IIC Canada 2023 Conference

The Canadian Chapter of the International Institute of Communications (IIC Canada) is pleased to announce some of the dynamic roster of speakers to engage business and government leaders in broadcasting, media, telecommunications and technology on key issues affecting the future of the Canadian communications sector. Its 2023 Conference will take place May 15-16 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

View the current program here.

VICKY EATRIDES
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, CRTC

PHILIPPE DUFRESNE
Privacy Commissioner of Canada

MATTHEW BOSWELL
Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau Canada

NINA SCHICK
Author, Advisor, Speaker Specializing in Generative AI

ROSLYN LAYTON
Senior Vice-President, Strand Consult

DOREEN BOGDAN-MARTIN
Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union

A panel on the NEW DEFINITION OF CANADIAN PROGRAM

• Doug Barrett – barcode SDG
• Joan Jenkinson – Black Screen Office
• Tandy Yull – Canadian Association of Broadcasters
• Wendy Noss – Motion Picture Association – Canada

A panel on BILL C-27 (UPDATING CANADA’S PRIVACY LEGISLATION)

• David Elder – Stikeman Elliott LLP
• Kirsten Thompson – Dentons Canada LLP
• Peter Kosmala, CIPP – York University, Toronto
• Sonia Carreno – Interactive Advertising Bureau of Canada

A panel on BILL C-26 AND CYBERSECURITY

• Ian Scott – Former CRTC Chairperson & CEO
• Alexis Rapin – Université du Québec à Montréal
• Charles Noir – Canadian Internet Registration Authority
• Kristen Csenkey – Balsillie School of International Affairs
• Stephanie Carvin – Carleton University

A panel on ONLINE SAFETY

• Michael Serapio – The Cable Public Affairs Channel
• Emily Laidlaw – University of Calgary
• Florian Martin-Bariteau – University of Ottawa
• Steve de Eyre – TikTok Canada

A panel on COMPETITION ACT REFORM

• Hank Intven – Haro Strait Consulting
• Jennifer Quaid – University of Ottawa
• John Pecman – Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
• Pierre Larouche – Université de Montréal

A panel on SUSTAINABILITY AND CANADIAN COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY INITIATIVES

• Lisa Clarkson – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Shannon Bart – Netflix
• Tracey Friesen – Canadian Media Producers Association

We hope you will join us in Ottawa and don’t forget registration must be completed in advance for this two-day event. To avoid our waiting list, click here to register online today.

Registrants and speakers are invited are invited to a reception hosted by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. This reception forms part of the Conference and will take place from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 15 at the National Arts Centre (NAC). As well, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is hosting a reception for friends and colleagues after the Conference wraps up. While the latter is not an IIC Canada officially sanctioned event, it will take place from the end of the Conference currently anticipated around 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16 at the NAC. All registrants and speakers, as well as others, are invited to the CAB reception.