Financial Management Institute of Canada - CA Day (2)

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Day 2

Tuesday, November 24th

8:00 – 9:00

COFFEE/TEA, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION (Foyer A)

Guest speakers may unexpectedly switch from one official language to the other. Simultaneous translation is available for all keynote presentations and sessions. To avoid disappointment, pick up your translation device at the beginning of the day at the Specs Audio kiosk.

Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon)

9:00 – 10:15

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Internal Audit
Agenda for Results
Enterprise Management
CA Workshop
Free Seminar - SAP

10:15-10:45

COFFEE BREAK
(Foyer A)
Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon)

10:45 – 12:00

Photo credit: Couvrette/Ottawa

Honorary Chair & Keynote Speaker

Ms. Sheila Fraser, FCA, The Auditor General of Canada

HONORARY CHAIR'S MESSAGE

(BMO Casino Theatre)

12:00 - 13:30

LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
(Ballroom)
Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon)

13:30 – 14:30

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Internal Audit
Agenda for Results
Enterprise Management
CA Workshop
Free Seminar - ACFO

14:30 - 15:00

COFFEE BREAK
(Foyer A)
Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon)

15:00 – 16:00

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Internal Audit
Agenda for Results
Enterprise Management
CA Workshop

Internal Audit
The Internal Audit Stream this year will focus on key challenges in internal audit. Come hear about the economic stimulus package and its impact on the control framework of the public sector, how independent departmental audit committees function and detecting fraud.

(Room: Mozart)

9:00 – 10:15

CHALLENGES AND CHANGES IN THE AUDIT WORLD

Corporate Governance - Perspectives from the Departmental Audit Committee, CFO and CAE

Speakers: Yves Vaillancourt, Chief Audit Executive, and Bruce Hirst, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Audit Committees are an integral part of corporate governance of an organization. The Canadian government adopted this model with the establishment of Departmental Audit Committees, composed of mainly external members, for all large departments and agencies. This is a significant change in the way of doing business from decades past. Come hear how this oversight and challenge function is working at DFAIT from an external committee member, the CAE and CFO.

13:30 - 14:30

FRAUD PREVENTION – CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Speaker: Albert Doucet, Fraud Risk Management Program Manager, Department of National Defence

Detecting and preventing fraud is a challenge facing governments and the private sector around the world. Establishing appropriate control frameworks are keys in the fight against fraud. Come hear how various governments around the world deal with fraud and how National Defense is working towards having an effective counter fraud network through concerted work with other military organizations.

15:00 – 16:00

Presentation

PASS SUPPLY ARRANGEMENT AND NEW IMPROVEMENTS

Speaker:

Gibby Armstrong, Director, Policy, Methodologies Platforms, Guides and Tools, Office of the Comptroller General

In the past, government audit and finance divisions had to work through a number of different mechanisms to access professional resources to support their work. It is much easier now, with a one stop access tool: the Professional Audit Support Services Supply Arrangement (PASS SA). Come hear how the Office of the Comptroller General developed in collaboration with Public Works a tool to access audit and financial management resources. It has been existence for over a year and has been improved through consultation with both the federal government and vendor communities.

Agenda for Results
Come and learn from the vision, experience and best practices of other public sector professionals as it relates to the evaluation and internal control policies. Benefit from how other departments are addressing their performance measurement challenges and successfully supporting quality evaluation and enhanced internal controls.

(Room: Chopin)

9:00 – 10:15

Presentation

Presentation

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES IN SUPPORT OF THE EVALUATION FUNCTION

Speaker:

Anne Routhier, Senior Director, Centre of Excellence for Evaluation, Expenditure Management Sector, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Panelists:

Terry Colpitts, Director, Evaluation of Grants and Contributions, Grants and Contributions Program Evaluations, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Chantal Carré, Director, Evaluation, Correctional Service Canada

Sound performance measurement strategies and systems are needed to support the effective monitoring of programs and their subsequent evaluations. Making this happen can be a challenge. Join us for this session where two government departments will share the challenges they faced, the measures they developed and how they used them to effectively and successfully conduct their evaluation work.

13:30 – 14:30

Presentation

INTERNAL CONTROL POLICY - IMPLEMENTATION

Speaker:

Sharon Smith

Gonzague Guéranger, Executive Director and Sharon Smith, Director, Financial Operations, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board Secretariat

Parliament and Canadians expect reliable reporting that provides transparency and accountability for how government spends public funds. Learn about the new Treasury Board Policy on Internal Control and how the changes will affect your organization and bring the federal government in line with other leading jurisdictions. This session will present in plain language the new policy requirements that all departments will have to progressively implement, what these requirements mean and cover, the implementation plans, the roles of key players in your organization, including yours, and the tools and approaches that the Office of the Comptroller General in partnership with departments are putting in place to support such a transition.

15:00 – 16:00

Presentation

INTERNAL CONTROLS - DEPARTMENTAL PERSPECTIVE

Speaker: Michelle Gleeson, Senior Director, Comptrollership and Quality Assurance, Canada School of Public Service

Find out how one organization prepared itself for the implementation of the Policy on Internal Control. The challenges it faced, the tools it developed and the lessons it learned will be amongst the key topics of this presentation.

