Financial Management Institute of Canada

View Monday's Agenda

ISSUES OF THE DAY
Managing a Multigenerational Workforce, Risk Management and Internal Control
In keeping with the theme of this year’s event, the Issues of the Day Stream will address three current topics that will be of interest to both managers and employees alike. You will learn how to effectively manage a multigenerational workforce and be provided an insightful update on risk management and internal control.

9:00 - 10:15	Risk Management and Internal Control (Mozart) Learn the advantages of having a systematic ongoing risk management process for identifying, assessing and prioritizing major sources of risk. Understand how internal control is an effective response to risk mitigation. The presentation will cover an eight step process for the cost effective evaluation of internal control. Speaker: Marcus A. Guenther, MBA, CA, Vice President, FocusROI
13:30 - 14:30	Managing a Multigenerational Workforce (Mozart) This presentation addresses the most notable changes in the workplace in the wake of the recession. It will explore generational behaviors and gaps in the workplace, myths vs. realities, and provide timely advice to help you manage and retain talented employee teams of all generations, both now and in the future. Speaker: Sari Cantor, Recruiting Manager, Robert Half Finance & Accounting
15:00 - 16:00	Strategic Review - The Management Challenge (Mozart) The presentation will examine Strategic Review in the context of other expenditure and program review exercises and outline present and future management challenges from a departmental perspective. Speaker: Ian Bennett, Executive Director, Strategic Review, Public Works and Government Services Canada

INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Canada in the World
Canada is a recognized world leader in Financial Management. Join us and learn about:

Canada's position on the world stage in terms of financial reporting practices;
lessons learned from the countries that weathered the crisis and the impact on the current risk/control environment; and
challenges faced in times of humanitarian crisis to strike the right balance between risks and controls.

9:00 - 10:15	Financial Reporting – How Does Canada Stack Up on the International Stage? (Beethoven) The external reporting requirements for governments around the world and provinces in Canada are being impacted by changing accounting standards, and demands for more transparency. This presentation will highlight how Canada federally stacks up on the Canadian provincial and international stages when it comes to responding to the question of what is to be accounted for and reported by governments. Questions like the following deserve every financial officer’s attention in these times of demographic shifts and fiscal restraint. What accounting standards are appropriate for consolidated financial statements? Governments of New-Zealand and Australia have moved towards IFRS. Is this the way to go? What about sustainability and inter-generational equity? Social benefits? Do they need to be accounted for and reported and what are the issues involved? This presentation will also cover departmental reporting, accrual appropriations and internal control certification practices. Speaker: Bill Matthews, CA, Assistant Comptroller General, Financial Management Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
13:30 - 14:30	Back From the Brink? Have We Learned Anything? (Beethoven) Lessons and debates from countries that weathered the crisis better, and others that didn't. Are we really back from the abysmal brink of the crisis we just went through? This crisis was a long time coming, and so its effects will stay with us longer than we think. The upside of crises is that they are often opportunities to learn lessons. So what are the lessons we have learned? And who has really learned them? For instance, have we learned about expectations of market efficiency, risk amplifiers/absorbers, and interconnectedness? Beyond the obvious unprecedented global scope and scale of this crisis, there are some unexpected features. One is the emergence of the G20 into prominence. The second (more circumspect) is the impact of the crisis on the emerging, developing and low income world. The presentation will address these aspects and then turn attention to why some countries (including Canada) seem to have weathered the crisis better and what lessons could be drawn from them. Speaker: Aniket Bhushan, Researcher, The North-South Institute
15:00 - 16:00	Striking the Right Balance on the International Stage (Beethoven) The Blue Ribbon Panel report and the new TB Policy on transfer payments have led departments to develop new risk assessment tools in order to align the administrative burden with the levels of risk. Striking the right balance between risks and controls or, if you wish, between controls and flexibility has become the new challenge of the day. Imagine that in addition to having to assess both Canadian and international organizations, one would have to assess recipient countries of Canadian humanitarian assistance. How does Canada, via the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), go about assessing recipient countries and more precisely their very governments? How does this fiduciary risk assessment impact the necessary balance between controls and flexibility on an international stage where Canada is one amongst many players? This presentation will allow the audience to hear about the many challenges that CIDA, like many other departments, is facing in complying with the requirements of the new TB Policy on transfer payments, in particular along the lines of risk management as well as the lessons learned from this endeavour. Speaker: Luc Bélanger, Director Financial Risk Management, Canadian International Development Agency Angela Keller-Herzog, Manager, Fiduciary Risk Practices Development Unit, Canadian International Development Agency

