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WEEK-LONG AGENDA 
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Day 3 |
Wednesday, November 25th |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
COFFEE/TEA, CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION (Foyer A)
Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon) |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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10:15-10:45 |
COFFEE BREAK (Foyer A) Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon) |
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| 10:45 – 12:00 |
Mr. Douglas Porter, CFA, Deputy Chief Economist & Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets (BMO Casino Theatre) |
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| 12:00 - 13:30 |
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK (Ballroom) Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon) |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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| 14:30 - 15:00 |
COFFEE BREAK (Foyer A) Visit the Exhibitor's Hall (Grand Salon) |
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| 15:00 – 16:00 | CONCURRENT SESSIONS |
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| Human Capital Strategic human capital management impacts your organization's effectiveness dramatically. Attend this session to discover the latest tools and successful strategies to help you leverage the power of your people to achieve a high-performing workforce. Learn how to become the employer of choice. Learn how to become a top rated employee in your organization. (Room: Chopin) |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 |
SHAPING THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE FUTURE Speaker: Doug Lloyd, Executive Director, Financial Systems Authority, Office of the Comptroller General Replacing Ann Marie Sahagian, Assistant Comptroller General, Transformation Management, Capacity Building, & Community Development, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat The face of the Financial Management community is quickly changing and Government Departments and Agencies must be ready to adapt. Learn about current demographics, and how the Office of the Comptroller General is leading the way forward with its Financial Management Human Resources Framework and other capacity building initiatives. |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 |
LANDING YOUR DREAM JOB Speaker: The key to landing your dream job is to ensure that each element in your job-seeking repertoire is complete and polished. From writing a winning resume and researching potential employers, to utilizing effective interviewing and networking techniques, you will learn how to hone these skills and improve your chances of achieving your desired position. |
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| 15:00 – 16:00 |
HOW TO MANAGE SHARED ACCOUNTABILTY PROJECTS WITH MULTIPLE GENERATIONS
Building a high performing team is not easy when you combine shared accountabilities and multiple generations into the same organisation. We’ll look at what shared accountability means, how the generations differ, and some tricks to bring them together. |
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| Financial Reporting Hear on the latest issues relating to PSAB accounting standards and departmental financial statements and related internal controls, and on global trends in reporting on sustainable development issues. (Room: BMO Casino Theatre) |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 |
DEVELOPMENTS AND UPDATE ON PSAB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In Canada, GAAP for the public sector are set by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). The PSAB Standards are widely used by all levels of governments in Canada. They also serve as the basis for the preparation of the audited financial statements of the Government of Canada, and for the Treasury Board Accounting Standards (TBAS) that are used by federal departments and agencies in preparing their financial statements. Establishing accounting standards is an evolutionary process building on research, practical experience and consensus. For the Public Sector, decisions are also affected by events and trends happening internationally in standard-setting or in the Canadian private sector, such as the upcoming implementation of IFRS for Canadian publicly accountable entities starting in 2011. Keeping abreast of the most recent standards and anticipating upcoming changes that may affect our financial statements requires an ongoing commitment and is challenging to say the least. To help us meet this challenge, Mr. Tim Beauchamp, Director of the PSAB, will discuss the most recent changes that were made to the Public Sector Accounting Handbook of the CICA, as well as the major issues currently under review or expected to be addressed in the near future. These will include items such as: Liability for Remediation and Mitigation of Contaminated Sites, Government Transfers, Entity Level Financial Statements, Tax Revenue, and the potential application of IFRS to Public sector Entities. These are just a few examples of accounting issues that need to be closely monitored and understood to prepare for changes that could potentially affect the future preparation of financial statements at both the federal government and the departmental level. |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 |
GLOBAL TRENDS ON REPORTING ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
