Data and Application Transformation with AWS

GC USER GROUP Event

Thursday

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April

25

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2024

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12:00PM

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1:00PM

EDT

About the event

Learn from cloud experts and transform your data strategy.

Join us on Thursday, April 25, 2024 for a deep dive into Data and Application Transformation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GC leaders.

During this half-day learning session, you'll explore how to:

• Build business value at scale with data and generative AI
• Develop and implement your data migration strategy
• Reduce data-related cloud costs

You'll also hear key insights from the Chief Data Officer of Transport Canada, and have the opportunity to network with peers from over a dozen GC teams.

This event will run from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, with an optional lunch served at 12:00 PM.

Scroll down for a complete agenda

Who should attend

This event is for public servants at all levels of seniority and IT knowledge. By attending this event, you'll learn key concepts that can be implemented across departments and agencies.

Agenda

9:00AM - 10:00AM

Breakfast

Breakfast. Registration will take place five minutes before breakfast.

10:00AM - 11:00AM

The Horizon of AI

The Emerging World of Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning by Matthew Hartman and Partner, Betaworks.

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Startup Evangelist of the Month

Welcome Mackenzie Kosut, AWS Startup Evangelist

1:00PM - 2:00PM

Breakout Session 1

In this project, you will learn how to deploy and host Jenkins, an open-source automation software predominantly used for CI/CD

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Breakout Session 2

In this project, you will learn how to deploy and host WordPress, an open-source blogging tool and content management system

Featured Speakers

Erika-Kirsten Easton
Chief Data Officer and Director General, Enterprise Service, Data and Architecture Directorate, Transport Canada

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Erika-Kirsten Easton joined Transport Canada in August 2023 as the Chief Data Officer and Director General (DG) of Enterprise Service, Data and Architecture. Erika and her team are responsible for data asset management, establishing digital service delivery standards, and enterprise architecture and security assessments for the Department. With over a decade of experience as an executive in government, Erika has previously served in roles at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Shared Services Canada (SSC), and Health Canada, among other departments.

Soo Nadarajah

Head of Artificial Intelligence and Data Go-To-Market, AWS Canada

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Soo Nadarajah is the Public Sector AI, Data and Technology Leader for AWS in Canada, where she focuses on helping organizations innovate through technology. Previously, she held a range of roles at BlackBerry, in the areas of strategy, operations, global sales and supply chain management. An engineer by training, Soo holds an MBA from York University's Schulich School of Business

Agenda

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM

Check-in and optional lunch

Join peers and AWS experts for food and networking

12:45 PM - 1:00 PM

Welcome remarks: The horizon of data and AI

Soo Nadarajah - Head of Public Sector Generative AI & Data Go-To-Market Strategy | AWS Canada

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Building business value at scale with data and generative AI

Learn how to harness and scale the business value of your data; how to think holistically about data and AI; and key considerations for technology, people, process, and mindset.

Anubhav Srivastava - Data & Analytics Go-To-Market Specialist | AWS Canada

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

Accelerate your data migration strategy

Discover the Top 5 practical, actionable mechanisms that IT leaders can use to develop a winning data migration strategy. Learn how to achieve business-visible outcomes and become truly data-driven across your organization.

Gary Howe - Technical Business Development Manager, Database & Analytics | AWS Canada

Daniel Brock - Worldwide Program Lead, Data Migration & Modernization Strategy | AWS

2:30 PM - 2:40 PM

Break

2:40 PM - 3:20 Pm

Introduction to AWS Modernization Accelerator

Learn how to modernize applications more rapidly, so you can retire expensive legacy infrastructure, increase elasticity, gain agility through automation, and optimize staff labour needs.

Bill Jacobi - Solution Architect Manager | AWS
Willem VanEssendelft - Senior Solutions Architect, Migrations - AWS

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM

Executive Fireside Chat: Shaping the future of the public sector with data and AI

Explore key insights with the Chief Data Officer of Transport Canada and ask your questions in an interactive Q&A session.

Erika-Kirsten Easton - Chief Data Officer and Director General, Enterprise Service, Data and Architecture Directorate | Transport Canada

Hosted by Kolin Pristanski - Account Executive | AWS Canada

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Live Demo: The art of the possible with data and generative AI on AWS

Learn directly from AWS experts, as they guide you through a live demo of data-driven generative AI app creation.

Fabrizio Napolitano - Principal Analytics Specialist | AWS Canada

Nicolas Bernier - Generative AI Solutions Architect Specialist | AWS Canada

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks: Putting It All Together

Explore next steps for your team's data and generative AI journey

Soo Nadarajah - Head of Public Sector Generative AI & Data Go-To-Market Strategy | AWS Canada

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking and Q&A

Join peers and AWS experts for snacks, Q&A, and networking

Speakers

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Katherine Barna

Vice President Communications, Awesomeness

Katherine Barna is Vice President, Communications for Awesomeness, a leading multi-platform media company defining the future of entertainment. At Awesomeness, Barna oversees communication and PR strategy for the company and its four key divisions: the Gen Z-focused AwesomenessTV network, Awesomeness Films, DreamWorksTV, and Awestruck. In addition, she heads up the company’s social responsibility initiatives. Previously, she was Head of Communications and Public Policy for Tumblr. She joined the company in 2011 as the 25th employee overall and one of the first non-technical members of the team

Adam Rothenburg

Co-Founder & Partner, BoxGroup

Adam Rothenberg is a Co-founder and Partner of BoxGroup, a New York City based early stage venture capital fund. BoxGroup invests in pre-seed and seed rounds with the goal of backing talented entrepreneurs building disruptive technology companies and with visions to create the next generation of category defining businesses. Investments include Blue Apron, Trello, PillPack, Spring, Sunrise, Warby Parker, Harry’s, Oscar, Behance, and more. Adam was previously the Director of TechStars in New York City. TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage accelerator program. Prior to joining TechStars, Adam spent 4 years investing in the public markets at a hedge fund in New York City. Adam attended The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he concentrated in Finance and minored in Fine Arts. Adam is a native New Yorker.

Mackenzie Kosut

Global Startup Evangelist, Amazon Web Services

Mackenzie is the Global Startup Evangelist at AWS. His days are spent traveling the globe to meet startups, share their stories, and connect engineering teams together. Every day there are a large number of startups launching on AWS across every imaginable industry. It’s Mackenzie’s mission to find stories of startups that are helping to improve the world and share these stories with a wide audience.

Prior to joining AWS, Mackenzie was the Head of Technical Operations at Betterment, the world’s largest independent robo-advisor based in NYC which manages over $8B in assets. Mackenzie was a founding engineer and Head of Technical Operations at Oscar Health, an insurance startup also based in NYC, helping to grow the company to over 400+ employees.

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