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<h3>Foteini Agrafioti</h3>
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<p class="jobtitle"> Chief Science Officer, RBC and Head, Borealis AI</p>
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<p>Dr Foteini Agrafioti is the Chief Science Officer at RBC and Head of Borealis AI, a RBC research institute dedicated to advancing ethical AI capabilities within RBC and our broader society. Foteini oversees a team of over 100 machine learning researchers and engineers in Labs across Canada. 
  
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Prior to joining Borealis AI, Foteini founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Nymi, a biometrics security company and maker of the Nymi wristband. 
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Foteini is the inventor of HeartID, the first biometric technology to authenticate users based on their unique cardiac rhythms. She is a TED speaker and serves on the editorial review boards of several scientific journals. Foteini was named “Inventor of the Year” in 2012 at the University of Toronto where she received a Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and was named one of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40” for 2017.
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Foteini serves as Co-Chair of the Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence, advising the federal government on how to build on Canada’s strengths and global leadership in AI. </p>
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<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#Building_the_future_with_responsible_Artificial_Intelligence Building the future with responsible Artificial Intelligence]</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:20px;">Follow: [https://twitter.com/fagrafioti @fagrafioti on Twitter] | [https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrafioti/ on LinkedIn]</p>
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<p class="jobtitle">Director General and Chief Data Officer, Centre for Data Management, Innovation and Analytics, Corporate Data and Surveillance Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada </p>
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<p>Christopher Allison (Chris) is the Director General of Data Management, Innovation and Analysis and Chief Data Officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada.
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Chris has worked in government for 20 years across operations, policing, immigration, national security, policy, major projects, air travel, open source, data, development and leadership.
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He is a self-driven continuous learner who is passionate about people, network analytics and systems - seeing the connections between our people, our environments, our systems and our organizations. </p>
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<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#Digital_and_data_transformation Digital and data transformation (moderator)]</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:20px;">Follow: [https://twitter.com/ToferC @ToferC on Twitter] | [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-allison-b7153328 on LinkedIn]</p>
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[[Image:Anil_Arora_Headshot.jpg|150px|Anil Arora]]
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<h3>Anil Arora</h3>
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<p class="jobtitle">Chief Statistician of Canada, Statistics Canada</p>
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<p>Anil Arora is an experienced senior public official, having worked at Statistics Canada for over 25 years leading significant programs and transformations. He was appointed Chief Statistician of Canada in September, 2016. He has also served in policy and regulatory roles in the Government of Canada at Natural Resources Canada and Health Canada. Mr. Arora has led substantive international initiatives, working with the United Nations and the OECD, and received numerous prestigious awards for leadership. He serves on a number of Boards and is active in community events and social causes. Mr. Arora received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, with subsequent studies in computer science. He holds a graduate certificate in public sector management and governance from the University of Ottawa and the Government of Canada’s Advanced Leadership Development Program.</p>
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<p>Participating in <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#11:00_to_11:30_am_-_Opening_plenary Opening plenary]</strong> and <strong>[https://wiki.gccollab.ca/Data_Conference_2022_Agenda#Data_as_a_competitive_advantage_for_Canada:_The_benefits_of_a_data_and_digitally_enabled_public_service Data as a competitive advantage for Canada: the benefits of a data and digitally enabled public service]</strong></p>
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<p>Kara Beckles is Director General of Data Integration at the Privy Council Office, a position she took on during the summer of 2020.  Kara previously held several positions across the Government of Canada, most recently at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as Director General of the Economic Research and Analysis Directorate and Departmental Data Lead. Kara holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in economics and business from the University of Winnipeg and a Master of Arts from Dalhousie University. </p>
 
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<p>Chantal Bernier leads Dentons’ Canadian Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. She is also a member of the Firm’s Government Affairs and Public Policy group. As Assistant and Interim Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Chantal led national and international privacy investigations in the public and private sectors, as well privacy audits, privacy impact assessment reviews, technological analysis, and privacy policy development and research. Chantal leverages her years in high-ranking positions at the Government of Canada to provide clients with strategic counsel. She is also a member of Statistics Canada’s Advisory Council on the Modernization of Microdata Data Access and of the Standards Council of Canada’s Steering Committee on Canadian Data Governance Standardization Collaborative. </p>
 
