Detailed Program

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Speaker: David Dodge
Former Governor of the Bank of Canada

Guardians of Our Economies: the Fiscal and Economic Challenges Facing Governments
Over the next two decades on the basis of current trends, Canadian potential nominal national income is projected to grow at only about four percent per year while government program expenditures are projected to grow more quickly.  In particular, spending on health care is projected to grow at 6%+ per year on the basis of current policies implying continuing deficits and an unsustainable rise in public debt especially at the provincial level.  What structural policies might be pursued to increase growth in national income and reduce the divergence between the rate of growth of revenues and expenditures, especially spending on health care?

In 2008 and 2009 governments rushed in to save the global economy with bail-outs and stimulus packages. But have they done the trick? Did the magic bullet end up as a shot in the foot? How will national governments and international stabilizing institutions deal with debt that has piling up at the door?This session reviews the factors that have resulted in excessive debt for national governments and discusses how governments can and should lift themselves out of it. What are the prospects and what is the prescription?

Dr. Isra G. Levy, Medical Officer of Health, City of Ottawa

We’ve experienced real epidemics and learned from them (SARS to HINI), but there other dangers to anticipate.   The panel argues that anticipatory service delivery is perhaps the biggest public policy challenge facing governments today for a host of reasons:

- Impossible Breadth.  One can’t plan for everything, so what is “good enough” planning, particularly when preparatory systems can be expensive? 
- Potentially Severe Impact.  When pandemic planning goes wrong, the damage to people’s health (SARS) and governments’ reputations can be immense (even in the case of the HINI outbreak, provincial surveys of public satisfaction with their governments showed a wide range of criticism). 
- Invisibility of Success.  On the other hand, when things go well (for example, lower-than-expected impact from HINI), it is hard to maintain public support for the sizeable investment of public funds.

The Critical Role of Creativity in Tackling Canada's Innovation Deficit
Kevin Lynch, Bank of Montreal & fmr Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet

Moderator: Charles Perron, Lead partner, Federal Gov. Services, Deloitte

Canada’s Innovation Deficit: Creativity lies at the heart of modern competitiveness. Innovation is the ability to create new products and services, to produce existing products in new ways, and to develop new markets. It drives productivity; it drives growth; and it drives our living standards. The problem is that Canada is not an innovation leader. We need to become one, including government services.

Moderator: Murray Stewart, President, Canadian Council on Energy

This session will begin with reference to the IEAs 2009 Report which discusses 2 energy scenarios for the period from the present to 2030.
The panel will discuss this Report and Canada's preparedness to adapt to the new energy paradigm suggested by the IEA.

Scott McKinnon, Ontario Media Development Corporation
Nationalism to Regional Development: Cultural Development Policy in the Era of Globalization

Robert P. Shepherd, Carleton University
Watching the Watchdogs: Assessing the Independence of Agents of Parliament

Allison Bramwell, University of Toronto
Networks Are Not Enough: Urban Governance and Workforce Development in Three Ontario Cities

Luncheon - Joseph Galimberti Memorial Lecture
(Confederation Ballroom - Level 4)

Speaker: Robert Wright
Rob Wright has 35 years of economic, policy and management experience in the Public Service of Canada, over twenty years of which was at the Deputy Minister level, most recently as Deputy Minister of Finance.

• Presentation of JE Hodgetts & Roland Parenteau Awards
• Regional Group Excellence Award Presentation 

(Lunch sponsored by The School of Public Administration - Dalhousie University)

Session 1 – Economy (Governor General I - Level 4)
Labour Surplus or Shortage? Is the public sector more vulnerable than other sectors?
Marie-Lison Fougère, ADM Strategic Policy & Programs, Min. of Training Colleges and Universities, Gov. of Ontario
Jean-Yves Hinse, Director, Human Resources, City of Montreal
Mr. Shi Yubao, Deputy Dir. General, Bureau of Talent Affairs, Organization Dept of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Moderator: Martin Hill, Deputy High Comm. of the United Kingdom in Canada  

