Political Science & International Development 1st Academic Conference

Submitted by kjohnsto on March 8, 2017 - 1:11pm

Date:

Friday, March 10, 2017 - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Location:

The Arboretum Centre - University of Guelph

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Politics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Keynote Speaker - Clifton van der Linden

Clifton is a serial innovator working at the intersection of technology, public policy, and data science. A former software developer and journalist, Cliff is the founder of Vote Compass and co-‐founder and CEO of Vox Pop Labs. Cliff is presently a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Toronto. Cliff regularly provides political analysis for media outlets worldwide and was recently named one of Toronto's top young innovators.

Morning Panels:

8:30 am - 8:45 am: Arrival

9:00 am - 10:00 am: Keynote Speaker - Clifton van der Linden

10:05 am - 11:35 am: Politics in a Changing World: Emerging Issues of the 21st Century

11:40 am - 1:10 pm: International Development in a Changing World: Critically Rethinking International Development and Agriculture

1:10 pm - 1:40 pm: Lunch

Afternoon Panels:

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm: International Development in a Changing World: Perspectives on Global Governance

3:20 pm - 4:50 pm: Politics in a Changing World: New Challenges and Opportunities in Canadian Politics

4:50 pm - 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks

Beverages, light lunch and snacks will be provided

About

Welcome to the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS), which traces its origins and traditions to the establishment of the Macdonald Institute, one of the University of Guelph's three founding colleges.

The college provides programming in a range of social science and applied human science disciplines and support to discipline-based and inter/multi-disciplinary researchers.