Agenda

Day 1 - Thursday, October 18, 2018

7:30	Registration Opens and Refreshments are Served
8:25	Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair
8:30	KEYNOTE: An Automated Future: AI in the Public Service
9:00	2 Interactive Roundtable Rotations—40 Minutes Each
10:20	Networking Refreshment Break
10:40	Digital Government for Business: Cracking the Code
11:00	2 Interactive Roundtable Rotation—40 Minutes Each
12:20	Networking Luncheon
1:20	INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: Intro to Exponential Thinking
1:40	2 Interactive Roundtable Rotations—40 Minutes Each
3:00	Networking and Refreshment Break
3:10	INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: Canadian Digital Identity
3:40	Panel: Rebel Talent – Doing Different Well
4:40	Closing Remarks from the Conference Chair \| Followed by Networking Reception

Day 1 - Thursday, October 18, 2018

7:30	Registration Opens and Refreshments are Served
8:25	Opening Remarks from the Conference Chair Chris Moore Chair GovConnect Series
8:30	KEYNOTE: An Automated Future: AI in the Public Service Alex Benay Chief Information Officer Government of Canada How to effectively embed an innovation and collaborative culture that supports transformation Addressing the “how to” when it comes to the actual transition process
9:00	2 Interactive Roundtable Rotations—40 Minutes Each
10:20	Networking Refreshment Break
10:40	Digital Government for Business: Cracking the Code Aneeta Bains Chief Digital Officer & ADM, Digital Transformation Services Sector ISED
11:00	2 Interactive Roundtable Rotation—40 Minutes Each
12:20	Networking Luncheon
1:20	INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: Intro to Exponential Thinking Oren Berkovich Founder and CEO SingularityU Canada
1:40	2 Interactive Roundtable Rotations—40 Minutes Each
3:00	Networking and Refreshment Break
3:10	INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT: Canadian Digital Identity Ken McMillan Acting Director - Digital Identity Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat / Cybersecurity Current Canadian challenges Drivers of digital identity Approach to trusted digital identity ecosystem
3:40	Panel: Rebel Talent – Doing Different Well Valerie Thomas Lead, Talent Mobility Strategy, Talent Cloud, Office of the Chief Information Officer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Ioana Finichiu Policy Analyst Community of Federal Regulators, Health Canada; Facilitator, One Team Government Canada Helen Daniels Talent Manager, Canada’s Free Agents Program Natural Resources Canada How to find the right people and matching these people to the right work Culture Change and doing work differently
4:40	Closing Remarks from the Conference Chair \| Followed by Networking Reception