As the demand for reporting financial information continues to increase in complexity and size, similarly the demand for integrating non-financial information is also expanding at a comparable rate. This trend affects corporation worldwide and in Canada, and particularly in the area of sustainable development and corporate responsibility, which is now becoming a key factor in business strategy. Reporting in this area may be done in Annual Reports or in separate reports, and either as a result of regulatory requirements or simply because the business world is now increasingly seeing sustainable development as a vital component in the creation of wealth, therefore simply good business. In some countries, organizations have been providing reports for a few years already on key elements of their business that demonstrate their commitments to being Responsible Corporate citizens. The reports are often audited by a third party, as for financial statements. Contrary to accounting standards, there is no standardized reporting for the disclosure of this information. However, best practices abound, such as that of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) that provides a Reporting Framework for disclosing sustainability performance through indicators of economic, environmental, and social performance. With her vast experience in this area, Ms Johanne Gélinas, Lead Partner of the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability and Climate changes group of the Deloitte Office in Montréal will provide us with an overview of the current best practices in the areas of accountability and reporting on sustainable development internationally. Her presentation will also help us understand the trends that are shaping the new frontier of corporate reporting worldwide and in Canada in that exciting area where changes are happening at such a rapid pace. |
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| 15:00 – 16:00 |
AUDITED DEPARTMENTAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORTING ON INTERNAL CONTROL
In this session, Mr. Schnob will share with us his experience and the lessons learned by his department with their March 2009 audited financial statements, for which they successfully went through a control-based audit performed by the Office of the Auditor General of Canada. Mr. Schnob will also discuss how the work achieved to preparing for a control-based audit is used in the preparation of the Statement of Management Responsibility Including Internal Control Over Financial Reporting as required under the Policy of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat on Internal Control which became effective April 1, 2009. |
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| Information Management - Choosing IT Investments Wisely In these challenging times, a Financial Officer's role is now more critical than ever. Learn about TBS' new requirements for:
(Room: Beethoven) |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 |
TBS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT POLICY AND IMPACT ON THE FINANCE COMMUNITY Speaker: Peter Bruce, Deputy CIO, Treasury Board Secretariat Whether planning a three month project or three year project, knowing what efforts should be planned and costed is changing. Given new policies and the tighter availability of funds, finance's role as both gatekeeper for investment requests and as the coach for "complete planning and costing" is more critical than ever to support funding decisions. Join us for a critical presentation from the CIO Branch to understand TBS's new Investment Management Policy and expectations for Departmental Investment Management Frameworks, IT Investment Business Cases and IT funding requests. |
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CRA's APPROVAL PROCESS FOR I.T. INVESTMENTS AND THE ROLE OF FINANCE Speaker: Filipe Dinis, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Finance and Administration, Canada Revenue Agency To oversee the approval and monitoring of major IT investment projects, the Canada Revenue Agency relies on a framework that comprises a governance structure with well defined roles and responsibilities, policies, procedures, and processes designed to meet the unique needs of the Agency, while respecting the principles of accountability and sound stewardship promulgated by the Treasury Board of Canada. Join us for an overview of the Agency's multi-stage project approval and oversight process, including the corporate challenge and advisory function performed by the Finance and Administration Branch. |
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| 15:00 – 16:00 |
BUSINESS CASE FOR 'ERP' - THE NRCan WAY Speakers: Michel Nault, Director, Financial Systems, Natural Resources Canada
Garry Dunbar, Director, Strategic Enterprise IM/IT, Natural Resources Canada When it comes time for a department to replace key corporate systems, a business case team must engage the department’s senior executives, management and other stakeholders in assessing department’s operational requirements and products, scoping and delivery approaches. Finance's role is critical to select a direction and establish plans that have lasting support, especially when the delivery requires the support and co-operation of all parts of the department. Mr. Nault and Mr. Dunbar will present the approach taken in establishing a business case for SAP delivery at Natural Resources Canada and the specific aspects of compliance with the New TBS Investment Planning Policy and development from options exploration to EPA to project kick-off. |
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| CMA Workshop *CMA designation is not required for this session. (Room: Salon Royal) |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 13:30 – 14:30 15:00 – 16:00 |
SOLVING COMPLEX BUSINESS PROBLEMS IN CHALLENGING TIMES
In this interactive session, you will learn steps to:
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| Free Seminars (Room: Krieghoff) |
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| 9:00 – 10:15 | FreeBalance Government Performance Management 2.0 with Doug Hadden, VP Products, FreeBalance (This free seminar will be presented in English.) |
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| 13:30 – 14:30 | Bell Embracing the Business Intelligence Challenge The Whys, Whats and Hows of a SAP Business Intelligence Implementation (This free seminar will be presented in English with a bilingual Q&A at its conclusion.) |
