GOOD23
Keynote speakers
Dr. Brenda McPhail
Dr. Brenda McPhail is the Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association's (CCLA) Privacy, Surveillance, and Technology Program. She guides CCLA’s litigation and advocacy at the junction of privacy and emerging technology; recent examples include the Supreme Court of Canada cases R. v. Marakah and R v. Jones, which confirmed privacy rights in electronic communications, and R. v. Jarvis, which addressed video recording of individuals in public spaces. Brenda has often served as an expert witness before parliamentary, senate, and legislative committees on legal reforms related to privacy. Her research and public education activities currently concentrate on the social implications of technology, including, most recently, health information sharing, digital surveillance including facial recognition, AI and human rights, smart cities, and data trusts.
Rudi Borrmann
Rudi is the Deputy Director of Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local. He joined OGP in March 2020 and leads OGP’s work at the local level, helping to accelerate impact and reforms where government is closer to citizens by supporting strategic national-local integration, enhancing subnational participation in OGP and improving knowledge and learning opportunities for open government reformers.
Previous to this role he was Undersecretary of Public Innovation and Open Government at the Cabinet Office of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. In this position, Rudi was in charge of the National Open Government Strategy, developing Argentina’s first open data infrastructure, establishing open government reforms with three open state action plans and running LABgobAR (the National Government Lab) to support capacity building and innovation projects using user-centered design with more than 30.000 government officials involved. In 2018 he chaired the Digital Economy task force during Argentina’s presidency of the G20. In 2012 he founded the Buenos Aires Innovation Lab, led the city’s Open Government project and was part of the very first new media office of Latin America, three pioneers projects in Argentina.
Jonathan Dewar
Jonathan, PhD, is the Director General and Vice President of Collections, Research, Exhibitions, and Repatriation at the Canadian Museum of History.
Jonathan has spent most of his 20+ year career directing research and knowledge translation initiatives for national Indigenous-led organizations. During that time, his work has had particular focuses on Indigenous arts and cultures, governance, strategic planning, health and wellbeing, and truth, healing, and reconciliation.
Jonathan is currently the Director General and Vice President, Collections, Research, Exhibitions, and Repatriation, at the Canadian Museum of History.
Before joining the Museum, Jonathan was the CEO of the First Nations Information Governance Centre, a national organization that supports First Nations in asserting data sovereignty and the First Nations principles of OCAP®.
From 2012 to 2016, Jonathan served as the Director of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre and Special Advisor to the President at Algoma University. From 2007 to 2012, Jonathan served as Director of Research at the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, a national Indigenous organization dedicated to addressing the legacy of Canada’s Residential School System, where he led the Foundation's research and evaluation efforts.
He received a doctorate from the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University and holds an appointment as Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Jonathan is descended from French-Canadian, Scottish-Canadian, and Huron-Wendat grandparents.
Keith McDonald
Moderator
Keith McDonald’s degree is in Communications with a long career converting complex issues into understandable and actionable information bytes. A mentored Presentation Specialist & Speaker Coach, Keith’s early background in teaching revealed a delightful talent for entertaining while encouraging critical thinking and inspiring others to adapt to change. He’s worked with TVOntario, Centennial College, the City of Toronto, the GO Open Data Association (as our past Director of Communications), Green Peace, UNICEF, the Toronto Public Library and many other private businesses. He founded "the literacy AI project" in 2018 to curate, unpack, ponder and teach about Artificial Intelligence issues for non-practitioner audiences including parents, teachers, students and seniors. You can reach out to collaborate or book an AI workshop with Keith at: keithmcdonald@literacyai.com