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Jury Konga, Canadian Ambassador, Open KnOwledge FOundatiOn

Amy Swenson Assistant Director, Ontario.ca gOvernment OF OntariO

Hussain R. Usman, Executive Director, Public Health Surveillance & Infrastructure, alberta HealtH ServiceS

James Knox, Technical Authority, GPHIN Renewal Project, public HealtH agency OF canada

Michael Hillmer, Executive Director, Information Management, Data, and Analytics, OntariO miniStry OF HealtH and lOng-term care

Bianca Wylie, Head, Open data inStitute tOrOntO

Michelle Price, Business Systems Compliance and Accountability, miniStry OF cHildren and yOutH ServiceS

Annette Hester, Principal, tHe HeSter view

Ann Cavoukian, Executive Director, Privacy and Big Data Institute, ryerSOn univerSity

Mary Louise Robertson, Service Portfolio ManagerminiStry OF tranSpOrtatiOn

Ryan Androsoff, Senior Advisor, Digital Government, treaSury bOard OF canada Secretariat

John WeigeltNational Technology OfficermicrOSOFt canada

Manu Sud Manager, Analytics and Finance miniStry OF energy

Ric Mucciacciaro, Business Intelligence Analyst, miniStry OF envirOnment and climate cHange

Gabe Sawhney, Executive Director, urban+digital

Ayse Bener, Academic Director, Big Data, ryerSOn univerSity

Letitia Biagi, Economist, Strategic Policy and Analytics, miniStry OF energy

Eman El-FayomiInteraction Design ProfessorSHeridan cOllege

Donagh Tierney, Vice-President,Human Resources of Digital Banking, ScOtiabanK

The Honourable Deb MatthewsMinister of Advanced Education and Skills DevelopmentMinister Responsible for Digital GovernmentGovernment of Ontario

KeynOte preSentatiOnSpecial KeynOte addreSS:

wHat yOu will learnEnhancing Data-Driven Decision Making

Learn different approaches for identifying useful information that can influence organi-zational strategy and decision making

Evaluate the effectiveness of your data-collection tools and techniques

Safeguard your sensitive data and commu-nications

Determine your objectives for collecting business intelligence data

Identify best practices for developing a sound data governance program

Learn how to use visualization tools to understand data and to communicate information

Integrate big data into the information architecture

Get tips for making data, research, and knowledge easily accessible across your organization to improve evidence-based decision making

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Connie McCutcheon, Vice-President, municipal inFOrmatiOn SyStemS aSSOciatiOn (miSa)

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Day One PrOgram agenDa: tuesDay, may 30, 2017

Big Data & analytics for the Public SectorMay 30 – 31, 2017 • Toronto, Ontario

Data Visualization 101Eman El-Fayomi, Interaction Design Professor, Sheridan College • Tableau user-experience walk-through• Work through problem questions by creating three different visualizations and

a storyboard• Understand data aggregation and global functions• Methods and platforms for sharing your visualizations2:30 – 3:30

attracting and retaining Digital talentRyan Androsoff, Senior Advisor, Digital Government, Treasury

Board of Canada SecretariatGabe Sawhney, Executive Director, Urban+DigitalAmy Swenson, Assistant Director, Ontario.ca, Government of

OntarioDonagh Tierney, VP, Human Resources of Digital Banking,

Scotiabank • Explore unique and creative ways to attract and retain talent• Hear best practices and success stories• Examples from different sectors (nonprofit and public sectors)• What is the government currently doing to attract talent• Understand areas for improvement

Ryan Androsoff is an international expert on digital government and a passionate advocate for the increased and effective use of social media, collaborative technologies, and open data in the public sector. Since 2010 he has served as a Senior Advisor in the Government of Canada's Treasury

Board Secretariat, where he is currently working on initiatives to innovate in digital service delivery across the federal government.

Gabe Sawhney helps organizations to discover emerging opportunities, build consensus, and navigate ambiguity. He explores and tests ideas using functional prototypes, to imagine future use cases, assess user experience, and build buy-in. His research work has included organizational change,

product innovation, corporate sustainability, technological and cultural trends, data visualization, and the future of financial services, the media and entertainment indus-tries, and location-based games.

Amy Swenson oversees digital delivery, including the teams that run product management, transition management, and user experience testing, research and design. She ensures that my teams are aligned to digital priorities and provide strategic advice, organization-wide. Previously, she

was Senior Manager of OneSite and Digital Projects andlead the team that designs, manages and executes digital projects aligned to the government's priorities online.

