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British Columbia 2026

2025 Plenary Speakers

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Honourable Diana Gibson

Minister of Citizens’ Services, Government of British Columbia

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Shannon Salter

Deputy Minister to the Premier, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the BC Public Service, Government of British Columbia

Douglas Scott DM

Douglas Scott

Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary to Treasury Board, Government of British Columbia

Cynthia Johansen

Cynthia Johansen

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health, Government of British Columbia

Kevin Jardine DM

Kevin Jardine

Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment & Parks, Government of British Columbia

Hayden Lansdell

Hayden Lansdell

Associate Deputy Minister & Government Chief Information Officer, Connected Services BC – Ministry of Citizens’ Services, Government of British Columbia

David Telka

David Telka

Partner, Government & Public Sector Tech Strategy & Transformation, PwC Canada

Rob Richards

Rob Richards

BC Public Sector Client Services Director, PwC Canada

RehanQureshi

Rehan Qureshi

Vice President, Technology Consulting Services, Maximus

2025 Connected Services Speakers

Alexander Ritchie

Alexander Ritchie

Assistant Deputy Minister & Ministry Chief Information Officer, Ministry of Transportation and Transit, Government of British Columbia

Christina Dentzien

Christina Dentzien

Executive Director, Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, Government of Alberta

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Andy Calarco

Assistant Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship and CIO for the Natural Resource Sector, Government of British Columbia

Susan Stanford

Susan Stanford

Assistant Deputy Minister of Connectivity & ICT, Government of British Columbia

Alex MacLennan

Alex MacLennan

Associate Deputy Minister & Chief Executive Assessment Officer, Environment Assessment Office, BC Public Service

Genevieve Lambert

Genevieve Lambert

Senior Executive Director, Ministry of Citizens’ Services, Government of British Columbia

Greg Froh

Greg Froh

Executive Director & Chief Technology Officer, Information Services Division, B.C. Social Sector, Government of British Columbia

Blair Nuefeld

Blair Neufeld

Director General, Client Experience Office, Service Canada

Dorothy Eng

Dorothy Eng

Chief Executive Officer, Code for Canada

2025 IT Modernization & Data Analytics Speakers

Michael Harvey

Michael Harvey

Information and Privacy Commissioner, Government of British Columbia

Dean Sutton

Dean Sutton

Manager, Policy and Legislation, Ministry of Citizens’ Services, Government of British Columbia

Denise Evdokimoff

Denise Evdokimoff

Executive Lead, Deal Management Office, Ministry of Citizens' Services, Government of British Columbia

Danielle Lemon

Danielle Lemon

Legal Counsel, Legal Services Branch, Ministry of Attorney General, Province of British Columbia, Government of British Columbia

Christina Dentzien

Christina Dentzien

Executive Director, Ministry of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, Government of Alberta

Chris Spicer

Chris Spicer

Executive Director and CIO, Connected Services BC, Serving the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, Ministry of Citizens’ Services

Jordan Samis

Jordan Samis

Executive Director, AI Adoption, Government of British Columbia

Jeff Card

Jeff Card

Strategic Lead, AI & Enterprise Architecture, Ministry of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship, Government of British Columbia

Rebecca Stevenson

Rebecca Stevenson

Senior Product Manager, Mines Audits and Strategic Services, BC Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals

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Christopher Gillespie

Chief Privacy Officer and Director of Privacy & Access, University of Victoria

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