DND/CAF Data Day 2021
November 16, 2021 - Defence Stories
ADM(DIA) is proud to announce the first DND/CAF Data Day, coming virtually 25 November, 2021! All Defence Team members are encouraged to come celebrate and learn from our progress in implementing the DND/CAF Data Strategy. Data Day stems from the Senior Leadership Data Huddle and will showcase some of the leading data and digital practices from within our organizations.
Registration
- Date: Thursday, November 25 2021
- Time: 09:00 to 16:00 (ET)
- Audience: All CAF members and DND employees at all levels, particularly those working in data-related fields.
- Language: Bilingual
- Location: This event will be delivered virtually on MS Teams. A link to the live broadcast will be provided to registered participants.
- Registration deadline: Tuesday, 23 November. To register, fill out this form (user identification and password required) while logged in to your Forces account. If you have trouble registering, please contact the Data Literacy & Culture Team.
Description
Throughout the day there will be multiple panel discussions and breakout sessions on topics including:
- Data enabling excellence on operations
- Leveraging data for business and operations
- The future of work and digital skills
Results from the DND/CAF Hackathon will be presented during the conference. This event was held from 19–21 October with participants from DND/CAF and Statistics Canada, where synthetic data was used to better understand workplace and employee wellbeing at DND/CAF.
Speakers
DND/CAF Data Day will also feature guest presentations from the following departments:
- Canada Border Services Agency
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Statistics Canada
A keynote address will also be delivered by Mr. Michael Conlin, former Chief Data Officer at the US Department of Defense!