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.

Simultaneous interpretation available for all sessions

Day One

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 - Simultaneous interpretation available for all sessions

Overview: Hear about what some of the top leaders and experts are doing in their organizations to adjust to the new work environment, including what the public service can learn from them; as well as how we adjust for the future of work to meet existing and new demands.

Land Acknowledgment and Welcome (12:30 PM - 12:35 PM)

Catherine Charbonneau - Master of Ceremonies and Policy Community Director

Policy Community Initiative (12:35 PM - 12:45 PM)

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

Opening Remarks (12:45 PM - 12:55 PM)

Speaker TBC

Leadership to Stewardship - My Journey (12:55 PM - 1:20 PM)

Kristen Morley - Olympic Athlete. 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.

Q&A (1:20 PM - 1:40 PM)

Break (1:40 PM - 2:00 PM)

Welcome Back (2:00 PM - 2:10 PM)

Catherine Charbonneau - Master of Ceremonies and Policy Community Director

Inclusive Policy in Grey Zone Change (2:10 PM - 2:30 PM)

Dr. Yabome Gilpin Jackson - Title of the keynote 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 to understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making.

Q&A (2:30 PM - 2:55 PM)

Break (2:55 PM - 3:15 PM)

Provocations & Revelations (3:15 PM - 4:10 PM)
Panel 1 (Breakout Room A)	Panel 2 (Breakout Room B)
Co-Developing Policy Paradigms	The State of Policy Capacity
Title of the keynote 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 to understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making. Dr. Rachel Zellars Bonnie Brayton Angela Bains Yves-Marie Abraham	Title of the keynote 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 to understanding its dynamics can support inclusive policy-making. Rachel Wernick Shiobhan Harty Gail Mitchell TBC