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Day 3 |
Thursday, November 24th |
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| 8:00 –
9:00
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COFFEE/TEA, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
(Exhibit
Hall 302)
Visit the Exhibit Hall |
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| 9:00 –
10:15 |
Joannie Rochette, Olympic Figure Skating Medalist and Professional
Speaker At the 2010 Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver, Joannie Rochette inspired a nation with her strength and courage. She captured the bronze medal just days after personal tragedy struck. Following her stellar performance, she was selected to carry Canada's flag at the closing ceremony of the Games and named co-recipient of the 2010 Vancouver Terry Fox Award for her determination and humility in the face of adversity. Today, she tells us her story, inspiring people to achieve their dreams in spite of life’s obstacles. Session in French with English simulataneous interpretation available |
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| 10:15 -
10:45 |
COFFEE BREAK (Exhibit Hall
302) Visit the Exhibit Hall |
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| 10:45 -12:00 | CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
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12:00 - 13:30
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LUNCH
& NETWORKING BREAK (Canada Hall 301) Visit the Exhibit Hall 302
Bill Currie, Vice Chairman, Managing Director of the Americas, Deloitte Canada THE FUTURE OF CANADA AND PRODUCTIVITY Canada's competitive advantages, such as a low dollar and preferred access to U.S. markets, have traditionally insulated our economy and protected our standard of living. In recent years we have seen these competitive advantages erode, leaving Canada's high standard of living increasingly exposed to a problem that has been growing unchecked for almost thirty years - low productivity. Deloitte has developed a set of eight long-term strategies that should be pursued in the near-term. If implemented as an integrated whole, these actions will create a self-reinforcing system that will drive a transformational shift in Canadian productivity over the coming decades. Presentation in English with simultaneous translation. |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 | CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
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| 14:30 -
15:00 |
COFFEE BREAK (Exhibit Hall 302) Visit the Exhibit Hall |
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| 15:00 – 16:00 | CONCURRENT
SESSIONS |
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| 15:00 -
16:00 |
FORD/IARD Program Graduation Ceremony
2011 (Trillium Ballroom, Level 4)
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| 16:00 -
18:00 |
fmi*igf President's Reception (Trillium Ballroom, Level 4)
HOSTED BY fmi*igf National President 2011-2012, Mrs. Monique Arnold. Sponsored by Open to all delegates
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Information Management The financial community is faced with many challenges in achieving improved controls, streamlined processes, and meeting the ever evolving demands for management information. At a time when fiscal restraint is a key element in everyone’s investment plan, leveraging technology has never been a more important enabler to improve the decision-making process. The IM/IT sessions are designed to provide valuable insights to some of these challenges. (Rooms 205 &
207) |
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10:45
-12:00
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ACHIEVING VALUE FROM
IM/IT INVESTMENTS
Patricia Sauvé-McCuan, Project Executive, Financial Management Business Solution Project, Chief Information Officer Branch, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat The financial community is faced with many challenges ensuring it contributes to increased efficiency and effectiveness in the GC, while improving information for decision-making. Mme Patricia Sauvé-McCuan, Project Executive Director, from the Chief Information Officer Branch at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, will provide the financial community with her insight and views on:
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13:30 -
14:30
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LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY - CIO
PERSPECTIVE Speaker: Kevin Radford, Vice President, Information Management and Information Technology at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Mr. Radford brings a wide range of leadership, strategic planning and management experience. He will provide the Financial community insight and his views on:
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| 15:00 –
16:00 |
SHARED SERVICE
ORGANIZATION
Liseanne Forand, President, Shared Services Canada Liseanne Forand was appointed President of Shared Services Canada on August 4, 2011. She will provide the financial community with her insight and views on:
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| Resource Management Budget 2011 - What does it imply for our financial community? With the Government's stated objective of returning to balanced budgets by 2014-15 and building on previous years review and restraint exercises, Budget 2011 launched a comprehensive Strategic and Operating Review across most Federal government organizations. The results of the Review will be incorporated into Budget 2012, likely with significant and ongoing restraint and realignment implications for the Public Service. Join the Resource Management Stream's discussions to learn and exchange views on implications, issues and strategies associated with managing through and delivering on the Government’s commitments. (Rooms 206 &
208) |
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| 10:45 – 12:00 |
THE CANADIAN ECONOMIC
SITUATION
Louise Levonian, Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Finance Recent financial market turbulence underscores the risks to the Canadian economic situation posed by the global economy. At the same time, Canada faces a number of longer-term economic challenges and opportunities, including demographic changes associated with the aging baby boomer population and their productivity performance. The goal of economic policy is to successfully address near-term risks and long-term challenges and opportunities to ensure Canada's continued prosperity. In this context, please join us in hearing the views of Louise Levonian, Associate Deputy Minister of Finance. |
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13:30 –
14:30
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THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT’S FISCAL POSITION
Douglas Nevison, Director of the Fiscal Policy Division, Department of Finance Canada The Fiscal Policy Division has lead responsibility for providing analysis and advice on the government's fiscal position, including: forecasting and analyzing federal revenues, advising the Minister of Finance on spending priorities and savings measures, and ensuring that budgetary objectives are met. The Division plays a key role in coordinating and preparing the annual Budget and Update of Economic and Fiscal Projections. In this context, the Division is the guardian of the “fiscal framework”, and the presentation will provide insight on the budget process and the federal government’s fiscal position. |
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15:00 –
16:00
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BUDGET
2011 – WHAT IT MEANS FOR
US!
