Event Overview
Innovation for Successful Citizen-Focused Outcomes
We are living in an era of unprecedented change, and evolving citizen expectations with rapidly advancing technology, complex policies, and socioeconomic factors that are not responsive to traditional approaches to stimulating growth. This is the right time to take action, work together, and build a culture for the future by beginning and continuing your transformation journey!
Cross-agency collaboration drives common outcomes when leaders from various organizations and departments work together and share their visions for driving innovation. These partnerships can be used to leverage and turn ideas into real solutions and, in turn, create better services available for all citizens. This will result in improved outcomes for citizens with the integrity, innovation, and enthusiasm of a world-class public service.
Join us to address current public sector challenges and discover solutions offered, best practices and strategies. This summit will bring public sector leaders, innovators, and policymakers, all under one roof, to explore the potential of technology in mitigating the challenges.

Benefits of Attending
Our Expert Speakers Include:

Sharon Pratchler
Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner
Saskatchewan

Laurier Donais
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Government Relations

Kelly Tunison
HR Transformation Lead, EBMP Project, Public Service Commission
Government of Saskatchewan

Louise Michaud
Assistant Deputy Minister, Disability Programs and Housing, Ministry of Social Services, Government of Saskatchewan, and President and CEO, Saskatchewan Housing Corporation

Paul Maindonald
Vice President of
Programs & Technology
eHealth Saskatchewan

Jennifer Johnson
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of Parks, Culture
and Sport

Rory Jensen
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of Education
Government of
Saskatchewan

Kanaris Paraskevopoulos
EVP & Chief Digital &
Information Officer,
Digital & Information
Services
Saskatchewan
Government Insurance
(SGI)

Kris Pennete
Executive Director, Information Technology
Water Security Agency

Theresa Finn
Executive Director, Provincial Operational Services
Ministry of Highways, Government of Saskatchewan

Kelley Moore
Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations and Service Delivery
Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement, Government of Saskatchewan

Natasha Flory
Director, Digital Citizen Services
Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement

Mark Van Engelen
Vice President,
Emerging Technologies
CGI

Mike Cook
Vice President,
Consulting Services
CGI

Mike Switzer
Senior Vice President,
Consulting Services, Saskatchewan
CGI

Scott Harron
Executive
Director, Research
and Implementation
Branch
Ministry of Integrated
Justice Services

Carole Tink
Director, Technology
City of Regina

Clint Repski
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Education

Ali Deheshi
Manager, Information Security
Government of Saskatchewan

Carey O’Reilly
Solution Sales – Security Operations
ServiceNow

Jamie Duncalf
Canada National Lead, ServiceNow Business Group
Accenture

Michael Cardy
Chief Technology Strategist & Director Solution Architecture – Canada
Red Hat

Wesley Toman
Public Sector Leader – Canada Systems Engineering
Cisco

Sujatha Kamma
Industry Executive Advisor Canada – Public Sector, Healthcare & Higher
SAP

Stu Nash
Sr Client Executive
Veeam

Craig Seidler
Sr Systems Engineer
Veeam

James Rathwell
Account Executive
Compugen

Rick Santing
Director, Western Canada
Red Hat

Rod Donison
Director, Partnerships
Dasro
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, and technology faced by public sector leaders today.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Government Keynote:
Inclusion and Accessibility for Better Citizen Experience
Sharon Pratchler
Ombudsman and Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner, Saskatchewan
Leap into the Future – Modern, Innovative, and Outcome-Focused Public Service for Saskatchewan
Scott Harron
Executive Director, Research and Implementation Branch, Ministry of Integrated Justice Services
Clint Repski
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education
Moderator: Mike Cook
Vice President, Consulting Services, CGI
Overcoming Obstacles and Boosting the Appetite for Province-Wide Innovation
Louise Michaud
Assistant Deputy Minister, Disability Programs and Housing, Ministry of Social Services, Government of Saskatchewan & President and CEO, Saskatchewan Housing Corporation
Jennifer Johnson
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport
Rory Jensen
Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Government of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Mike Switzer
Senior Vice-President Consulting Services, Saskatchewan, CGI
Welcome from Track Chair
Bridging the Divide Between Digital and Customer Experience
Rod Donison
Director, Partnerships, Dasro
Government Keynote
Designing Service Delivery Models with Citizen-Centric Approach
Kelley Moore
Assistant Deputy Minister, Operations and Service Delivery, Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement, Government of Saskatchewan
Government Keynote
Designing Your End-to-End Service Around User Needs
Kelly Tunison
HR Transformation Lead, EBMP Project, Public Service Commission
Panel Discussion
Driving Saskatchewan Citizen Experience and Satisfaction with Improved Digital Government Services
Paul Maindonald
Vice President of Programs & Technology (Interim), Executive Director – eHealth Programs, eHealth Saskatchewan
Kris Pennete
Executive Director, Information Technology, Water Security Agency
Natasha Flory
Director, Digital Citizen Services, Ministry of SaskBuilds and Procurement
Welcome from Track Chair
Maximizing the Benefits of a Cloud-Based Infrastructure
Michael Cardy
Chief Technology Strategist & Director Solution Architecture – Canada, Red Hat
Government Keynote
Transforming Service Delivery for Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK)
- The Ministry of Government Relations established and expanded the Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan, fostering a single source point of contact for delivering technical safety services
- The objectives, challenges, outcomes and benefit of a delegated operating authority
- Maintaining citizen and industry-focused outcomes
Laurier Donais
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Government Relations
Government Keynote
How to Successfully Position Your Organization to Lead Innovation and Business Transformation
Kanaris Paraskevopoulos
EVP & Chief Digital & Information Officer, Digital & Information Services, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)
Panel Discussion
Crystal Ball Gazing: Innovation and the Future of Public Sector Service Delivery
Theresa Finn
Executive Director, Provincial Operational Services, Ministry of Highways, Government of Saskatchewan
Carole Tink
Director, Technology, City of Regina
Simon Weng
Senior. Mobile Transformation Consultant, Samsung
Moderator: Michael Cardy
Chief Technology Strategist & Director Solution Architecture – Canada, Red Hat
Co-Hosted Roundtable Discussions
- What can Cloud do for You: Leveraging Cloud to Meet your Innovation Needs! – Hosted by CGI
- Evolving IT Architectures for Seamless Service Delivery: Embracing Digital Transformation – Hosted by Red Hat
- Developing a Blueprint for Public and Private Sector Collaboration – Hosted by Red Hat
- Creating security engagement across Public Sector – Hosted by Accenture/ServiceNow
- Revolutionizing Public Sector Services: Capturing Value of the Digital Foundation – Hosted by SAP ISBN
- Next-Gen Engagement: Leveraging Technology, Processes and Driving Collaboration – Hosted by Compugen
- Modernizing IT Architectures for Seamless Service Delivery – Hosted by Samsung
- Revolutionizing Pub Sector Services: Capturing Value of the Digital Foundation – Hosted by Cisco
- Ways to Automate CX Processes and Enable Self Service – Hosted by Veeam