CSPS Digital Academy Events/Annual Digital Open Government Forum: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence Speakers (2020)

Speaker Biographies

	Samuel Marleau Ouellet Director, Innovation Hub, Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Samuel Marleau Ouellet is the director of Innovation, Science and Economic Development’s AI Hub. His team is in charge of AI-related bilateral and multilateral initiatives, such as the Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) and supports the Government of Canada AI Advisory Council. Samuel is also project director of the COVID-19 Exposure Notification App (COVID Alert) Advisory Council Secretariat and interim board member of the International Centre of Expertise in Montréal on Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that at ISED, he was the manager of the trade policy unit and senior industry analyst. He was also a senior trade policy analyst at Global Affairs Canada. Samuel graduated with a Ph.D. in Business Administration from HEC Montreal and a M.A. in political philosophy from Ottawa University. His research interests are in internationalization strategies and cultural management. Before joining the Canadian federal public service, he served as a senior political advisor in the government of the province of Quebec.