Speakers

The 2020 faculty featured the world’s leading public servants, tech innovators, and academics. Attendees have access to dozens of recorded keynotes, workshops, and breakouts.

Vinton G. Cerf

Vinton G. Cerf

Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist
Google Cloud

The Honourable Joyce Murray

The Honourable Joyce Murray

Minister of Digital Government
Canada

DJ Patil

DJ Patil

Chief Technology Officer, Devoted Health
Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Ann-Marie Cavanagh

Ann-Marie Cavanagh

Deputy Government Chief Digital Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Digital Public Service
Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)

Beth Simone Noveck

Beth Simone Noveck

Director
The GovLab

Ronaldo Lemos

Ronaldo Lemos

Lawyer, Chief Scientific Officer, Institute for Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Columbia University

Gina Lucarelli

Gina Lucarelli

Team Leader
United Nations Development Programme Accelerator Lab Network

Tim O’Reilly

Tim O'Reilly

Founder, CEO, & Chairman
O'Reilly Media

Nick Chedli Carter

Nick Chedli Carter

Managing Director
Resilient Democracy

Amanda Renteria

Amanda Renteria

Chief Executive Officer
Code for America

Siim Sikkut

Siim Sikkut

Government CIO of Estonia
Deputy Secretary General for IT and Telecom in Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Pia (Waugh) Andrews

Pia Andrews

Open and digital government expert

Jazmyn Latimer

Jazmyn Latimer

Service Design Director
Code for America

Kristo Vaher

Kristo Vaher

Chief Technology Officer, Republic of Estonia
The Estonian government

Cori Zarek

Director of Data + Digital
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation, Georgetown University

Dipayan Ghosh

Dipayan Ghosh

Co-director, Digital Platforms & Democracy Project
Harvard Kennedy School

Richard Gingras

Richard Gingras

VP of News
Google

Kelly Jin

Kelly Jin

Chief Analytics Officer and Director
Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, City of New York

Tim Occleshaw

Tim Occleshaw

Digital leader, strategist, builder, thinker

Shomik Dutta

Shomik Dutta

Partner & Co-Founder
Higher Ground Labs

Sarah Paquet

Sarah Paquet

Executive Vice-President
Shared Services Canada

Dr. Sean Hill

Dr. Sean Hill

Director of the Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Foundation

Jasmine Shaw

Jasmine Shaw

Release Train Engineer on the Maritime Helicopter Project
General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada

Andrew Greenway

Andrew Greenway

Author
Founding partner, Public Digital

Joanne Stanley

Joanne Stanley

Executive Director, Women in Communications and Technology,
and the organization responsible for the 2020 Dr. Roberta Bondar Career Development Program

Denis Skinner

Denis Skinner

Executive Director, Digital Change Sector, Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat / Government of Canada

Lisa Carroll

Lisa Carroll

Canadian Public Sector Lead
Microsoft Canada

Farhad Mohit

Farhad Mohit

Founder
The Good Party

Commissioner Daniel Therrien

Commissioner Daniel Therrien

Privacy Commissioner
Canada

Dr. Yin Yin Lu

Dr. Yin Yin Lu

Rhetoric Doctor • Product Evangelist • Interdisciplinary Researcher, Writer, and Speaker

Jeremy Boy

Jeremy Boy

Network Data Visual Engineer
United Nations Development Programme Accelerator Lab Network

Dr. Julia Glidden

Dr. Julia Glidden

Corporate Vice President Worldwide Public Sector
Microsoft

Meagan Commonda

Meagan Commonda

Indigenous Community Liaison
Talent Cloud, Treasury Board Secretariat

Mark Schwartz

Mark Schwartz

Enterprise Strategist
Amazon Web Services

Dr. Vernie Oliveiro

Dr. Vernie Oliveiro

Principal Researcher, Institute of Governance and Policy
Civil Service College, Singapore

Jeff Jonas

Jeff Jonas

Founder and CEO
Senzing

Stephen Howe

Stephen Howe

Chief Technology Officer
Bell Canada

Dr. Aisha Naseer

Dr. Aisha Naseer

Research Manager
Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited

Mark Levene

Mark Levene

Lead, Digital Government Partnerships
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Olivia Neal

Olivia Neal

Director of Digital Transformation
Microsoft Global

Katherine Benjamin

Katherine Benjamin

Deputy CTO for Digital Services
New York City Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer

