Dr. Jonathan Simkin, Acting Corporate Manager of the BC Cancer Registry and Co-Chair of the Canadian Council of Cancer Registries, holds a PhD and MPH from the University of British Columbia. His research expertise spans geospatial methods in cancer surveillance, population oncology research, and the application of deep learning methods in cancer surveillance. Dr. Simkin has a ten-year tenure in cancer registry and surveillance settings, including roles as a Cancer Epidemiologist at the Yukon Government and more recently as the Scientific Director of the BC Cancer Registry at BC Cancer, which he led since 2019. Dr. Simkin's leadership in implementing cutting-edge technology at BCCR is driving transformative change in cancer data management, ensuring improved efficiency, timeliness, and data quality to support cancer care and research.