Thomas is the Coordinator for Insight and Knowledge Development at Open North. His work involves developing and aligning research projects, conducting cross-project analysis to identify insights and trends, and building innovative knowledge sharing and translation products for in-house and external capacity building and learning. Thomas received his PhD in sociology from Queen’s University. His doctoral…
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Tammy Lee is a career arts manager turned entrepreneur dedicated to taking on projects that help the arts thrive. She is the co-founder and CEO of Culture Creates, a semantic technology agency offering a range of services and practical applications to facilitate the sharing and use of metadata in the arts and culture sector. The…
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Dr. Stefaan G. Verhulst is Co-Founder, Chief of R&D, and Director of the Data Program of the Governance Laboratory (The GovLab) where he is building an action-research foundation on how to transform governance using advances in science, data and technology. Verhulst’s latest scholarship centers on how responsible data and technology can improve people’s lives and…
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English Sidra Mahmood (Open Data Lead, Data Intelligence, Chief Data Office, Employment and Social Development Canada; Pronouns: They/them) leads the open data program for the Government of Canada’s fourth largest department, ESDC. A service designer at heart with design roots, Sidra is committed to using data and empathy-driven design practices as well as policy analysis…
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Richard Pietro socializes Open Government & Open Data by creating Civic Engagement as Art. Some of his projects include the 2014 Open Government Tour, the Open Toronto Meetup Group, the Stories from the Open Gov podcast, and Open – The World’s first short film on Open Government, Open Data, and Open Source. He also worked…
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Ranj Pillai was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 2016 and was appointed as Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources; Economic Development; and Minister responsible for the Yukon Development Corporation and Yukon Energy Corporation. He was elected for a second term in April 2021 and is currently the Minister of Economic…
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Nils Clarke was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election in 2016. He was elected the 25th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly on January 12, 2017. Nils Clarke was re-elected on April 12, 2021 and was subsequently appointed as Minister of Highways and Public Works and Minister of Environment. Nils…
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Nicolás Grossman is the senior project coordinator of the Global Data Barometer and the Global Index on responsible AI, two projects from the Data for Development Network. He is a sociologist and journalist specialising in research and open data. Previously, he led the Open Data and Data Journalism strategy of Properati, a private-sector platform that…
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Mor is a Data Strategy consultant that specialises in helping governments and non-profits to get the most out of data. She previously worked as Head of Data Strategy at Parkinson’s UK and Project and product manager at 360Giving, the UK standard for open philanthropy data. She was the project manager for the Open Data Index…
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The Honourable Mona Fortier was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier in 2017, and is the first woman to represent the riding. She has previously served as Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance. Minister Fortier has always believed that she can best serve her community by getting involved…
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