IntergenerationalAI Literacy Workshop
Empowering Seniors with AI Literacy
Theme: Beyond the Digital Divide: Advancing AI Literacy for All. Join us for a hands-on practice session, an intergenerational panel discussion, and a closing celebration marking the finale of the AI for All: Empowering Seniors program.
Programme
Agenda
Two hours of hands-on practice, dialogue across generations, and celebration.
Arrival & Welcome
Opening & Framing
Panel: Beyond the Digital Divide: Advancing AI Literacy for All
Moderated by Tina Crouse, with panellists Temi George, Saurabh Tyagi, Ifeoma Okonji, and Luc Lalande.
Refreshment Break
Art Capstone Project
Presentation of Certificates
Closing & Networking
Meet Our Speakers
Panel: Beyond the Digital Divide
A moderated conversation on advancing AI literacy for all, featuring voices from community, academia, and civic innovation.
Tina Crouse
Moderator · Responsible AI Practitioner
Tina is a Responsible AI practitioner and advocate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in AI education and training for women, seniors and under-represented groups. She has been speaking in-person and online about AI and its impact since 2022. She is a member of Women in AI Canada, Women Defining AI, Global Council for Responsible AI, and The AI Collective.
Temi George
Founder, Social Fits (Canada)
Temi George is a community leader, fitness coach, and nonprofit founder dedicated to creating spaces where newcomers and underrepresented communities find their sense of belonging. Through the Social Fit Project, she has used fitness and sports as tools to reduce isolation, build confidence, and strengthen social connections for immigrants and newcomers to Canada.
Saurabh Tyagi
AI Governance Lead, Queen's University, Kingston (Canada)
Saurabh Tyagi is an AI Strategy and Governance leader with over two decades of experience in enterprise strategy, governance, operations, and digital transformation across higher education, healthcare, and government. He also serves as COO for the Global Council for Responsible AI – Canada Chapter. His credentials include AIGP®, PMP®, and ITIL Expert®.
Ifeoma Okonji
Founder & Executive Director, Emerging Lives Initiative (ELI), Canada
Ifeoma Okonji is the Founder and Executive Director of Emerging Lives Initiative (ELI), a Canadian registered charity dedicated to empowering youth, women, and seniors through leadership development, mental resilience, entrepreneurship, technology, and intergenerational learning. She has more than a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership and community development.
Luc Lalande
Innovator-in-Residence, Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre & Carlington Community Health Centre
Luc Lalande is an educator, mentor, community innovation practitioner and civic entrepreneur with extensive experience across academic, industry, and government sectors. As Innovator-in-Residence at the Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre, he has introduced award-winning use cases for creatively applying generative AI tools in the centre’s programs for seniors.
Join us for the closing celebration
Whether you’ve attended every session or you’re joining for the first time, everyone is welcome at this free, community event.
