Public Sector Innovation Show Federal
February 23 & 24, 2022
Online
Event Overview
Building on the conversations and ideas raised at our 2020 and 2021 programs, the third annual Public Sector Innovation Show (Federal) will once again bring together the public sector innovators and decision-makers who are leading the way at the Government of Canada.
This year, the culture of innovation and how it can help government “build back better” and recover in a post-COVID environment will be examined. To build sustainability around this vision, leaders will need champions across all departments who advocate for innovation and in turn will drive transformation. That’s where you come in!
Our program will showcase the projects and ideas that are making a difference to the people you serve and your colleagues across government – from practical case studies to keynotes that will inspire you and your teams to panel discussions meant to show cross-departmental and enterprise-wide change and opportunities. This two-day virtual event is a forum meant to ensure that the government-wide change implemented under pressure over the past two years becomes sustainable and scalable, backed by strong fundamentals and a collaborative, iterative approach to getting things done.
We invite you to join the conversation that is exclusively and complimentary for government employees. With one half-day of plenary sessions and another with topic streams that focus on People, Technology and Digital & CX, our program is full of learning opportunities that you and your team can implement to improve collaboration, build trust and action together to achieve results.
Benefits of Attending
A Sneak Peek Of Your Inspiring Speakers
Anatole Papadopoulos
COO
The Canadian Digital Services
Honey Dacanay
Executive Director, Benefits Delivery Modernization
Employment and Social Development Canada
Raj Thuppal
Chief Digital Officer, Digital Services and Transformation Office
Transport Canada
Sandy Kyriakatos
Chief Data Officer
Canada Border Services Agency
Dominique Bohn
Chief Officer + Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Innovation Office
Government of Alberta
Natasha Jetté
Head – Idea Exploration Hub, Exploration Lab, and R&D, Digital Innovation Network (DIN)
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Liz McKeown
Director General, Digital Strategy
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Pascale Elvas
Executive Director, Priorities, and Planning
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Martine St-Louis
Director, Leadership, Performance and Talent Management, Human Resources Branch
Canada Border Services Agency
Uttara Chauhan
Executive Director, Future of Work
Employment and Social Development Canada
Michael Jay
Director
Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada
Natalie Kahale
Director Service Transformation
City of Ottawa
Riaz J. Kara
Executive Director, EE Act Review Secretariat – Labour Program
Employment and Social Development Canada
Ashley Belanger
Director Design and Experimentation
Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada
Yvan Gauthier
Head, Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, Data Analytics Centre, NRC Digital Technologies
National Research Council of Canada
Sylvain Bélanger
Senior Director General, Digital Services, CIO, CDO, Office of the Senior Director General, Digital Services Library and Archives Canada
Ima Okonny
Chief Data Officer
Employment and Social Development Canada
Philippe Johnston
CIO
National Research
Council of Canada
Len Bastien
Assistant Deputy Minister Information Management and CIO
Department of National Defence
Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal
Executive Director
Employment and Social Development
Canada
Jeff Braybrook
Senior Advisor, Collaboration Solutions, Chief Information Office
Shared Services Canada
Amanda Bernardo
Manager, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Transformation, Strategy and Engagement Branch
Shared Services Canada
Petronila Michael
Research Advisor, Innovation Lab
Employment and Social Development Canada
Fernando Egea
Global Vice President, AI/Specialized Sales
Talkdesk
Mike McCurdy
Principal Solution Architect
Talkdesk
Bob Osborn
CTO, Global Governments ServiceNow
Margot C. Goodson VP Head of North America Diversity & Inclusion
SAP America, Inc.
Sydney Heimbrock
Chief Industry Advisor for Government
Qualtrics
Brenda Landry
Public Sector
Network Advisor,
President
Evoke Consulting Inc.
Tony Ventura
Director, Information Technology Services
Peel Regional Police
Todd Wilson
Chief Strategist
Red Hat
Alida Meghji
Digital and Emerging
Technologies Consulting Associate Partner
EY
Robert Falzon Head of Engineering, Office of
the CTO
Check Point Software Technologies
Ivan Milam
Partner, Public Sector Consulting
PwC Canada
Annie Murphy
Business Transformation Partner
EY
Rodney Helal
Director, Public Sector Canada VMware
Rich Savage
Sales Director
Carahsoft
Joanne Yo
Regional Lead – Canada
Atlassian
Omar Elyakobi
Solution Manager – Digital Solutions & Software
Schneider Electric
Loren Krieger
Global Public Sector, Digital Strategist
Salesforce
Gail Bowkett
Vice President Programs
Mitacs
Tammy Labelle
Former CIO of
PSPC, Public Sector
Network Advisor , and
Partner at
Dojeiji Consulting
Don Jones
Partner
MetaData Solutions
Key Sessions
The Public Sector Innovation Series features the latest initiatives throughout Canada and shares insights via keynote presentations, case studies, panel discussions, and fireside chats. To provide additional perspective – topic-based tracks will address more specific ideas and challenges in the worlds of digital & CX, people, and technology faced by public sector leaders today.
