GovTech & Public Sector

FWD50 Annual Conference

FWD50’s September 15 event is part of its “Global Case Studies” program, an online and public-sector focused conference series. It brings together public sector innovators, technologists, and changemakers to explore how technology can make society better for all.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
15 September 2026
Location
Montréal, Ottawa, and Online, Ottawa, Canada
Organiser
FWD50
Expected attendance
21
Industry
GovTech & Public Sector

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • IT & Technology

On stage

Speakers

  • Pia Andrews, Senior Advisor, Digital Transformation, Personal Capacity
  • Christopher DiBona, Vice President, Open Ecosystems, Microsoft
  • Marina Nitze, Crisis Engineer, Layer Aleph
  • Mikey Dickerson, Partner, Layer Aleph
  • Dea De Jarisco, Senior Product Manager, Government of British Columbia / Ministry of Citizens' Services
  • Brenton Caffin, Co-founder, States of Change
  • Greg Judelman, AI Transition Advisor, Independent Consultant
  • Xavier-Antoine Lalande, Mayor, Ville de Saint-Colomban
  • Tania Vakhrycheva, CX Product Manager, State of Utah, Division of Technology Services
  • Harper Reed, CEO
  • Uchenna Moka-Solana, President, MokSol Impact
  • Dr. Mechie Nkengla, Chief AI & Data Strategist, Data Products
  • Blaine Cook, Principal Engineer, Roundabout
  • Étienne Bernard, Director Corporate Affairs and Data, Québec Tech
  • Lucie Bergeron, Transport Canada
  • Kesone Phimmasone, Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation
  • Remy DeCausemaker, Open Source Program Office Lead, Digital Service at CMS.gov
  • Iain Montgomery, Founder, Challenger Cities
  • Travis Hoppe, Chief AI Officer, GroundVue
  • Abigail Haddad, Data Engineer, Data Research Partners, LLC

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