LOCATION: Virtual event! Register here today

Join us on Wednesday, April 21^st, for a special edition of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering’s Disruptors & Dilemmas speaker series, featuring alumni and faculty from U of T Engineering, the Munk School of Global Affairs, and the Rotman School of Management.

Canada’s Digital Strategy: Growing the Economy Bit by Bit

As the economy begins to re-emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, Disruptors & Dilemmas imagines the possibilities and implications of an increasingly digital Canadian economy. With more interactions and opportunities specifically designed for digital economic growth, learn about the potential for Canada within this new frontier of possibility. This event brings together a multidisciplinary panel with expertise in technology, economics, and public policy, for a discussion to 5G/cybersecurity, Big Tech regulation, and the future of innovation in Canada. To join the conversation, register here today.

This free virtual speaker panel will be moderated by Claire Kennedy, Chair of University of Toronto’s Governing Council. Guests will be invited to engage in Q&A with the panellists following the discussion.

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Event Details:

5:30 p.m. – Virtual event opens
5:40 p.m. – Disruptors & Dilemmas panel
6:40 p.m. – Q&A

Panellists:

Dele Ibitoye
Senior Director, Operational Risk & Global Cybersecurity, RBC

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Maithili Mavinkurve (CompE 0T3)
Founder & COO, Sightline Innovation

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Christopher Parsons
Senior Research Associate, The Citizen Lab

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MODERATOR:
Claire Kennedy (ChemE 8T9)
Senior Advisor, Clients and Industries, Bennett Jones LLP

Chair, Governing Council of the University of Toronto

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The Disruptors & Dilemmas Speaker Series is presented by Bennett Jones

Brought to you in partnership with the University of Toronto Affinity Partners:

View information on previous events from the BizSkule speaker series here.