Our 2026 Speakers

Senior Advisor, Digital Transformation, Personal Capacity

Vice President, Open Ecosystems, Microsoft

Crisis Engineer, Layer Aleph

Partner, Layer Aleph

Senior Product Manager, Government of British Columbia / Ministry of Citizens' Services

Co-founder, States of Change

AI Transition Advisor, Independent Consultant

CX Product Manager, State of Utah, Division of Technology Services

Project Excellence Lead, Diia Team, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Urban Tech Fellow, Cornell Tech

CEO, Lite Technology Solutions, LLC

Principal, ideaowl Labs

Hyper, Founder & GM, Motorola Solutions

Design Lead, New Practice Lab

Founder, ScamHERO // Co-created

Chief Data Officer & Director General, Data Policy and Transformation, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

CEO, 2389 Research, Inc

Chief AI & Data Strategist, Data Products

Director, Boating Safety, Marine Safety and Security Service Modernization, Data and Systems Management, Transport Canada

Chief Digital Strategy Officer, Office of Technology and Innovation

Open Source Program Office Lead, Digital Service at CMS.gov

Founder, Challenger Cities

Chief AI Officer, GroundVue

Data Engineer, Data Research Partners, LLC

CEO, Ishmael Interactive

Managing Partner, Digital Nation

AI/UX Architect, Vation Inc.

Director General Data Analytics, (AI) and Information Management, Department of National Defence

Product Manager, Government Special Delivery - ex Product Owner at Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Government of Alberta

Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard University

Open Standards and Practices Lead, CivicActions

Host & Chief Explorer, Civic Punks

Director of Intergovernmental Cooperation, Institute for Citizen-Centred Service

Director Partnerships and Advocacy, The Dais

CEO & Founder, Helpful Places

FWD50 Co-Chair / Founder, OpenPublic

Co-founder & Chair, FWD50