Join key government executives and problem solve your challenges, identify which technologies to select, prioritize and deploy in order to stay ahead of the curve.
About GovConnect
The ICT sector in Canada is constantly changing and adapting to new technology and ways of delivering services. To meet the expectations of citizens, government departments must provide a customer experience that is on par with other tech-savvy businesses. Public service workers must continuously improve their skills to meet these demands.
GovConnect Canada provides a unique forum for professionals in the IM/IT, business, and finance functions to engage directly with today’s leading experts across many topics, sharpen professional skills, and drive essential conversations that support innovation and digital transformation in Canada.
Why Attend?
Apply today to be part of these critical public sector discussions.
- SHARE innovative initiatives directly with your peers from different departments in a dynamic roundtable setting
- PROBLEM-SOLVE collectively with the facilitation of expert thought-leaders
- IDENTIFY unexplored solutions for your organization
- STRENGTHEN your digital government strategies by exploring best practices
How it Works
Spotlight Sessions
Roundtable Discussions
Transformational Day
The GovConnect Interactive Roundtables provide unparalleled opportunities for delegates to directly engage with leading technology leaders for in depth discussions.
This format enables participants to partake in open and engaging dialogue as they rotate through a variety of topics essential to the digitization and modernization of government. Each table features a different topic and is hosted by a subject matter expert and moderator.
How this Format Works
- Delegates are strategically divided into designated groups before the forum
- Each group visits 5 tables throughout the day
- Each table is moderated by a subject matter expert and will feature a different discussion topic
- After every 40-minute discussion, each group rotates to the next roundtable and has a new conversation on a new topic
Why You’ll Love this Format
- Interact with leading subject-matter experts in government
- Escape ‘death’ by PowerPoint
- Participate in an intimate group setting to stimulate high-level strategic discussions
- Learn with peers to solve similar challenges and issues
2022 Sponsor
Host Sponsor
Hall of Fame Speakers
Saad Bashir
Chief Technology Officer
City of Seattle
Irwin Bess
Director General
Service Innovation Directorate
Transport Canada / Government of Canada
Christiana Cavazzoni
Associate Deputy Minister, Deputy CIO
National Defense
Christine Cederberg
Senior Manager, Intelligent Cloud & Infrastructure Consulting
Accenture
Emily Coffin
User Experience Analyst
Veterans Affairs Canada
Lauren Hunter
Director
GC Talent Cloud
Dimitrije Jankovic
Senior Manager, Technology Strategy & Advisory
Accenture
Mike Krygier
CTO for Public Sector Canada
Google Cloud
Jean-Charles Laplante
Senior Technical Security Analyst
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Bob Osborn
CTO, Global Government Sector
ServiceNow
Sonia Powell
Director General, Workplace Solutions
Public Services and Procurement Canada
Elizabeth Rhodenizer
Chief Information Officer
Public Service Commission of Canada
Kashif Siddiqui
Strategic Technology Advisor
City of Ottawa
Denis Skinner
Executive Director, Digital Change, CIO Branch
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Shari Smith
Director, Corporate Innovation and Change Management
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Government of Alberta
Jessica Stronghill
Director, Public Sector
Bridgeable
Frank Vermaeten
Assistant Commissioner, Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch
Canada Revenue Agency
OVER 150 DECISION MAKERS FROM ACROSS CANADA’S PUBLIC SECTOR ATTENDED THE 2019 FORUM FROM:
- Canada Border Agency Services
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Canada School of Public Service
- Canada’s Free Agents
- City of Ottawa
- Correctional Service Canada
- Employment and Social Development Canada
- Government CIO Office
- Health Canada
- International Development Research Centre
- Justice Canada
- National Cybercrime Coordination Unit RCMP
- National Defense Government of Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Ontario Pension Board
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Public Services & Procurement Canada
- RCMP
- Service Canada
- Shared Services Canada
- Transport Canada
- Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Testimonials
It was a wonderful format! The roundtable discussions being the primary vehicle, helps support my position of advocacy and helped convince several people to change their views on cloud adoption and working in the open.
I found this event very interesting, as I do every year. It’s an excellent opportunity to consider topics in a way that our busy work schedules often don’t allow. I always look forward to the presentations and conversations at these events.