CSPS Digital Academy Events/Annual Digital Government Forum 2022 - Speaker Biographies

Speaker Biographies for Annual Digital Government Forum: The Need to Build Modern Services for All

November 22, 2022 | 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM (ET)

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Speaker Biographies

	Erica Vezeau (Master of Ceremonies) Director General, Digital Academy, Canada School of Public Service Erica Vezeau is the acting Director General of the Canada School of Public Service’s Digital Academy. She joined this team in March 2021 to support its mandate to help public servants gain the knowledge, skills, and mindsets they need to succeed in the digital age. She has over 15 years of previous private- and public-sector experience in program administration, service delivery, and strategic planning with a special interest in digitally focused projects to modernize business processes and improve government services.
	Marc Brouillard Chief Digital Officer, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Marc Brouillard is the Chief Digital Officer for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in the Government of Canada. He has also served as Chief Technology Officer and acting Chief Information Officer of Canada at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Marc also served as deputy departmental CIO and acting departmental CIO at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Prior to joining the Government of Canada, Marc was VP of Business Development for a local eCommerce Services start-up. Prior to that, he spent 13 years at MONTAGE IT Services, a division of MTS/Allstream, where he held numerous positions in technology consulting and business development. Marc provides strategic leadership in pursuing world class excellence in digital transformation, data and information management, and cyber security. He has had a long and successful career as a senior public and private sector executive in information management and technology.
	Andrea Guertin Managing Director, Bridgeable Andrea is the Managing Director of Bridgeable, a Canada-based service design consultancy that uses human-centred design tools and tactics to transform experiences. As an award-winning designer, change manager, and innovation strategist, she's worked across real estate, healthcare, and finance industries. She's committed her career to help executives navigate the power of design. Andrea uses creativity and a structure of systems analysis, design thinking, and attention to human dynamics to guide teams toward their transformation.
	Raj Thuppal Chief Digital Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Services and Transformation, Transport Canada As of April 1st 2021, Raj Thuppal joined Transport Canada (TC) as the Chief Digital Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister of Digital Services and Transformation. Prior to this, Raj was the Chief Technology Officer at Shared Services Canada (SSC) where he was responsible for modernization of IT infrastructure and Cyber Security. For four years prior to this, as the Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Networks, Security and Digital Services, Raj was responsible the consolidation and reengineering of GC data networks and digital services across Canada and internationally, supporting 400,000 users in 43 departments. Raj also served as the Assistant Deputy Minister of Cyber and Information Technology Security at SSC for approximately three years. After joining the public service in 2003, Raj worked in various management roles at the Department of National Defence and the Canada Revenue Agency. Before this, he held various engineering roles in the private sector at Marconi/FORE Systems in Ottawa. Raj holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from India.
	Kelly Acton Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Policy and Performance, Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat Kelly Acton is the Assistant Deputy Minister of Digital Policy and Performance in the Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada at the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS), providing enterprise level guidance on instruments and performance linked to the digital agenda, in the fields of service, security and access to information. Kelly was previously Assistant Secretary of Strategic Communications and Ministerial Affairs at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS). Prior to her arrival at TBS, Kelly held executive positions in communications, in IM/IT, strategic policy and regulatory affairs at Innovation, Science and Industry, as well as various leadership positions at what was then Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Kelly works in an engaging, multidisciplinary way, with a broad perspective informed by work in both the public and not-for-profit sectors on a range of public policy issues. Kelly holds a degree in Journalism and Political Science from Carleton University, and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.