Carly Huitema

Carly Huitema helps lead the strategic design and development of Agri-food Data Canada at the University of Guelph, a cross-sectoral platform for research data and analytics. Her work focuses on improving the accessibility, interoperability, and usability of agri-food data across academia, government, and industry.

She also contributes to decentralized digital infrastructure as Co-Chair of the Steering Committee at Trust over IP, where she supports the development of frameworks for digital trust, decentralized identity, and interoperable data ecosystems.

Carly holds a PhD in Microbiology from the University of British Columbia and previously worked in Switzerland with a medical diagnostics start-up. Her multidisciplinary experience spans data science, regulatory frameworks, and project management, which she applies to advancing trusted, decentralized approaches to data sharing.