WORKING OF GOVERNMENT

9:00 - 10:15	Policy Development - A Primer! (Chopin) Have you ever wondered who actually does policy development? What are the steps and processes involved? Is Finance ever an active participant? Attending this session will leave you with a clear knowledge and understanding of a critical program activity that we, as Finance professionals, may not be exposed to on a regular basis. Speaker: Mary Campbell, Director General, Corrections and Criminal Justice Directorate, Department of Public Safety Canada
13:30 - 14:30	Legislative Development - A Primer! (Chopin) Legislative development is key to our ability as a government to adapt to the changing needs and priorities of Canadians as well as those of the public and private sectors. As our physical, political, social and economic environments change so must the legislation that governs us. Come and attend this session presented by Department of Justice professionals to gain insight into the complex world of legislative development. Speakers: Monica Donnelly, Legislative Counsel, Department of Justice Alexandra Schorah, Legislative Counsel, Department of Justice
15:00 - 16:00	Memorandum to Cabinet and the Challenge Function (Chopin) Before a CFO can attest to the integrity of the information contained in a Memorandum to Cabinet he/she must first ensure that the challenge function has been exercised with due diligence. What exactly does this entail for a Finance professional? Speakers: Filipe Dinis, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Finance and Administration Branch, Canada Revenue Agency Serge Gascon, Director General (CFO), Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

CMA WORKSHOP

Part 1
9:00 - 10:15
Part 2
13:30 - 14:30
Part 3
15:00 - 16:00

Strategic Engagement (Salon Royal)
Engaging others in a work process is sometimes difficult and fraught with risks. When the issue is budget reduction, it becomes even harder. This workshop will go through a paper exercise of reducing a departmental budget by 10%. What is important? What is necessary? What issues come into play in deciding what is necessary, but not important? What is important, but not necessary? Let the fun begin. (Bilingual presentation)

Speaker:

Bruce Manion, Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service

View Tuesday's Agenda

INTERNAL AUDIT

9:00 - 10:15	Vision and Direction from the Centre (Chopin) What do risk and control mean for internal audit? In this session, we discuss where government and central agencies are going and how internal audit can help organizations achieve a balance between risk and control. Speaker: James A. Ralston, Comptroller General of Canada
13:30 - 14:30	An International Perspective on Internal Audit (Chopin) In today’s global environment, developments in one country can sometimes have a ripple effect around the world. Join us for a trip around the globe as we examine internal audit from an international perspective. Speaker: Mohammed A. Siddiqui, Chief Enterprise Risk Management and Audit Officer, Hydro Ottawa Holding Inc.
15:00 - 16:00	Assurance Advice and Audit Independence (Chopin) Internal audit and the balancing act: here we discuss our role as internal auditors and the challenges we face every day in providing assurance and advice while maintaining our independence. Speaker: Brian G. Brown, Chief Audit Executive, Canadian Grain Commission

AGENDA FOR RESULTS

9:00 - 10:15	Results and Performance – Making the Link (Mozart) In recent years, the Government of Canada has made significant progress in implementing its Results-based Management (RBM) agenda. The successful implementation of RBM requires an understanding of the sources and uses of performance measurement information, as well as the ability to leverage this information to influence decision-making and support the achievement of results. This session will provide an integrated vision of the RBM universe, an overview of its key components, and insights from a leading practitioner in the field. Participants will be invited to discuss the challenges associated with implementing RBM. Speakers: Amanda Jane Preece, Executive Director, Risk-based Management Directorate, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Michael Albert, Corporate Planning, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
13:30 - 14:30	Risk Management 101: Balancing Risk and Results (Mozart) Risk management is a critical element of Results for Canadians: A Management Framework for the Government of Canada. What does this mean for you and your organization? Come and hear two leading departments describe how they manage risk through incorporating policies, profiles, and practices. Leave with practical tools, tips and lessons learned. You won't want to miss this no-nonsense introduction to managing risk. Speakers: Glenn Ng, Senior Advisor, Risk Management, Immigration and Refugee Board Michele Bridges, Managing Director, Finance and Corporate Planning, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada
15:00 - 16:00	Implementation of the Internal Control Policy - What You Need to Know! (Mozart) Internal control over financial reporting is an essential component of financial management in organizations. Internal controls can prevent problems, improve the quality of financial information and most importantly, improve accountability. After this session, financial staff, managers and auditors at all levels will have a better appreciation and understanding of internal control over financial reporting systems and how best to implement the Policy on Internal Control (PIC). An update of the PIC implementation will be provided and two organizations will present lessons learned, methodologies and best practices. Please join us for an hour of lively presentations and discussions about this important and hot topic. Speakers: Marc-André Audette, Director, Continuous Auditing and Monitoring, and Special Examination, Chief Audit Executive Office, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Ian Raskin, Manager, Policy, Training and Monitoring, Canadian Institutes of Health Research Vincent Gilbert, Manager, Policies and Accounting Architecture, Public Service Commission

ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT
From Vision to Reality
In today’s integrated world, words such as standard, common, shared and horizontal are commonplace. Whether we are viewing the enterprise as a department with many distinct units, or the Government of Canada with a complexity of departments and agencies, the concepts are the same. Our sessions will address Enterprise Management from the perspectives of Governance, Leadership and Realization, with our speakers approaching the topic from the departmental and whole of government level perspectives.

9:00 - 10:15	Stewardship of Financial Management Systems (Beethoven) Financial Management Systems (FMS) are essential to the management of government operations. These systems are designed to ensure strong financial management and internal controls of public resources, reinforce the principles of probity and prudence, and contribute to better decision making (within each department and government-wide), greater efficiency and improved service delivery to Canadians. Direction and leadership in the areas of FMS and the related business processes and data enable and facilitate the achievement of these results. The Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) provides government-wide functional direction for the stewardship of FMS and assists in the evaluation and approval of strategic investment plans for FMS. The OCG has undertaken a number of strategic transformation initiatives to improve the capability of the Government of Canada’s financial management systems, such as a new Treasury Board Policy and Directive on the Stewardship of Financial Management Systems, the Common Financial Management Systems Configuration Initiative, the Common Financial Management Business Process Initiative, the Common Enterprise Data Initiative and improved strategic planning, reporting and monitoring of the Government of Canada’s financial management systems. Please join Douglas M. Lloyd, Executive Director of the Financial System Authority in the Office of the Comptroller General and his team as they present how they are leading the enterprise through strategic transformations to improve the stewardship of the Government of Canada’s financial management systems. Speakers: Douglas M. Lloyd, Executive Director, Financial Systems Authority, Office of the Comptroller General Mark Huard, CGA, Director, Financial Business Processes and Renewal, Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat Katie Hammoud, A/Senior Director, Financial Systems Authority, Office of the Comptroller General Joseph Albert, Senior Director, Financial System Authority, Financial Management Sector, Office of the Comptroller General
13:30 - 14:30	Enterprise Governance – Lessons Learned at Home and Abroad (Beethoven) After years of working on shared service delivery, horizontal programming and common service standards around the world, governments and large private sector organizations are all coming to the same conclusion: effective governance is the key to enterprise management. Despite past efforts to streamline and standardize services and internal enabling functions, challenges persist in creating the right conditions for enterprise level management to succeed. Join the management team from PCO’s Administrative Services Review as they compare and contrast the current state of enterprise governance in the Government of Canada with best practices and lessons learned from around the world. Moderator: Coleen Volk, Executive Director, Administrative Services Review, Privy Council Office Panel Members: Benoit Long, Team Lead, Internal Enabling Functions, Administrative Services Review, Privy Council Office Nicole Barbeau, Team Lead, External Service Delivery, Administrative Services Review, Privy Council Office Susan Chambers, Team Lead, Asset Management, Administrative Services Review, Privy Council Office Roger Ermuth, Team Lead, Horizontal Initiatives, Administrative Services Review, Privy Council Office
15:00 - 16:00	Transport Canada’s Experience with Performance Reporting for the Program Activity Structure (Beethoven) Transport Canada's (TC) Enterprise Resource Management System (ERMS) initiative is its response to the Management for the Policy on Management, Resources and Results Structures. André Morency, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Corporate Management and Crown Corporation Governance and Andrée Desjardins, Director Financial Policy and Systems, will share TC’s challenges and experience to implement the policy with emphasis on the effort to integrate financial and operational data and to provide results-based performance reporting based on the Program Activity Architecture. Two system implementations are underway in response to this policy. A system is being developed using performance management technology from Business Objects. A second system focusing on performance measurement is based on scorecard technology from Oracle/Hyperion. This presentation will highlight the project's status, challenges and system prototypes. Speakers: André Morency, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Corporate Management and Crown Corporation Governance, Transport Canada Andrée Desjardins, Director, Financial Policy and Systems, Transport Canada

