School of Continuing Studies on Collision Conference Day 3

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By Raquel Torres

#CollisionfromHome is making its mark as conversations heat up between tech entrepreneurs and journalists, venture capitalists and activists, all bringing their insights to bear on global challenge and change in 2020. With 130,000 platform-hosted attendee chats sparked by the presentations, Day 2 brought together diverse perspectives on everything from climate to politics in the digital information ageand tech’s role as both a source of controversy and a force for good. 

The third and final day features another exciting set of speakers, of which some of our top picks to watch are below. Canada also features prominently in the virtual stage, with talks by renowned author Margaret Atwood, business and industry leaders from all sectors, and closing remarks by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 

Check out our favourite talks from Collision Day 3*:

10:00 A.M. – CHANNEL 2 – WHAT MAKES TIKTOK DIFFERENT?

Jacob Pace,  CEO at Flighthouse
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12:00 P.M. – CHANNEL 2 – PRIVACY IN A TIME OF CRISIS

Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster & Security Ambassador at Avast
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12:15 P.M. – CHANNEL 2 – IN CONVERSATION WITH MARGARET ATWOOD

Margaret Atwood, Author
David Remnick, Editor at The New Yorker
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5:10 P.M. – CHANNEL 1 – EMPOWERING PUBLIC CONVERSATION: A DISCUSSION WITH TWITTER’S CTO

Parag Agrawal, CTO at Twitter
Nicholas Thompson, Editor-in-chief at Wired
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5:30 P.M. – CHANNEL 1 – LEADING CANADA TODAY

Gillian Tett, US Editor-at-large at Financial Times
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister at Government of Canada

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* All images courtesy of Collision Conference