Day One – Wednesday, February 23
Opening Keynote Session:
Putting Citizen’s Needs at the Centre of Government Services
Anatole Papadopoulos
Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Digital Services
Afternoon Keynote Session:
An Update from Alberta: Meeting the Needs of Citizens in the Digital Era
Dominique Bohn
Chief Officer + Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Innovation Office, Government of Alberta
Government Case Study – Digital Operations Strategic Plan: A Progress Update
Uttara Chauhan, Executive Director, Future of Work, Employment and Social Development Canada
CIO Panel – Challenges and Priorities in the New Normal
Sylvain Bélanger
Senior Director General, Digital Services, CIO, CDO, Office of the Senior Director General, Digital Services, Library and Archives Canada, Government of Canada
Philippe Johnston
Chief Information Officer, National Research Council of Canada
Len Bastien
Assistant Deputy Minister Information Management and CIO, Department of National Defence
Tammy Labelle
Former CIO of PSPC, Public Sector Network Advisor, and Partner at Dojeiji Consulting
Moderated by Don Jones, Partner, MetaData Solutions (in association with ActiveNAV)
Opening Chair Welcome
Achieving a More Agile and Innovative Public Sector
Joanne Yo, Channel Manager, Atlassian
Rich Savage, Sales Director, Carahsoft
Platinum Partner Session
Transforming Government Service Delivery
Bob Osborn, CTO, Global Governments, ServiceNow
Platinum Partner Session
Patterns of Successful Digital Transformation
Loren Krieger, Global Public Sector, Digital Strategist, Salesforce
By Salesforce/Tableau/Mulesoft
Platinum Partner Session
Todd Wilson, Chief Strategist, Red Hat
Day Two – Wednesday, February 24
Chair Opening
Focusing on Digital Upskilling – Empower Your Public Sector Workforce for More Efficiency
Brenda Landry
Public Sector Network Advisor, President, Evoke Consulting Inc.
Government Keynote
Focusing on a Smarter, More Productive Government Workforce
Honey Dacanay
Executive Director, Benefits Delivery Modernization, Employment and Social Development Canada
Gold Spotlight Session
How to Embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(DE&I) into Your Workplace DNA?
Margot C. Goodson
VP, Head of North America Diversity & Inclusion, SAP America, Inc.
Government Keynote
Embedding a Culture of Internal Innovation
Urvashi Dhawan-Biswal
Executive Director, Employment and Social Development Canada
Gold Spotlight Session
Turning policy challenges into solutions: How the Canadian Science Policy Fellowship can work for you
Gail Bowkett, Vice President, Programs, Mitacs
Panel Session
Leadership and Team Management
Martine St-Louis
Director, Leadership, Performance and Talent Management, Human Resources Branch, Canada Border Services Agency
Amanda Bernardo
Manager, Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Transformation, Strategy and Engagement Branch, Shared Services Canada
Jeff Braybrook
Director, Collaboration Solutions, Chief Information Office, Shared Services Canada
Petronila Michael
Research Advisor, Innovation Lab, Employment and Social Development Canada
Moderated by Rich Savage, Sales Director, Carahsoft
Chair Opening
Synching the Modern and Traditional
Processes – Focus on Distributed Workforce
Alida Meghji
Digital and Emerging
Technologies Consulting Associate Partner, EY
Government Keynote
Habits for Highly Effective Digital Governments
Liz McKeown
Interim Director General, Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service
Government Keynote
What Does a Digital First Government Look Like?
Ashley Belanger
Director Design and Experimentation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Gold Spotlight Session
Case Study: Peel Regional Police: ‘Creating a more Transparent, Accountable Police Force’
Tony Ventura
Director, Information Technology Services, Pool Regional Police
Rodney Helal, Director, Public Sector Canada, VMware
Gold Spotlight Session
Managing Citizen Experience During and After Disaster
Sydney Heimbrock
Chief Industry Advisor for Government, Qualtrics
Panel Session
Digital Transformation Process
Natasha Jetté
Head, Exploration and R&D, Digital Innovation Network, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Silvano Tocchi
Assistant Commissioner, Digital Transformation Officer, Canada Revenue Agency
Natalie Kahale
Director, Service Transformation, City of Ottawa
Michael Jay
Director, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Fernando Egea
Global Vice President, AI/Specialized Sales
Talkdesk
Moderator:
Annie Murphy, Business Transformation Partner, EY Canada
Chair Opening
Mobile Security – The Hackers Next Frontier
Robert Falzon
Head of Engineering, Office of
the CTO, Check Point Software Technologies
Government Keynote
Omni / Multi-Channel Citizen Engagement
Raj Thuppal
Chief Digital Officer Digital Services, and Transformation Officer, Transport Canada
Gold Partner Session
Mike McCurdy
Principal Solution Architect, ESI Technologies
Government Keynote
Building a Cyber Resilient Organization
Philippe Johnston
Chief Information Officer, Science and Economic Development Canada
Rajiv Gupta
Associate Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Gold Partner Session
Future of Low-Code Automation in a Digital Government
Jason Adolf
Industry Vice President, Public Sector, Appian
Ivan Milam
Partner, Public Sector Consulting, PwC Canada
Panel Session
AI in Government: The Next Stage of Evolution
Sandy Kyriakatos
Chief Data Officer, Canada Border Services Agency
Yvan Gauthier
Head, Artificial Intelligence Accelerator, Data Analytics Centre, NRC Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada
Ima Okonny
Chief Data Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada
Omar Elyakobi
Solution Manager – Digital Solutions & Software
Schneider Electric
View the agenda for the full speaker lineup, sessions and event timeline
Your Registration
Online
Feb. 23-24, 2022
Keeping You Safe
Public Sector Network will closely monitor COVID-19 regulations in accordance with the advice from the Government and local health authorities to ensure the safety of everyone attending the event physically. In addition, we will be working closely with the venue to ensure precautionary measures are in place.
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