5 to 7 June 2019, Waterfront Hotel, London

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Melissa Burns

Award-winning educator

Christopher Usih

Chief Superintendent of Schools, Calgary Board of Education

Dr. Tracey Burns

Chief Research Officer, Senior Analyst, OECD (Seconded) , National Center on Education and the Economy

Dr. Mario Chiasson

Director of Research, Innovations and Change Management at District scolaire francophone Sud

Dr. Rumeet Billan

Award-winning, internationally recognized entrepreneur, learning architect, speaker, author, humanitarian, and Canada’s top 10 power women 2020.

Maxim Jean-Louis

Chief Executive Officer of Contact North | Contact Nord

Steve Brown

President & Chief Executive Officer, NELSON

Robert Martellacci

Founder & Conference Chair

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SCHEDULE DETAILS Event Schedules

  • 4:30 - 5:00 PM

    PRE-FIRESIDE CHAT NETWORKING

    VIRTUAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION, NETWORKING, AND VIRTUAL EXHIBITOR AREA

  • 5:00 - 6:00 PM

    OPENING RECEPTION, FIRESIDE CHAT

    'Leading Beyond a Crisis to Future Proofing Learning'

    Moderator 

               Robert Martellacci  – President, MindShare Learning Technology

    The Panel Includes:

    • Tom D'Amico –  Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board
    • Karen Yamada –  Chief Learning Officer & CFO, C21 Canada
    • Dr. Ron Owston – Professor Emeritus, York University
    • Katina Papulkas – Senior Education Strategist, Dell Technologies
    • Dr. Chris Kim – Digital Media Instructor, Web Developer, & Research Engineer
    • Dr. Mario Chiasson – Director of Research, Innovations and Change Management at District scolaire francophone Sud
    • Dr. Adam Dubé – Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, Director, Learning Sciences & Health Professions Education, McGill University.

  • 6:00 - 7:30 PM

    22nd CANAM CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE NETWORKING RECEPTION AND STARTUP SHOWCASE

    Virtual Networking Tool REMO

    • CAN/AM Networking with conference attendees.
    • Startup Showcase Featuring ICUBE UTM & Innovate UK Startups.
    • Meet potential partners and discuss new opportunities with our valued sponsors.
    • Exhibitors will be seated at the virtual tables to discuss opportunities and products.

     

  • 8:00 - 8:30 AM

    VIRTUAL CHECK-IN/EXPLORE THE VIRTUAL EXHIBIT AREA

    Register and login online through virtual conferencing platform.

     

  • 8:30 - 9:00 AM

    WELCOME AND OFFICIAL GREETINGS

    Greetings from Robert Martellacci, Founder and Conference Chair, Charting the Course of the Day with Dr. Tracey Burns, Senior Analyst, OECD Education, Skills Global Update & Vision for Future-Proofing Learning And Dave Bolton, Director of Sales – Canada for Wacom, Summit's Gold Sponsor.

  •  Christopher Usih 9:00 - 9:30 AM
    Christopher Usih

    OPENING KEYNOTE

    Topic  

    How the Calgary Board of Education is Adapting to Back to School with a Well-being and Equity Lens

  • 9:30 - 10:30 AM

    CROSS CANADA INTERNATIONAL CHECK UP PANEL

    Gain Valuable Insights From Canadian and Global Experts on Leading Beyond a Crisis to Future Proofing Learning

    • John Myers, Cofounder & CEO, Edsby
    • Lisa Schmucki, Founder & CEO, edWeb.net
    • Peter Singh, Executive Officer IT Services, TDSB
    • Patricia Gartland, Member Board Of Directors at BC Council for International Education, CEO/Superintendent of Schools BC
    • Dr. Rumeet Billan, Award-winning, internationally recognized entrepreneur, learning architect, speaker, author, humanitarian, and Canada’s top 10 power women 2020
    • Steve Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer, NELSON
    • Maxim Jean-Louis, Chief Executive Officer of Contact North | Contact Nord
    • Eric Walters, Award-winning Canadian Author

  • 8:00 - 8:30 AM

    REGISTRATION, LIGHT BREAKFAST, & EXHIBITS OPEN

  • 8:30 - 8:45 AM

    WELCOME, FIRST NATIONS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND OFFICIAL GREETINGS

    Robert Martellacci, Founder & Conference Co-Chair

    Dr. Dilson Rassier, Co-Chair, Dean of the Faculty of Education

    Dr. Fabrice Labeau, Co-Acting Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic), McGill University

    McGill University Land Acknowledgement

    Master of Ceremonies, Michael Chechile,  Pedagogical Consultant & Former Director General of the Lester B. Pearson School Board

  • 8:45 - 9:30 AM

    OPENING KEYNOTE

    Topic: Global Perspective on the State of EdTech

    Dr. Tracey Burns,Chief Research Officer, Senior Analyst, OECD (Seconded) , National Center on Education and the Economy

    Topic: Leading change in a crisis context - Sustaining learning from education in emergencies, survival, well being and impacting over a hundred thousand of children in need.

    Rahmatullah Arman, Founder & President, Teach For Afghanistan

     

     

  • 9:30 - 10:30 AM

    CROSS CANADA CHECK UP PANEL: The State of EdTech

    Gain Valuable Insights From Canadian and Global Experts on The State of EdTech in Canada

    • Peter Singh, Executive Officer – IT Services, TDSB
    • Dilson Rassier, Co-Chair, Dean of the Faculty of Education
    • Steve Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer, NELSON
    • Amanda Rose, Educator, Tomken Road Middle School - Peel District School Board, Canada's Schools of the Future Challenge Winner 2022
    • Sophia Mendoza, Director, Instructional Technology Initiative L.A. Unified & International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Board Member
    • Shawn Young, CEO and co-founder, Classcraft, President, Edteq

  • 3:00-5:00 PM

    WELCOME/REGISTRATION/BUILDING DESIGN THINKING TOURS/EXPLORE EXHIBITS/NETWORKING

    Newly Redesigned State of Art Learning Commons & Classroom Tours

     

  • 5:00 - 6:00 PM

    WELCOME/ McGill University Land Acknowledgement/FIRESIDE CHAT

    The State of EdTech in Canada: 'Driving Innovation Through Evidence-based Research’

    Moderator 

              Robert Martellacci  – President, MindShare Learning Technology

    The Panel Includes:

    • Maxim Jean-Louis – Chief Executive Officer of Contact North | Contact Nord
    • Karen Yamada – Chief Learning Office & CFO, C21 Canada
    • Dr. Mario Chiasson – Director of Research, Innovations and Change Management at District scolaire francophone Sud
    • Dr. Adam Dubé – Associate Professor and Director of the Technology Learning and Cognition Lab, McGill University
    • Artur Rodrigues, Cloud Innovation Center Tech Lead, AWS
    • Geoff Edwards, Superintendent of Learning Technologies, Ottawa Catholic School Board

  • 6:00 - 7:30 PM

    NETWORKING RECEPTION

    Sponsored by our valued platinum sponsor ,

    Announcing Amazon AWS EdStart Accelerator Program now Available to Canadians &  the Official Launch of the Canadian EdTech Alliance

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