February 11, 2025 8:30 am EDT - February 11, 2025 5:00 pm EDT
The Canadian Internet Society (TCIS) invites you to join thought leaders, policymakers, industry innovators, academic experts, and community advocates for Digital Access Day. This flagship event will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, at Dominion Chalmers, Carleton University in Ottawa.
This year’s Digital Access Day will spotlight innovative solutions and strategies to ensure equitable access to the Internet across Canada. By uniting key stakeholders, the event fosters meaningful discussions on affordability, digital literacy, online safety, and public policy to create a more inclusive digital future. Speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Register today and be part of the movement to close the digital gap and ensure access for all Canadians.
Speakers confirmed so far include (more to come):
- Dr. Michael Geist – Professor of Law, Canada Research Chair, Internet & E-commerce Law, University of Ottawa
- Natalie Campbell – Senior Director, North America Government and Regulatory Affairs, Internet Society
- Tim Powers – Chair, Summa Strategies | Managing Director, Abacus Data
- Christine Van Geyn – Litigation Director, Canadian Constitution Foundation | Lawyer | Author
- Brent Arnold – Partner, Gowling WLG
- Bram Abramson – Commissioner, Ontario, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Dr. Wendy Cukier – Founder and Academic Director, Diversity Institute | Academic Research Lead, Future Skills Centre
- Kinga Petrovai, PhD – Principal, Workplace Learning Consultant & Podcaster, The Art & Science of Learning Inc.
- Matthew Johnson – Director of Education, MediaSmarts
- Shelley Robinson – Executive Director, National Capital FreeNet
- Phalen Tynes-MacDonald – Deputy Editor, The Wire Report
- Erin Keeley-Messier – Program Manager, iSisters Technology Mentoring
- David Akin – Chief Political Correspondent, Global News
- Michel Mersereau – Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
- Asennaienton Frank Horn – Director, Workforce Development, Indigenous Connectivity Institute
- Georgia Evans – Board Director, The Canadian Internet Society
- Vandana Kattar – Head of Communications, Global Diversity and Inclusion & Environment and Social Governance, TD Bank
- Matthew Gamble – Vice Chair, TCIS | Principal, Int13 Consulting
- George Soule – Communications and Government Relations Strategist
- Valérie Gervais – Founder and CEO, RKESTRA Communications
- Franca Palazzo – Executive Director, The Canadian Internet Society
