Schedule

#DXC26 | Apr 16, 5:00 p.m. – Apr 18, 6:00 p.m. Hybrid Event - OCAD U, U.O.F. & Online, Multiple Locations

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Thu, Apr 16

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
1 hour
DOORS OPEN + REGISTRATION
OCAD U Waterfront
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
30 minutes
DXC FOUNDERS WELCOME
OCAD U Waterfront
virtual
6:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
15 minutes
EU AMBASSADOR GENEVIÈVE TUTS GREETINGS
OCAD U Waterfront
virtual
6:45 p.m. - 6:50 p.m.
5 minutes
KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION
OCAD U Waterfront
virtual
6:50 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
40 minutes
CORY DOCTOROW: DISENSHITTIFICATION NATION
OCAD U Waterfront
keynote
virtual
7:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
30 minutes
INTERVIEW + Q&A
OCAD U Waterfront
keynote
virtual
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
2 hours
RECEPTION AND ARTIST EXHIBITION
OCAD U Waterfront
exhibition

Fri, Apr 17

8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
45 minutes
REGISTRATION + COFFEE
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
15 minutes
OPENING REMARKS AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
U.O.F.
virtual
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
15 minutes
MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW: WELCOME TO DXC
U.O.F.
virtual
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
15 minutes
MINISTER STEVE MACKINNON: BUILDING CIVIC RESILIENCE IN CANADA'S DEMOCRACY
U.O.F.
virtual
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
30 minutes
COFFEE BREAK
U.O.F.
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
1 hour 15 minutes
IF I WERE A MAYOR: BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE
U.O.F.
keynote
panel
virtual
11:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5 hours 30 minutes
WORKSHOP: DEMOCRACY FUTURES (Sold Out)
OCAD U Waterfront
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
30 minutes
LUNCH BREAK
12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
4 hours 30 minutes
WORKSHOP: EMERGING LEADERS (Sold Out)
U.O.F.
virtual
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
30 minutes
DEMOCRACY’S SECOND ACT: WHY POLITICS NEEDS THE PUBLIC
U.O.F.
keynote
virtual
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
2 hours
DXC MIXER AT THE GREAT LAKES BREW PUB
Great Lakes Brewpub
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
2 hours 30 minutes
THE GREAT DEMOCRACY TRIVIA GAME
Great Lakes Brewpub

Sat, Apr 18

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
10 minutes
WELCOME & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OCAD U Main Campus
virtual
8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
9 hours
EXHIBITOR HALL OPEN
OCAD U Main Campus
exhibition
8:40 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
10 minutes
OPENING PRAYER (ELDER LIZ)
OCAD U Main Campus
8:50 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
10 minutes
MP KARIM BARDEESY: DEMOCRACY IS A NATION-BUILDING PROJECT
OCAD U Main Campus
virtual
9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
50 minutes
IN CONVERSATION WITH NOBEL LAUREATE DARON ACEMOGLU: WHAT HAPPENED TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY?
OCAD U Main Campus
Keynote
virtual
9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
10 minutes
BREAK
OCAD U Main Campus
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
50 minutes
IGNITING THE INDIGENOUS ECONOMY
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
50 minutes
L'AVANTAGE ÉCONOMIQUE DES FRANCOPHONES AU CANADA / CANADA’S FRANCOPHONE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE
OCAD U Main Campus
en français
panel
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
50 minutes
THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL COOPERATION
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
virtual
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
50 minutes
REWIRING DEMOCRACY WITH BRUCE SCHNEIER
OCAD U Main Campus
10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
10 minutes
BREAK
OCAD U Main Campus
11:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
55 minutes
KNOWING WHAT'S REALLY REAL: CONTENT PROVENANCE, THE MEDIA & DEMOCRACY
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
11:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
55 minutes
SOVEREIGNTY BY DESIGN
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
virtual
11:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
55 minutes
SECURITY, DEFENCE AND RESILIENCE IN A SHIFTING WORLD
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
11:00 a.m. - 11:55 a.m.
55 minutes
IS INNOVATION CANADA’S SUPERPOWER?
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
20 minutes
WE THE DATA: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
OCAD U Main Campus
keynote
virtual
12:20 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
25 minutes
LUNCH PICKUP
12:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
1 hour 45 minutes
BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
OCAD U Main Campus
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
1 hour
ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRACY: PODCAST TAPING
OCAD U Main Campus
keynote
virtual
2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
20 minutes
BREAK
OCAD U Main Campus
2:50 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
55 minutes
BUILDING AN ECONOMY FROM PLACE, PEOPLE, AND PURPOSE
OCAD U Main Campus
keynote
virtual
3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
1 hour
THE WEALTH GAP: BOLD IDEAS FOR GROWING SHARED PROSPERITY
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
virtual
3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
1 hour
THE CASE FOR PUBLIC AI
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
1 hour
LEVERAGING CULTURE TO STRENGTHEN CANADA'S GLOBAL POWER
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
1 hour
EXILED VOICES, SHARED FUTURES: ARTISTIC FREEDOM, ECONOMIC POWER, AND DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE
OCAD U Main Campus
panel
4:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
10 minutes
BREAK
OCAD U Main Campus
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
1 hour
REHEARSING DEMOCRACY: ART AND EMPATHY AS CIVIC PRACTICE
OCAD U Main Campus
keynote
virtual
6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
15 minutes
CLOSING REMARKS
OCAD U Main Campus

