Living the Digital Standards: Competencies You Need to Thrive, Disrupt and Innovate in Our Digital Age – La Promenade Room (English only)
Digital transformation is happening across the public service, and it requires us to work differently. This interactive session will introduce you to the Digital Standards for making digital government work, and the competencies you need to help us move towards that goal.
Daphne Guerrero
Senior Analyst, Digital Change
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Natalie Crandall
Pathfinder, Project Lead, HRBI
Innovation and Policy Services
Canada School of Public Service
Alexandria Sacca
Pathfinder, Project Lead, HRBI
Innovation and Policy Services
Canada School of Public Service
Liz McKeown
Faculty, Digital Academy
Canada School of Public Service
Innovation in Government: Putting It Into Practice – Ottawa ABC Room (simultaneous interpretation provided)
Public servants share real life stories about the innovation taking place across their departments and agencies. You will hear about their digital success stories, the challenges they faced, and what they did to confront them. Learn strategies that you can use in your work and organization.
Chahine El Chaar
Director General
Digital Services Division
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Philippe Johnston
Director General
Technology and Information Management Services
Transport Canada
Jason Lawson
Director
Data, Partnerships and Innovation Hub
Public Health Agency of Canada
Eric Gagné
Director General
Digital Strategies and Information Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Mélanie Robert
Executive Director
Open Government and Portals
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Moderator:
Sage Cram
Head of Partnerships
Canadian Digital Service
How to Work Successfully in the Cloud: Removing the Cloudy from Cloud Technology – Algonquin Room (simultaneous interpretation provided and YouTube live streaming)
More individuals and organizations are "working in the cloud," but there is still some confusion and concern around this. What does working in the cloud look like? How does it work? Our experts will explain what it means, the benefits and the risks involved, and how you can effectively mitigate the risks and challenges.
Lisa Ruth Lifshitz
Partner and Chair of the Technology, Privacy and Data
Management Group
Torkin Manes LLP
Carolyn Watters
Chief Digital Research Officer
National Research Council Canada
Scott Levac
Director, Cloud Oversight
Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Moderator:
Teresa D’Andrea
Director of GC Digital Exchange
Office of the Chief Technology Officer
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Innovating With Users in Mind: Telling It Like It Is – Rideau Falls Room (simultaneous interpretation provided)
Hear directly from public servants who are innovating across government departments. They will candidly share their experiences and tell you what it takes to innovate in the public service. This includes what prevents innovation, how you can fail and still be successful, how you get buy-in and secure funding, and more. Test out their innovations after the discussion!
Bryan Robitaille
Manager, Application Development
Canada School of Public Service
Marta Mulkins
Director General
Data, Innovation and Analytics
National Defence
David Young
Director General
Data and Business Intelligence Directorate
Canadian Revenue Agency
William McMahon
Director, Digital Services
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Moderator:
Mathieu Audet
Lead of Behavioural Insights Research and Design (BIRD) – Innovation Lab
Employment and Social Development Canada
Adopting an Inclusive Design Mindset: Designing for the Most Impact – Victoria Hall (simultaneous interpretation provided and YouTube live streaming)
This interactive session with experts in the field will show you what inclusive design looks like and how you can naturally design to have the most impact on multiple and diverse users.
Ann-Marie Sebastian
Educator, Design Strategist and Experience Designer
Brainstation
Nourhan Hegazy
Senior Design Advisor
Centre for Gender Inclusive Service
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Denise Gareau
Director
Policy and External Relations Branch
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Colin Clark
Associate Director
Inclusive Design Research Centre
Ontario College of Art and Design University
Moderator:
Kenza Bouchaara
Director and Faculty Member
Learning on Respectful and Inclusive Workplace
Canada School of Public Services
