Policy Community Conference 2022: Policy and Inclusion from Vision to Implementation

Event Program - February 3rd and 4th, 2021 | 12:30 AM – 4:30 PM (ET)

Join the event to learn from a wide variety of speakers on a number of topics including how to amplify historically marginalized voices in the policy process, implement short-term policy actions that have longer-term objectives, and connect evidence together to support the conception of policies to their implementation.

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Day One

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 - Simultaneous interpretation available for all sessions

Overview: Hear about what some of the top leaders and experts are doing in their organizations to adjust to the new work environment, including what the public service can learn from them; as well as how we adjust for the future of work to meet existing and new demands.

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
	Land Acknowledgment and Welcome
	Catherine Charbonneau - Master of Ceremonies and Policy Community Director

12:35 PM - 12:45 PM
	Policy Community Initiative
	Rachel Wernick - Senior ADM, Skills and Employment Branch at Employment and Social Development Canada Neil Bouwer - Vice-President of the Canada School of Public Service

12:45 PM - 12:55 PM
	Opening Remarks
	Speaker TBC

12:55 PM - 1:20 PM
	Leadership to Stewardship - My Journey
	Kristen Morley - Olympic Athlete. Immerse in the lived experience of an Olympic trans-athlete who transformed institutional thinking from within. Learn about the pivot role of the Olympic Movement and lessons learned. Diversity and the power of design to reimagine communities, cities and transforming individual lives beyond the field of play.

12:55 PM - 1:20 PM
	Q&A

1:40 PM - 2:00 PM
	Break

2:10 PM - 2:10 PM
	Welcome Back
	Catherine Charbonneau - Master of Ceremonies and Policy Community Director

2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
	Inclusive Policy in Grey Zone Change
	Dr. Yabome Gilpin Jackson - Title of the keynote speaker. Learn to lead in Grey Zone of Change - a space between the current state and the emerging future that is undefined and unknowable. Learn how to understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making.

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
	Q&A

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
	Break

3:15 PM - 4:10 PM
	Co-Developing Policy Paradigms - Panel 1	The State of Policy Capacity - Panel 2
	Title of the keynote speaker. Learn to lead in Grey Zone of Change - a space between the current state and the emerging future that is undefined and unknowable. Learn how to understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making. Dr. Rachel Zellars Bonnie Brayton Angela Bains Yves-Marie Abraham Jean Teillet	Title of the keynote speaker. Learn to lead in Grey Zone of Change - a space between the current state and the emerging future that is undefined and unknowable. Learn how to understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making. Rachel Wernick Shiobhan Harty Gail Mitchell TBC TBC

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
	Q&A

4:30 PM - 4:35 PM
	Closing

Day Two

Friday, February 4th, 2022 - Simultaneous interpretation available for all sessions

Overview: Hear about what some of the top leaders and experts are doing in their organizations to adjust to the new work environment, including what the public service can learn from them; as well as how we adjust for the future of work to meet existing and new demands.

12:30 PM - 12:40 PM
	Land Acknowledgment and Welcome
	Catherine Charbonneau - Master of Ceremonies and Policy Community Director

12:40 PM - 1:05 PM
	Objectifs communs pour une économie sociale durable
	Béatrice Alain

1:05 PM - 1:30 PM
	Q&A

1:35 PM - 1:55 PM
	Deep Dive into the Long Time Toolkit
	Dr. Elle Saltmarshe - Learn an approach to balance short-term and long-term objectives for equitable futures for generations to come.

Q&A (1:55 PM - 2:20 PM)

Break (2:20 PM - 2:40 PM)

Provocations & Revelations (2:40 PM - 3:40 PM)
Panel 1 (Breakout Room A)	Panel 2 (Breakout Room B)
Connecting Insights: Think Tanks and Inclusive Policy Design	Regulatory Agility & Experimentation: Case Studies & Real World Applications
This presentation will cover lessons and insights on implementing agile regulation, outcomes based financing, adoption of innovation through procurement and co-design partnerships, and strategies to manage divergent perspectives and risks with experimentation. Jennifer Ditchburn - CEO, Institute of Public Policy Research Garima Talwar Kapoor - Director of Policy and Research, Maytree Institute Hayden King - Executive Director, Yellowhead Institute Sean Mullin - Executive Director, Brookfield	This presentation will cover lessons and insights on implementing agile regulation, outcomes based financing, adoption of innovation through procurement and co-design partnerships, and strategies to manage divergent perspectives and risks with experimentation. Dr Alex Ryan - Senior Vice-President, Partners Solutions, MaRS District Discovery TBC TBC TBC

Q&A (3:40 PM - 4:05 PM)

Closing (4:05 PM - 4:15 PM)

Rachel Wernick - Senior ADM, Skills and Employment Branch at Employment and Social Development Canada Neil Bouwer - Vice-President of the Canada School of Public Service