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

Event Program - February 3rd and 4th, 2022 | 12:30 pM – 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 & Accomplishments
	Co-champions: Rachel Wernick - Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch at Employment and Social Development Canada Neil Bouwer - Vice-President, Innovation and Skills Development at 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 Worley - Human Centred Design Consultant, Author and Professional Speaker Immerse in the lived experience of an Olympic trans-athlete who transformed institutional thinking from within. Kristen speaks to her pivot role and lessons learned in this Olympic Movement. Learn about the power of diversity and the power of design to reimagine communities, cities and transforming individual lives beyond the field of play.

1:20 PM - 1:40 PM
	Question and Answer Period

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 - Organizational Development Professional, Author and 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 understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making.

2:30 PM - 2:55 PM
	Question and Answer Period

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
	Break

3:15 PM - 4:10 PM
Breakout One
	Co-Developing Policy Paradigms
	Panelists: Bonnie Brayton - National Executive Director at DisAbled Women's Network Canada Angela Bains - Graduate Program Director at OCAD University Yves-Marie Abraham - Associate Professor at HEC Montréal Jean Teillet - Senior Counsel at Pape, Salter, Teillet Law Moderator: Dr. Rachel Zellars - Senior Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Saint Mary's Univeristy
Breakout Two
	The State of Policy Capacity
	Panelists: Shiobhan Harty - Assistant Secretary to Cabinet at Privy Council Office Gail Mitchell - Assistant Deputy Minister at the Department for Women and Gender Equality Mark Schaan - Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategy and Innovation Policy Sector at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada Moderators: Rachel Wernick - Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch at Employment and Social Development Canada Neil Bouwer - Vice-President, Innovation and Skills Development at the Canada School of Public Service

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
	Question and Answer Period

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
	Question and Answer Period

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

1:55 PM - 2:20 PM
	Question and Answer Period

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
	Break

2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakout One
	Connecting Insights: Think Tanks and Inclusive Policy Design
	Panelists: Garima Talwar Kapoor - Director of Policy and Research, Maytree Foundation Hayden King - Executive Director, Yellowhead Institute Sean Mullin - Executive Director, Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Moderator: Jennifer Ditchburn - President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Public Policy Research
Breakout Two
	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. Panelists: TBC TBC TBC Moderator: Dr. Alex Ryan - Senior Vice-President, Partners Solutions, MaRS District Discovery

3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
	Question and Answer Period

4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
	Closing
	Co-champions: Rachel Wernick - Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills and Employment Branch at Employment and Social Development Canada Neil Bouwer - Vice-President, Innovation and Skills Development at the Canada School of Public Service