According to some experts, the labour market will face a phenomenon similar to the “Y2K bug ”. They are calling it the “Year 2012 bug” to focus the attention of economic and social stakeholders on the anticipated labour shortage. To ensure that the Canadian economy continues to prosper on solid foundations, a skilled labour supply is required. The public sector is facing this challenge as an employer. The public sector represents 18% (StatsCan) of the Canadian labour market. That is more than 3 million workers spread over the different levels of government. The federal government represents about 12% of the public sector workforce. Will the public sector have the skilled labour necessary to fulfill its various mandates? Needs vary considerably depending on the level of government in question—municipal, provincial, territorial or federal. What steps should the public sector take as an employer?

Public engagement is a new way of thinking about how governments, stakeholders, communities and ordinary citizens can work together to achieve societal goals and find and implement solutions to complex problems. This session will begin with two innovative examples where public engagement processes have been used to strengthen the social fabric by changing how a community makes and executes decisions, including: New Brunswick's Poverty Reduction Initiative; and the City of Hamilton's Renewal of Vision 2020. We will go on to hear about how online tools can be used to enhance public engagement processes, followed by a panel discussion led by the moderator and questions from the audience.

We live in an information age and this has had an unprecedented impact in the public sector.  While technology has transformed the way we communicate and share information, First Nation communities have had a long history of employing various community models (including "family meetings") to engage and involve community members in planning and decision-making. The panel will feature First Nation leaders or community administrators that have successfully employed community engagement approaches within their communities, both through the use of traditional means and new technology.

Moderator: Paul Macmillan, National Public Sector Leader, Deloitte

This session explores the latest social media technologies used by private and public sector organizations and identifies the benefits and risks associated with using social media in the public service. It will also identify social media strategies specific to the Canadian public service, based on best practices and lessons learned. The session will wrap up with a discussion among panellists about the future of social media in a public service context.
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Given the power of economic growth to fight poverty, and the risks posed by the current economic crisis, one of CIDA’s three thematic priorities is to stimulate sustainable economic growth. Countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa have shown, over and over again, that growing the economy is the best way to help people lift themselves out of poverty permanently. This session will examine IPAC’s international program initiatives that seek to increase the growth rate of an economy (through skills training and properly functioning commercial frameworks) and minimize environmental impact.

More research is presented by IPAC practitioners and scholars from across Canada.  This is an opportunity to see rising stars present their work on emerging issues, trends and topics selected by a distinguished panel of Research Committee members.

David Brock, Government of the North West Territories
NWT: The Federalism within
Charles Conteh, Brock University
Balancing Resilience and Adaptability amidst Change
Tawfik Said, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada
Do Federal Separate Agencies Provide a Better Workplace than the Treasury Board? Evidence from the 2008 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES).

- National Student Thought Leadership Awards Presentation

- Regional Awards Presentation
- 2010 Vanier Medal announcement
- Addresses from the Outgoing and Incoming Presidents of IPAC
- Promising New Professional Award Presentation
- Address by Shelly Jamieson, Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Ontario Public Service

(dinner is sponsored by TERANET)

Public Service Transformation in Kenya
Hon. Dalmas Anyango Otieno, EGH, M.P., was appointed Kenya’s Minister of state for Public Service in April 2008. This session will focus on the various changes Kenya has been going through with its Public Service transformation process.

Tom Jenkins is the Executive Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer for Open Text, the largest software company in Canada.  Tom is the author of the new book, “Enterprise 2.0: Managing Content in the Cloud” and he will discuss the impact that digital media and social media are having on societies and in particular innovation throughout the world.  He will examine the impact of the rising use of social media using examples such as the first ever social network deployed at a G20 conference in Toronto.  Mr. Jenkins will be also be presenting a sneak peak of what the future holds in terms of new technologies such as the semantic web and immersive social media that are just coming out of research and how society can make use of these new capabilities to improve productivity and overall quality of service for its citizens.

