Financial Management Institute of Canada

7:30am

Registration
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7:30-8:15am

Breakfast
Enjoy an Edmontonian breakfast!

Croissants, muffins, danish and breakfast breads

Assorted cereals

Fruit yogurt and fresh seasonal fruit

Scrambled eggs

Sautéed potatoes with onions and peppers

Maple smoked bacon

Orange juice/Apple juice

Starbucks coffee/Tazo tea

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8:15-8:45am

OPENING REMARKS (Hall D)
Doug Lloyd
Executive Director, Financial System Authority, Office of the Comptroller General

Due to a family emergency
James Ralston
Comptroller General of Canada
was unable to travel.

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8:45-9:15am

OPENING PLENARY -
FISCAL OUTLOOK FOR ALBERTA (Hall D)
Doug Lynkowski, CA
Controller
Treasury Board, Province of Alberta

9:15-10:00am

SASKATCHEWAN FIRE PROGRAM: PERFORMANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT (Hall D)
Dave Tulloch, CMA
Executive Director, Corporate Services Branch, Justice and Attorney General
Government of Saskatchewan
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10:00-10:30am

Coffee Break
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10:30-11:15am
INTELLIGENCE

BRIDGING THE INTERGENERATIONAL DIVIDE (Salon 8)
We are now at the intersection of three distinct (generational) ways of thinking about work – thinking about life. As a leader, whether you know it or not, you think from one of these generations. And it is profoundly impacting the future of your organization.
Vik Maraj
Vik Maraj Consulting
Communications and Human Behaviour Specialist

10:30-11:15am
INNOVATION

PRESENTATION
Frank Des Rosiers

CHANGE MANAGEMENT (Salon 10)
Frank Des Rosiers
Assistant Secretary
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

10:30-11:15am
INTEGRITY

PRESENTATION
Ernie Daniels

CERTIFIED ABORIGINAL FINANCIAL MANAGERS (CAFM) EDUCATION PROGRAM (Salon 12)
Ernie Daniels, CGA, CAFM
President & CEO
Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada

10:30-12:00pm
INTEGRITY

ABORIGINAL GOVERNANCE WORKSHOP (Salon 11)
Tristina Macek
Manager, Consulting Services
Meyers Norris Penny LLP
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS

11:15-12:00pm
INTELLIGENCE

PRESENTATION
Chris Jones

LIFE WITHOUT NUMBERS: EVALUATING THE INTANGIBLES (Salon 8)
Chris F. Jones, MBA FCMC
CEO, Strategy Link Consulting
Assoc. Faculty, Royal Roads University

11:15-12:00pm
INNOVATION

AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO FUNDING COMMUNITIES (Salon 10)
Harold Calla
Chair, First Nations Financial Management Board

11:15-12:00pm
INTEGRITY

PRESENTATION
Tom Davis

WATER FOR LIFE (Salon 12)
Tom Davis
Director, System Management Branch
Alberta Environment

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch (Hall D)
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1:00-2:00pm

Afternoon Plenary - Expert Panel

PLENARY SESSION -
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT (Hall D)
Facilitator
Dr. Michael B. Percy
Dean, University of Alberta School of Business
Panelists
1. John G. Williams, F.C.G.A.

Chair of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (1997- 2005)

MP (1993-2008) Edmonton - St. Albert

2. Todd Cain

Vice President, Crown and Organization Governance
Institute On Governance

3. Linda A. Miller, BsCN M.H.S.A.

Senior Consultant Business Development
Former Deputy Minister, Alberta Health and Wellness

4. Bruce Hirst, CMA, MBA

Former Integrated Vice-President, Finance Services and Chief Financial Officer, London Health Sciences Centre
Former Chief Financial Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

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2:00-2:30pm

Coffee Break
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS

2:30-3:15pm
INTELLIGENCE

PRESENTATION
Merwan Saher/Ed Ryan

SERVING ALBERTANS - Office of the Auditor General of Alberta - Part 1 (Salon 8)
Merwan Saher, Auditor General
Ed Ryan, Assistant Auditor General

2:30-3:15pm
INNOVATION

PRESENTATION
Sabina Posadziejewski/Grant Gaudin

WEB-BASED SOLUTIONS: GRANT & CONTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT (Salon 10)
Sabina Posadziejewski, CGEIT, I.S.P., MBA
Director, Information Management and Technology
Western Economic Diversification Canada

Grant Gaudin
Manager, Information Management
Western Economic Diversification Canada

2:30-3:15pm
INTEGRITY

PRESENTATION
Chantal Bernier

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (Salon 12)
Chantal Bernier
Assistant Privacy Commissioner of Canada

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

3:30-4:15pm
INTELLIGENCE

PRESENTATION
Merwan Saher/Ed Ryan

SERVING ALBERTANS - Office of the Auditor General of Alberta - Part 2 (Salon 8)
Merwan Saher, Auditor General
Ed Ryan, Assistant Auditor General

3:30-4:15pm
INNOVATION

PRESENTATION
Lucy Cormier

EMPLOYEE RETENTION - ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL IN ABSENCE MANAGEMENT (Salon 10)
Lucy Cormier, B.A. & C.C.R.C.- Member
President & Founder
Partners Disability Management Inc. (PDM)

3:30-4:15pm
INTEGRITY

INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE: GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS OF PARLIAMENTARIANS AGAINST CORRUPTION - GOPAC (Salon 12)
John G. Williams, F.C.G.A.
GOPAC Founder

4:30pm

fmi*igf ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTE: Open to fmi*igf members only

6:00-7:00pm

RECEPTION
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7:00pm

EVENING DINNER & GALA
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