On Wednesday, June 17th and Thursday, June 18th, global leaders in digital identity, privacy, and data ethics will join Canadian experts to explore big ideas, new technologies, and understand the challenges and innovations that are shaping the global digital economy and driving digital transformation as we work together to build back better.
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world we knew was gone. If we reflect on the transactions that ground to a halt or experienced unacceptable friction over the last three months, it’s easy to see that we need to work and think differently if we are to capture the benefits of a digital world.
Canada needs a system for secure digital transactions to underpin our emerging digital lives and we needed it years ago. A proverb suggests that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
In this spirit, IdentityNORTH, Canada’s premier digital economy Summit is gathering over 60 speakers from across Canada and around the world for two days and six streams focused on building back better.
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Wednesday, June 17th and Thursday, June 18th, 2020 |
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11:30 a.m. ET – 6 p.m. ET |
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The conference is happening online |
Sessions Include:
- Opening Keynote – The Honourable Joyce Murray, Federal Minister of Digital Government
- Le Québec, grand leader de la transformation numérique – l’honorable Éric Caire, Ministre délégué à la Transformation numérique gouvernementale
- The Geopolitics of Digital Identity and Data: What Open Societies Should Consider for the Decade Ahead Lord Tim Clement-Jones, House of Lords & Dr. David Bray, Director of the Atlantic Council Geo Tech Centre
- Contact-tracing for Covid 19, NOT Tracking: Surveillance Should Never be Tolerated: Lessons from 9/11, Dr. Ann Cavoukian
- From Goats to Coats – How Digital ID is Helping Mongolian Nomads Produce Sustainable Cashmere, Chami Akmeemana, Convergence.Tech
- Lessons from a Pandemic – The importance of Digital Transformation Andrew Weaver, Digital Identity NZ
- Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Acknowledging Diversity and Indigenous Identity in a Digital Era, Robyn Rowe, Laurentian University
- Digital ID as an Enabler to Digital Health, Michael Green, Canada Health Infoway
- Identity as Taonga, Professor Tahu Kukutai, University of Waikato
- Is Canada Paying a Price for Not Having A Robust Identity Framework? Professor Michael Geist, University of Ottawa
A full agenda can be found here.
IdentityNORTH will also be celebrating the Founder of Canada’s Digital Economy Award. The award recognizes Canadians who have played a critical role in championing and growing Canada’s digital economy. This year’s honoree is Mark O’Connell, President and CEO of Interac. More information on the award and past recipients can be found here.
To attend as media please register here
About IdentityNORTH
IdentityNORTH convenes a community of Canadian and global leaders to discover and explore the big questions, innovations, and ideas shaping the global digital economy. IdentityNORTH has the mandate to educate Canadians, connect key players, and promote Canadian innovations, leaders, and organizations. For more information, please visit identitynorth.ca.
IdentityNORTH is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. SecureKey, Telus, Auth0, Forgerock, TD, Okta, The Hunt Group, Interac, Transmit Security, 2Keys, Service New Brunswick, Radiant Logic, Consult Hyperion, Swae, and the Digital ID and Authentication Council of Canada.
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