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'''Date and time:''' November 25, 2021 | 11:30 am to 3:30 pm (ET) <br>
[https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/events/digital-forum-future-work/index-eng.aspx Register for event here]
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[https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/5948757/encanada-school-of-public-service-digital-academyfracadu00e9mie-du-numu00e9rique-de-lu00c9cole-de-la-fonction-publique-du-canada Join us on GCCollab for updates and discussion]
== '''Speaker Biographies''' ==
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=== Taki Sarantakis ===
'''President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
Taki Sarantakis has been President of the Canada School of Public Service since July 2018, having previously served as Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Mr. Sarantakis spent most of his career at Infrastructure Canada, including as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy and Communications. <br><br>
In 2011 Mr. Sarantakis was awarded Canada's Public Service Award of Excellence in Public Policy, and in 2013 he was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. <br><br>
Prior to joining the federal government, Mr. Sarantakis was a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from York University in Toronto, as well as an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management's Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program, holding the ICD.D designation.
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=== Jean McClellan ===
'''Associée, Leader, Management et organisation, PwC Canada''' <br>
Jean McClellan has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 1995 and is a Partner in the Consulting practice. Jean currently leads PwC Canada's National People and Organization practice. She works with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex issues for clients. In the past, Jean held various leadership positions within PwC such as the Alberta Public Sector Leader, the Education Sector Leader for Western Canada, the People and Change lead for Western Canada, the Valuation, Forensics and Disputes Lead for Manitoba and the Performance Improvement lead for Manitoba. Jean has served public and private companies in the energy, agriculture, service, manufacturing, financial services, and public sectors over her career.
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For close to a decade, Jean has practiced in the areas of program and change management, financial, operational, and human resource effectiveness, and service transformation. Prior to that, Jean's practice areas included valuation and fairness opinions, litigation support services, insurance claim services, economic and financial analysis, and corporate transaction support. She has been involved with numerous engagements undertaken for the purposes of litigation, arbitration and regulatory purposes.
<br><br>
In addition to having a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree and a Masters of Accounting degree from the University of Manitoba, Jean also holds her Chartered Accounting designation, her Chartered Business Valuators designation, her Certified Public Accountant (USA) designation, her Prosci Change Management Certification, and a Program Management Professional Designation. She has been recognized with the Early Achievement Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba and is a past Chair of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.
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=== Neil Bouwer===
'''Vice-President, Innovation and Policy Services Branch, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
Neil Bouwer has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from McGill University and St. Thomas University. Neil actively supports the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program.
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=== Tony Bates ===
'''Senior Advisor, Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, and Research Associate, Contact North.'''<br>
Dr. Tony Bates is a Senior Advisor at the Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Toronto and is also a Research Associate at Contact North, Ontario. He is Chair of the Board of the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association and is a consultant assisting with the implementation of the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s e-Learning Strategy.
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He was a founding staff member of the British Open University, becoming a full professor in educational media research in 1984. In 1989, he became Executive Director, Strategic Planning and Information Technology at the Open Learning Agency, Vancouver. From 1995 to 2003 he was Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC. He has worked as a consultant in the design and management of online and distance learning in over 40 countries.
<br><br>
He is the author of twelve books, including his latest online, open textbook for faculty and instructors, ‘[https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/ Teaching in a Digital Age]’, which has been downloaded over 500,000 times and translated into ten languages. He has honorary degrees from two Canadian universities (Laurentian and Athabasca) and four foreign universities for his research into online learning and distance education.
