Dr. Elizabeth Dubois writes, speaks and teaches at the intersection of technology and politics. Technology critic meets advocate meets academic, she is an Associate Professor at the University of Ottawa and member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and a Public Policy Forum Fellow. Her work examines digital media, influence and political engagement.
Becca Rinkevich is the Director of the Institute for Rebooting Social Media and former Deputy Director of Digital Strategy at the White House under President Joe Biden.
Conner Coles is a former lobbyist with experience working in and around politics, including during the political party candidate nomination process.
Dave Sommer is the Vice President of Strategic Communication at Enterprise Canada, former Head of Politics and Government at Instagram in Washington, D.C., and former Deputy Director of Communications, Digital, for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa.
Fenwick McKelvey is an Associate Professor in Information and Communication Technology Policy at Concordia University, Co-Director of Concordia's Applied AI Institute, and author of Internet Daemons: Digital Communications Possessed.
Hamish Marshall is the former National Campaign Manager for the Conservative Party of Canada and a seasoned expert at the crossroads of data and politics.
Julie Owono is the Executive Director of Internet Sans Frontières (Internet Without Borders), a fellow at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University, and an inaugural member of the Meta Oversight Board.
Kesa White researches far-right extremism online, particularly issues related to hate speech, content moderation, and how different groups use social media to spread their messages.
Matt Perault is the director of the Center on Technology Policy at UNC Chapel Hill and a consultant on tech policy issues. He previously worked at Facebook as the head of the global policy development team.
President of Texture Communications, Melanie Paradis has an extensive background in political strategy and public relations, including on high-profile political campaigns.
Michael Redhead Champagne is a community organizer in Winnipeg working to dismantle harmful systems and build better ones through Indigenous practices and knowledge.
Digital communication strategist and experienced political campaigner, Nate Lubin founded the Better Internet Initiative. Previously, he has worked as the Director of the Office of Digital Strategy at the White House and as the Director of Digital Marketing at Obama for America.
Brazilian journalist and columnist Patrícia Campos Mello exposed the illegal use of WhatsApp mass messaging in Brazil's 2018 presidential elections.
Rachel Gilmore is a freelance journalist who posts regularly on TikTok (@rachel_gilmore), Instagram (@r.gilmore), and X (@atRachelGilmore) and has previously worked in organizations such as CTV and Global News.
Samantha Bradshaw is an Assistant Professor at American University who studies new technology and security issues, with a focus on online mis- and disinformation campaigns.
Seher Shafiq is a program manager at the Mozilla Foundation and expert in civic engagement, particularly in the context of elections and engaging marginalized people in the vote.
Suzie Dunn is an Assistant Professor at Dalhousie University's Schulich School of Law where she researches identity manipulation, deepfakes and generated images, and technology-facilitated violence.
T.X. Watson is a TikTok creator who also works with the Online Content Creators Association, in collaboration with Arizona State University, to research the platform.
Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist at the Washington Post and the author of "Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet," a book about the rise of the content creator industry.
Wendy Chun is the Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media at Simon Fraser University and the Director of the Digital Democracies Institute.
Wendy H. Wong is a professor of political science and principles research chair at the University of British Columbia who researches global governance, international relations, and human rights. She is the author of the book "We the Data: Human Rights in the Digital Age".