3:30 – 4:30

Big Data and analytics in the global Public Health intel-ligence networkJames Knox, Advisor, Machine Intelligence and Data Sciences,

GPHIN, Public Health Agency Canada• Hear about how Public Health Canada uses big data and analytics• Description of the Global Public Health Intelligence Network• An overview of data analytics for rapid risk assessment for advanced pre-

paredness for events such as the SARS, Ebola, and Zika outbreaks• The challenges of implementing a novel surveillance system in an industry

based on traditionJames Knox is computer scientist and consultant. He is active in the digital health surveillance community and also participates in research on scholarly big data. He has been working with big data for almost 30 years. Previously, he worked at Canada Post and Purolator Courier to understand customer

data for finance and marketing to improve profitability of the business. He studied computer science at the University of Victoria, Carleton University, the University of Ottawa and has lectured in the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Ottawa.

7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40

Welcome and Opening remarks from the ChairManu Sud, Manager, Analytics, Ministry of Energy

8:40 – 9:40

Data-Driven Decision making: How to make Better in-formed Decisions through Big Data analyticsAyse Bener, Academic Director, Big Data, Ryerson University;

Affiliated Scientist, St. Michael's Hospital• How data and analytics can be leveraged to make big decisions• Increasing certainty in your decision-making by utilizing data analytics• How government can drive improved performance and greater efficiency by

unlocking data insights• Benefits of increasing departmental transparency

Ayse Basar Bener joined Ryerson in 2010 as the director of Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, a position she held till October 2012. Prior to joining Ryerson, Dr. Bener was a faculty member and Vice Chair in the Department of Computer Engineering at Bogazici University.

Her research focuses on Big Data applications to tackle the problem of decision making under uncertainty using machine learning methods to build recommender systems and predictive models.

10:00 – 11:00

How the ministry of energy is using Data analyticsManu Sud, Manager, Analytics, Ministry of EnergyLetitia Biagi, Economist, Strategic Policy & Analytics, Ministry of Energy• How the MOE uses data analytics in their operations• How ArcGIS and StoryBoard are used within the organization• How maps and visuals are used within the Long-Term Energy Plan• Implementing their strategy into your own department

Manu Sud provides strategic recommendations to Ministry executives and se-nior management on Energy related issues based on solid financial, statistical and econometric analysis. Prior to that, Manu worked at TD for 6 years where he provided advice to business leaders on a $200 billion portfolio.

Letitia Biagi directs policy research on emerging trends to inform the Minis-try's next long-term energy plan and strengthen the province's electricity sys-tem. She makes strategic recommendations based on financial and statistical analysis and performs ongoing monitoring of the province's agencies.

11:00 – 12:00

embed Privacy by Design to maximize gains from Big Data analyticsAnn Cavoukian, Executive Director, Privacy and Big Data Institute,

Ryerson University• Best practices for ensuring data quality• How to break down organizational silos• Managing potential legal issues in relation to privacy• Addressing privacy implications, PII, and citizen privacy concerns

Appointed as the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada in 1997, Dr. Ann Cavoukian served for an unprecedented three terms as Com-missioner. In that time, she elevated the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner from a novice regulatory body to a first-class agency, known

around the world for its cutting edge innovation and leadership. Dr. Cavoukian is best known for her creation of Privacy by Design – unanimously adopted as an international framework for privacy and data protection in 2010; now translated into 37 languages.1:00 – 2:15

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networking Break9:40 – 10:00

Luncheon Break12:00 – 1:00


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1:15 – 2:00

Bridging the Knowledge gap Between Business and itMichelle Price, Business Systems, Compliance and Accountability,

Ministry of Child and Youth ServicesMary Louise Robertson, Service Portfolio Manager, Ministry of

Transportation• Tools and methods to communicate effectively across disciplines• Challenges facing proper implementation• Examples of tried and tested techniques• Work through an organizational problem problem using tools provided

2:15 – 3:00the Future of Open Data and Digital governmentConnie McCutcheon, Vice-President, Municipal Information Systems

Association (MISA)Jury Konga, Canadian Ambassador, Open Knowledge FoundationBianca Wylie, Head, Open Data Institute TorontoPaul Vet, Senior Policy Advisor, Open Government, Treasury Board

Secretariat, Government of Ontario• Overview of the 2017 Digital Government Action Plan• Insights on the future of open data and digital government• Where does the country need to go?• What steps are being taken to achieve their goals?

