Our 2025 Speakers

FWD50 2025 Speakers

Aviva Oskow

Principal Product Designer, 18F, Technology Transformation Services, General Services Administration

Samaya Anjum

Policy and Communications Associate, Global Network Initiative

Andrew McAfee

Principal Research Scientist, Initiative on the Digital Economy, MIT

Lena Trudeau

President & CEO, Inclined

Shubhangi Heda

PhD candidate and sessional academic, Queensland University of Technology

Heather Remacle

Senior Director, Connected Services and Exchange Lab, Connected Services BC

Kate Tarling

Author, The Service Organization; a guide to orient organisations for successful services

Patrick Kigongo

Product Manager, 18F

Stephanie Oldfield

Director, Digital and Data Policy, Ontario Digital Service (ODS)

Giovana Fleck

Research and training lead, Research, Civic Media Observatory

Hilary Mason

Co-founder & CEO, playhiddendoor

Colin Murphy

Product Manager, 18F

Lauren Hunter

Director for Talent Policy and Platforms, Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada

Simon Foot

Director, Public Digital

Malka Older

Executive Director, Global Voices

Honey Dacanay

Director-General, Treasury Board Secretariat

Kristo Vaher

CTO, CupOfCoffeeAI

Maigen Thomas

Founder, Level 11 Technology

Cedric Jean-Marie

Manager of Enterprise Architecture, Chief Information Officer Branch, Canadian Heritage

Miska Têtu

Manager, Issues Management, Digital and Creative Marketplace Frameworks, Canadian Heritage

Snehit Cherian

CTO, Global Nexis Solutions

Lisa Yeung

Director, Strategic Initiatives, Labour Relations Solutions

Justin Alerta

Manager, Labour Relations Information Bureau, Strategic Initiatives Branch, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Antonia Mochan

Deputy Head, EU Policy Lab

Debra Churchill

Senior Analyst, Strategic Initiatives Branch, Labour Relations Solutions Division

Mitch Joel

Founder, ThinkersOne

Dorothy Eng

CEO, Code for Canada

Hossein Shafeghati

Director of Municipal Public Works, Kativik Regional Government

Andy Chiang

Co-founder, Quip - Dictionary for Kids

Dara Renton

Assistant Director, Product, Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security

Lucien West

Head of Product, Performance and Assurance, UK Government Digital Service

Miranda Dyck

Manager, Service Policy & Community Engagement, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat, Government of Canada

Christine Lau

Director, Service and Digital Performance, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat, Government of Canada

Katy Lalonde

Director, Digital, Supply Ontario

Emily Tavoulareas

Chief Curator, US Digital Service Origins

Alexandra MacEachern

Director of Digital Delivery, Public Digital

Dan Murphy

President, Pathphind

Lara Sampson

Partner, Public Digital

Anna Hirschfeld

Senior Director, Americas Sector Lead, Public Digital

Hillary Hartley

Former Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Digital Response

Alistair Croll

Co-founder & Chair, FWD50