Digital Futures Symposium 2025: Shaping Canada’s Digital Transformation
Sep 15, 2025 to Sep 16, 2025
8:30AM to 3:30PM
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 |
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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
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Wayne Purboo | VP, Amazon, Amazon Advertising |
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Armughan Ahmad | CEO and Executive AI Advisor |
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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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