Ian Bennett, Associate Deputy Minister, Real Property Branch, Public Works and Government Services Canada Alex Lakroni, Chief Financial Officer, Public Works and Government Services Canada This panel of Chief Financial Officers will exchange views on the implications, issues and strategies associated with managing through and delivering on the Government’s commitments as stated in Budget 2011. Topics such as Strategic Reviews (SR), Strategic and Operating Review (SOR), as well as the new Shared Services Canada (SSC) organization introduced in August 2011 as part of the Administrative Services Review (ASR) will be discussed from the financial community’s perspective. Come and hear what our CFO’s think. |
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| Le Francophile Le Francophile stream covers a variety of financial management issues and is open to PD Week delegates interested in learning best practices and new financial initiatives. Even though the sessions will be presented in French, simultaneous interpretation will be available for all Le Francophile sessions. This stream, of particular interest to the French financial community, is intended to meet the needs of the entire financial community. The first session of the day will feature speaker, Pierre Bruneau, a well-known journalist and newscaster on the TVA television network. Sessions in French with English simulataneous interpretation available. (Plenary Hall
303) |
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| 10:45 –
12:00 |
ALWAYS AIM
HIGHER!
Pierre Bruneau, Journalist and News Anchor, TVA Network A dedicated and passionate man, Mr. Bruneau divides his time between his various passions. The key to success in business, or climbing a mountain such as Kilimanjaro, is your preparation. Passionate about life, he inspires people he meets to never give up during the hard times. Perseverance, passion, commitment and surpassing oneself are elements that will be conveyed during this session. |
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13:30 –
14:30
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IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
WHAT FINANCIAL ANALYSTS SHOULD
KNOW
Michel Blanchette, FCMA, CA, professor, Accounting Department, Université du Québec en Outaouais This presentation will provide an overview of the impact on financial statements with the adoption of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) in Canada. A fundamental issue with IFRS is that they are centered on the need for relevant market value information as opposed to historical value. |
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15:00 –
16:00
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WHAT SHOULD I UNDERSTAND
FROM PAY SYSTEM AND SERVICES
TRANSFORMATION
Brigitte Fortin, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Accounting, Banking and Compensation, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Come and meet Brigitte Fortin, Associate Assistant Deputy Ministerof PWGSC, who will brief you on two important Government of Canada projects that will have a major impact on public service pay processes. The regional pay system will be replaced with a commercial product; consolidating services at a PWGSC Centre of Expertise. This presentation will allow you to better understand the vision, objectives and impacts of this transformation, as well as its implementation plan. |
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| Community Leaders **REGISTRATION TO THIS STREAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY Seizing opportunities in the context of budget restrictions and Strategic and Operating Review. Join us as our guest speakers share their visions and experiences on the challenges and issues facing the public service in the context of budget restrictions for the finance and audit divisions. Further more, we willl have an update on the status of the Strategic and Operating Review. (Room
215) |
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| 10:45 – 12:00 |
SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF
BUDGET RESTRICTIONS – REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCES
Renée Jolicoeur, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Works and Government Services Canada Jamie Tibbetts, Chief Financial Officer of Health Canada André Morency, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM), Corporate Management and Crown Corporation Governance Thérèse Roy, CA, Chair, DCFO Council Director General, Natural Resources Canada The Strategic and Operating Review will examine $80 billion of direct program spending, as appropriated by Parliament. The objective is to achieve at least $4 billion in ongoing annual savings by 2014–2015 or 5% of the review base. The review will place particular emphasis on generating savings from operating expenses and improving productivity, while also examining the relevance and effectiveness of programs. Join us as our guest panel share challenges and issues for the public service that have resulted from the Strategic and Operating Review. Discussions will be interactive with the audience. |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 |
