Jeff Ball is the Director of Data Governance and Open Government at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.  Jeff has spent the last 18 years working in various roles within the Information Management community including as Director of Open Government at the Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada and as Director of the Information Management Branch and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.  A passionate advocate for the benefits of Open Government and the value of Information Management services, Jeff has been working on creating an open government and data governance branch to help enhance the strategic and responsible collection, use and release of information and data at the RCMP.

Jennifer Bodnarchuk is the Senior Data Scientist for the City of Winnipeg and has over 20 years’ experience using data to inform decisions. Jennifer started her career as a researcher and statistician, gaining experience at the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries (MBLL). During her time at MBLL, she extended her data knowledge to strategy and planning activities in the business, and is now guiding growth of data-informed decision making at the City. Jennifer is a founding member and vice president of an aspiring DAMA Chapter in Winnipeg. She holds a PhD in Psychology (University of Manitoba, 2005) and an MSc in Data Science (Northwestern University, 2016).

Marc André is the manager of the policy team which reports to National Defence’s Chief Data Officer. He was hired in this role in November 2020. He brings a wealth of experience developing policies at National Defence, Transport Canada and Global Affairs where he first starting working in the federal public service in 2008. Marc André has a defence/security background having worked, amongst other things, as the Security Program Manager at the Canadian Embassy in Algiers and spent a year at the military headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul supporting outreach efforts. Before joining government, he was deputy director of the Peace Operations Research Network at the University of Montreal. Marc André is leading the efforts to lay the foundational policies and guidelines to allow National Defence to better leverage the wealth of data it has at its disposal.

As the Director General of Data and Advanced Analytics at Transport Canada, Teresa leads several of the federal government’s signature initiatives aimed at transforming the Government of Canada to a digital-first, data-driven organization. Internationally recognized for her leadership in managing digital service solutions at scale, Teresa remains a champion for the average user and is committed to ensuring technology’s evolution is driven by humanity.Find her tweeting @TDAndrea23

Dan Gillman is an information scientist in the Office of Surveys Methods Research at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). His research interests there include metadata, standards, classification, terminology, and transparency. He recently served on the Panel on Transparency and Reproducibility in Federal Statistics sponsored by the US Committee for National Statistics under the National Academy of Sciences, for which the report will be issued soon. In addition, Dan has been an integral member of many and chaired several national and international standards development efforts, especially for statistical metadata; is internal consultant to several metadata systems development projects at BLS and the Department of Labor; led the effort to build a taxonomy of terms for all BLS time series; and many others. He will be discussing transparency for data.

Nandini Jolly is the Founder, President, and CEO of CryptoMill Cybersecurity Solutions, a Canadian company that provides data-centric encryption to protect sensitive information from external hacks and internal leaks. Receiving her Masters in International Finance and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the London Business School, England; Nandini is a passionate advocate for security and privacy in the digital age. Nandini has led CryptoMill Cybersecurity Solutions to powerful partnerships, most notably with HP Worldwide. Alongside her team of engineers, they created an exclusive encryption program that was bundled with 40 million HP devices in 34 languages. Trailblazing her own path, Nandini has made fostering a culture of collaboration and learning a priority at CryptoMill.

She has passionately spearheaded the CryptoMill Co-Op program where students from educational institutions such as the University of Toronto and Waterloo have enabled the opportunity to receive real-world experience working alongside industry veterans and forming valuable connections for their burgeoning careers. Prior to founding CryptoMill, Nandini served as the Senior Vice-President of Global Treasury Services and Financial Risk Management for the Bank of America. Nandini’s career path in the financial sector also included the role of Director at Deloitte and Touche where she was a part of the National Financial Services Industry Group for Risk Management. As a Privacy Design Ambassador, Nandini is a co-author of several white papers including “Embed Privacy & Security by Design to Gain a Competitive Advantage” with Dr. Ann Cavoukian, the former Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario and current Distinguished Expert-in-Residence at Ryerson University.

In 2013, Nandini was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2013 by the Women’s Executive Network (WXM) for her business determination, technical innovation, and breaking new ground in a male-dominated industry. Nandini’s accolades also include being featured by the Government of Canada’s Status of Women in Canada, led by the Honourable K. Kellie Leitch as someone whose entrepreneurial spirit has influenced the Canadian business world. Nandini finds her strength to continue on the ‘road less traveled’ by sticking to her mantra, Gandhi’s philosophy of ‘being the change you want to see the world’. Her work as a mentor has inspired women and entrepreneurs throughout Canada.