Michael Solomon

Michael Solomon

Co-Founder
10x Management

Dr. Anita Finnegan

Dr. Anita Finnegan

CEO & President
Nova Leah

Todd Wilson

Todd Wilson

Chief Strategist, Canada
Red Hat

Seong Ju Park

Seong Ju Park

Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Deputy Director of the Digital Government Cooperation Division
Republic of Korea

Paul Glover

Paul Glover

President
Shared Services Canada (SSC)

Nitika Agarwal

Nitika Agarwal

Chief Operating Officer
Apolitical

Liam Maxwell

Liam Maxwell

Director Government Transformation
AWS

Christina Wodtke

Christina Wodtke

Author
Lecturer, Stanford University

Luc Villeneuve

Luc Villeneuve

President
Benchmark Corp.

Denise Williams

Denise Williams

CEO
First Nations Technology Council

David Eaves

David Eaves

Lecturer in Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School

Laura Rodriguez Mendaro

Laura Rodriguez Mendaro

Deputy Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect
Uruguay e-Government Agency

John Cousens

John Cousens

Managing Director, Public Sector Canada
Google Cloud

Shingai Manjengwa

Shingai Manjengwa

CEO, Fireside Analytics
Technical Education Specialist, Vector Institute for AI

Martin Bernier

Martin Bernier

Chief Information Officer
University of Ottawa

Denise Winkler

Denise Winkler

Strategic Business Executive, Social Services
Google Cloud

Nikhil J. Deshpande

Nikhil J. Deshpande

Chief Digital Officer
State of Georgia

Jeanette Manfra

Jeanette Manfra

Director, Government Security and Compliance
Google Cloud

Luke Simcoe

Luke Simcoe

Director of Outreach
Code for Canada

Jamie Joyce

Jamie Joyce

Founder & Executive Director
The Society Library

Giselle Jean Baptiste

Giselle Jean Baptiste

Senior Director, Digital Services Branch
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Tim Bouma

Tim Bouma

Senior Advisor
Government of Canada’s Office of Chief Information Officer

Dorothy Eng

Dorothy Eng

Director of Partnerships
Code for Canada

Eric Ward

Eric Ward

Senior Director
Policy Horizons Canada

Natalia Domagala

Natalia Domagala

Head of Data Ethics Policy
Cabinet Office, Government Digital Service (UK)

Yolanda Martinez Mancilla

Yolanda Martinez Mancilla

Country Representative, Chile
Inter-American Development Bank

Leigh Tami

Leigh Tami

Director of Data & Analytics
New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation

Merlin Chatwin

Merlin Chatwin

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Code for Canada

Avalyne Diotte

Avalyne Diotte

Foresight Analyst
Policy Horizons Canada

Pierre-Olivier DesMarchais

Pierre-Olivier DesMarchais

Senior Strategic Foresight Analyst
Policy Horizons Canada

Honey Dacanay

Honey Dacanay

Director, Digital Academy
Canada School of Public Service

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin

Industry Manager, Government and Healthcare
Microsoft Canada

Lewis S. Eisen

Speaker • Consultant • Author

Christiane Coda

Christiane Coda

Digital Advisor, Public Sector
Microsoft Canada

David E. Jensen

David E. Jensen

Head of the Digital Transformation Task Force
UN Environment Program

Dr. Karen Bakker

Dr. Karen Bakker

Professor and Canada Research Chair / Co-Director, Program on Water Governance
University of British Columbia

Ville Sirviö

Ville Sirviö

CEO
Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS)

Jana Eggers

Jana Eggers

CEO
Nara Logics, Inc.

Troy Angrignon

Troy Angrignon

Founder & CEO
Productive AI

Kathy Pham

Kathy Pham

Fellow and Faculty, Product and Society
Harvard University

Vik Pant

Vik Pant

Chief Scientist & Chief Science Advisor
Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)

Simon Wardley

Simon Wardley

Researcher
Leading Edge Forum

Rowena Alegria

Rowena Alegria

Chief Storyteller
City & County of Denver

Bob Osborne

Bob Osborn

CTO, Global Governments
ServiceNow

Lauren Hunter

Lauren Hunter

Director
Talent Cloud, Treasury Board Secretariat

Sara Hudson

Sara Hudson

Data + Digital Fellow
The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation

Ryan Hum

Ryan Hum

Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Data and Information Management
Canada Energy Regulator

Angelica Quirarte

Angelica Quirarte

Assistant Secretary for Digital Engagement, California Government Operations Agency
Product Owner of Alpha.ca.gov + covid19@ca.gov, Office of Digital Innovation

Jayson McIntosh

Jayson McIntosh

Digital Standards Lead
Digital Change Sector, Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat

Jacqueline Lu

Jacqueline Lu

Data Strategist

Dr. Paris Buttfield-Addison

Dr. Paris Buttfield-Addison

Producer
Secret Lab Pty. Ltd.

