Public Sector Innovation Show Atlantic
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
DoubleTree by Hilton Dartmouth, Halifax
Event Overview
Governments in Atlantic Canada are committed to embracing innovation and digital solutions to improve service provision to citizens by becoming more transparent, agile and user-friendly. This innovation show looks to build on the success and momentum of the 2022 show, galvanizing industry partners and government departments to progress technological, digital and business innovation.
The show’s agenda has been planned with the help of government figures to ensure the event is truly designed for the sector by the sector. An in-person event boasting keynote speeches from leading lights across the provinces, panel discussions and roundtables to deep dive into the latest hot topics and more solutions than you can shake a USB stick at. Tailor your day by choosing from technology, digital and customer experience specialist streams, which are available throughout the program.
We invite you, and your team, to join us to gain key tools, learnings and best practices, which will undoubtedly help you re-shape the way you work, improving the experience of your colleagues, employees and most importantly the citizens of Atlantic Canada.
2022 Highlight Reel
Benefits of Attending
Our Inspiring Speakers:
Mike Bannister
Director of Digital Government, Department of Digital Government and Service NL
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy
Vice President of Research, Innovation and Discovery, and Chief Nurse Executive
Nova Scotia Health
Wendy Macdermott
Chief Experience Officer Department of Social Development
Government of New Brunswick
Scott McKenna
Chief Information Officer
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Christopher Clissold
CIO, Director General Information Technology/Information Management Administration and Privacy Division
Veterans Affairs Canada
Jill Casey
Executive Director, Health and Wellness
Government of Nova Scotia
Sharon Davis-Murdoch C.M
Co-President and a Founding Member
Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)
Tamim Rahman
Senior Technical Advisor – Cyber Security, Enterprise Architect
Federal Government
Stephanie LeBlanc
Senior Manager – Information & Technology Services
Halifax Water
Jennifer Sheils
Vice-President Strategy, Transformation & Chief Innovation Officer
Horizon Health Network
Dorothy Rice
Chief Electoral Officer
Elections Nova Scotia
Alfred Burgesson
Founder and CEO
Tribe Network
Derrick Whalen
Director Information & Technology Services
Halifax Port Authority
David Nowlan
ERP Business Solution
Owner, Finance and
Treasury Board,
Enterprise Resource
Planning (Unit)
Government of New
Brunswick
María José Yax-Fraser
Co-Founding Member and Capacity Building Leader
Immigrant Migrant Women’s Association of Halifax
Claire Quirion
Director of Project and Program Delivery
Digital Nova Scotia
Nick Fry
Business Development Manager
Tourism Nova Scotia
Kelly MacDonald
Deputy Director, IDEaS, Defence Research and Development Canada
Department of National Defence
Ross McLaren
Director of
Communications
Government of Nova Scotia
Rishi Muchalla
National Business Strategist, Cloud Security
Check Point Software Technologies
Gaétan Houle
CISO Advisor
Cisco
Andy Krenz
General Manager/Senior Director of Public Sales & Customer Success
ThoughtExchange
Anthony Archibald
Director of Carrier Business Development, Canada
Cradlepoint
Matt Steinberg
Halifax City Lead
Avanade Canada Inc.
Mathieu Couture
National Health & Public Services Executive
Avanade Canada Inc.
Chris Daoust
Head of Customer Engineering – Public Sector, Healthcare and Higher Education (Canada)
Google
Mark AuCoin
Customer Service Solution Manager
ServiceNow
Patrick Moubarak
Regional SE
CrowdStrike
Zorik Nitzan
Customer Workflow
Advisory Solution
Consultant
ServiceNow
Callahan Murphy
Business Development
Manager – Infrastructure
Cisco
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.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Opening Keynote Session:
Partnership Working to Drive Digital Adoption within the Tourism Industry
Claire Quirion
Director of Project and Program Delivery, Digital Nova Scotia
Nick Fry
Business Development Manager, Tourism Nova Scotia
Afternoon Keynote Session:
Initiatives For Population Growth and the Retention of Skilled Labour
Ava Czapalay
Deputy Minister of the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration, Government of Nova Scotia
The Provincial Chief Digital Officer Panel
Mike Bannister
Director of Digital Government, Department of Digital Government and Service NL, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jennifer Sheils
Vice-President Strategy, Transformation & Chief Innovation Officer, Horizon Health Network
Anthony Archibald
Director of Carrier Business Development, Canada Cradlepoint
How Collaboration Is Key For Innovation
Scott McKenna
Chief Information Officer, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Dorothy Rice
Chief Electoral Officer, Elections Nova Scotia
Alfred Burgesson
Founder and CEO, Tribe Network
Kelly MacDonald
Deputy Director, IDEaS, Defence Research and Development Canada, Department of National Defence
Moderator:
Matt Steinberg, Halifax City Lead, Avanade Canada Inc
Government Keynote
Digitally Transforming the Health Service
Dr. Gail Tomblin Murphy
Vice President of Research, Innovation and Discovery, and Chief Nurse Executive, Nova Scotia Health
Government Keynote
Enhancing the Government Digital Experience to Engage Citizens
Wendy MacDermott
Chief Experience Officer, Department of Social Development, Government of New Brunswick
Panel Discussion
Keeping Within the Rules of Citizen Data from Generation to Utilization
Jill Casey
Executive Director, Health and Wellness, Government of Nova Scotia
Sharon Davis-Murdoch C.M
Co-President and a Founding Member, Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)
María José Yax-Fraser
Co-Founding Member and Capacity Building Leader, Immigrant Migrant Women’s Association of Halifax
Moderator:
Mark AuCoin
Customer Service Solution Manager, ServiceNow
Government Keynote
Transformation to Become Agile Through Technology
David Nowlan
ERP Business Solution Owner, Finance and Treasury Board, Enterprise Resource Planning (Unit), Government of New Brunswick
Government Keynote
Implementing an Enterprise Agile and Product Management Framework
Christopher Clissold
CIO, Director General Information Technology/Information Management Administration and Privacy Division, Veterans Affairs Canada
Panel Discussion
Cyber Security: How To Strengthen Digital Defences So Critical Infrastructure Can Perform
Tamim Rahman
Senior Technical Advisor – Cyber Security, Enterprise Architect, Federal Government
Stephanie LeBlanc
Senior Manager – Information & Technology Services, Halifax Water
Derrick Whalen
Director Information & Technology Services, Halifax Port Authority
Moderator:
Gaétan Houle
CISO Advisor, Cisco
Co Hosted Roundtables
- The Power of Sharing Data for Improved Citizen Experiences
- How to Defend Against Cyberthreat
- Journey to the Cloud and Dealing with Bumps in the Road
- A Survey That Tells the Whole Story: Uniting Communities and Teams and Creating More Effective, Efficient, and Equitable Outcomes
- Citizen Engagement in Meeting Digital Expectations
- Utilizing 5G and a Comms Infrastructure
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