Conférenciers et conférencières : Jamie Boyd

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Discover how a resilient state can modernize at pace and do more with less, strengthening taxpayer trust through broad, replicable impact stories that span service delivery, integrity, and efficiency.

Commanditaire de la séance : Deloitte

Conférenciers et conférencières : Emily Apple, Opus Group; Danielle Olsen, Opus Group

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Canada must deliver an unprecedented pipeline of major projects while managing workforce disruption from tariffs and technological change. Sector Hubs and apprenticeship intermediaries offer a promising, evidence-backed approach to strengthening the workforce system—convening employers, unions, training providers, and governments to build talent pipelines and respond nimbly when disruption hits.

This interactive session reviews the evidence and best practices behind these models, drawing on Canadian and international experience. Designed for federal, provincial, and municipal leaders, it includes practical tools and templates participants can apply in their own jurisdictions.

Participants will leave able to:

• Assess where intermediary models fit within their labour market strategies
• Apply proven design features that drive employer engagement and apprentice completion
• Identify intergovernmental levers to scale intermediaries from pilots into permanent system capacity

Commanditaire de la séance : Opus Group

Conférenciers et conférencières : TBD

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Governments are increasingly being asked to respond to complex and interconnected challenges—from housing affordability and labour shortages to service delivery pressures and declining public trust. Yet too often, efforts focus on addressing symptoms rather than the underlying causes driving these issues.

This session will explore how public sector leaders can strengthen policy capacity to better identify root causes, navigate complexity, and design more effective interventions. Panelists will discuss practical approaches to evidence-informed decision-making, systems thinking, and organizational capability-building, while examining how governments can equip policy teams with the tools, skills, and structures needed to tackle long-standing challenges.

Participants will leave with insights into how building stronger policy capacity can support better outcomes, more resilient institutions, and a more effective public service.

Commanditaire de la séance : Blueprint

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Public trust is built—or eroded—through day-to-day execution of government programs and the delivery of services to Canadians. This executive panel brings together senior federal public servants to discuss how data, analytics, and responsible AI are being operationalized to improve oversight, strengthen integrity, and detect emerging risks across complex public sector environments.

Moving beyond conceptual discussions, panelists will share practical approaches for integrating data and AI into management planning, breaking down data silos across departments, and embedding AI-driven insight into existing governance and control structures. The discussion will also highlight how these approaches are helping to improve service delivery outcomes—enhancing accuracy, responsiveness, and transparency for Canadians.

Drawing on lessons from the IPAC × SAS webinar series and leadership discussions, this session focuses on what it actually takes to implement data- and AI-enabled oversight at scale—while maintaining transparency, accountability, and public confidence.

Takeaways:

• How to operationalize data and AI within existing governance frameworks
• Learn practical ways executives are embedding analytics into management planning, oversight processes, and control functions—while supporting more effective service delivery.
• What effective cross-department data integration looks like in practice
• Understand how leading public sector organizations are addressing data silos to improve visibility across programs, payments, and service outcomes.
• How executive leadership enables responsible, scalable AI adoption
• Gain insight into the leadership decisions, guardrails, and governance models needed to use AI confidently while reinforcing transparency, public trust, and service quality.

Commanditaire de la séance : SAS

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Governments are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, smarter, and more connected services. In this session, public sector leaders will share real-world experiences from enterprise-scale digital transformation programs and discuss what it takes to successfully modernize government operations. Topics will include procurement best practices, change management, workforce enablement, and the role of emerging technologies in driving operational efficiency and innovation. Through case studies and practical insights, attendees will gain actionable strategies for delivering secure, scalable, and citizen-focused transformation initiatives.

Commanditaire de la séance : Deloitte

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Détails à venir.

Commanditaire de la séance : À confirmer

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

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Description : Public sector leaders are navigating an unprecedented period of disruption shaped by fiscal restraint, geopolitical uncertainty, workforce burnout, rising citizen expectations, and the accelerating pace of artificial intelligence. While AI is often framed as the challenge, it is only one piece of a much broader transformation reshaping how governments operate, make decisions, and deliver services.

This session brings together public sector practitioners, senior leaders, and strategic advisors for an honest conversation about what it takes to lead through continuous change. Panelists will explore how organizations are adapting governance structures, supporting employees through burnout and generational shifts, and rethinking leadership models in environments where decisions must move faster than ever before.

Grounded in real-world public sector experience, the discussion will move beyond hype and fear to focus on practical approaches for building resilient, adaptive organizations capable of operating in a rapidly evolving world.

Participants will explore:

• How public sector organizations are responding to continuous disruption and uncertainty
• The impact of AI, fiscal pressures, and global instability on governance and decision-making
• How leaders can foster adaptability, literacy, and resilience across teams
• What modern public sector leadership may need to look like moving forward

Commanditaire de la séance : Knockri

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Public sector organizations across Canada are under growing pressure to modernize service delivery and improve outcomes for citizens while navigating fiscal constraints, workforce challenges, and complex legacy environments. This session explores how governments are transforming service delivery at scale, with a focus on the recent successful modernization of the Old Age Security (OAS) program. Panelists will share real-world insights into the complexity of large-scale transformation, including managing risk, maintaining continuity for millions of Canadians, and aligning policy, operations, and technology.

A key focus will be the role of public-private partnerships in enabling progress. As governments embark upon transformation, collaboration with industry is becoming essential to deliver outcomes today while laying the groundwork for the future.

Participants will explore:

• Lessons learned from large-scale modernization efforts
• The evolving role of public-private partnerships in delivering outcomes and enabling AI adoption
• Risks associated with fragmented transformation efforts and how to avoid them
• Practical strategies for building capacity and delivering at scale in complex environments

Commanditaire de la séance : À confirmer

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

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Description : Détails à venir.

Commanditaire de la séance : À confirmer

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

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Description : Explore the operating models shaping the public sector as we surface lessons learned, discuss when governments should centralize vs. decentralize, progress on breaking down interprovincial barriers and streamlining regulation to tackle key priorities, from procurement reform to partnering for impact.

Commanditaire de la séance : À confirmer

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

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Description : Détails à venir.

Commanditaire de la séance : À confirmer

Conférenciers et conférencières : À confirmer

Modérateur ou modératrice : À confirmer

Description : Détails à venir.

Commanditaire de la séance : À confirmer