Enterprise Management
Sound leadership and strong governance are showcased along with a proven and trusted enterprise-wide treasury management delivery model, as senior leaders explore the topic of Enterprise Management in Challenging Times. Our speakers will address real world leadership in a multi-faceted department, governance strategies that are proven in helping the Finance function manage in a cohesive manner, and the Receiver General's successes in managing a centralized enterprise-wide treasury operation.

(Room: Beethoven)

9:00 – 10:15

SOLIDARITY IN THE FINANCE FUNCTION: A KEY TO SUCCESS IN CHALLENGING TIMES

Speakers:

Kelly Gillis,Chief Financial Officer, Industry Canada, Comptrollership & Administration Sector
Thérèse Roy, Director General, Financial Management Branch, Natural Resources Canada
Michèle Bridges, Managing Director, Finance and Corporate Planning, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada
Robert Giroux, Assistant Director, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Finance and Awards Administration Division
Lynn Potter, Director General, Corporate Services Sector, Supreme Court of Canada

Successful organizations such as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer Council (DCFO Council), the Small Agency Administrators' Network (SAAN), and the Small Agencies Finance Action Group (SAFAG) embody in their business models the powerful principle of achieving successful financial leadership through collaboration.

Leaders from organizations such as the DCFO Council and SAAN / SAFAG will tell how the coordinated efforts of the members help the Finance function to work in a collaborative manner in dealing with Central Agency requirements. The synergy that is produced by moving from a reactive to a proactive mode as part of a supportive network allows the groups' members to rise to the challenges set before them. With respect to SAAN / SAFAG, we will learn how they ensure that their voices are heard within the enormous organization of the federal government. Come and hear about their governance, their current issues and concerns, and whether they are most effective when dealing with daily, operational problems or during a crisis. Find out if there really is strength in numbers.

13:30 – 14:30

Presentation

ENTERPRISE LEVEL LEADERSHIP IN CHALLENGING TIMES: REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES FROM THE TRENCHES

Speaker: Kevin Lindsey, Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Financial Officer, National Defence

Today's geopolitical landscape is in constant flux. The resulting rapid pace of change, emerging transformation initiatives, increased transparency and accountability requirements and the turmoil in the global economy all contribute to making the financial management leader's world a complex environment in which to operate. CFOs who are the financial management leaders in large enterprises have additional intricacies to contend with. Please join Mr. Kevin Lindsey as he shares what it takes to lead the enterprise's financial management function in today's challenging times.

15:00 – 16:00

CENTRALIZED TREASURY OPERATIONS - THE RECEIVER GENERAL MODEL

Speaker: Renée Jolicoeur, Assistant Deputy Minister, Accounting, Banking and Compensation Branch, Public Works and Government Services Canada

Preserving the integrity of the nation's Consolidated Revenue Fund and the Accounts of Canada in an ever changing world requires effective execution of functions essential to the transparency, integrity and control of government financial information. In these challenging times, public trust in government institutions is critical to the financial well being of the nation and the Receiver General delivers on that mandate. Please join Renée Jolicoeur as she shares how the Receiver General's treasury model has helped it become one of the world's most efficient and effective public sector treasury operation.

CA Workshop
*CA designation is not required for this session.

(Room: Salon Royal)

9:00 – 10:15

13:30 – 14:30

15:00 – 16:00

10 MISTAKES THAT COST YOU LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

Part 1: Identify Where Your Gaps Are For Leading to the Next Level;

Part 2 Create Buy-In from those you Lead

Part 3: How to Lead with More Motivation, Morale and Momentum

Speaker: Pauline Fleming, MCC, MA, B. Ed., Proactive Business Leadership

Would you like to identify where your gaps
are for leading to the next level?
Want to know how to create buy-in from
those you lead?
Need to increase motivation, morale and
momentum around you?

Then this session is designed for you. There are many simple mistakes leaders are too busy to catch that cost them leadership opportunities. Attend this session and leave with new tools to be proactive in your leadership pursuits.

JOIN Leadership Retention Specialist, Coach Pauline, and learn how to take your leadership to the next level. Participants will leave with:

increased awareness of 10 simple mistakes that can be easily avoided;
solutions to be proactive with these leadership gaps;
3 simple questions that are so important, and you need to have answered for optimal success;
understanding of the “new leadership economy” and what that means to your organization;
a “Leadership Check”: that identifies where your leadership challenges show up and what you can do about them;
leadership tools to help you lead-by-example so others notice and listen; and,
strategies to boost buy-in and move your goals forward.

Free Seminars

(Room: Krieghoff)

9:00 – 10:15

SAP
Streamlining Invoice Management for SAP Environments with Tom Walker, Open Text, Portfolio Manager - SAP Invoice Management

13:30 – 14:30

ACFO
Celebrate 20 Years of Excellence with ACFO and NHL Legend Mike McPhee