GC Data Conference 2025: Empowering Insight and Action (DDN3-E45)

Overview

Delivery method

Hybrid

Duration

2 days (February 19 and 20, 2025)

Audience

All public servants at all levels; open to the general public

Description

The GC Data Conference, now in its ninth year, is the primary forum for public servants and data leaders to increase awareness, share knowledge, and be inspired by data innovations from across the Government of Canada and beyond.

With the theme of "Empowering Insight and Action," this year's conference will explore how people play an active role in strengthening data stewardship, how enhancing data knowledge can support the progression from data literacy to data fluency, and how the government is unlocking scientific data for the benefit of Canadians and the planet.

Participants will gain insights into tangible data skills and strategies through action-oriented interactive sessions with peers and learn from leading experts about data governance, practical ways to support Indigenous data sovereignty, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence.

This event is delivered in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, with the subject-matter support and expertise of the GC Data Community.

Speakers

• Bob McDonald, Science Journalist and Host, Quirks and Quarks, CBC Radio
• Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Creative Director and Co-Founder, Gapminder
• Jude Kong, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, and Executive Director, Africa-Canada Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation Consortium
• Julia Lane, Author and Professor, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
• John F.G. Hannaford, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
• Taki Sarantakis, President, Canada School of Public Service
• Annette Gibbons, Deputy Minister, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Mark Schaan, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Artificial Intelligence, Privy Council Office
• Dominic Rochon, Deputy Minister and Chief Information Officer of Canada, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Nancy Hamzawi, Executive Vice-President, Public Health Agency of Canada
• Dr. Harpreet S. Kochhar, Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• Francis Bilodeau, Associate Deputy Minister, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
• Christiana Cavazzoni, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Digital Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Christine Minas, Executive Director, Policy, Partnerships and Science, Office of the Chief Data Officer, Health Canada
• Eric Quan, Manager, Strategic Data Policy and Analytics, Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Ima Okonny, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada
• Marc Brouillard, Chief Information Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Services, Public Services and Procurement Canada
• Martin Cooke, PhD, Professor, Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
• Nadia Ahmad, Director General, Chief Data Officer and Head of Evaluation, Global Affairs Canada
• Stephen Burt, Chief Data Officer of Canada and Assistant Deputy Minister, Data and Digital Policy, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat 
• Steven Alexander, PhD, Section Head, Reconciliation Through Science Unit, Ecosystems and Oceans Science, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Vanessa Vermette, Vice-President, Innovation, Policy and Skills Development Branch, Canada School of Public Service
• Christopher Valiquet, Director, Government of Canada Data Community, Canada School of Public Service
• Geneviève Tanguay, Vice-Chief Science Advisor
• Celine Lescop, Project Manager at The Shift Project
• Harmony Johnson, Principal, Tiskwat Consulting (Harmony Johnson Consulting)
• Irwin Bess, Executive Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service
• Elise Legendre, Chief Data Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Robert Seiner, President & Principal KIK Consulting & Educational Services, LLC
• Tiankai Feng, Head of Data Strategy and Governance, Thoughtworks Europe