Thursday, Feb 19 | Power Talks and Networking | 3 to 5 PM EST | Downtown, Toronto
Celebrate the start of 2026 and AI literacy and privacy awareness with Generation1.ca. In an era of advanced analytics, AI-driven systems, and data-led decision-making, a deceptively simple question often goes unexamined: who gets counted—and who doesn’t?
This interactive webinar convenes illustrious global leaders and expert participants across the sociotechnical spectrum from data, technology, policy, research, education, community organizations, and lived-experience domains—to explore how power, privacy, and institutional design shape data collection, representation, and trust.
The session examines how entire populations—such as immigrants, diasporic communities, and other hard-to-reach groups—are systematically underrepresented in datasets that inform public policy, enterprise strategy, and AI systems. These gaps are rarely neutral. They reflect trade-offs between privacy, efficiency, governance, and inclusion, with real consequences for decision-making and outcomes.
The discussion continues into power networking with refreshments and beverages, location details for which will be provided to registered attendees, creating space for cross-sector dialogue, reflection, and constructive debate. Participants are encouraged to engage with differing perspectives, surface tensions, and connect technical, ethical, and human considerations in a cozy yet intellectually rigorous setting.
Together, this two-hour experience invites participants to critically examine how data systems shape visibility, power, and accountability, and what it means to build trustworthy, future-ready data practices in complex societies.
Check out past coverage from our highly successful October 2025 AI literacy event here.
