Anthea Foyer

Sector Development Officer, City of Toronto (ON)

Anthea Foyer works at the intersection of creativity and digital innovation with a human-centred approach.

She currently leads the Creative Technology Office at the City of Toronto, an initiative that supports the creative industries with a focus on immersive, video games, esports and other emerging forms of digital entertainment.

She is currently the Focal Point for Toronto’s UNESCO City of Media Arts designation and is a co-founder of Future Makers, a creative foresight initiative developed with the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Creative School.

Anthea has held positions as a Curator of Digital Public Art, Smart City Project Lead, Creative Strategist and Senior Training Manager CFC Media Lab. Previously she sat on the Board of Smart Cities World, has been a Canadian juror for the UN Task force’s World Summit Awards, served as Co-Chair of InterAccess, as well as a variety of other boards and committees.

Location

National Arts Centre, Fourth Stage
1 Elgin Street, Ottawa Canada