Full Name
Nicole Foster
Job Title
Director, AWS Global AI and Canada Public Policy
Company
Amazon
Speaker Bio
Nicole Foster is Director of AWS Global AI and Canada Public Policy at Amazon, where she leads the direction and strategy of artificial intelligence (AI) public policy for Amazon Web Services (AWS) around the world as well as the company’s public policy efforts in support of the AWS business in Canada. In this role, she focuses on digital policy issues including: responsible AI, the regulation of emerging technology, digital infrastructure, economic development, and sustainability.
Prior to joining Amazon in 2018, Nicole led the Toronto office for Global Public Affairs, providing senior public affairs counsel to a diverse range of clients, including both commercial and not-for-profit organizations. Nicole worked with clients in a variety of sectors including natural resources, health, infrastructure, retail, consumer, and gaming.
Before joining Global in 2004, Nicole worked for a number of years in political roles in Ottawa, including as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of the Environment. She also worked in the rural affairs portfolio as well as Status of Women and Multiculturalism.
Nicole has been active in numerous political campaigns and events. She has been a long-term volunteer and previous National Chair for Equal Voice, a multi-partisan group dedicated to raising the issue of women's under-representation in Canadian legislatures and creating a climate in which more women will be elected.
Nicole currently serves on several boards include the Frontier Model Forum, TechNation, the Empire Club of Canada, and the GTA Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce. She is a former National Chair of Equal Voice, and former Director on the Board of the Government Relations Institute of Canada and the Design Exchange Museum. Nicole has a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Culture Studies with an extended minor in Political Science from Simon Fraser University.
Prior to joining Amazon in 2018, Nicole led the Toronto office for Global Public Affairs, providing senior public affairs counsel to a diverse range of clients, including both commercial and not-for-profit organizations. Nicole worked with clients in a variety of sectors including natural resources, health, infrastructure, retail, consumer, and gaming.
Before joining Global in 2004, Nicole worked for a number of years in political roles in Ottawa, including as the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of the Environment. She also worked in the rural affairs portfolio as well as Status of Women and Multiculturalism.
Nicole has been active in numerous political campaigns and events. She has been a long-term volunteer and previous National Chair for Equal Voice, a multi-partisan group dedicated to raising the issue of women's under-representation in Canadian legislatures and creating a climate in which more women will be elected.
Nicole currently serves on several boards include the Frontier Model Forum, TechNation, the Empire Club of Canada, and the GTA Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce. She is a former National Chair of Equal Voice, and former Director on the Board of the Government Relations Institute of Canada and the Design Exchange Museum. Nicole has a Bachelor of Arts in Art and Culture Studies with an extended minor in Political Science from Simon Fraser University.
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