Author: Public Sector Network

Interview: David Tucker, Superintendent, Commander, Policelink

Interview: David Tucker, Superintendent, Commander, Policelink Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? This year marks 37 years in policing, from uniform duties, to plain clothes investigations, legal duties as well as officer in charge and District Officer managing disasters it has been an interesting journey.  My […]

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Interview: Amy Brown, Deputy Secretary, Strategy & Delivery, Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW)

Interview: Amy Brown, Deputy Secretary, Strategy & Delivery, Department of Premier and Cabinet (NSW) Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? I’ve been working on complex commercial and infrastructure projects for 17 years. A decade of that was as a project finance lawyer in Sydney, London and […]

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Interview: Karen Oborn, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Carnamah

Interview: Karen Oborn, Chief Executive Officer, Shire of Carnamah Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? This journey has been a long one. I started work at 17 as a bank teller. Then I had a few roles as basically an assistant accountant. As I didn’t have […]

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Interview: Elizabeth Tydd, NSW Information Commissioner / IPC CEO / NSW Open Data Advocate

Interview: Elizabeth Tydd, NSW Information Commissioner / IPC CEO / NSW Open Data Advocate Tell us about the journey to your current role and what this role entails? As Information Commissioner and CEO of the IPC I have a broad and interesting regulatory responsibility covering over 220 entities across five different sectors. Each of these […]

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Interview: Isabella Wallington, Manager Innovation Business Development & Innovation, NSW Department of Primary Industries

Interview: Isabella Wallington, Manager Innovation Business Development & Innovation, NSW Department of Primary Industries Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? I’m currently managing an Innovation program at Department of Primary Industries based in Orange. My journey to this role is an interesting one. I’m actually an […]

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Interview: Justin Lokhorst, Director – Construction Statistics Industry Division, Australian Bureau of Statistics

Interview: Justin Lokhorst, Director – Construction Statistics Industry Division, Australian Bureau of Statistics Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? I have been with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for almost 20 years and spent the first half of my career here as a statistical methodologist. […]

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Interview: Greg Nettleton, CFS Chief Officer, South Australian Country Fire Service

Interview: Greg Nettleton, CFS Chief Officer, South Australian Country Fire Service Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? My current role is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Officer for the South Australian Country Fire Service (SACFS).  My fire service journey started way back in 1973 when I […]

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Interview: Stephanie Foster, Deputy Secretary – Governance Group, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Interview: Stephanie Foster, Deputy Secretary – Governance Group, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Tell us about the journey to your current role and what this role entails? When I started with the public service in a small intelligence agency 32 years ago, as an Arts (Honours) graduate majoring in English literature and German […]

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Interview: Warren Gearey, Continuous Improvement Specialist Business Systems & Solutions, City of Salisbury

Interview: Warren Gearey, Continuous Improvement Specialist Business Systems & Solutions, City of Salisbury Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? My career started in the mid 80’s at Fujistu Microelectronics in Manchester (UK) as a microelectronics technician. After further  study I was promoted into an Engineer role. […]

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Interview: Dr Marija Maher, Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Ombudsman

Interview: Dr Marija Maher, Chief Operating Officer, Victorian Ombudsman Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? I started my career in the market and social research sector where I was responsible for training of all new field staff and the delivery of multiple research projects across different […]

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Interview: Stephanie Salter, Director Digital Accelerator, Future Transport Technology Customer Technology & Services, Transport for NSW

Interview: Stephanie Salter, Director Digital Accelerator, Future Transport Technology Customer Technology & Services, Transport for NSW Tell us about the journey to your current role and what it this role entails? I have been in the digital and innovation space for nearly 20 years. I spent many years in advertising, working for agencies including Singleton, […]

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Interview: Luke Harvey, Chief Digital Officer, Blacktown City Council

Interview: Luke Harvey, Chief Digital Officer, Blacktown City Council Tell us about your background and journey through the public sector? I started my professional career working in the private sector in public sector strategy consulting. This was first for foreign direct investment agencies such as Enterprise Florida in Belgium to incentivise European companies to invest […]