Connie McCutcheon is the IT Open Data Project lead for the Niagara Region. In this role, she collaborates with several working groups related to open data such as the Public Sector Open Data (PSOD) workgroup with her municipal and provincial peers.

Jury Konga is an innovator and a long-time advocate and international speaker on Open Government, Open Data, Big Data, e-Government, m-Government, transformative/disruptive innovation and Smart Cities/Intelligent Communities.

Bianca Wylie is also an Associate Expert at Open North. She has an extensive professional background in both community engagement and the technol-ogy sector. The Open Data Institute Toronto supports the use of open data in public policy, civic tech and political engagement.

3:15 – 4:15using Data Visualization in Public Health servicesHussain Usman, Executive Director, Public Health Surveillance and

Infrastructure, Alberta Health Services• How new technology simplifies data visualization• Data preparation for effective data visualization• Use of data management tools for flexibility and automation• Demonstration of data visualization in public health surveillance

Dr. Usman has a diverse and unique set of experience and educational back-ground consisting of a degree in medicine (MBBS), MSc in Epidemiology, DrPH in Public Health, and a Fellowship in Public Health Informatics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta. With over 15 years of public

health experience, he has authored many high-impact peer reviewed articles and is a well-known speaker on the topic of data visualization and public health surveillance.

4:15 – 5:00

taking Data Visualization to the next Level: the stories it tellsAnnette Hester, Principal, The Hester View• From theory to practice: the experience of the Inter-American Development

Bank and the National Energy Board• Going beyond data visualization tools to create pathways to stories through art-

driven data visualization interactive databases• Understand how to organizing data into relatable datasets• Learn about the importance to the connection to user experience

Annette Hester is a University of Calgary Haskayne Global Energy EMBA faculty member. Prior to her work on these above projects, she was a senior advisor to the Deputy Minister of the Government of Alberta, Canada and part of the energy and environment policy team for Alberta's Premier Alison

Redford Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta leadership campaign.

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Day tWO PrOgram agenDa: WeDnesDay, may 31, 2017

7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:50

OPening remarKs FrOm tHe KeynOteHonourable Deb Matthews, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development, and Minister Responsible for Digital Government, Government of Ontario

8:50 – 9:40Driving Digital transformation in the Public sector with Big Data and analyticsJohn Weigelt, National Technology Officer, Microsoft Canada• Digital transformation and how it helps public sector service delivery leaders

re-envision program delivery• How the application of big data, analytics, Internet of things, social media and

public cloud services are transforming government services while empowering employees and engaging citizens.

• Examples of public sector organizations harnessing the power of Big Data and Analytics

• How organizations can seize the opportunities associated with these tools

John Weigelt leads Microsoft Canada’s strategic policy and technology ef-forts. In this role, Mr. Weigelt helps business and governments innovate with technology while avoiding the unintended consequences that might arise. He leads Canadian outreach for a variety of technology policies including:

Economic Development, Privacy, Security, Government 3.0, Accessibility, Environmen-tal Sustainability and Interoperability.

10:00 – 10:45

gaining Foresight: using Business intelligence (Bi) for Data-Based Decision makingMichael Hillmer, Executive Director, Information Management, Data,

and Analytics, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)• How the MOHLTC is using data analytics and BI for decision-making• Maximizing decision impact in both real-time decision-making and future-

vision scenario modelling• Best practices on BI for evidence based decision making• Advantages of using BI in your organization

Michael Hillmer is a senior health sector leader focused on the use of analyt-ics, evidence and innovation to improve policies, programs, and quality. He has a strong academic background in health services and policy research and more than 10 years of progressively senior management positions.

10:45 – 11:30

exploring top tech toolsManu Sud, Manager, Analytics, Ministry of EnergyRupen Seoni, Senior Vice President and Practice Leader,

Environics AnalyticsCindy Courtemanche, Account Manager, Tableau

Learn about the various tools, understand your options, and gain insights into how you can leverage data analytics in your work

11:30 – 12:15

How Data analytics are Being used Within the mOeCCRic Mucciacciaro, Business Intelligence Analyst, Ministry of

Environment and Climate Change (MOECC)• How the MOECC uses BI and data analytics in their operations• How Tableau dashboards are built and used within the organization• Importance of data visualization on MOECC communications

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