CGA WORKSHOP

9:00 - 16:00

Department and Agency Audit Committees and Chief Audit Executives: Emerging Roles in Finding the Right Balance Between Risk and Control (Salon Royal)
Under the Treasury Board policy, the Department and Agency Audit Committees (DAAC) are responsible for providing annual assurance on RISK, CONTROL and GOVERNANCE. This workshop will include a panel of experienced DAAC members discussing the interpretation of their responsibilities, actions taken to date and remaining challenges covering the following three topics:

Values, Ethics and Governance in the context of DAAC’s responsibilities.
Risk in the context of DAAC’s responsibilities.
Management Control Framework in the context of DAAC’s responsibilities.

Speaker:

David Rattray, BComm, FCGA, FCIS, PAdm, CIA, Associate Partner, Centre for Public Management Inc.

View Wednesday's Agenda

HUMAN CAPITAL

Your Career – Your Responsibility
Is your career on the right track? We can help!
Our experts will share useful tips & tools.
Leave empowered to confidently manage your career.

9:00 - 10:15	Career Management – Tag, You’re It. (Mozart) We all speak of career management, but do we really understand what it is and our role in it? For most of us, our career just happens, with little thought or action on our part. Career management requires active participation on our part but many of us do not know how or where to begin. This interactive session will provide participants with an overview of the various elements of career management and the difference that being an active participant can make to your career. You will leave feeling empowered to successfully manage your own career. Speaker: Odette Levac, Principal Consultant, Navigating White Water Consulting Services
13:30 - 14:30	Tools of the Trade (Mozart) In order to build, we need tools. Whether we’re building a house or building our career, we need tools that will help us build a solid foundation. During this session, participates will be introduced to the FI to CFO Career Path, the FI Competency Profile and the FI Core Curriculum. These tools will provide a solid foundation to help participants define their goals and identify gaps and learning opportunities. Speakers: Eddy Reitberger, Director General, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Eddie Vlasblom, A/Senior Director, Office of the Comptroller General
15:00 - 16:00	Personal Learning Plan (PLP) – A Roadmap for Your Career (Mozart) Our PLP – we all have one but do we use it to its full potential? Have we put enough time and thought behind this document so that it reflects our professional development requirements or is it simply a training plan for the next 12 months? During this interactive session, participants will be walked through the development of a PLP and shown how to turn this document into a roadmap for their career. Speaker: Odette Levac, Principal Consultant, Navigating White Water Consulting Services

FINANCIAL REPORTING
Hear about how IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) will impact public sector entities financial statements, about the upcoming implementation of quarterly financial reporting, and about the opinion of senior financial leaders on the state of financial reporting in Government.

