Net Change Week Live Webcast June 10th in Waterloo
Net Change Week is a week dedicated to exploring the intersection between social technology and social change. Hosted at the MaRS Discovery Centre in downtown Toronto, Net Change Week hosted some of the most renowned thought leaders in the field of social technology and social change that challenged, inspired and informed participants from diverse areas such as education, popular culture, childhood development and philanthropy.
In an effort to spread the ideas generated at this event in Toronto, the Net Change organizers set up a live webcast of the event that was broadcasted across Canada. As part of the event at MaRS, questions and comments were sent from the satellite locations to MaRS to generate a cross-Canada discussion on issues relating to social technology and social change.
Social Innovation Generation (SiG) at the University of Waterloo hosted a live webcast of the event in the Waterloo Region. With the various synergies occurring in the region between academia, the technology sector, and social change enterprises, Net Change Week provided an opportunity to discuss how we can harness the energy of technology for the greatest impact.
SiG broadcasted The Future Panel and Cybersecurity Panel from the events occurring for Net Change Week at MaRS.
The Future Panel was compromised of world-renowned web strategists, futurists, and culturists discussing the future of the web and the world.
Featuring:
Dr. Gerri Sinclair, Executive Director, Masters of Digital Media Program at Vancouver’s Centre for Digital Media, Great Northern Way Campus
John Thackara, Author of In The Bubble: Designing In A Complex World and Director and Founder of Doors of Perception
Dr. Lucy Bernholz, Founder and President of Blueprint Research & Design, Inc and author of the blog, Philanthropy2173
This panel was moderated by Jesse Brown, a humorist working in print, radio, television and film.
The Cybersecurity Panel focused on concepts such as Internet filtering, censorship of web content, and online surveillance that are all increasing in scale, scope, and sophistication around the world. Current tools for Internet control go beyond mere denial of information.
Featuring:
Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Ronald Deibert, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto
Moderated by Jesse Hirsh, internet strategist, researcher, and broadcaster