Provincial and Territorial Cultural Policy and Administration

Introductory Remarks: Monica Gattinger, 'Overview of the IPAC National Study Team Project: Objectives, Activities and Main Findings'

Papers:
Monica Gattinger (University of Ottawa) and Diane Saint-Pierre (Institut national de recherche scientifique): 'Cultural Policy and Administration in Québec and Ontario: Differing Histories, Differing Approaches'

Patrice Dutil (Ryerson University): 'Cementing Nordicities: Cultural Policy and Administration in Canada's Territories'

Dick Stanley (Canadian Heritage): 'Cultural Statistics in Canada:  It's the Thought that Counts'

Canada's lands just south of the Arctic Circle have been occupied for thousands of years by the ancestors of today’s Aboriginal peoples, including the Inuit, Dene, Gwich’in, Cree and Métis. Today these Aboriginal
peoples live in very small, remote communities across the territories and along the northern border regions of mainland provinces. Over the past two hundred years, they have been joined by others from southern Canada and other parts of the world. Northern communities in the Arctic region face difficulties different from the south, such as high living costs, few economic opportunities, limited transportation options, and extreme weather conditions. Further, the Arctic region is undergoing rapid changes, from the impacts of climate change to the growth of Northern and Aboriginal governments and institutions. Helping Northern communities to realize their socio-economic potential, while safeguarding a unique and fragile environment, is the challenge facing all levels of government.

Moderator: Marie-Lucie Morin, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Associate Secretary, Privy Council Office

Leadership in Public Sector Transformation

Ershad Ahmadi, Deputy Head of Mission/Minister-Counsellor
Speaker TBC

While the war in Afghanistan over the past 9 years dominates the headlines, state building and efforts to hasten the country`s economic recovery are also priorities of the Afghan government and the international community. The public sector in Afghanistan is changing and democratic institutions are gradually taking root. This session will review new developments, lessons learned, challenges and opportunities in supporting the capacity building efforts of the Afghan public sector and economic growth.

More research is presented by IPAC practitioners and scholars from across Canada.  This is an opportunity to see rising stars present their work on emerging issues, trends and topics selected by a distinguished panel of Research Committee members.

Rebecca Jensen, University of Manitoba
The Management Accountability Framework and Transparency in the Canadian Public Service
Linda White(University of Toronto) , Peter Graefe (McMaster University) , and Julie Simmons (Guelph University), IPAC Study group
Accountability Frame works project

Speaker: Shawn A-in-chut Atleo
National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo is a Hereditary Chief from the Ahousaht First Nation. In July 2009, A-in-chut was elected to a three-year mandate as National Chief to the Assembly of First Nations.

- Pierre De Celles Awards Presentation

(sponsored by IBM/KPMG)

- Finalists and Presentation

Building a Smarter Planet, One City at a Time 
The future of our planet depends on our cities. By 2050, that's where 70 percent of the Earth's population will be living -- growing from 3.3 billion people today to a breathtaking 6.4 billion. This wave of urbanization presents enormous challenges and opportunities -- and especially now as broad consensus for change emerges, driven by economic necessity and environmental concern. 

The good news is that we now have the capability -- both technological and political -- to transform our cities for greater sustainability, growth and social progress. Join Bruce Ross, President IBM Canada Ltd., to hear how progressive cities are transforming to meet 21st century demands -- becoming more productive, more efficient, more vibrant and more responsive -- in a word smarter.

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Speaker: Stephen M.R. Covey
The SPEED of Trust in the Public Service

Stephen M.R. Covey will be speaking from his international best-seller, "The Speed of Trust" -- applying the principles of building trust, restoring lost trust, and teaching specific learnable behaviours that foster trust.

Speaker: Jennifer Stoddart
Privacy Commissioner of Canada

The blinding pace of technological change, national security pressures, the globalization of data flows and changing social norms are posing major challenges to privacy. In her presentation, Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada, will discuss the changes taking place, the implications for individuals and governments, and the mechanisms her office uses to ensure privacy is respected.

- Presentation by the Victoria 2011 Delegation
- Closing ceremony - Algonquin Elder