9:00 - 10:15	Positioning IFRS in the Government Financial Reporting (BMO Casino Theatre) For fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, a number of public sector organizations that were preparing their financial statements using Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) will have to change their basis of reporting to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). At the same time, other government organizations will start to follow the Public Sector Accounting Standards (PSAS) of the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). At the federal level, these changes will affect all crown corporations that will use either IFRS or PSAS. It will, as a result, affect the consolidation process and results of the government’s financial statement. The new requirement, affecting Crown corporations to use PSAS, stems from a change made in December 2009 to the Introduction to the Public Sector Accounting Standards Handbook in anticipation of the upcoming IFRS. The Introduction provides direction on the accounting standards that should be followed under GAAP by organizations in the public sector in Canada. While the transition to IFRS will not directly affect Canadian GAAP issued for the Public Sector in Canada by the PSAB, the shift to IFRS has already caused the questioning of accounting practices for a variety of public sector entities. IFRS also hold the potential to become a highly significant secondary source of GAAP for governments in Canada and their implementation could therefore continue to have an impact on public sector accounting. In this session Mr. Andrew Newman will explain where IFRS fit in Federal Government accounting with the amendments to the Introduction to the PSAS. Also, Mr. Newman will provide an overview of the significant differences and similarities between IFRS and the current PSAS. Speaker: Andrew Newman, CA, Audit Partner, Public Sector Practice, KPMG Ottawa
13:30 - 14:30	Federal Government Accounting and Reporting Issues (BMO Casino Theatre) In December 2009, Parliament approved changes to section 65.1 of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) requiring that federal departments prepare quarterly financial reports (QFR) for each of the first three quarters of fiscal years starting April 1, 2011, and to make them public within 60 days after the end of the reporting quarter. The QFR requirements are included in the recently issued Treasury Board of Canada Policy on Financial Resource Management, Information and Reporting and the form and content detailed in the Treasury Board Accounting Standard 1.3, Departmental and Agency Quarterly Financial Report (TBAS 1.3). The Policy on Financial Resource Management, Information and Reporting, also includes the requirement for Deputy Heads to sign a complete set of annual financial statements consistent with Treasury Board Accounting Standard 1.2, Departmental and Agency Financial Statements (TBAS 1.2). In this session, Ms. Jennifer Russell from Industry Canada will share her departmental experience, challenges and issues faced in the preparation of the first illustrative example of the QFR of the department of Industry Canada. Also, she will share the experience of the department of Industry Canada in implementing the recent changes to the TBAS 1.2. Also in this session, Mr. Marcel Lalande from the Office of the Comptroller General will provide an overview of the reporting requirements for the QFR as detailed in the TBAS 1.3 and an update on the work performed to support departments in the preparation of their QFR. He will also discuss the most significant changes that were made to the recently issued TBAS 1.2 which applies to financial statements prepared by departments and agencies of the federal government effective in fiscal year 2010-2011. Speakers: Marcel Lalande, CA, Director Departmental Accounting and Reporting, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Jennifer Russell, Financial Analyst, Quality Assurance and Internal Control, Corporate Finance, Systems and Procurement Branch, Industry Canada
15:00 - 16:00	Panel Discussion on the State and Future of Financial Reporting in the Federal Government (BMO Casino Theatre) To close the day and follow the earlier sessions on the impact of IFRS in governments and on the implementation of quarterly financial reporting, in this session, a panel of three senior financial officers will share with us their thoughts on the current state and future of financial reporting in the federal government from both a departmental and a central perspective. Bill Matthews, Assistant Comptroller General will provide us with a brief update of further potential changes that we can still anticipate in government reporting, while Kelly Gillis, Chief Financial Officer at Industry Canada and Daniel Schnob, Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Justice will combine their experience of implementing initiatives such as controls-based audited financial statements and quarterly financial reporting to bring us a strategic view of the implication and use of these initiatives at the departmental level. A question period will allow audience participants to ask the panel’s opinion about their concerns on the challenges that the community has been and will continue to be facing throughout these changes, and what lessons may be learned from these exercises to help us meet future challenges. Speakers: Bill Matthews, CA, Assistant Comptroller General, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Kelly Gillis, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Comptrollership and Administration Sector, Industry Canada Daniel Schnob, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Justice

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
IM Initiatives – Finance's Changing Role
Finance has increased accountability for planning, costing and approving IM/IT investments. Learn your role, critical elements to successful project approval, funding and monitoring and best in class examples including an IT costing model.

9:00 - 10:15	IM/IT Planning and Delivery Overview (Beethoven) With Finance's increased responsibility for planning and approving IM/IT Investments, it is important to understand the overall planning, costing and delivery cycle for major IM/IT initiatives. Learn about governance, business case development, planning, delivery and monitoring of significant IM/IT initiatives. This session will provide an understanding of how Finance needs to work with their project management counter parts to ensure that project delivery strategies and plans are not only understood, but align with the requirements of a sound investment management process. Speaker: Jim Britton, CGA, Consulting Partner and CEO, Cache Consulting
13:30 - 14:30	The Finance Oversight Role at Project Planning Gates (Beethoven) This session will discuss the quality assurance role that HRSDC’s Finance Management Advisory Services (FMAS) is responsible for in order to undertake the planning and implementation of large IM/IT initiatives. This validation/oversight role addresses Finance's responsibility in approving projects for funding to proceed onto each stage. This discussion will include FMAS’s operational role in ensuring appropriate tracking and reporting of project finances. Speaker: Omar Najm, CMA, Director, Financial Management Advisory Services - IITB, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, CFOB
15:00 - 16:00	IT Investment Planning - Strategic Benefits of Detailed Costing Information (Beethoven) Effective IT investment planning strategies are based upon sound business and financial information. Whether IT investment objectives are focused on satisfying business requirements, IT optimisation goals or reinforcing IT frameworks (i.e. COBIT, ITIL, etc.), a clear understanding of the business needs and objectives and fundamentally sound cost information are critical to developing and executing successful IT investment plans. Strategically relevant costing methodologies and frameworks are the foundation to developing and implementing effective IT costing practices and models and producing valuable and insightful cost information. Aligning costing methodologies with IT investment planning objectives is essential to ensuring that IT cost information supports IT investment strategies, objectives and funding requests. Speakers: François Audet, Director General, Strategic Planning and Enterprise Architecture, Information Technology Services Branch (ITSB), Public Works and Government Services Canada David Seto, Senior Cost Management Consultant, Strategic Planning and Enterprise Architecture, Public Works and Government Services Canada