Schedule

Thu, Apr 16

DOORS OPEN + REGISTRATION

DXC FOUNDERS WELCOME

EU AMBASSADOR GENEVIÈVE TUTS GREETINGS

KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION

CORY DOCTOROW: DISENSHITTIFICATION NATION

INTERVIEW + Q&A

RECEPTION AND ARTIST EXHIBITION

Fri, Apr 17

REGISTRATION + COFFEE

OPENING REMARKS AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW: WELCOME TO DXC

MINISTER STEVE MACKINNON: BUILDING CIVIC RESILIENCE IN CANADA'S DEMOCRACY

COFFEE BREAK

IF I WERE A MAYOR: BUILDING AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE

WORKSHOP: DEMOCRACY FUTURES (Sold Out)

LUNCH BREAK

WORKSHOP: EMERGING LEADERS (Sold Out)

DEMOCRACY’S SECOND ACT: WHY POLITICS NEEDS THE PUBLIC

DXC MIXER AT THE GREAT LAKES BREW PUB

THE GREAT DEMOCRACY TRIVIA GAME

Sat, Apr 18

WELCOME & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

EXHIBITOR HALL OPEN

OPENING PRAYER (ELDER LIZ)

MP KARIM BARDEESY: DEMOCRACY IS A NATION-BUILDING PROJECT

IN CONVERSATION WITH NOBEL LAUREATE DARON ACEMOGLU: WHAT HAPPENED TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACY?

BREAK

IGNITING THE INDIGENOUS ECONOMY

L'AVANTAGE ÉCONOMIQUE DES FRANCOPHONES AU CANADA / CANADA’S FRANCOPHONE ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE

THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL COOPERATION

REWIRING DEMOCRACY WITH BRUCE SCHNEIER

BREAK

KNOWING WHAT'S REALLY REAL: CONTENT PROVENANCE, THE MEDIA & DEMOCRACY

SOVEREIGNTY BY DESIGN

SECURITY, DEFENCE AND RESILIENCE IN A SHIFTING WORLD

IS INNOVATION CANADA’S SUPERPOWER?

WE THE DATA: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

LUNCH PICKUP

BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

ON THE FRONTLINES OF DEMOCRACY: PODCAST TAPING

BREAK

BUILDING AN ECONOMY FROM PLACE, PEOPLE, AND PURPOSE

THE WEALTH GAP: BOLD IDEAS FOR GROWING SHARED PROSPERITY

THE CASE FOR PUBLIC AI

LEVERAGING CULTURE TO STRENGTHEN CANADA'S GLOBAL POWER

EXILED VOICES, SHARED FUTURES: ARTISTIC FREEDOM, ECONOMIC POWER, AND DEMOCRATIC RESILIENCE

BREAK

REHEARSING DEMOCRACY: ART AND EMPATHY AS CIVIC PRACTICE

CLOSING REMARKS

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