 
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Data Conference 2022: Driving Data Value and Insights for All Canadians, 23 + 24 February 2022

Virtual Expo  |   Agenda  |   Conference speakers  |   Networking Missions  |   Discover more about data  |   ANNOUNCEMENTS

Brought to you by Statistics Canada and the Canada School of Public Service with support from the GC Data Community

Conference Speakers

Foteini Agrafioti

Foteini Agrafioti

Chief Science Officer, RBC and Head, Borealis AI

Dr Foteini Agrafioti is the Chief Science Officer at RBC and Head of Borealis AI, a RBC research institute dedicated to advancing ethical AI capabilities within RBC and our broader society. Foteini oversees a team of over 100 machine learning researchers and engineers in Labs across Canada. Prior to joining Borealis AI, Foteini founded and served as Chief Technology Officer at Nymi, a biometrics security company and maker of the Nymi wristband. Foteini is the inventor of HeartID, the first biometric technology to authenticate users based on their unique cardiac rhythms. She is a TED speaker and serves on the editorial review boards of several scientific journals. Foteini was named “Inventor of the Year” in 2012 at the University of Toronto where she received a Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and was named one of Canada’s “Top 40 Under 40” for 2017. Foteini serves as Co-Chair of the Government of Canada’s Advisory Council on Artificial Intelligence, advising the federal government on how to build on Canada’s strengths and global leadership in AI.

Participating in Building the future with responsible Artificial Intelligence

Follow: @fagrafioti on Twitter | on LinkedIn

Chris Allison

Chris Allison

Director General and Chief Data Officer, Centre for Data Management, Innovation and Analytics, Corporate Data and Surveillance Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada

Christopher Allison (Chris) is the Director General of Data Management, Innovation and Analysis and Chief Data Officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada. Chris has worked in government for 20 years across operations, policing, immigration, national security, policy, major projects, air travel, open source, data, development and leadership. He is a self-driven continuous learner who is passionate about people, network analytics and systems - seeing the connections between our people, our environments, our systems and our organizations.

Participating in Digital and data transformation (moderator)

Follow: @ToferC on Twitter | on LinkedIn

Anil Arora

Anil Arora

Chief Statistician of Canada, Statistics Canada

Anil Arora is an experienced senior public official, having worked at Statistics Canada for over 25 years leading significant programs and transformations. He was appointed Chief Statistician of Canada in September, 2016. He has also served in policy and regulatory roles in the Government of Canada at Natural Resources Canada and Health Canada. Mr. Arora has led substantive international initiatives, working with the United Nations and the OECD, and received numerous prestigious awards for leadership. He serves on a number of Boards and is active in community events and social causes. Mr. Arora received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, with subsequent studies in computer science. He holds a graduate certificate in public sector management and governance from the University of Ottawa and the Government of Canada’s Advanced Leadership Development Program.

Participating in Opening plenary and Data as a competitive advantage for Canada: the benefits of a data and digitally enabled public service



Shaida Badiee

Shaida Badiee

Managing Director, Open Data Watch

Shaida Badiee is Managing Director of Open Data Watch, an NGO focused on monitoring and promoting open data in national statistical offices. She brings 36 years of experience in managing global development statistics at the World Bank and the long-time Director of the Development Data Group. In 2010, she led the World Bank’s Open Data Initiative, a ground-breaking program to provide full and free access to the World Bank’s extensive statistical databases. Today she works closely with partners such as Data2X, PARIS21, UN Statistics Division and others to harness the full potential of data for sustainable development.

Participating in Disaggregated data: Equity, diversity, and inclusion)

Follow: @ShaidaBadiee on Twitter | on LinkedIn | Open Data Watch


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