Technology, Society, the Future
p2pnet.net news:- Today is the day the University of Ottawa hosts the first Dialogue on Technology, Society and the Future.
Led by honourary co-chairs industry minister Maxime Bernier and minister of Canadian heritage and status of women Bev Oda, it opens with a description of the rapid pace of technological change by Dr Ian Kerr, followed by a discussion of emerging technologies and their social implications.
Kerr’s talk will be followed by a moderated panel and a question-and-answer period including him, Jennifer Corriero and Craig Kielburger, and moderated by Evan Solomon.
The discussion, in Tabaret Hall, Room 112, 550 Cumberland Street, Ottawa, at 6:00 pm EST, will be broadcast live at www.media.uOttawa.ca/telus.html.
Kerr is the Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology at the University of Ottawa.
Kielburger is a child rights advocate and leadership specialist and the founder of Free The Children, the world’s largest network of children helping children through education, and the co-founder of Leaders Today.
Corriero’s focus has been on helping youth around the world to realize the potential of technology; and working with companies to show them what they need to do to connect with young people. At age 19, she was a senior consultant to Microsoft, and has also done consulting work with Hewlett-Packard, Nike, and McDonald’s.
Solomon is a CBC TV broadcaster, journalist and author.
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