Andee Pittman

Andee Pittman

Human-centred Design Lead
Office of the Chief of Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat

David Hatfield

David Hatfield

Leadership Consultant
Process Facilitator

Katy Lalonde

Katy Lalonde

Director, Digital
Ontario Digital Service

Alex Benay

Alex Benay

Partner, Digital and Government Solutions
KPMG LLP

Rebecca Kain

Rebecca Kain

Sr. Consultant
Quarry

Ramy Nassar

Ramy Nassar

Founder
1000 Days Out

Parliamentary Secretary Greg Fergus

Parliamentary Secretary Greg Fergus

Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and to the Minister of Digital Government
Government of Canada

Amanda Makulec

Amanda Makulec

MPH / Data Visualization Lead
Excella

Dr. Claus Lohman Brasen

Dr. Claus Lohman Lohman Brasen

Chief Physician, Biochemistry and Immunology
University Hospital, Southern Denmark

Kim Watson

Vice President and General Manager, Federal Market
IBM Canada

Melanie Love

Melanie Love

Chief, Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Jon Rychalski

Jon Rychalski

Assistant Secretary for Management & Chief Financial Officer
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Libby Jarvis

Libby Jarvis

Account Executive, Public Safety and Defence
Red Hat

Dr. Daniel Araya

Dr. Daniel Araya

Senior Partner
World Legal Summit

Sandra Särav

Sandra Särav

Head of Sustainability
Bolt

Toomas Lukk

Toomas Lukk

Ambassador
Embassy Of Estonia

Nicole Bryan

Nicole Bryan

Senior Manager, Enterprise and Strategic Policy Integration
Strategic Engagement Branch, Shared Services Canada

Ikenna Agu

Ikenna Agu

Digital Engagement & Change Management Lead, Head of IDO Digital
Treasury Board Secretariat

Liz McKeown

Liz McKeown

Faculty
Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service

Keith Jansa

Keith Jansa

Executive Director
CIO Strategy Council

Jen van der Meer

Jen van der Meer

Founder
Reason Street

Ryan Zirngibl

Ryan Zirngibl

Data Scientist
NYC Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics

Joni Brennan

Joni Brennan

President
Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC)

Michel Girard

Michel Girard

Senior Fellow
CIGI

Michelle Shevin

Michelle Shevin

Senior Program Manager of the Public Interest Technology
Catalyst Fund, Ford Foundation

Colin Gunanayagam

Colin Gunanayagam

Product Owner
Marine Safety and Security, Transport Canada

Jim Balsillie

Jim Balsillie

Co-Chair, CIO Strategy Council
Former Co-CEO, RIM

Annette Hester

Annette Hester

Principal
TheHesterView

Marc Brouillard

Marc Brouillard

Acting Chief Information Officer
Government of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Anna Wong

Anna Wong

Director
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Tamara Srzentić

Tamara Srzentić

Deputy Director
Office of Innovation, California Health and Human Services

Christopher Jaja

Christopher Jaja

Director, Enterprise Digital Workspace
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Meha Shah

Meha Shah

Fellowship and Education Program Manager
Code for Canada

Matthew McNaughton

Matthew McNaughton

Co-founder & Executive Director
SlashRoots Foundation

Tom Dooner

Tom Dooner

Developer Evangelist, Network Team
Code for America

CG Chen

CG Chen

Founder
Ample Labs

Walid Sharif

Walid Sharif

Issues Manager
DGO | Digital Academy IPSB | CSPS

Jessica Cole

Jessica Cole

Core Team
U.S. Digital Response

Hillary Hartley

Hillary Hartley

Chief Digital & Data Officer, Deputy Minister
Ontario Digital Service (Treasury Board Secretariat)

John C. Havens

John C. Havens

Executive Director
The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems

Mandy Hoyt

Mandy Hoyt

Product Owner
Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service

Chris Allison

Chris Allison

Director General
Canada School of the Public Service’s Digital Academy

Dr. Ann Cavoukian

Dr. Ann Cavoukian

Executive Director
Global Privacy & Security by Design Centre

Michael Jay

Michael Jay

Senior Advisor
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (Measurement Canada)

