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SITE TOURS of the University of Ottawa Newly Renovated State of the Art Faculty of Education Resource Centre (Optional)/ Registration at the Fairmont Chateau
For Site Tours:
University of Ottawa Faculty of Education Resource Centre, 145 Jean-Jacques-Lussier Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
For Registration:
Fairmont Château Laurier, Canadian Room, 1 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7
Richard Barwell
Maxim Jean-Louis
Doug Currie
WELCOME/ OTTAWA LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/FIRESIDE CHAT
Summit Welcome
- Robert Martellacci, Founder & Conference Co-Chair
- Richard Barwell –Dean & Full Professor, University of Ottawa
- Tom D’Amico –Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board
FireSide Chat Panel
"The Future of Post-secondary Education, Bridging the Gap with K12"
Moderator: Richard Barwell –Dean & Full Professor, University of Ottawa
The Panelists
- Maxim Jean-Louis: Chief Executive Officer of Contact North | Contact Nord
- Doug Currie: VP Corporate Services, Strategic Development and Stakeholder Relations, Holland College
- Katina Papulkas: Senior Education Strategist, Dell Technologies
- Dr. Barbara “Bobbi” Kurshan, Public/Private Company Board Director, C-Suite Executive, Audit, CEO, Author
- Diego Magalhaes: Chief Technologist for AWS focused on Education and Partners for the Public-Sector team in Canada
- Clive-Anthony Stanberry: Data Engineer, NFL
27th CAN/AM NETWORKING RECEPTION
Hosted by Ottawa Catholic School Board at St. Paul High School
2675 Draper Ave, Ottawa, ON K2H 7A1
REGISTRATION, LIGHT BREAKFAST & EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE
Robert Martellacci
Geoff Edwards
Tom D'Amico
WELCOME, FIRST NATIONS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND OFFICIAL GREETINGS
Robert Martellacci, Founder & Conference Co-Chair
Geoff Edwards, Co-Chair, Superintendent of Learning Technologies Ottawa Catholic School Board
Tom D’Amico, Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board (Briefing on OCSB's Deep Learning Journey)
Michael Fullan, Summit MC, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto, Co-Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learnings
Daniel Sax
OPENING KEYNOTE
Daniel Sax
Co-Founder and CEO at Canadian Space Mining Corporation
Topic:
Inspiring the Next Generation: Solving Big Problems in Space and on Earth
Bonnie Schmidt
Tom D'Amico
Peter Singh
CROSS CANADA CHECK UP PANEL: The State of EdTech
Gain Valuable Insights From Canadian and Global Experts on The State of EdTech in Canada
HEALTH/ NETWORKING BREAK/ EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE
Dr. Michael Fullan
SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE
Dr. Michael Fullan
OC, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto
Topic:
Activating Community-Minded Change Leaders: Transforming Society Through Deep Learning.
Steve Brown
SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE
Steve Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer, NELSON
Topic:
Adapting Education to a Rapidly Changing World
LUNCH TIME, NETWORKING & EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE
Design Thinking Group Exercise on Sustainable Learning Environments
DRAGON'S DEN STARTUP CHALLENGE
The 8th Dragon Den's Start-Up Challenge—inspired by the hugely popular TV show Dragon's Den. This challenge is an opportunity for EdTech startups across North America to showcase their innovative solutions. In this competition taking place at the 14th Canadian EdTech Summit 2023, each participant can give a 2-minute pitch to showcase their innovative EdTech solutions and impress our expert panel of judges, comprised of North America's leading EdTech thought leaders. The winning startup will get the opportunity to be mentored by MindShare Learning in their EdTech Incubator Program for a year and receive exclusive booth space at FETC. Please complete this form to enter your EdTech start up into this year's challenge!
Geoff Edwards
Diane Doersch
Peter Singh
EXPERT PANEL PRESENTATIONS
1. CIO Panel Designing Scalable Futureproof Learning Environments with a Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Lens
Moderator: Geoff Edwards, Superintendent of Learning Technologies, Ottawa Catholic School Board
Panelists:
- Diane Doersch, Senior Director of Information Technology, Digital Promise
- Peter Singh, Executive Officer – IT Services, TDSB
- Peter Prochilo, Superintendent of Education, Sudbury Catholic District School Board
- Kurt Binnie, Director Innovation and Technology, Lester B. Pearson School Board
- Timothy King, 2023 Cisco Netacad Innovation Architect & Shooting Star winner. IT & cybersecurity technician who thrives in emerging tech spaces, ICTC
Kathy Hurley
Lisa Schmucki
Jennifer Ferrari
2. A CanAm Lens to Empowering, Courageous Leadership in achieving Sustainable Digital Transformation in Education embracing both AI & HI
Moderator: Kathy Hurley, President, Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC, Co-Founder, Girls Thinking Global & Former EVP Pearson Foundation and Industry Consultant
Panelists:
- Lisa Schmucki, Founder & CEO, edWeb.net
- Jennifer Ferrari, CEO & President, Education Research & Development Institute
- Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Ed Tech U.S. Department of Education
- Berj Akian, Founder & CEO, ClassLink
- Julia Fallon, Executive Director, SETDA
Karen Yamada
Dr. Mario Chiasson
Helen Pereira-Raso
3. Designing Your Ultimate Learning Environment of the Future
Moderator: Karen Yamada, Chief Learning Office & CFO, C21 Canada
Panelists:
- Dr. Mario Chiasson, Director of Research, Innovations and Change Management at District scolaire francophone Sud
- Helen Pereira-Raso, BA (Hons), BEd, MEd, Head of School, (HTS) Holy Trinity School
- Luc Goudreault, CEO, Vireo
- Michael Campbell, President, Advancing Global EDU
- Fred Dixon, CEO of Blindside Networks, Co-Founder of BigBlueButton
HEALTH / NETWORKING BREAK / EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE
WELCOME/REGISTRATION/BUILDING DESIGN THINKING TOURS/EXPLORE EXHIBITS/NETWORKING
Newly Redesigned State of Art Learning Commons & Classroom Tours
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
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Sponsored by our valued platinum sponsor 
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Announcing Amazon AWS EdStart Accelerator Program now Available to Canadians & the Official Launch of the Canadian EdTech Alliance