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'''Date and time:''' November 25, 2021 | 11:30 am to 3:30 pm (ET) <br>
[https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/events/digital-forum-future-work/index-eng.aspx Register for event here]
<br>
[https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/5948757/encanada-school-of-public-service-digital-academyfracadu00e9mie-du-numu00e9rique-de-lu00c9cole-de-la-fonction-publique-du-canada Join us on GCCollab for updates and discussion]
== '''Speaker Biographies''' ==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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[[File:Taki Sarantakis Headshot.png|frameless|center]]
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=== Taki Sarantakis ===
'''President, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
Taki Sarantakis has been President of the Canada School of Public Service since July 2018, having previously served as Associate Secretary of the Treasury Board at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. Mr. Sarantakis spent most of his career at Infrastructure Canada, including as Assistant Deputy Minister of Policy and Communications. <br><br>
In 2011 Mr. Sarantakis was awarded Canada's Public Service Award of Excellence in Public Policy, and in 2013 he was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. <br><br>
Prior to joining the federal government, Mr. Sarantakis was a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from York University in Toronto, as well as an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management's Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program, holding the ICD.D designation.
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[[File:Jean McClellan Headshot.jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== Jean McClellan ===
'''Associée, Leader, Management et organisation, PwC Canada''' <br>
Jean McClellan has been with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP since 1995 and is a Partner in the Consulting practice. Jean currently leads PwC Canada's National People and Organization practice. She works with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex issues for clients. In the past, Jean held various leadership positions within PwC such as the Alberta Public Sector Leader, the Education Sector Leader for Western Canada, the People and Change lead for Western Canada, the Valuation, Forensics and Disputes Lead for Manitoba and the Performance Improvement lead for Manitoba. Jean has served public and private companies in the energy, agriculture, service, manufacturing, financial services, and public sectors over her career.
<br><br>
For close to a decade, Jean has practiced in the areas of program and change management, financial, operational, and human resource effectiveness, and service transformation. Prior to that, Jean's practice areas included valuation and fairness opinions, litigation support services, insurance claim services, economic and financial analysis, and corporate transaction support. She has been involved with numerous engagements undertaken for the purposes of litigation, arbitration and regulatory purposes.
<br><br>
In addition to having a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree and a Masters of Accounting degree from the University of Manitoba, Jean also holds her Chartered Accounting designation, her Chartered Business Valuators designation, her Certified Public Accountant (USA) designation, her Prosci Change Management Certification, and a Program Management Professional Designation. She has been recognized with the Early Achievement Award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Manitoba and is a past Chair of the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce.
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[[File:Neil Bouwer Enlarged Headshot.png|frameless|center]]
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=== Neil Bouwer===
'''Vice-President, Innovation and Policy Services Branch, Canada School of Public Service''' <br>
Neil Bouwer has also served as an Assistant Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and the Privy Council Office of Canada; and in executive positions at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada and the Business Development Bank of Canada. He has also worked at the Department of Finance and Western Economic Diversification Canada, and has Economics degrees from McGill University and St. Thomas University. Neil actively supports the Government of Canada policy and data communities, the Advanced Policy Analyst Program and the Free Agent HR Program.
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[[File:Tony Bates Headshot.jpg|frameless|center]]
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=== Tony Bates ===
'''Senior Advisor, Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, and Research Associate, Contact North.'''<br>
Dr. Tony Bates is a Senior Advisor at the Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University, Toronto and is also a Research Associate at Contact North, Ontario. He is Chair of the Board of the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association and is a consultant assisting with the implementation of the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s e-Learning Strategy.
<br><br>
He was a founding staff member of the British Open University, becoming a full professor in educational media research in 1984. In 1989, he became Executive Director, Strategic Planning and Information Technology at the Open Learning Agency, Vancouver. From 1995 to 2003 he was Director of Distance Education and Technology at UBC. He has worked as a consultant in the design and management of online and distance learning in over 40 countries.
<br><br>
He is the author of twelve books, including his latest online, open textbook for faculty and instructors, ‘[https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/ Teaching in a Digital Age]’, which has been downloaded over 500,000 times and translated into ten languages. He has honorary degrees from two Canadian universities (Laurentian and Athabasca) and four foreign universities for his research into online learning and distance education.
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[[fr:Événements de l'Académie du numérique de l'ÉFPC/Forum annuel sur le gouvernement numérique ouvert : L'avenir du travail – Modeler ensemble la fonction publique de demain - Biographies des conferenciers]]