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2019 ADM Forum: Leadership Beyond 2020: Mission Possible – Program

2019 ADM Forum

April 25, 2019
John G. Diefenbaker Building
111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

8:00 am to 8:30 am

REGISTRATION
Entrance of Victoria Hall


8:30 am to 8:45 am

INDIGENOUS WELCOMING CEREMONY
Victoria Hall

We acknowledge that this forum is being held on the unceded land of the Algonquin People.

Elder Monique Manatch


8:45 am to 8:55 am

OPENING REMARKS
Victoria Hall

ADM Forum Co Chairs:

Alexis Conrad
Assistant Deputy Minister
Learning Branch and Policy Horizons Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada

Stéphane Cousineau
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
Corporate Services
Shared Services Canada


8:55 am to 9:00 am

WELCOMING REMARKS
Victoria Hall

Masters of Ceremony:

Julie Charron
Assistant Deputy Minister
National Defence

Daryell Nowlan
Vice-President
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency


9:00 am to 9:30 am

SETTING THE STAGE
Victoria Hall

Ian Shugart
Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
Privy Council Office


9:30 am to 10:45 am

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADA IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: Leadership in Troubled Times
Victoria Hall

A rapidly changing and increasingly complex world requires new ways of thinking and bold leadership ready to seize opportunities. Moderated by John Hannaford, this expert panel will discuss how Canada can lead the way and increase its impact on the global stage while dealing with challenging bilateral relationships for positive outcomes.

Panellists:

Patricia Fuller
Ambassador for Climate Change
Environment and Climate Change Canada

Kirsten Hillman
Deputy Ambassador
Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.

Patrick Leblond
Senior Fellow
Centre for International Governance Innovation
CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy
University of Ottawa

Guy Saint-Jacques
Former Canadian ambassador to China

Moderator:

John Hannaford
Deputy Minister of International Trade
Global Affairs Canada­ 


10:45 am to 11:15 am

HEALTH BREAK


11:15 pm to 12:15 pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Talent creates value. And successful talent management gets the right people into roles where they will achieve results. This session will discuss how executive talent management works today and explore possibilities for the future. It will present how CN is transforming its talent management by identifying the jobs that are critical to its success, then using talent management and data to identify the people for these key jobs. Part of the journey involves answering "What is talent?"

Nancy Chahwan
Chief Human Resources Officer
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Kimberly Madigan
Senior Vice-President of Human Resources
Canadian National

Moderator:

Paule Labbé
Assistant Deputy Minister
Executive Management and Leadership Development
Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

ADMs will engage in rounds of dialogue with middle managers from the National Managers' Community on issues currently facing the public service, including: how to support and nurture a relationship based on trust; how to drive peak performance; and how to actively engage in creating a public service that is ready, willing and able to face the challenges yet to come.

Christine Donoghue
Deputy Commissioner of Revenue
Canada Revenue Agency
Deputy Minister Champion of the National Managers' Community

Managers: Various

Moderator:  

Kimberley Macies
Executive Director
National Managers' Community

This session will position ADMs to better lead their organizations by providing practical models that encourage positive mindsets and behavioural change. Exploring the myths and realities of motivation and incentives as a reward, this panel will discuss and demonstrate how to successfully use data and measurement as anchors in conversations to bring about behavioural change.

Anil Arora
Chief Statistician
Statistics Canada

Andrew Pickersgill
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company

Tiffany Vogel
Partner
McKinsey & Company

Moderator:

Neil Bouwer
Vice-President, Innovation and Policy Services
Canada School of Public Service

Facilitated by Gina Wilson, ADMs will engage with young Indigenous public servants on the role and ability of the public service to exercise leadership in advancing reconciliation between Canada and Indigenous Peoples.

Gina Wilson
Deputy Minister
Department for Women and Gender Equality

Indigenous Public Servants:

Tewateronhia:khwa Jordan Nelson
Junior Employment Equity Advisor
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Caysha Saddleback
Policy Analyst
Indigenous Services Canada

This discussion will focus on how departments can prepare for the ratification of Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act, and the vital role of ADMs in breaking down barriers and building an accessible public service where all employees get the support and tools they need.

Yazmine Laroche
Deputy Minister
Office of Public Service Accessibility
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Alfred MacLeod
Assistant Deputy Minister
Office of Public Service Accessibility
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat


12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
BUFFET LUNCH
Library Room

1:30 pm to 1:35 pm

WELCOMING OF NEW ADMs
Victoria Hall

Paule Labbé
Assistant Deputy Minister
Executive Management and Leadership Development
Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat


1:35 pm to 3:00 pm

CIVILITY IN THE WORKPLACE
Victoria Hall

In this interactive session, a panel of leaders will share their diverse personal experiences in addressing poor behaviour and incivility in the workplace, and discuss how to create a positive and safe environment for employees to thrive.

Panellists:

Karen Ellis
Former associate deputy minister (retired)

Paul Glover
President, Shared Services Canada

Jody Thomas
Deputy Minister, National Defence

Dr. Terry Vida
Senior Partner
ConversArt Consulting Ltd

Moderator:

Daniel Normandeau
President
ConversArt Consulting Ltd


3:00 pm to 3:30 pm

HEALTH BREAK


3:30 pm to 4:45 pm

BEYOND 2020: INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND SPACE ‒Challenges and Opportunities for Canada in a Global Economy
Victoria Hall

How Canada fulfils its mission of future prosperity will depend on science and innovation to propel growth. This panel of eminent leaders from the public and private sectors will take us into that future to discuss what opportunities might be ripe for the taking and what challenges may lay ahead for Canada in the global economy.

Panellists:

Mike Greenley
Group President
MDA, Maxar Technologies

Jeremy R. Hansen
Canadian Astronaut
Canadian Space Agency

Mona Nemer
Chief Science Advisor
Government of Canada

Aaron Snow
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Digital Service

Moderator:

John Knubley
Deputy Minister
Innovation, Science and Economic Development


4:45 pm to 5:00 pm

CLOSING REMARKS
Victoria Hall

ADM Forum CoChairs:

Alexis Conrad
Assistant Deputy Minister
Learning Branch and Policy Horizons Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada

Stéphane Cousineau
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister
Corporate Services
Shared Services Canada

INDIGENOUS CLOSING CEREMONY
Victoria Hall

Elder Monique Manatch


5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

RECEPTION AND NETWORKING
Library Room


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