SCHEDULE DETAILS Summit Agenda
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
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
Richard Barwell
Maxim Jean-Louis
Doug Currie
Katina Papulkas
Dr. Barbara "Bobbi" Kurshan
Diego Magalhaes
Clive-Anthony Stanberry
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
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
Robert Martellacci
Geoff Edwards
Tom D'Amico
Dr. Michael Fullan
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
Daniel Sax
CROSS CANADA CHECK UP PANEL: The State of EdTech
Gain Valuable Insights From Canadian and Global Experts on The State of EdTech in Canada
Bonnie Schmidt
Tom D'Amico
Peter Singh
Dr. Ron Owston
Aman Sahota
Melissa Dent
Ethan Farmer
HEALTH/ NETWORKING BREAK/ EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE
SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE
Dr. Michael Fullan
OC, Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto
Topic:
Activating Community-Minded Change Leaders: Transforming Society Through Deep Learning.
Dr. Michael Fullan
SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE
Steve Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer, NELSON
Topic:
Adapting Education to a Rapidly Changing World
Steve Brown
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!
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
Geoff Edwards
Diane Doersch
Peter Singh
Peter Prochilo
Kurt Binnie
Timothy King
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
Kathy Hurley
Lisa Schmucki
Jennifer Ferrari
Kristina Ishmael
Berj Akian
Julia Fallon
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
Karen Yamada
Dr. Mario Chiasson
Helen Pereira-Raso
Luc Goudreault
Michael Campbell
Fred Dixon
HEALTH / NETWORKING BREAK / EXPLORE EDTECH SHOWCASE
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Dr. Alec Couros
Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning at University of Regina
Topic:
The Promises and Challenges of Generative AI
Dr. Alec Couros
WRAP UP & CLOSING REFLECTIONS
Conference Chairs, Closing Reflections and Call to Action.
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
Reception Location: The Restaurant International, 1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Building H
Welcome to Algonquin College
Enjoy Site Tours & a Closing Networking Reception
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!).
CLOSING NETWORKING RECEPTION AT ALGONQUIN COLLEGE