CA WORKSHOP

9:00 - 16:00

Internal Controls over Financial Reporting - Understanding the Top-down Risk Based Approach to Identifying and Assessing Internal Controls (Chopin)
The implementation of the Government Policy on Internal Control nearly one year ago, has underlined the requirement for government departments and agencies to provide a level of assurance on the sufficiency of their internal controls and related framework. This session will provide you with an understanding of:

the framework for internal controls over financial reporting;
the specific requirements of the Policy on Internal Controls;
the top down risk based approach to identifying risks and key controls;
internal controls within computer based environments;
how to plan for a control-based audit; and,
reporting and communications with departmental audit committees.

The session will include a panel discussion with participants from organizations in the planning stage, implementation stage and reporting stages.

Speakers:

Hassan Qureshi, CMA, PEng, CISA, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Stephen McIntyre, CA, CPA, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young
Marco Perron, CA, CPA, Senior Manager, Advisory Services, Ernst & Young

View Thursday's Agenda

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Strategies to Build for Tomorrow!
In today's economic context, the government of Canada is proving the validity of its past financial strategies. Looking forward, come join the discussions, with different perspectives on the public sector resource management strategies for today in order to build for tomorrow!

9:00 - 10:15	Strategic Reviews – The Way We See It! (Beethoven/Chopin) A panel of senior financial officials hosted by Bruce Manion will discuss Strategic Review experiences and present individual views on the challenges ahead given the current economic environment. Chair: Bruce Manion, Faculty Member, Canada School of Public Service Panelists: Alain Séguin, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alfred Tsang, Chief Financial Officer, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada David Enns, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management Sector (EMS), Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
13:30 - 14:30	The Canadian Century: Moving Out of America's Shadow (Beethoven/Chopin) In his latest book "The Canadian Century: Moving Out of America's Shadow", Crowley and co-authors, Jason Clemens and Niels Veldhuis, demonstrate the linkages between the 19th Century philosophies of Wilfrid Laurier and Canada’s potential emergence as an economic and social power in the 21st Century. The authors highlight however, the importance of our ability to follow through with the right fiscal policy prescriptions now to ensure future prosperity. Speaker: Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, Macdonald-Laurier Institute
15:00 - 16:00	The CFO’s Role in Resource Management (Beethoven/Chopin) The role of Finance and the Chief Financial Officer has never been more mission critical or demanding. Strategies and tactics are being put to the test. Please join us to hear and discuss: The results of the IBM Global CFO Study - What challenges are facing government financial managers and what are leading Finance organizations doing to improve finance/resource management efficiency and business insight. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ experiences, challenges and lessons learned in advancing resource management. Speakers: Lori C. Watson, Partner, Strategy and Transformation, IBM Global Business Services Brian Pagan, Director General, Resource Management and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