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Interview: Imma Chippendale, Principal Strategic Advisor and Director, Strategic Data Analysis Unit, ACCC

Interview: Imma Chippendale, Principal Strategic Advisor and Director, Strategic Data Analysis Unit, ACCC Tell us about the journey to your current role and what this role entails. I had an unusual path to my role in data and analytics. I graduated with BA/BSc (Hons) majoring in physics and astronomy and then spent more than 10 […]

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Championing Your Leadership Potential – Edmonton

Championing Your Leadership Potential – Edmonton Darlene Bouwsema, Deputy Minister, Children’s Services, Government of Alberta Everyday leadership – finding these moments and taking or making opportunities to lead Aligning your leadership style with your strengths, weaknesses and core values Understanding the importance of self-awareness and authenticity  

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Mobility-as-a-Service- Infrastructure, Integration and Impact

Mobility-as-a-Service- Infrastructure, Integration and Impact Michael Tremblay, CEO, Invest Ottawa • Acknowledging the Digital Divide and looking to create and revamp infrastructure as a means of spreading accessibility and mobility, particularly to remote communities • Protecting public interest, data accessibility and encouraging citizen participation • Developing a one-stop-shop for all mobility and transportation systems  

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CASE STUDY: Evolving EVs and CAVs

CASE STUDY: Evolving EVs and CAVs Mona Eghanian, Senior Manager, Automotive and Mobility, Ontario Centre of Excellence • Increasing urbanization and opportunities for driverless transports • Understand public needs and demands while remaining competitive • Integrating a hybrid model that aligns technology with consumer expectations  

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CASE STUDY Spotlight on Surface Transit Priority Measures at City of Toronto

CASE STUDY Spotlight on Surface Transit Priority Measures at City of Toronto David Kuperman, Program Manager, Transportation Planning City Planning – North York District, City of Toronto Surface Transit Operations and Priority Measures at the City of Toronto  

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Championing Diversity & Inclusion in Public Service

Championing Diversity & Inclusion in Public Service Dr. Wanda Costen, Dean, School of Business, MacEwan University • Understanding the benefits of an inclusive workplace culture in municipal government • Examining the relationship between diversity and innovation  

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Data & AI in Action: Showcases by Debbie Verduga, Toronto Police Service

Data & AI in Action: Showcases by Debbie Verduga, Toronto Police Service Debbie Verduga, Senior Data Visualization and Open Data Specialist, Toronto Police Service Spatial Analytics Strategy  

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Data & AI in Action: Showcases by Clare Cameron, City of Burlington

Data & AI in Action: Showcases by Clare Cameron, City of Burlington Clare Cameron, Program Manager, Business Intelligence, City of Burlington  

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Data & AI in Action: Showcases by Anil Wijesooriya, Infrastructure Ontario

Data & AI in Action: Showcases by Anil Wijesooriya, Infrastructure Ontario Anil Wijesooriya, Vice-President, Analytics, Infrastructure Ontario  

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Case Study: Creating an Enterprise Data Strategy

Case Study: Creating an Enterprise Data Strategy Christina Hoy, Vice-President, Corporate Business Information & Analytics, Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) • Creating a comprehensive data strategy, tied to business outcomes, to get the best of data across your entire organization • How to embed and nurture a progressive data culture for the organization’s service […]

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Data & AI in Action: Showcase by Zac Nichols, City of Ottawa

Data & AI in Action: Showcase by Zac Nichols, City of Ottawa Zac Nichols, Manager, Innovative HR Solutions, City of Ottawa Case Study – People Analytics  

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Data & AI in Action: Showcase by Christiana Cavazzoni, Department of National Defence

Data & AI in Action: Showcase by Christiana Cavazzoni, Department of National Defence Christiana Cavazzoni, Director General Data Strategy & Innovation, Department of National Defence  

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