Canadian vote Summit: Earning Trust - Challenges for Canada’s Democracy
Agenda Day 1 (June 19 2024)
| Time | Session and Topic | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45-9:15 | Opening remarks | Elder Stephane Perrault Roberta Iannacito-Provenzano John Beebe |
| 9:15-10:30 | Plenary 1: The Critical Moment: Democracy at A Crossroads | Sean Speer Oksana Kishchuk Michael Wernick Moderator: Catherine Corriveau |
| 10:30-10:50 | Break | |
| 10:50-12:10 (1h20) | Plenary 2: Future-proofing Canada's Information Ecosystems | April Lindgren Jennifer Hollett Dave Sommers Moderator: TBD |
| 12:10-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-14:30 (1h) | Plenary 3: Rebuilding Canada's Community - NEED TO FINALIZE TITLE | Amira Elghawaby Shachi Kurl Sharon Avery Moderator: Katherine O'Neill |
| 14:30 -14:50 | Break | |
| 14:50-16:00 (1h10) | Plenary 4: Emerging technologies: threats and opportunities to electoral integrity | Sami Khoury Microsoft TBD Moderator: Holly-Ann Garnett |
| 16:10 - 16:30 | Closing remarks | Victoria Kuketz Rob Goodman |
| 18:00-20:30 | KEYNOTE: Impact of America's Democratic Decline on Canadian elections | David Frum Moderator: Susan Delacourt |
| DAY 2 - JUNE 6TH | ||
| Time | Session | |
| 8:00-8:30 | Breakfast | |
| 8:45-10:15 (1h30) | Session I Dealing with mis-dis information in an election year: Case study of BC Elections (report) Speakers: • Anton Boegman • Greg Essensa • Jean-Francois Blanchet Moderator: • Stephane Perrault | |
| 8:45-10:15 (1h30) | Session I AMO Workshop on healthy democracies Speaker: • Stewart McDonough Moderator: • Chris Earle | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Break | |
| 10:40-11:40 | Keynote Speaker: • Naheed Nenshi Moderator: • John Beebe | |
| 11:40-13:00 | Lunch / Networking | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Table Topic: Nomination process Moderator: • Matt DeCourcey | |
| 11:40-13:00 | Networking Showcase: C-Dem + Civil Society + Other 'Showcase' | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Session II: PCO Workshop - Updating the Protecting Democracy Plan Speaker: • John Elvidge | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Session II: Difficult Conversations Speakers: • Rowan Gentlemen-Sylvester • Miley Leong • Laura Stephenson | |
| 14:30-14:45 | Break | |
| 14:45 - 16:15 | Session III: PCO Workshop - Updating the protecting Democracy Plan | |
| 14:45 - 16:15 (1h20) | Session III: Youth - The Road to Power? | |
| 16:20 - 16:30 | Closing remarks | |
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