#GOOD24
Unlocking Innovation Together
- Breaking Barriers, Building Futures
Conference Agenda
Friday May 10, 2024
Communitech, Roddenberry Room
Kitchener
The world is rapidly changing with many opportunities for innovation. GOOD24 will provide knowledge transfer and open dialogue focused on Unlocking Innovation Together - Breaking Barriers, Building Futures.
Morning sessions
Registration
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
In person registration from 8:00 am onwards.
For virtual participants, registration is not required. Simply login with your Zoom access information.
If you have any issues, please contact us at connect@go-opendata.ca
Conference opening
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Master of Ceremonies (MC)
Sameer Vasta
First Nations welcome
TBCWelcome from the Host City of Kitchener
Board of Directors Welcome to GOOD 24
Jury Konga (he/him), Executive Director and Board Chair
GO Open Data AssociationProvincial welcome and update
John Roberts, Associate Deputy Minister
Chief Digital and Data Officer, Chief Privacy Officer and Archivist of Ontario
Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery
Speakers
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Mayor Berry Vrbanovic
Mayor, City of Kitchener
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Jury Konga (He/Him)
Executive Director and Board Chair
GO Open Data Association -
John Roberts
Associate Deputy Minister
Chief Digital and Data Officer
Chief Privacy Officer and Archivist of OntarioMinistry of Public and Business Service Delivery
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Sameer Vasta
Master of Ceremonies
Keynote speakers
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Dr. Kevin Tuer, Chief Technology Officer
CommunitechTova Davidson, Executive Director
Sustainable Waterloo RegionSameer Vasta, Moderator
Speakers
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Kevin Tuer
Chief Technology Officer
Communitech -
Tova Davidson
Executive Director
Sustainable Waterloo Region -
Sameer Vasta
Moderator
Break - 30 minutes
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Open Data Innovations
11:00 AM - 11:45AM
The open data ecosystem is maturing and we enjoy innovative work that continues to provide positive impacts on the use of open data. Join the panel discussion on new portal access, community collaboration and edgy data analytics.
Moderator: Sameer Vasta
Panelists
Nathan Childs, Open Data Lead
Niagara RegionBob Lytle, CIO
Rel8ed AnalyticsJean-Noé Landry, Lead
Climate Data Hub, Concordia University
Speakers
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Sameer Vasta
Moderator
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Nathan Childs
Niagara Region
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Bob Lytle
Rela8ed Analytics
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Jean-Noé Landry
Lead, Climate Data Hub
Innovating with AI
11:45AM - 12:30 PM
AI has been with us for quite some - but today, AI has grown exponentially. Join the panel in discussing current applications of AI in our communities.
Moderator: Sameer Vasta
Panelists
Renee Sieber, Co-Chair
Municipal AI Community of PracticeIbrahim El-chami, IoT Infrastructure Architect
Information Technology, City of Burnaby, B.C.
Speakers
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Sameer Vasta
Moderator
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Renee Sieber
McGill University
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Ibrahim El-chami
City of Burnaby, B.C.
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Lunch break, Open Mic & Birds of a Feather table discussions
- 90 minutes
12::30 PM - 2:00 PM
Surviving Change - Transforming your world
2:00 PM
Each of our worlds is constantly changing and people have a hard time “keeping up”. This panel discussion will have some insights into change from several perspectives including climate change, digital transformation and organizational change.
Moderator: Jury Konga, GOOD Executive Director
Panelists
On Climate Change
Christine Tu, Director
Office of Climate Change and Energy Management
Region of PeelOn Digital Transformation
Dan Murray, Director of Technology Innovation and Services
City of KitchenerOn Organizational Change
Merlin Chatwin, Executive Director
Open North
Speakers
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Moderator
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Christine Tu
Peel Region
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Dan Murray
City of Kitchener
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Merlin Chatwin
Open North
Lightning talks
2:45 PM
Moderator: Jamie Leitch, Vice Chair, GOOD Board of Directors
Presenters
Open Government and Building Public Trust in Canada
Charles Taillefer, Executive Director, Access to Information Policy and Performance
Treasury Board of CanadaGreen Infrastructure Innovation
Jonathan Brown, GIS Coordinator
Sustainable CobourgCODS-GOOD Collaboration and Events
Paul Connor, Executive Director
Canadian Open Data Society (CODS)
Speakers
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Jamie Leitch
Moderator
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Charles Taillefer
Treasury Board Secretariat, Canada
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Jonathan Brown
Sustainable Cobourg
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Paul Connor
Canadian Open Data Society
Open Futures Panel
3:30 PM
Moderator: Connie McCutcheon, GOOD Director of Communications
Panelists
Open Data Futures
Stefaan Verhulst, Co-Founders and Director of Data Program
The GovLabAI Futures
Nastaran Saberi, Co-Founder & CTO
GeoMateSocietal Futures
Dr. Ashley Weeden, Research Associate
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Speakers
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Connie McCutcheon
GOOD Director of Communications
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Stefaan Verhulst
The GovLab
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Nastaran Saberi
GeoMate
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Dr. Ashleigh Weeden
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Closing remarks
4:15 PM
Connie McCutcheon, Director of Communications
GO Open Data Association