STRATEGIC AND OPERATING REVIEW –
UPDATE
David Enns, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Expenditure Management, Treasury Board of Canada The Strategic and Operating review led by the President of the Treasury Board, with an objective of achieving at least $4 billion in ongoing annual savings, will chair a specially constituted committee that will assess proposals put forward by ministers, and their departments and agencies, to achieve a targeted level of savings. This committee will be guided by experts from outside government who will help design a framework for the review based on private and public sector best practices. Join us as our guest speaker, David Enns, provides us with an update on the Strategic and Operating Review. |
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| FMI
Workshop Would you like to know how well you would fit into a senior management position? If yes, then this workshop is for you. For many Financial Officers, becoming an Executive is a personal goal that can be achieved if you prepare for it. At this FMI Workshop, you will hear from specialists who will explain:
(Room
214) |
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| Part
1 10:45 – 12:00
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LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELLING
SERVICES Speaker: Shannon Poole, Manager of Executive Counselling Services, Personnel Psychology Centre, Staffing and Assessment Services, Public Service Commission This session will
consist of a description of the tools and services available to
Executives and aspiring Executives through the Public Service
Commission’s Executive Counselling
Services. |
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| Part
2 13:30 – 14:30
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INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL OFFICER CAREER PATH FROM FI TO
CFO?
Juliet S. Woodfield, CA, Senior Director, Transformation Management, Capacity Building and Community Development Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada Interested in learning more about the financial officer's career path from FI to CFO? Tools such as career paths, learning curricula, competency profiles, and learning plans play an invaluable role in identifying and quantifying areas of development. Preparation is the key to transitioning successfully between the financial officer and financial executive roles, and using these tools can often make a valuable difference in that career journey. Juliet Woodfield, Senior Director of the Capacity Building and Community Development Sector within the OCG, will provide participants with an overview of the tools currently available to assist and guide financial management professionals in their career planning. |
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| Part
3 15:00 – 16:00
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KEY LEADERSHIP
COMPETENCIES Speaker: Shannon Poole, Manager of Executive Counselling Services, Personnel Psychology Centre, Staffing and Assessment Services, Public Service Commission This session will provide participants with a concrete demonstration of the Key Leadership Competencies – integrating them with personality, career experience and other key personal information to provide targeted developmental feedback. |
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| Free
Seminars (Room 211) |
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10:45 –
12:00
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BMO Financial
Group |
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13:30 –
14:30
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Elavon Financial
Sevices TAKING 10% OFF THE BOTTOMLINE: PAYMENT BEST PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR With every organization being challenged to do more with fewer resources, the focus often turns to managing accounts payable processes and expenses. This session explores current payables trends, best practices and solutions that deliver the results most needed by the public sector. Learn more about the best-in-class solutions that provide tangible benefits including reduced costs, decreased paper, increased control, and improved visibility. Discover how to apply these best practices and innovative solutions to positively impact your agency's bottomline. Key Learning Points Attendees of this session will be prepared to:
Sylvie Parent Sylvie Parent serves as Regional Vice President providing senior leadership and management for public sector programs in Canada, including the Government of Canada Visa acquisition card program. She possesses more than 10 years of commercial card and payments experience and 15 years of banking experience in various positions. She is a fellow of the Canadian Banking Institute. Yves Delisle Yves Delisle serves as Assistant Vice President of Public Sector Sales for Elavon Financial Services. With over 35 years of banking experience in branch management, commercial lending, marketing and card program sales, Yves currently focuses on public sector sales, with special emphasis on the Federal Government and public sector entities in Québec. |