Fatima Sarah Khalid

Fatima Sarah Khalid

Developer Programs Engineer
Pantheon

Jesse Coleman

Jesse Coleman

Manager, Transportation Data & Analytics
City of Toronto

Denis Carignan

Denis Carignan

President
PLATO Testing Group of Companies

Emily Tamfo

Emily Tamfo

Sr. Product Manager
Ontario Digital Service

Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram

Chief Digital Writer
Columbia Journalism Review

Adriana Groh

Adriana Groh

Director, Prototype Fund
Open Knowledge Foundation

Jordan Storozuk

Jordan Storozuk

Head
Digital Nations Secretariat

Ryan Androsoff

Ryan Androsoff

Director of Digital Leadership
Institute on Governance

Meghna Bajpai

Meghna Bajpai

Digital Engagement Co-op, Engagement
Ontario Digital Service, Government of Ontario

Dr Jim Peake

Dr Jim Peake

Senior Vice President, CGI Federal
Former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Dr Angela Siegel

Dr Angela Siegel

Program Director, Applied Computer Science Co-Director Learning Equity & Access Research Network (LEARN)
Dalhousie University

John Weigelt

John Weigelt

National Technology Officer
Microsoft Canada

Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall, PhD.

Elizabeth (Dori) Tunstall, PhD.

Dean, Faculty of Design
OCAD University, Toronto, Canada

Toby Fyfe

Toby Fyfe

President and CEO
Institute on Governance

Courtney Claessens

Courtney Claessens

Senior Product Manager
Canadian Digital Service (CDS)

Peter Bruce

Peter Bruce

Senior Associate
Institute on Governance

Diana Stepczuk

Diana Stepczuk

Digital Engagement
Ontario Digital Service

Marc Campbell

Marc Campbell

Senior Vice President
CGI

Spencer Daniels

Spencer Daniels

Senior Product Manager
Ontario Digital Service

Lequanne Collins-Bacchus

Lequanne Collins-Bacchus

Advisor
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Andrew Johnston

Andrew Johnston

Vice President, Standards Development and Industry Relations
2Keys

Dalila Haidar

Dalila Haidar

Digital Advisor
Microsoft

Will Alford

Will Alford

Director of Content
Digital Services Georgia

Lindsay McGranaghan

Lindsay McGranaghan

Senior Vice President Consulting Services
CGI Scotland, UK

Tyson Johnson

Tyson Johnson

Chief Executive Officer
CyberNB / CIPnet

Ashley Casovan

Ashley Casovan

Executive Director
AI Global

Meg Towle

Meg Towle

Founding Partner
North Third

Graham Simpson

Graham Simpson

Policy and Engagement Fellow
New Jersey Office of Innovation

Laura Chang

Laura Chang

Strategic Initiatives Lead
Code for Canada

Stephen Yates

Stephen Yates

Principal Product Manager
Canadian Digital Service (CDS)

Helen Caldwell

Helen Caldwell

Campaigns & Communications Associate
Apolitical

Taylor Owen

Taylor Owen

Beaverbrook Chair, Media, Ethics & Communications
Max Bell School, McGill University

Gosia Loj

Gosia Loj

Head of International Strategy and Global Governance & DN Lead
United Kingdom

Greg Wolfond

Greg Wolfond

Chief Executive Officer
SecureKey

Tai McLennan

Tai McLennan

Head of Scottish Digital Academy
Scottish Government

Barbara Gray

Barbara Gray

General Manager Transportation Services
City of Toronto

Richard Dunks

Richard Dunks

Owner & Founder
Datapolitan, LLC

Chantal Guay

Chantal Guay

CEO
Standards Council of Canada

Evan Savage

Evan Savage

Big Data Innovation Team Member
Toronto Transportation Services

Elizabeth Rhodenizer

Elizabeth Rhodenizer

Chief Information Officer
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)

Dugald Topshee

Dugald Topshee

Chief Information Officer
Department of Justice Canada

Mélanie Robert

Mélanie Robert

Executive Director, Open Government
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Jutta Treviranus

Jutta Treviranus

Director & Professor
Inclusive Design Research Centre, OCAD University

Chris Moore

Chris Moore

Community Advisor
Canada, Public Sector Network

Pina D’Intino

Pina D’Intino

Principal Owner & Accessibility Consultant
Aequum Global Access Inc.

