GOOD Forum 23
Keynote speakers

Anil Arora

Keynote Speaker

Chief Statistician of Canada
Statistics Canada

Anil Arora is the Chief Statistician of Canada since September 2016. He has led significant transformational initiatives throughout his career, with experience and partnerships spanning all three levels of government, the private sector and international organizations, including the UN and the OECD. He has led projects on high-profile policy issues, legislative and regulatory reform, and overseen large national programs. Mr. Arora is currently the chair of the OECD committee on statistics and statistical policy, Vice Chair of the bureau for the conference of European Statisticians, and the Chair of the High-Level Group on the modernization of official statistics. He was named top 25 immigrants in Canada in 2022 and is a sought-after speaker and thought leader.

Steve Czajka

Keynote Speaker

Senior Manager - Smart City Strategy, Telus Business

Data Professional (BES, OLS, OLIP) with over 20+ years experience in geographic information systems, data visualization, smart city, data science, management, consulting, and development of leading edge public sector business solutions. Recognized for vision, innovation, creativity, enthusiasm, team motivation and a client focused approach.

Jury Konga

Moderator

(He/Him) Executive Director and Board Chair
GO Open Data Association

Jury has a career spanning 40 years including work in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.  He has been involved in GO Open Data since its inception in 2012.  His career includes new program development in the Ontario government, Manager of GIS Services for the City of Richmond Hill and Principal of eGovFutures Group creating open government and open data strategies.

He was the principal author of the DIY Open Data Toolkit and developed the Open Data Framework in 2010 for the G4 (Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Ottawa).  Jury continues his civil society work as Co-Chair of the federal Multi-stakeholder Forum and a leadership role in the GOOD-CODS Open Data Certification program.