Name: Who Gets Counted? Power, Privacy and the People Missing from Our Data - Generation1.ca
Start: 2026-02-19T15:00:00.000-05:00
End: 2026-02-19T17:00:00.000-05:00
Location: Toronto, Ontario

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Arundati Dandapani, Founder and CEO, Generation1.ca

Celebrate the start of 2026 and AI literacy and privacy week with 

. In an era of advanced analytics, AI-driven systems, and data-led decision-making, a deceptively simple question often goes unexamined: 

This interactive webinar convenes illustrious global leaders and expert participants 

 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 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.

By signing up for Generation1.ca's event you agree to be contacted by the organizer and included in our communications where you can manage your subscriptions after the event. Please note there will be videography and photography during the event especially in the stage area. Please feel free to contact 

 CEO, Arundati Dandapani arundati@generation1.ca should you have any special requests, questions or feedback. 