Digital Gov Leaders Summit/Program

2024DIGITAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS SUMMIT


Program

On January 29, all digital community members are invited to join virtually.

Note: Tuesday, January 30, is in-person, by invite-only.

Please use this link to download our program. Be advised that the Summit program is subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates.

Summit Agenda, DAY ONE, 08:00, Continental breakfast, registration and networking, 09:00, Welcome by emcees: Jessica Zeroual, Senior Advisor to Associate Deputy Minister Alex Benay, Public Services and Procurement Canada; Leanne Labelle, Executive Director, Platform, Canadian Digital Services, 09:10, Introduction: Stephen Burt, Interim Chief Information Officer of Canada, 09:15, Opening remarks: The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board, 09:35, Dialogue session: “Delivering digital services to citizens in times of war” Guest: Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister for Eurointegration, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Moderator: Pascale Elvas, Executive Director, Strategic Engagement and Innovation, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, 10:15, Panel discussion: “Using artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver faster and fair services” Moderator: Teresa D’Andrea, Chief Data Officer for Human Capital Management, Public Services and Procurement Canada Panelists: Elise Legendre, Chief Data Officer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Emmanuelle Deault-Bonin, Director General, Strategic Policy, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Jean-Paul Lalonde, Executive Lead, Digital Services, Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada; Simon Llewellyn, Director, Security Architecture, Cyber Centre, Communications Security Establishment, 11:00, Health break & networking, 11:25, Working session (in-person): Demonstration of the Government of Portugal's Virtual Assistant bot by the Administrative Modernization Agency, 11:45, Keynote speaker and Q&A: “Navigating complex situations by using the latest technology, international collaboration, and promoting Canadian values” with Colonel Jeremy Hansen, Canadian Space Agency astronaut, 12:30, Health break & networking, 13:45, Panel discussion: “Digital service and design excellence through diversity, equity, and inclusion” Moderator: Kentia Dazulma, Executive Director, Enterprise Data Portfolio and Integration, Employment and Social Development Canada Panelists: Kristina Casey, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Service and Digital Officer, Transport Canada; Lauren Hunter, Director, Talent Policy and Platforms, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat; Richard Smith II, Chief Information Officer, Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada, Samantha Rahim, Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief Security Officer, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 14:30, Working session (in-person): Interactive session on the vital role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in realizing Canada's Digital Ambition, 15:00, Health break & networking, 15:20, Keynote speaker and Q&A: “Lessons from the mountain as they relate to collaboration, results and digital leadership” with Louise McEvoy, Vice President in Cybersecurity, Mount Everest Summiteer, 16:30, Closing and summary of day one, 16:30 - 18:30, Exclusive invitation-only networking event: Sponsored by DPI Note: If you've registered for and received an invitation to attend in person, you are automatically invited to the exclusive networking event.


Summit Agenda | DAY TWO, 08:00, Continental breakfast, registration and networking 9:00, Welcome by emcees: Jessica Zeroual, Senior Advisor to Associate Deputy Minister Alex Benay, Public Services and Procurement Canada; Leanne Labelle, Executive Director, Platform, Canadian Digital Services 9:10, Guest speaker: Dr. Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister of Health Canada and member of the Values and ethics Task Force 10:00, Health break & networking 10:15, Panel discussion and Q&A: “Working collaboratively while dealing with enterprise-wide operating realities” Moderator: Liz McKeown, Executive Director, Digital Community Management, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Panelists: Alex Benay, Associate Deputy Minister, Enterprise Pay Coordination, Public Services and Procurement Canada; Cliff Groen, Associate Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development and Chief Operating Officer, Service Canada; Scott Harris, Associate Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 11:20, Guest speaker and Q&A: “How SSC is evolving to collaborate better” with Scott Jones, President, Shared Services Canada 12:00, Health break & networking 13:00, Panel discussion and Q&A: Federal, provincial, and municipal discussion on coordinated efforts to address the digital talent gap in Canadian governments Moderator: Len Bastien, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Panelists: Arlene Williams, Associate Deputy Minister, Chief Digital Officer, Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions, Government of Nova Scotia; Andrew Roberts, Assistant Deputy Minister, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; John Roberts, Associate Deputy Minister, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Chief Digital and Data Officer, Ontario Government 14:10, Dialogue session: Government of Canada of today and tomorrow - values and ethics, call to action and vision for the future Guest: John Hannaford, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet Moderator: Christiane Fox, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council, Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, and newly appointed V&E Task Force lead 14:50, Closing and summary of event: Stephen Burt, Interim Chief Information Officer of Canada