GOOD Forum 23
Current State - the new reality speakers

Moderator

Helena Yu

Data Scientist @ Scotiabank, Project Lead @ Transition Toronto

Helena is a seasoned Data Scientist and Strategist with experience across a range of industries, including technology, financial services, retail, and telecommunications. Her leadership in analytics projects and expertise in defining data strategy and creating analytics solutions have enabled her to drive tactical, operational, and strategic decision-making in close collaboration with cross-functional teams. With her mastery of statistical and machine learning techniques, she has led the development of state-of-the-art recommender systems and prompt engineering pipelines, along with creating fraud detection, anomaly detection, and forecasting models. 

Cyrus Tehrani

Chief Digital Officer (CDO) & Director of Innovation,
City of Hamilton and
Co-Chair Municipal Smart City Group

Cyrus Tehrani is the City of Hamilton’s Chief Digital Officer and Director of Innovation. His portfolio includes Smart City, Open Data, Digital & Innovation, Strategic Partnerships, Corporate Initiatives, and Hamilton’s CityLAB program. Cyrus has over 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles in IT, digital solutions and transformation, quality assurance, process improvement and project management in the healthcare, manufacturing and education sectors. Cyrus has a keen interest in digital social equity and all things technology-related. He is also a member of the United Way Halton Hamilton Cabinet, YMCA Community Connections Newcomer Mentor, and Chairs the Public Safety Innovation Alliance Canadian Smart Cities Community of Practice.

Hamish Goodwin

Manager, Connected Community/Digital City, Technology Services, City of Toronto

Hamish is a manager in the Connected Community/ Digital City team within Technology Services division. His team is responsible for implementing the City’s Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework, which includes developing policy around the responsible use of emerging technology. Some of the areas his team is currently focussed on include Innovation Procurement, Data Governance, and the use of Artificial Intelligence. Hamish holds a Bachelor of Environmental Planning degree (Griffith University, Australia) is a Registered Professional Planner and member of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

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