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True North

7:30am EDT

Corporate Innovation Summit (Invite Only) Communitech Hub

8:30am EDT

Badge Pickup (Times vary by location) Various Locations

2:00pm EDT

Beyond Impact: True North @UWaterloo (Sold Out) University of Waterloo

3:00pm EDT

SOLD OUT - Smart Cities Discussion with the Region of Waterloo Communitech Hub

5:00pm EDT

Why Waterloo Region Tour Various Locations True North Festival Various Locations

7:00pm EDT

Opening Night VIP Reception (Invite Only) Deloitte

8:30am EDT

Doors Open Lot42 Badge Pickup (Times vary by location) Various Locations

9:30am EDT

Conference Opening and Welcome Stage A @Lot42Special Guest • Iain Klugman • Talia Sanhewe

10:00am EDT

Ed Catmull: What Makes Creative People Tick? Stage A @Lot42Ed Catmull

11:00am EDT

Coffee Break Stage A @Lot42

11:15am EDT

AI/Machine Learning Program Stage B @Lot42John Kelleher • Ali Asaria • Joseph Fung • François Gand • Suzanne Gildert • Marylin Ma • Marcel O’Gorman

11:30am EDT

Mark McArdle: Hacking toasters, power plants and elections. A Waterloo perspective. Stage A @Lot42Mark McArdle Workshop: Creating a Tech For Good Declaration - Session #1 Stage C@Lot42Marc Castel • Marcel O’Gorman

11:45am EDT

Siyabulela Xuza: Powering Africa - Energy Solutions for a Billion People - Stage A @Lot42Siyabulela Xuza

12:45pm EDT

Lunch Break Stage A @Lot42

1:30pm EDT

Digital Red Tape Program Stage B @Lot42Marianne Harrison • Neil Desai • Hillary Hartley • Ted Livingston • Jad Saliba • Craig Silverman • Scott Totzke • Rita Trichur • Russell Verbeeten

1:45pm EDT

Michael Litt: Refactoring Bias Stage A @Lot42Michael Litt Workshop: Creating a Tech For Good Declaration - Session #2 Stage C@Lot42Marc Castel • Marcel O’Gorman

2:00pm EDT

Sarah Lacy: Detoxing the bro economy Stage A @Lot42Sarah Lacy

3:00pm EDT

Coffee Break Stage A @Lot42

3:30pm EDT

Rana el Kaliouby: Emotion AI – What it is and why it matters Stage A @Lot42Rana el Kaliouby

3:45pm EDT

Building an Equitable Tech Community Stage B @Lot42

4:30pm EDT

Closing Remarks - Day 1 Stage A @Lot42Talia Sanhewe

4:35pm EDT

Happy Hour Lot42

5:00pm EDT

True North Festival Various Locations

8:30am EDT

Doors Open Lot42 Corridor Demo Day (Invitation Only) Tannery Event Centre Badge Pickup (Lot42 Only) Lot42

9:15am EDT

Opening Remarks and Tech for Good Declaration Stage A @Lot42The Right Honourable David Johnston, C.C. • Talia Sanhewe

9:30am EDT

Bozoma Saint John Stage A @Lot42Bozoma Saint John • Talia Sanhewe

10:30am EDT

Coffee Break Stage A @Lot42

10:45am EDT

Tech for Good Program Stage B @Lot42Carol Leaman • Anne Connelly • Mallory Greene • Dr. Sonny Kohli • Loren Padelford • Krista Pawley • Richard Yim

11:00am EDT

Linda Hasenfratz: Women in STEM Stage A @Lot42Linda Hasenfratz

11:30am EDT

Catherine Bracy: Building an Equitable Tech Sector: Lessons from Silicon Valley Stage A @Lot42Catherine Bracy

12:00pm EDT

Robyn Doolittle: Investigative journalism in the digital age Stage A @Lot42Robyn Doolittle 1:1 Investor Meetings (Invitation Only) Communitech Hub

12:30pm EDT

Diversity/Inclusion Program Stage B @Lot42The Honourable Bardish Chagger • Taylor Bond • Alex Bouchard • Mallorie Brodie • Yesenia Cheekinew • Michael Denham • Mary Pat Hinton • Tim Jackson • Jeanette Stock • Joseph Tafese • Steven Wang

12:45pm EDT

Lunch Stage A @Lot42

1:45pm EDT

Facts Are Still Facts Stage A @Lot42Phillip Crawley • Mathew Ingram • Harleen Kaur • Talia Sanhewe

2:15pm EDT

Stranger than Fiction: The Future of Entertainment & Tech Stage A @Lot42Charlie Brooker • Kate Darling • Spike Jonze • Mark Sakamoto

3:15pm EDT

Closing Remarks Stage A @Lot42Iain Klugman • Talia Sanhewe

3:30pm EDT

Happy Hour Lot42

5:00pm EDT

True North Festival Various Locations