LE FRANCOPHILE

9:00 - 10:15	The Impossible Becomes Reality! (BMO Casino Theatre) *Presentation in French, simultaneous interpretation available Captain Robert Piché realized an outstanding achievement. He knew how to face a critical situation by using his experience, his skills and his crew. As he has said, he was just doing his job! Surely, but what were the elements that prevented the disaster? Everyone of us can benefit, both personally and professionally, from Captain Piché's experience. Since the events of September 11, 2001 and more recently with the financial crisis, several companies have seen their reality change. All have had to face new challenges. How does anyone deal with a situation that seems hopeless? The experience of Captain Piché will inspire you and provide the energy you need to always go farther. Speaker: Captain Robert Piché, Motivational Speaker
13:30 - 14:30	The Issues of the New Financial Management Policy Suite for the Government of Canada (BMO Casino Theatre) *Presentation in French, simultaneous interpretation available The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has recently renewed its financial management policy suite in order to ensure that Canada’s current practices strengthen accountability and transparency, and compare to other front end administration practices. The objective of this presentation is to introduce the main changes of the new policies, discuss the practical aspect of their implementation in your department, and their impact on the roles of the Financial Management community and managers. Join us to grasp the key elements of these policies. Speaker: Gonzague Guéranger, Executive Director, Financial Management Policy, Office of the Comptroller General
15:00 - 16:00	Language at Work: Working in French in the National Capital Region! (BMO Casino Theatre) *Presentation in French, simultaneous interpretation available Speaker: Graham Fraser, The Commissioner of Official Languages

COMMUNITY LEADERS
A session focusing on the needs and interests of chief financial officers (CFOs), deputy chief financial officers (DCFOs) and chief audit executives (CAEs) to discuss risk management and controls in the context of policy renewal, strategic reviews and budget cuts.

REGISTRATION TO THIS STREAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY

9:00 - 10:15

Experiences from the Trenches - Candid Departmental Audit Committee Stories (Salon Royal)
The Departmental Audit Committee (DAC) is an essential part of the audit regime established by the Policy on Internal Audit. The audit committee provides objective advice and recommendations to the deputy head regarding the sufficiency, quality and results of assurance on the adequacy and functioning of the department's risk management, control and governance frameworks and processes (including accountability and auditing systems).

Join us for this session, as a panel of Chief Audit Executives and Chief Financial Officers share their personal experience and perspective in dealing with Departmental Audit Committees.

Panelists:

Basia Ruta, CA, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, Finance and Corporate Branch, Environment Canada
Roch Huppé, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Peter Everson, CAE, Executive Director of Audit Evaluation and Risk Oversight, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Laura Ruzzier, CAE, Office of Audit, Evaluation and Advisory Services, Transport Canada

Moderator:

Jennifer Robinson, Director, Audit Committee Recruitment & Development Secretariat, Office of the Comptroller General

13:30 - 14:30

Economies Post-stimulus: What do National Governments and International Institutions Need to Do? (Salon Royal)
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 is 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?

Speaker:

Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer of Canada

FMI WORKSHOP
Learn how to communicate clearly, increase your credibility and build trust.

9:00 - 16:00

Effective Business Communications (Krieghoff)
Communicating effectively is a critical skill for all professionals. During this interactive session, we will dispel commonly held myths about communications, explore principles of effective communications and share practical tips and techniques to help you get your message across to any audience.

Speaker:

Elizabeth Lindsay, Director, Corporate Communications, Public Works and Government Services Canada

View Friday's Agenda

HUMAN DIMENSION

The Human Dimension Stream looks at the human side of the equation. Personal development is the main focus of this stream and it encompasses a variety of topics and issues such as:

soft skills, abilities and personal suitability
health and wellness
career planning
change management
personal growth

10:45 - 12:00

Get Connected and Stay Plugged In (BMO Casino Theatre)
An interactive light hearted presentation that focuses on effective communication and dealing with conflict in the workplace. It will demonstrate how we create our own positive environment by how we communicate with ourselves and the people we work with.

Speaker:

Meg Soper, Motivational Speaker

13:30 - 15:00

Happy People Have a Story (BMO Casino Theatre)
*Presentation in French

“Happy people have no stories”, as the saying goes. Wrong! With a good measure of realism and sense of humour, this presentation will show you the means to achieve happiness. You will see that being happy is not only possible... it’s also very simple!

Speaker:

Pierre Montpetit, Sales Training & Telemarketing Specialist

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL STAFF

10:45 - 12:00
13:30 - 15:00

Presentation, Control, Analysis and Presentation of an Operational Budget (Beethoven)
Offered by the Canada School of Public Service, this session invites the administrative officers and clerks to an interesting overview of key elements in preparing, controlling, analyzing, and presenting operational budgets. The participants will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with good budget management and control practices and to explore their level of comfort and knowledge on concrete applications that impact their day to day work.

Speaker:

Larry Kenney, CMA, Instructor, Leadership, Professional and Management Development Centre, Canada School of Public Service