Agenda 2017

All locations are at OCAD University, inside the Main Building (100 McCaul Street) unless otherwise noted.

At a glance

Day 1 : Wednesday, October 11, 2017

  • Morning: Learning Difference and Cognitive Access
  • Afternoon: Procurement & Innovation—Supportive Regulations

Day 2 : Thursday, October 12, 2017

  • Morning: Platforms for Economic Inclusion and the Future of Work
  • Afternoon: AI and Machine Learning

Detailed Agenda

Day 1 : Wednesday, October 11, 2017

9:15 AM   Plenary Session – Auditorium – Room 230

  • Traditional Indigenous welcome: Shandra Spears Bombay
  • Greetings from OCAD U: President Sara Diamond
  • The DEEP Approach: Jutta Treviranus (IDRC, OCAD University)

9:45 AM   Plenary Session – Auditorium – Room 230
PANEL: Learning Difference and Cognitive Access

  • Michael Bach, Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society
  • Catherine Frazee
  • Nigel Robb, University College, Dublin
  • Shea Tanis, Coleman Institute
  • Social Justice Repair Kit Team Members

10:45 AM  Refreshments – Outside Room 230

11:00 AM Breakout Sessions – Various Rooms

  • Room 642 Education
  • Room 650 Employment and the Future of Work
  • Room 654 Smart Cities
  • Room 656 Artificial Intelligence

1:00 PM  Lunch – Room 187

2:00 PM Plenary Session – Auditorium – Room 230
PANEL: Procurement and Innovation-Supportive Regulations

  • David Lepofsky, AODA Alliance
  • The Honourable David Onley
  • Inmaculada Placencia Porrero,
  • Karen Peltz-Strauss, FCC
  • Nicole Cormier, City of Toronto
  • Richard Donovan, ROD-Group

3:00 PM Refreshments – Outside Room 230

3:15 PM   Town Hall – Auditorium – Room 230

4:00 PM  Wrap up and Day 2 information

4:15 PM   Networking – 49 McCaul – Open Gallery

4:30 PM  Reception and BIG IDeA Showcase – 49 McCaul – Open Gallery

4:50 PM  Greetings

5:00 PM  BIG IDeA Showcase

6:30 PM PMAdjourn

  • Day 2 : Thursday, October 12, 2017

9:30 AM   Plenary Session – Auditorium – Room 230

  • welcome

9:45 AM   Plenary Session – Auditorium – Room 230

Panel:Platforms for Economic Inclusion and the Future of Work

  • Amy MacFarlane, Recreational Respite Inc.
  • Deborah Kaplan, 508 Policy Lead and HHS 508 Coordinator
  • Kevin Stolarick, OCAD U, Research & Innovation

10:45 AM  Refreshments – Outside Room 230

11:00 AM  Breakout Sessions – Various Rooms

  • Room 642 Education
  • Room 650 Employment and the Future of Work
  • Room 654 Smart Cities
  • Room 656 Artificial Intelligence

1:00 PM   Lunch  – 100 McCaul–Room 187

2:00 PM   Plenary Session – Auditorium – Room 230

  • Morning Recap

Panel: AI and Machine Learning

  • Ann Cavoukian, Ryerson University
  • Cathy O’Neil, Mathematician & Author
  • Denis Carr, City of Toronto

3:00 PM Refreshments– Outside Room 230

3:15 PM   Town Hall – Auditorium – Room 230

4:00 PM Economic Platforms–A Conversation with Trebor Scholtz – Auditorium – Room 230

4:30 PM  Closing Remarks

  • Jutta Treviranus
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