Program

IIC Canada Annual Conference
October 20 and 21, 2025
National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20
08:45	Welcoming Remarks Grant Buchanan, IIC Canada
09:00	Keynote Vicky Eatrides, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
09:30	Panel International Trade, CUSMA, and Cultural and Digital Sovereignty Moderator: Peter Grant, Communications Lawyer Colin Robertson, Canadian Global Affairs Institute Patricia Goff, Wilfrid Laurier University Vass Bednar, Canadian Shield Institute
10:30	Short Track Profitability & the Attention Economy - Shifting Focus to the Commercialization of Canadian Content Nicole Matiation, Nordicity
10:45	Short Track Future of Broadcasting Business Models Brad Danks, Out TV
11:00	Break
11:15	Short Track Rethinking Connectivity in a Period of Geopolitical Challenges Ted Woodhead, Telecom Consultant
11:30	Short Track AI, Authorship and Copyright Kristina Milbourn, Rogers Communications
11:45	Short Track Age Verification for Adult Content Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, Senate of Canada
12:00	Lunch Keynote Dan Goldberg, Telesat, in conversation with Sylvie Courtemanche, IIC Canada
13:10	Break
13:25	Short Track Canada’s Telecom Future: Policy choices, Pressures and Priorities Eric Smith, Canadian Telecommunications Association Rob Ghiz, Canadian Telecommunications Association
13:45	Short Track Impact of Aging Population Gabrielle Gallant, National Institute on Aging
14:00	Short Track First Nations Information Governance Centre and the Data Sovereignty Research Collaborative Jonathan Dewar, First Nations Information Governance Centre
14:15	Panel Canadian News: Issues and Solutions Moderator: Helen Hayes, McGill University Kevin Desjardins, Canadian Association of Broadcasters Sara-Christine Gemson, Public Policy Forum Sue Gardner, Tiny Ventures
15:15	Break
15:30	Short Track Valuation of Personal Data Kean Birch, York University
15:45	Panel Protecting Consumer Personal Information in the Communications Marketplace: Can Privacy, Personalization and Trust get along? Moderator: Bill Abbott, Telus Amanda Maltby, Environics Carly Meredith, DLA Piper Frédéric Wilson, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
16:45	Keynote Anna Gomez, Federal Communications Commission
17:00	Cocktail reception hosted by the Canadian Telecommunications Association


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

08:45	Opening Remarks Grant Buchanan, IIC Canada
09:00	Keynote Philippe Dufresne, Privacy Commissioner of Canada
09:30	Panel Bill C-2 and Lawful Access Moderator: Leah West, Carleton University Kate Robertson, Citizen Lab Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Owen Ripley, Justice Canada Richard Bilodeau, Public Safety
10:30	Break
10:45	Short Track Online Harms Emily Laidlaw, University of Calgary
11:00	Short Track Developments in Competition Law Robin Shaban, 2R Strategy
11:15	Short Track Protection of Canada’s Subsea Cables Vina Nadjibulla, Asia Pacific Foundation
11:30	Panel Bill C-8 and Cybersecurity Moderator: Robbie Grant, McMillan LLP Bonnie Butlin, Security Partners Forum Byron Holland, Canadian Internet Registration Authority Lori Turnbull, Dalhousie University
12:30	Lunch Keynote Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CBC/Radio – Canada in conversation with Catherine Clark, Catherine Clark Communications
13:45	Break
14:00	Short Track Meet Clara: The Importance of Training Your AI Don Lenihan, Middle Ground Policy Research AI Clara, AI
14:30	Short Track Digital Sovereignty Barry Appleton, Appleton & Associates
14:45	Panel Legal Landscape – Developments in Canadian Communications and Media Law Leslie Milton, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Monica Song, Dentons
15:15	Break
15:30	Short Track The Importance of Digital Media and AI Literacy Education for all Canadians Kathryn Ann Hill, MediaSmarts
15:45	Short Track AI, Cryptography and Quantum Computing Melanie Anderson, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
16:00	Panel AI and Compute Infrastructure Mike Tremblay, CANARIE George Ross, Digital Research Alliance Nicole Foster, Amazon
17:00	Keynote Cartoons That Got Me Fired Mike DeAdder, Political Cartoonist
17:30	Closing Remarks Grant Buchanan, IIC Canada
	Closing reception hosted by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters

Program

IIC Canada Annual Conference October 20 and 21, 2025 National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario

Annual Conference

IIC Canada Annual Conference
October 20 and 21, 2025
National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Ontario