GC2021Data-Donnees.IRCC@cic.gc.ca

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Data Conference 2021 is co-hosted by CSPS and IRCC

The Main Conference is taking place on February 18-19 Followed by Data Literacy Fest, February 22-23

To register, visit Data Conference 2021 webpage

For more information, join Data Conference 2021 GCcollab group

DAY 1: FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Time Session

11:00-11:05

Welcoming Remarks by Masters of Ceremonies

Enrico del Castello, Director, IRCC

Liz McKeown, Faculty, Digital Academy, CSPS

11:05-11:15

Indigenous Welcome

Gilbert Whiteduck, Past Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Chief

11:15-11:30

Welcome by Departmental co-hosts

Catrina Tapley, Deputy Minister, IRCC

Taki Sarantakis, President, CSPS


Time Session
PLENARY DISCUSSION

11:45–13:00

Data for Responsive Public Policy

André Loranger, Assistant Chief Statistician, STC

Ima Okonny, Chief Data Officer, ESDC

Mireille Laroche, Chief Data Officer, CRA

Astrid Guttmann, Chief Science Officer, ICES

Moderated by: Kara Beckles, Director General, PCO

13:00–13:15

Health Break – Featuring Video Compilation of Data Applications from Departments (rolling presentation)
FIRESIDE CHAT

13:15–14:15

The Value of Data for an Innovative and Inclusive Public Policy

Rohinton Medhora, President, CIGI

Anil Arora, Chief Statistician of Canada, STC

Vik Pant, Chief Scientist and Chief Science Advisor, NRCan

Moderated by: Natasha Kim, Assistant Deputy Minister, IRCC


Time Concurrent Breakout Sessions

14:15-15:15

STREAM 1 DATA GOVERNANCE

THEME: DATA STRATEGY

Implementation of Data Strategies across the Government

Jamie Smith, Chief Data Officer, ECCC

Tom Dufour, Director General, STC

Daniel MacDonald, Senior Director, NRCan

Julie McAuley, Chief Results and Delivery Officer, ISED Canada

Moderated by: Alain Beaudoin, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, PCO|-

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 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, CSE

Eric Bisaillon, Director, CSE

Lindsay MacDonald, Sector Lead, CSE

Moderated by: Don MacLeod, Director, CSE

13:00–13:15

Health Break – Featuring Video Compilation of Data Applications from 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, DFO

Anton Bazilev, Manager and Jane Lin, Data Governance analyst, DND

Crystal Sewards, Manager, STC

Moderated by: Sébastien Fleurant, Director, IRCC|-

STREAM 2 LEVERAGING DATA ASSETS

THEME: DATA ETHICS AND AI

Data Ethics and AI Innovation

Benoit Deshaies, A/Director, TBS

Eric Rancourt, Director General, STC

Michelle Mann, General Counsel, and Patrick McEvenue, Director, IRCC

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, Analyst, STC

Stéphane Tremblay, Team Lead, NRCan

Yvan Gauthier, Team Lead, DND

Moderated by: Monica Picard, Section Chief, STC|-

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, Carleton University

Jocopo Ottaviani, Chief Data Officer, Code for Africa

Lauren Klein, co-author of Data Feminism (2020, MIT Press), Emory University

Moderated by: Caroline Xavier, Associate Deputy Minister, IRCC


12:30–13:00

Health Break – Featuring Video Compilation of Data Applications from 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, DND

Sandy Kyriakatos, Chief Data Officer , CBSA

Zaina Sovani, Assistant Deputy Minister / Chief Information Officer, IRCC

Moderated by: Marc Brouillard, A/Chief Information Officer of Canada, TBS


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, OECD

Benjamin Williams, Director, CMHC

Meline Nearing-Hunter, Director and Benoit Deshaies, A/Director, TBS

Daniel Gillman, Information Scientist, US Labor Bureau of Statistics

Moderated by: Cory Chobanik, Director, STC|-

STREAM 2 LEVERAGING DATA ASSETS

THEME: OPEN DATA

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

Barbara Ubaldi, Deputy Head, 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, TBS|-

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, Researcher/Analyst, ESDC

Moderated by: Gabrielle Fitzgerald, Director, Infrastructure Canada

12:30–13:00

Health Break – Featuring Video Compilation of Data Applications from Departments (rolling presentation)
Plenary Discussion

15:15–16:30

Data Literacy Matters

Taki Sarantakis, President, CSPS

Jane Crofts, Founder and CEO, Data to the People

Yvan Clermont, Director General, STC

Ümit Kiziltan, Chief Data Officer, IRCC

Moderated by: Neil Bouwer, Vice-President, CSPS

16:30–16:35

Closing Remarks for Day 2 by Co-Hosts




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