Jonathan Craft

Jonathan Craft

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto

Paul Bellows

Paul Bellows

President
Yellow Pencil

Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill

Sr. UX Specialist
Canada Revenue Agency

Joe Powell

Joe Powell

Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Open Government Partnership

Prateek Buch

Prateek Buch

Senior Data Advisor
National Leadership Centre (NLC)

Cora Loucks

Cora Loucks

Surveillance Coordinator & Data Analyst
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

Marc-André Morisset

Marc-André Morisset

Digital Advisor
Microsoft

Melanie Cockerline

Melanie Cockerline

Chief, Financial Policy & Systems
Transport Canada

Rudi Borrmann

Deputy Director
OGP Local

Irina Krasteleva

Irina Krasteleva

Director, Digital Services Directorate
Transport Canada

Taylor Campbell

Deputy Director of Data + Digital
Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation

Michael Cardy MSc.

Michael Cardy MSc.

Chief Technology Strategist & Director of Solution Architecture
Red Hat Canada

Nicola Harvey

Nicola Harvey

Chief Officer - Head of Customer & Digital Services
City of Edinburgh Council

Michael Wilkening

Michael Wilkening

Special Advisor on Innovation & Digital Services
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Elodie Bouneau

Elodie Bouneau

Director of Platform
Canadian Digital Service

Sam Roberts

Sam Roberts

Head of Open Government and Open Data policy
UK Cabinet Office (GDS)

Sofia Mota

Sofia Mota

Director of TicAPP
Public Administration Digital Competencies Centre, AMA

Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Privacy Counsel & Legal Engineer
Immuta

Beth Fox

Beth Fox

Service Designer
Nova Scotia Digital Service

Jason White

Jason White

Privacy Engineering Team Lead
Shopify

Michèle Bélanger-Petrucci

Michèle Bélanger-Petrucci

Manager, Robotic Process Automation CoE
Transport Canada

John Griffin

John Griffin

Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator
Code for Canada

Ioana Finichiu

Ioana Finichiu

Innovation and Policy Services
Canada School of Public Service, Government of Canada

Mike Cook

Mike Cook

CEO
Identos

Michelle Lee

Michelle Lee

Product
Protocol Labs

Lily Speck

Lily Speck

Canada Free Agent
Indigenous Services Canada

Aalya Dhanani Essa

Aalya Dhanani Essa

Community Connector & Policy Advisor
Transformation Branch at Transport Canada

Jason Vargo

Jason Vargo

Senior Scientist
California Department of Public Health

Pamela James

Pamela James

Business Manager
Canada’s Free Agents

Eman El-Fayomi

Eman El-Fayomi

Head of Design
Canadian Digital Service

Jasper Chan

Jasper Chan

Fellow
Code for Canada

Kate Wilhem

Kate Wilhem

Lead Content Designer
Canadian Digital Service

Seyi Taylor

Seyi Taylor

Fellow
Code for Canada

Yedida Zalik

Yedida Zalik

Content designer
Canadian Digital Service

Philippe Caron

Philippe Caron

Interaction designer
Canadian Digital Service

Samantha Sadasivan

Samantha Sadasivan

Service designer
Canadian Digital Service

Brian Hendrick

Brian Hendrick

Lead Service Designer
Canadian Digital Service

Julianna Rowsell

Julianna Rowsell

Accessibility and Inclusive Design Lead
Canadian Digital Service (CDS)

Jared Chadwick

Jared Chadwick

Fellow
Code for Canada

Élise Cossette

Élise Cossette

Translator
Canadian Digital Service

Keith Colbourne

Fellow
Code for Canada

Jacqueline Rigg

Jacqueline Rigg

Chief Executive Officer
Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada (APEX)

Robert Butler

Robert Butler

Event Manager and Multimedia Specialist / Outreach Officer
Deputy Ministers Office of Public Service Accessibility, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Amanda Bernardo

Manager, Enterprise Strategy and Engagement
Enterprise Transformation, Shared Services Canada

Alexander Howard

Alexander Howard

Director of the Digital Democracy Project
Demand Progress Education Fund

Skaidra Puodziunas

Skaidra Puodziunas

Senior Engagement Advisor
Ontario Digital Service

Ian Rae

Ian Rae

Founder and CEO
CloudOps

Alistair Croll

Alistair Croll

Founder
Solve for Interesting