Digital Futures Symposium 2025: Shaping Canada’s Digital Transformation
					
 Sep 15, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025 
 8:30AM to 3:30PM

									

				

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	Date/Time

	Date(s) - 15/09/2025 - 16/09/2025
8:30 am - 3:30 pm







About the Symposium


Whether you are interested in tech, AI, climate, public policy, or a related field, this two-day event offers the chance to engage with researchers, industry leaders, public sector professionals, and fellow students from across Canada. The Digital Futures Symposium features keynote speakers, expert panels, mentorship opportunities, a hands-on Innovation Challenge, and the Graduate Student Research Showcase. 


 




 


“Digital Futures”


“Digital Futures” refers to the exploration and speculation about the potential directions, impacts, and transformations that emerging digital technologies may bring about in various aspects of society, economy, culture, and individual life. Increasingly digital initiatives are falling short on strategic objectives and Canada continues to fall behind other countries on advancing their digital agenda.


 




 


Tickets






Two-day ticket
$400




One-day ticket
$250




Student ticket (per day)
$50






Click here to get your tickets


 




 


Location


Ron Joyce Centre, DeGroote School of Business, Burlington, Ontario


 




 


Hosts


Co-hosted by McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business, and Western University’s Ivey Business School.


 




 


Keynote Speakers







Wayne Purboo
VP, Amazon, Amazon Advertising




Armughan Ahmed
Armughan Ahmad
CEO and Executive AI Advisor





Carole Piovesan
Managing Partner, INQ Law






 


Panel Speakers






Alfredo Tan
Global CDO and CIO, Canada Goose




Gordon Sandford
Partner – Transformation, Ernst & Young (EY)




Mark Segal
Former CIO, CBI Health




Todd Roberts
Senior Partner, National Payments & Market Infrastructure, Deloitte




Kathryn Botchford
President, MARKAT Group




Hassaan Basit
Chief Conservation Executive for the Province of Ontario




Dr. Julie Maranda
Chief Medical Information Officer (Interim), One Person One Record, Nova Scotia Health Authority




Dr. Rob Austin
Ivey Business School, Digital Innovation Professor




Dr. Jennifer Campos
University Health Network, KITE Research Institute




Dr. Ruhai Wu
McMaster University, Associate Professor of Marketing






 


Fireside Chat Speakers






Dr. Sedef Akinli Kocak
Director, Applied AI Programs, Vector Institute




Lindsay Hampson
President – Sustainability and ESG, ThisRock






 


Research Methodology Showcase Speakers






Dr. Constantinos Coursaris
HEC Montréal, Tech3Lab




Dr. Milena Head
McMaster University, Professor of Information Systems






 


 




 


Contact


If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Rishabh Ramamurti (rajivrar@mcmaster.ca). 


 




 


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