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Tracey P. Lauriault is Associate Professor, Critical Media and Big Data and board member of the Institute for Data Science at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University in Canada. As a data and technological citizen, she examines data and technological systems to make them more just, inclusive, equitable and environmentally sustainable.

Mirko Tobias Schäfer is Associate Professor of AI, Data & Society at Utrecht University’s research area ‘Governing the Digital Society’ and the Department for Information and Computing Sciences. Mirko is co-founder and Sciences lead of the Data School. He studies the datafication of public management and engages in the development of responsible and accountable AI and data practices.

Karin van Es is Associate Professor of Media and Culture Studies and project lead Humanities at Data School, both at Utrecht University.

Muna Osman, recently completed a Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellow at the Élisabeth Bruyère School of Social Innovation based at the Saint-Paul University.

Muna completed her PhD in the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa and then a postdoctoral position at the same university coordinating a Cochrane systematic review on the benefits of school meals for children and youth across the globe. During and after her doctorate, she was a Research Methodologist at Archipel Research and Consulting, an Indigenous-owned research firm, advising on anti-racist, critical, and decolonial approaches for public and private sector organizations. She is currently a Senior Research Scientist at the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub in the Sprott School of Business at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University. Across these roles, her research combines the study of transcultural psychology, critical data studies, and systems of oppression. 

Chapter title: Advancing Equity through Data Practices: A Transformative Model for Organizational Change w/Hindia Mahamoud

Valerie Steeves, Faculty Member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society and a Full Professor in the Department of Criminology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa

Valerie’s main area of research focuses on the impact of new technologies on human rights, with a special interest in children’s rights. From 2015-2024, she was the principal investigator of , an SSHRC-funded partnership of researchers, educators, advocates, civil society groups, and policymakers interested in examining the impact of online commercial profiling on children’s identities and social relationships. With the active help of youth co-researchers, she  designed and implemented projects using YPAR, drama/improv, art and deliberative dialogue methods to help young people articulate their understanding of the digital world.

Chapter Title: Lessons Learned from The eQuality Project: Privacy and Equality for Youth in Networked Spaces

Daniel Paré, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Faculty of Arts, University of Ottawa

Daniel’s areas of ongoing research and policy-related work focus on social, economic, political and technical issues arising from innovations in information and communication technologies (ICTs) in developing and industrialized countries. Areas of specialization include ICTs and international development (ICT4D), e-commerce, Internet governance, information and communication policy, e-government, and knowledge networks. Paré was also National Researcher, Canada Open Government Partnership (OGP) Independent Reporting Mechanism.

Chapter Title: Open Government Partnership (OGP): Balancing Expertise, Practice, and the Academy w/Mary Francoli

Kady Carr (they/them), Research Director, Director of the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (ONS) at Bruyère Health Research Institute

Since joining ONS in 2012, Kady has led projects that integrate community-level data into research, planning, and policy decisions across health, housing, and social sectors. With an MBA from the Telfer School of Management (2021), specializing in business analytics and management consulting, Kady brings over a decade of experience in transforming data into actionable insights that support equity and community wellbeing. Kady’s work has advanced collaborations with municipal, academic, and non-profit partners, expanding ONS’s role as a trusted source of neighbourhood-level information. Their expertise lies in data visualization and storytelling, statistical analysis, and strategy development to support informed decision-making and drive meaningful impact.