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Vass Bednar (she/her)

Executive Director, MPP in Digital Society Program and Adjunct Professor, Political Science, McMaster University

Vass Bednar is the Executive Director of McMaster University’s MPP in Digital Society Program, where she is also an Adjunct Professor of Political Science. She is also a Public Policy Forum (PPF) Fellow and a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and writes the spirited newsletter, “regs to riches.”

Sessions

Inspiring & Interacting

Everything you know about public policy is wrong

Vass Bednar will share new reflections on the blockers to achieving a more anticipatory policy making practice. After attending this session, you’ll be better prepared to stop being gas-lit by policymaking myths - get Vass-lit instead. See More.
Learning & Doing

Mentor Hourglass Pass

We've got questions; you've got answers! In this session, you'll tackle some of digital transformation's toughest challenges at a table of your peers, led by expert mentors. To keep things moving, we'll pass an hourglass among participants. See More.