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June 3rd
Sept. 16th
Nov. 3rd-4th
Past Events
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Our 2025 Speakers
FWD50 2025 Speakers
Aviva Oskow
Principal Product Designer, 18F, Technology Transformation Services,
General Services Administration
Andrew McAfee
Principal Research Scientist, Initiative on the Digital Economy,
MIT
Lena Trudeau
President & CEO,
Inclined
Patrick Kigongo
Product Manager,
18F
Hilary Mason
Co-founder & CEO,
playhiddendoor
Colin Murphy
Product Manager,
18F
Malka Older
Executive Director,
Global Voices
Kristo Vaher
CTO,
CupOfCoffeeAI
Maigen Thomas
Founder,
Level 11 Technology
Cedric Jean-Marie
Manager of Enterprise Architecture, Chief Information Officer Branch,
Canadian Heritage
Miska Têtu
Manager, Issues Management, Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks,
Canadian Heritage
Snehit Cherian
CTO,
Global Nexis Solutions
Lisa Yeung
Director, Strategic Initiatives,
Labour Relations Solutions
Justin Alerta
Manager, Labour Relations Information Bureau, Strategic Initiatives Branch,
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Antonia Mochan
Deputy Head,
EU Policy Lab
Mitch Joel
Founder,
ThinkersOne
Dorothy Eng
CEO,
Code for Canada
Hossein Shafeghati
Director of Municipal Public Works,
Kativik Regional Government
Andy Chiang
Co-founder,
Quip - Dictionary for Kids
Dara Renton
Assistant Director, Product,
Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security
Lucien West
Head of Product, Performance and Assurance,
UK Government Digital Service
Katherine Benjamin
Consultant
Miranda Dyck
Manager, Service Policy & Community Engagement,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat, Government of Canada
Christine Lau
Director, Service and Digital Performance,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat, Government of Canada
Katy Lalonde
Director, Digital,
Supply Ontario
Emily Tavoulareas
Chief Curator,
US Digital Service Origins
Hillary Hartley
Former Chief Executive Officer,
U.S. Digital Response
Alistair Croll
Co-founder & Chair,
FWD50
Samaya Anjum
Policy and Communications Associate,
Global Network Initiative
Kate Tarling
Author,
The Service Organization; a guide to orient organisations for successful services
Giovana Fleck
Research and training lead, Research,
Civic Media Observaroty
Shubhangi Heda
PhD candidate and sessional academic,
Queensland University of Technology