THE DATA EFFECT
HOW TO BUILD A DIGITAL SOCIETY
June 3, 2022 | VANCOUVER, BC
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CANADA’S FUTURE DEPENDS ON THE SUCCESS OF OUR TECH ECONOMY. DATA AND TALENT ARE ITS CRITICAL INGREDIENTS.
A data-driven digital revolution is sweeping through our economy, education, social media, politics and even environmental change. And it is disruptive.
It means we need to build an advanced digital society – where data is trusted, leveraged and shared – and where everyone benefits.
SPEAKERS & GUESTS
Chris Albinson
CEO & President, Communitech
Gwen Phillips
Ktunaxa Nation, BC First Nations Data Governance Champion
Federica di Palma
Chief Scientific Officer and Vice President, Sectors, Genome BC
Angie Hall
Head of Sustainable Finance, Commercial Banking, HSBC
Luukas Ilves
Chief Information Officer, Republic of Estonia
Adhele Tuulas
Digital Transformation Advisor for Data Exchange, Cybernetica
Clark Roberts
President & CEO, AdvantageBC
William Johnson
Founder, Vancouver Tech Journal
Bruce Ralston
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, Province of British Columbia
Ujwal KayandE
Dean, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
Ats Albre
CEO, Nortal Estonia
Paul Zikopoulos
Vice President, IBM Technology Sales - Skills Vitality & Enablement
Aimo Kõva
Head of International Operations, Datel
Malcolm Shield
Vice President, Sustainability, Wesgroup Properties
Evi Mustel
Honorary Vice-Consul of Estonia President, Mustel Group
Evaleen Jaager Roy
Honorary Consul of Estonia Principal, Jaager Roy Advisory Inc
Kirsten Sutton
Chief Technology & Information Officer, Vancity
Bill Tam
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Canada’s Digital Supercluster
Margus Rava
Acting Director, Business Diplomacy Development Division, Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Alexandra Greenhill
Founder, CEO and Chief Medical Officer, Careteam Technologies
Harsh Rathod
CEO & Co-Founder, Niricson Software
Handol Kim
Co-Founder & CEO, Variational.ai
Nadia Shaikh-Naeem
Director, Programs, Digital Technology Supercluster
Sandra Horvath
Senior Director, Strategy & Engagement North America, Digital Banking, FIS
Eric Enno Tamm
CEO/Co-Founder, ThisFish Inc
Jay Milroy
Director of Product Management, Llamazoo
Raghwa Gopal
President & CEO, Innovate BC
Bethany Edmunds
Director of Computing Programs, Vancouver, Northeastern
Murray McCutcheon
Vice President, Corporate Development, AbCellera
Shahab Bahrami
Technical Lead, Aqua Intelligent Technology
Chandni Rao
Director, Creative Destruction Lab - Estonia
Peeter Nielander
Sales Manager, EyeVi Technologies
Shelley Gilberg
Partner, ESG Markets Leader, PwC Canada
Brianna Blaney
Co-Founder & CEO, Pocketed Grant Platform Founder + Managing Partner, Envol Strategies
Kalev Ruberg
VP Future and Chief Innovation Officer, Teck Resources Limited
Tomica Divic
Vice President, Operations, Innovate BC
Dr. Lino Coria
Associate Teaching Professor, Northeastern University
Yvonne Coady
EVENT MC Professor, Computer Science, University of Victoria; Visiting Professor, Northeastern University, Vancouver; Adjunct Professor, Center for Digital Media
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Located on the city’s dynamic harbourfront, Fairmont Waterfront is a world class luxury hotel in Vancouver, and proudly embraces a sustainable philosophy.
The hotel offers upscale comfort, personalized service, and unparalleled West Coast views, with easy access to everything that makes Vancouver spectacular.
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