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Thursday, March 1
Da y 1

Time Details

7:30 am – 9:00 am

 Breakfast and Registration
9:00 am – 9:15 am

Opening Remarks
Speaker: Carol Layton, President, Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), and Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal

9:15 am – 10:15 am Keynote Address
Speaker: Evan Solomon, CBC Television Broadcaster, Journalist and Author View presentation
10:15 am - 10:45 am The Importance of Public Sector Renewal
Speaker: Karen Ellis, Vice President of Public Service Renewal and Diversity Branch, Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada
10:45 am – 11:00 am Networking Break
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion # 1: An Evolving Talent Landscape: Demographic Realities of a 21st Century Workforce

Speakers:

* Session moderated by Suzanne Millar, City of Toronto

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

African Perspectives: Engaging Employees in the Public Service - Best Practices and Future Possibilities

Speakers:

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Workshop Session # 1:  Changing How Work is Done and Delivered

a. Effective communications in the office

The Government of Nova Scotia will present their innovative new internal communications guide.
Speakers:

* Session moderated by Michelle Lucas, Communications Director, Public Service Commission, Government of Nova Scotia

b. Innovative Public Policy Partnerships
Speaker:

  • Bruce Campbell, Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

c. Innovative Service Delivery
Speakers:

  • Nancy Vanstone, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and Labour, Government of Nova Scotia - Presenting "Better Regulation Initiative - changing service delivery in a regulated world"
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  • Ron McKerlie, Corporate Chief Information & Information Technology Officer & Chief Strategist, Service Delivery, Office of the Corporate Chief Information Officer (OCCIO), Government of Ontario
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Networking Break
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

Panel Discussion # 2: Engaging a New Generation of Leaders: Lessons Learned from the Non-Profit Sector
Speakers:

  • Ben Peterson, Co-founder and Executive Director, Journalists for Human Rights
  • Taylor Gunn, Chief Election Officer, Student Vote
  • Franca Guccuardi, Executive Director and CEO, Canadian Merit Scholarship Foundation
  • Parker Mitchell, Co-founder and CEO, Engineers Without Borders Canada

* Session moderated by Sevaun Palvetzian, Director, Youth and New Professionals Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Government Services

4:15 pm - 4:45 pm Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Today: The Ontario Public Service Human Resource Plan
Speaker: Honourable Gerry Phillips, Minister, Ministry of Government Services, Government of Ontario
4:45 pm Adjournment of Day 1
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Wine and Cheese Reception


Friday, March 2
Day 2

8:30 am – 9:30 am Breakfast
9:15 am – 9:30 am Opening Remarks:
Speaker: Candy Palmater, Stand-up Comic, Activist and Recovering Lawyer,  (Mi'kmaq Liaison Officer, Department of Education, Government of Nova Scotia)
9:30 am – 10:30 am

Panel Discussion # 3: The Future of the Public Service – Talent Management Strategies
Speakers:

  • Jennifer Laidlaw, Director, Archives Operations Branch, Ontario Ministry of Government Services
  • Jean Irvine, Director of Human Resources, Scarborough Hospital
  • Per Scott, Senior Manager of Strategy and Planning, Human Resources, Royal Bank of Canada
  • Lynda Tarras, Assistant Deputy Minister, Talent Management, British Columbia Public Service Agency

* Session moderated by Andrew Whittington, Manager, Organizational Development, Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

10:30 am – 10:45 am Networking Break
10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Panel Discussion # 4: Ensuring our Workforce is as Reflective as the Population we Serve

Introduction:
Speaker: Laura Garton, Director, Human Resources Management Research, Conference Board of Canada

First Nations Involvement in the Public Sector
Speaker: Candy Palmater, Stand-up Comic, Activist and Recovering Lawyer,  (Mi'kmaq Liaison Officer, Department of Education, Government of Nova Scotia)

New Immigrants and Foreign Trained Professionals
Speaker: Jane Lewis, Country Human Resource Manager, Procter & Gamble Canada
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Canadians's Living with Disabilities
Speaker: Miguel Aguayo, Manager, Employer Outreach Secretariat, Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services

* Session moderated by Wyatt White, A/Director of Policy, Office of Aboriginal Affairs, Government of Nova Scotia

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Seven Ideas that Could Change Public Sector Leadership: Howling from the Cubicles
Speaker: Bob Chartier, Public Sector Leadership Practitioner, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and National Managers' Community

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Workshop Session # 2: Career Pathing in the 21st Century

a. The Art of Facilitation - A Primer
Speakers:

  • Peter Sherriff, Regional Manager, Learning and Development Branch, Ontario Ministry of Government Services
  • Brian Benn, Regional Manager, Learning and Development Branch, Ontario Ministry of Government Services
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b. Becoming an Inspirational Leader
Speaker:

c. Work Life Balance: Based on "Live Well, Laugh Lots" and "The Power of Play"

Speaker:

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Networking Break
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Panel Discussion # 5: Engaging Employees in the Public Service: Best Practices, Future Possibilities….
Speakers:

  • Vijay Bhashyakarla, Chair, GoverNEXT, Government of Nova Scotia
  • Karla Kreamer, Co-chair, New Professionals' Network, Government of Saskatchewan
  • Heather Orr, Director of Programming, Victoria New Professionals, Government of British Columbia
  • Tabatha Soltay, National Vice-Chair, Environment Canada’s Action Network (ECAN), Government of Canada
  • Jennifer Stewart, Executive Events Lead, Tomorrow's Ontario Public Service (TOPS), Ontario Ministry of Government Services

*  Moderated by Gabriel Sékaly, Executive Director, Institute of Public Administration of Canada

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Closing Remarks
Introduction by Lucinda Theodore, Executive Chair, Tomorrow's Ontario Public Service (TOPS), Ontario Ministry of Government Services
Speaker: Shirley Hoy, City Manager, City of Toronto
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4:30 pm Adjournment of Day 2 - Conference Closes

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