SCHEDULE DETAILS Event Schedules
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8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
REGISTRATION, LIGHT BREAKFAST & NETWORKING /EXPLORE THE EDTECH STEM AI Esports PLAYGROUND
Room: Rotunda
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
WELCOME, FIRST NATIONS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND OFFICIAL GREETINGS
Room: KN 137
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9:00AM - 9:30 AM
Rashmi SwarupOPENING KEYNOTE
Topic: Empowering students, staff, and community: Human Centred Leadership in an AI-Inspired Era
Room: KN 137
Director of Education and CEO, PDSB • Member of the C21 CEO Academy
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Cross-Canada Check Up Panel: Exploring AI Use Cases with C21 Canada & Dell Technologies
Room: KN 137
Moderators: Robert Martellacci & Katina Papulkas
The Panellists:
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2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
REGISTRATION & SCHOOL/ CAMPUS DESIGN THINKING SITE TOURS
Peel District School & University of Toronto Mississauga Campus & Mindshare Workspace
Room: Rotunda
Locations:
1. Elm Drive Public School, Address: 3492 Kariya Drive, Mississauga
The visit to Elm Drive PS will showcase how AI and innovative technologies are integrated into inquiry-based learning, fostering student engagement, inclusion, and future-ready skills. Participants will see how educators use these tools to enhance teaching, learning, and ethical, responsible practices.
2. Judith Nyman Secondary School, Address: 1305 Williams Pkwy, Brampton
The visit to Judith Nyman Secondary School will highlight how trade programs use simulators and hands-on tools to build technical skills, readiness, and confidence. Attendees will see how students in trades learn in immersive, practical settings that mirror real-world work.
3. University of Toronto Mississauga, Address: 3359 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga
4. MindShare Workspace, Address: 5100 Erin Mills Pkwy, Suite I3, Mississauga
The visit to MindShare Workspace will highlight Canada’s first shopping mall-based coworking and innovation hub, where startups, educators, and business leaders collaborate. Participants will see how the space fosters creativity, digital literacy, and future-ready skills through a flexible, tech-enabled environment.
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3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
April BurkholderEvidence-Based AI in Literacy: Bridging Neuroscience, Linguistics, and Artificial Intelligence, Presummit Panel Hosted by Pearson Canada/Amira Learning
Description: Explore how advances in AI are transforming literacy instruction through evidence-based design
grounded in neuroscience and linguistics. This session highlights how Amira Learning’s voice
AI delivers real-time reading assessments and tutoring aligned with the Science of
Reading—helping educators scale personalized reading support without compromising
instructional quality.
Participants will:
● Examine the research foundations behind AI-driven literacy tools.
● See how voice AI supports accuracy, fluency, and comprehension growth.
● Learn how educators are integrating Amira into daily literacy routines while maintaining
professional judgment and instructional agency.
Room: Rotunda
Presenter:
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Early Literacy, Innovation, AI and Data-Informed Decision Making, Presummit Panel Hosted by Sprig Learning and Rally Reader
Room: Rotunda
The Panellists:
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
WELCOME/ LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/FIRESIDE CHAT
Fireside Chat Panel:
Charting the Course on AI & Humanity
Building Trust, Equity & Sustainability in Education
Room: Rotunda
Moderator: Robert Martellacci & Dr. Brett Caraway
The Panellists: