Aneeta Bains (she/her)

Aneeta is the Managing Partner for the Federal Public Service at IBM Canada. She has a vast and dynamic set of experiences across Public Sector, Insurance, Telecom and Consulting. Aneeta is an expert in business transformation that underpins the future of the digital economy. She speaks to key areas such as, the power of data and technology, digital and data policies, big data, agile methods, process automation, digital identity and cloud adoption to achieve significant business and operational outcomes.

As the former Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Digital Officer at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, Aneeta has experience leading digital transformation as a public servant and as a strategic advisor to policy makers. She was also a Digital Fellow with the Canada School of Public Service which supports the Digital Academy for the Government of Canada.

Aneeta also held previous roles as a private sector executive, specifically the Vice President of Digital at Manulife and the Vice President of Technology at Sonnet Insurance. In these roles she led significant business and digital transformation programs.