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Arundati Dandapani

Founder and CEO

Generation1.ca

Arundati Dandapani is a multi-award-winning data, insights, AI governance leader and learner, professor, and Founder & CEO of Generation1.ca, a social enterprise and professional community association advancing immigrant inclusion and workforce innovation across North America. Active on various industry association boards, a 2024 ESOMAR Best Paper of the Year Award winner, Insight250 Hall of Famer, and founding CIO and COO of national industry associations, she’s been named among the world’s top 75 data and insights legends and 2025’s top CEOs, recognized globally for championing ethical AI, evidence-based storytelling, and immigrant excellence.

Sessions

Apr 29

3:15 PM - 3:35 PM EDT

Green Stage

Future of Work

Inclusive Insights & Social Impact

Leadership & Talent

Frontier Innovations with Generation1.ca’s Immigrant Nations

What if the next trillion-dollar advantage isn’t AI, but global talent hiding in plain sight? Frontier Innovations reveals how runway conversations, boardrooms, and the Future Ready Innovators Credential are collapsing the walls between education, work, and community by turning inclusion into the ultimate growth and productivity engine.
Key Takeaways:
1. Global post-digital talent is the next competitive advantage; those who activate it first will lead.
2. The walls between education, work, and community are collapsing into a new skills infrastructure.
3. Treat this as seriously as market strategy, not a social program, or risk being left behind.

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