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

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 - Vision & Priorities
	Co-champions: 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 TBD

12:55 PM - 1:20 PM
	Leadership to Stewardship - My Journey
	Kristen Morley - 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

2:00 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 - 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

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
	Break

3:15 PM - 4:10 PM
Panel One	Co-Developing Policy Paradigms
	Panelists Bonnie Brayton Angela Bains Yves-Marie Abraham Jean Teillet Moderator Dr. Rachel Zellars
	The State of Policy Capacity
	Panel Two
	Panelists Shiobhan Harty Gail Mitchell Mark Schaan Moderators Rachel Wernick Neil Bouwer

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

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
	Common goals for a sustainable social economy
	Speaker TBD

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

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

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

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
	Break

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
	Connecting Insights: Think Tanks and Inclusive Policy Design
	Panel One
	Panelists Garima Talwar Kapoor - Director of Policy and Research, Maytree Institute Hayden King - Executive Director, Yellowhead Institute Sean Mullin - Executive Director, Brookfield Moderator Jennifer Ditchburn - CEO, Institute of Public Policy Research
	Regulatory Agility & Experimentation: Case Studies & Real World Applications
	Panel Two
	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. Panelists TBC TBC TBC Moderator Dr. Alex Ryan - Senior Vice-President, Partners Solutions, MaRS District Discovery

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

4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
	Closing
	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