Hosted at University of Ottawa

3:00-5:00 PM

REGISTRATION/SITE TOURS of the University of Ottawa Newly Renovated State of the Art Faculty of Education Resource Centre

5:00 - 6:00 PM

WELCOME/ UNIVERSITY OF 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

Fire Side Chat Panel

"The Future of Post-secondary Education, Bridging the Gap with K12"

Moderator: Richard Barwell  –Dean & Full Professor, University of Ottawa

The Panellists

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Richard Barwell

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Maxim Jean-Louis

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Katina Papulkas

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Doug Currie

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Coral Kennett

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Clive-Anthony Stanberry

6:00 - 7:30 PM

27th CAN/AM NETWORKING RECEPTION

Hosted by Ottawa Catholic School Board at St. Paul High School

8:00 - 8:30 AM

REGISTRATION, LIGHT BREAKFAST & EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE

8:30 - 8:45 AM

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

Michael Fullan, Summit MC, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto, Co-Director of New Pedagogies for Deep Learnings

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Robert Martellacci

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Geoff Edwards

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Tom D'Amico

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Dr. Michael Fullan

8:45 - 9:30 AM

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

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Daniel Sax

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

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Bonnie Schmidt

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Tom D'Amico

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Peter Singh

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Dr. Ron Owston

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Aman Sahota

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Melissa Dent

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Ethan Farmer

10:30 - 11:00 AM

HEALTH/ NETWORKING BREAK/ EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE

11:00 - 11:30 AM

DESIGN THINKING GROUP EXERCISE ON SUSTAINABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Dr. Michael Fullan

OC, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto

Topic: Cultivating Community Minded Changemakers: Deep Learning and Societal Transformation

 

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Dr. Michael Fullan

11:30 - 12:00 PM

SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE

Steve Brown

President & Chief Executive Officer, NELSON

Topic: Adapting Education to a Rapidly Changing World

 

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Steve Brown

12:00 AM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH TIME, NETWORKING & EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE

1:00 - 1:30 PM

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!

1:30 - 2:00 PM

EXPERT PANEL PRESENTATIONS

1. CIO Panel Designing Scalable Bulletproof Learning Environments with a Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Lens

panellists

  • Geoff Edwards, Superintendent of Learning Technologies, Ottawa Catholic School Board
  • Diane Doersch, Senior Director of Information Technology, Digital Promise
  • Peter Singh, Executive Officer – IT Services, TDSB

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Geoff Edwards

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Diane Doersch

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Peter Singh

2:00 - 2:30

2. A CanAm Lens to Empowering, Courageous Leadership in achieving Sustainable Digital Transformation in Education embracing both AI & HI

Panellists:

  • Kathy Hurley, President, Kathy Hurley Consulting LLC, Co-Founder, Girls Thinking Global & Former EVP Pearson Foundation and Industry Consultant
  • 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
  • Michael Campbell, President, Advancing Global EDU

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Kathy Hurley

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Lisa Schmucki

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Jennifer Ferrari

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Kristina Ishmael

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Berj Akian

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Michael Campbell

2:30 - 3:00

3. Designing Your Ultimate Learning Environment of the Future 

Panellists:

  • Karen Yamada, Chief Learning Office & CFO, C21 Canada
  • Dr. Mario Chiasson, Director of Research, Innovations and Change Management at District scolaire francophone Sud
  • Dr. Barbara “Bobbi” Kurshan, Public/Private Company Board Director, C-Suite Executive, Audit, CEO, Author
  • Luc Goudreault, CEO, Vireo

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Karen Yamada

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Dr. Mario Chiasson

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Luc Goudreault

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Dr. Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan

3:00 - 3:30 PM

HEALTH / NETWORKING BREAK / EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE

3:30- 4:15 PM

CLOSING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION ON CHARTING YOUR COURSE FOR THE FUTURE

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Dr. Alec Couros

4:15 - 4:30 PM

WRAP UP & CLOSING REFLECTIONS

Conference Chairs, Closing Reflections and Call to Action.

4:30 - 5:00 PM

HEAD OVER TO ALGONQUIN COLLEGE FOR THE CLOSING RECEPTION

7 Minute drive over to Algonquin College.

 

Algonquin College Ottawa Campus: 1385 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean, ON K2G 1V8

5:00 - 5:15PM

Welcome to Algonquin College

Enjoy Site Tours & a Closing Networking Reception

5:15 - 5:30 PM

PRESENTING The 8th CANADIAN EDTECH AWARDS

We are thrilled to announce our 8th Annual Canadian EdTech Awards Honouring Excellence in Innovation in Education (Nominate Here!).

5:15 - 7:00 PM

CLOSING NETWORKING RECEPTION AT ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

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