Canadian vote Summit 2024

Agenda Day 1 (June 5 2024)

Time Session and TopicSpeakers
8:45-9:15Opening remarks Stephane Perrault
John Beebe
9:15-10:30
Plenary 1:
The Critical Moment:
Democracy at A Crossroads 		Sean Speer
Oksana Kishchuk
Michael Wernick

Moderator:
Catherine Corriveau
10:30-10:50Break
10:50-12:10
Plenary 2:
Future-proofing Canada's
Information Ecosystems 		April Lindgren
Jennifer Hollett
Dave Sommers

Moderator:
Coming soon!
12:10-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30
Plenary 3:
Canada's Fraying Social Fabric:
Implications for Democracy		Amira Elghawaby
Shachi Kurl
Sharon Avery

Moderator:
Katherine O'Neill
14:30 -14:50Break
14:50-16:00
Plenary 4:
Innovation and Integrity:
The Role of Emerging Tech
in Electoral Trust		Sami Khoury
More speakers coming soon!

Moderator:
Holly-Ann Garnett
16:10 - 16:30Closing remarks Victoria Kuketz
Rob Goodman
18:00-20:30KEYNOTE:
Democracy's Reckoning:
Crisis in The US. Lessons for Canada		David Frum

Moderator:
Susan Delacourt

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Agenda Day 2 (June 6 2024)

Time Session Speakers
8:00-8:30 Breakfast
8:45-10:15
Session I:
Countering Misinformation
During an Election Year		Anton Boegman
Greg Essensa

Moderator:
Allison Harell
8:45-10:15
Session I:
AMO Workshop
- Healthy Democracies 		Stewart McDonough

Facilitator:
Chris Erl
10:20-10:40Break
10:40-11:40Keynote:
Choosing to Serve:
Politics and Public Service 		Naheed Nenshi

Moderator:
John Beebe
11:40-13:00Lunch / Networking
12:00-13:00Table Topic:
Demystifying the Nomination Process 		Coming soon!

Moderator:
Matt DeCourcey
11:40-13:00Networking & Showcase
13:00-14:30Session II:
Engaging in Difficult Conversations 		Laura Stephenson
Rowan Gentleman-Sylvester
Miley Leong
14:30-14:45 Break
14:45 - 16:15
Session III:
Youth - The Road to Power?		Sabrina Grover
Alex Wilson

Moderator:
Daniel Stockemer
16:20 - 16:30Closing remarks Coming soon!

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