Emily Kozinski is an Advisor in Data Governance in the Data Governance Office at Canada Post, she joined the team in 2017. In her role, she works with all areas of business at Canada Post to ensure that data management practices are consistently applied. Emily’s current focus is on establishing a data literacy program which includes building data literacy training materials and building awareness of the program throughout the organization. Prior to joining Canada Post, Emily worked as an Information Management Analyst for the International Development Research Centre. There she assessed, designed, and implemented solutions for information, document, and records management. Emily earned her Masters of Library and Information Science from McGill University in 2012 and obtained her Bachelors in Public History from Concordia University in 2010.

Wojciech brings more than 11 years of experience in Business Intelligence, project management, data analytics, data management and data governance from being the Senior Manager of the Business Intelligence at the Edmonton Police Service and Data Governance & Management Manager at the City of Edmonton. As a Data Governance & Management Manager Wojciech priorities focus on standing up the data governance program and the data governance team at the City, establishing the stewardship framework, building data awareness and literacy, and managing data as an asset.

Wojciech holds a Project Management Professional certification, a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Universities in Poland and Germany, as well as a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Alberta.

Mr. Loughheed works with the seven programs of the CFS to support sector performance measurement reporting. His work in data analytics includes conception and development of an Executive Portfolio Dashboard and promoting the use of data visualization to inform decision-making and corporate reporting.  He is currently working on corporate applications in the areas of cloud-based data lake systems, machine learning and augmented intelligence systems.

Vik is responsible for providing strategic direction to build capacity within NRCan’s scientific community, promoting a departmental vision for S&T and assessment of future needs. This involves leadership in developing and advancing S&T priorities, providing strategic policy advice on horizontal science issues and opportunities to ensure strong linkages between science and policy communities, and promoting effective engagement of S&T activities. Vik is responsible for accelerating the creative application of innovative digital technologies including Artificial Intelligence, to enhance NRCan’s ability to conduct research and analysis, as well as provide evidence-based policy advice that is supported by advanced analytical techniques. Vik works with counterparts from other science-based organizations to ensure that the management of federal policy and research activities support and align with Government of Canada priorities.

Vik earned a doctorate from the Faculty of Information (iSchool) in the University of Toronto, a master’s degree in business administration with distinction from the University of London, and a master’s degree in information technology from Harvard University, where he received the Dean’s List Academic Achievement Award.

His research, featured in numerous peer-reviewed journals and refereed international conferences, focuses on the conceptual modelling of strategic coopetition in complex multi-agent systems.

Vik joined NRCan from the MaRS Discovery District, a technology start-up accelerator in Toronto, where he was a Senior Technical Advisor of Applied Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that, he held progressively strategic positions in leading software enterprises including Oracle, SAP and Open Text.

Ivan Rincon, B. Eng., MBA, CISA, PMP, PgMP is a professional project and program manager with 30 years of experience. Mr. Rincon has worked for large organizations like IBM, HP, and EDS, as well as an independent consultant. Recently, Mr. Rincon oversaw initiatives related to telecommunications,  emergency management, public safety and environmental research. Currently, he is Director for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in British Columbia, Canada, where oversees the portfolio of Applications and IT Services for internal and external clients.

Shelly Smith, as a Records and Information Management Coordinator for Public Works Department, has been with the City of Winnipeg since October 2015. Shelly has over 15 years of records management and information governance experience, in which she has overseen the implementation and operations of several diverse information management programs. Shelly has been an ARMA Winnipeg Chapter board member since 2011 and currently sits on the ARMA Canada Region board as the Program Director for the ARMA Canada Region.

As the Departmental Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Coordinator, Shelly is responsible for ensuring compliance with privacy legislation as well as overseeing records and information management programs for the Public Works Department.

Emily Tregunno is an Advisor of Data Governance with Canada Post, and has been with the corporation since 2004. In this time, she has contributed to the corporation’s major transformational projects by documenting processes, writing  Corporate wide policies and practices, establishing an operational signage program, and researching and implementing best practices in Data Governance.  In her current role, Emily is focused on developing and implementing a data literacy program for the corporation in support of corporate data governance. Emily holds a Certified Data Professional Designation from the ICCP, a Green Belt,  and has earned a Master’s Degree in Communication from Carleton University (2003), as well as an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication (Carleton University 2001).