2011-2012 Events
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
“Challenges in Advancing Transportation Safety”
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Jean L. Laporte will share an overview of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, what they do, and some of their management challenges.
- Who we are
- Our mandate
- Our investigations
- Examples of recent investigations
- Key Safety Issues Watchlist
- Management Issues of the Day
- Financial Reporting
- Resource/Budget Management
- Internal Controls
- Accountability/Transparency
- Risk Management
- Staff Recruitment/Retention
Appointed Chief Operating Officer August 24, 2009, Jean Laporte graduated from the University of Ottawa with an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1984. In 1989, he received his Certified General Accountant (CGA) designation and in 2007 was awarded a Fellowship by the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (CGA-Canada) for his contribution to the accounting profession.
Mr. Laporte’s Public Service career began at the Treasury Board Secretariat, followed by a stay at Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise. He has been with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) and its predecessor organization since 1985, occupying a variety of progressively more senior positions, including those of the Chief Financial Officer and Director General of Corporate Services.
He is very active in various professional networks both inside and outside government. He is the past chair of the Small Agencies Finance Action Group and a past member of the Small Agencies Administrators’ Network. He sits on various federal inter-departmental working groups and advisory committees at the Assistant Deputy Minister and Director General levels.
Additionally, he is actively involved in the CGA-Canada and works to promote the CGA designation in the federal public service. He is also a member of the Financial Management Institute of Canada and served as its National President.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
“Effective Risk Management – How do you get there?”
Presented by:
Kendra MacDonald and David Gibbs, Deloitte
Fluvarium, 5 Nagles Hill, St. John’s
With the changing landscape of the public sector, new risks continue to emerge or evolve – access to information, capital budgeting and management, privacy, information technology. Effective enterprise risk management (ERM) continues to be an important pillar of governance. It allows governments and their public finance managers to manage risks in an effective and efficient manner incorporating the various public accountability requirements and constraints, however many risk management programs are still in development. With the increase in new risks and attention they garner, public finance managers are increasingly being called upon to implement risk management processes and demonstrate effective risk management within their current budget constraints all the while meeting the ongoing demand for transparency and accountability.
During our session we will discuss the characteristics of an effective risk management program in the public sector environment and how to avoid the pitfalls to implementing a successful program. We will highlight examples of how other public sector organizations have approached risk management implementation, the current trends within public sector risk management and share with you the top risks facing the public sector based on our client experiences across the country.
Session Facilitators
Kendra MacDonald, CA, CIA, CISA, CFA
Partner, Deloitte
Kendra MacDonald leads Deloitte’s Atlantic Enterprise Risk Practice based in St. John’s. Kendra has over 17 years of experience combined in finance and information systems audit and advisory services. Kendra is the Lead Client Service Partner for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is responsible for all services provided by Deloitte. Kendra has worked on a number of clients with complex information technology environments in large private companies, public companies and Crown Corporations. Kendra brings a wealth of national and international experience having previously worked in Deloitte offices in Ottawa, Montreal, Sydney, Australia, Moscow, Russia, and Hong Kong. For the past 7 years, Kendra has been heavily involved in providing risk and control based solutions to clients including the delivery of internal audit, risk management and internal control over financial reporting engagements.
David Gibbs, CMA, CIA
Manager, Deloitte
David Gibbs is a Manager with Deloitte’s Atlantic Enterprise Risk Practice based in St. John’s. Since joining Deloitte, David has gained over 8 years of experience leading internal audit, internal control over financial reporting and enterprise risk management engagements. David works with large private and public companies across Canada and within the provincial and federal governments including Crown Corporations.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
"Economic and Financial Overview for the Province"
by Mr. Terry Paddon, Deputy Minister of Finance,
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Mr. Paddon, Deputy Minister of Finance, joined the Provincial Public Service as Manager, Tax Audit with the Tax Administration Branch of the Department of Finance in 1990. His career in the Public Service continued with the Fiscal and Tax Policy Branch, where he worked as Senior Policy Advisor, Director, and Assistant Deputy Minister.
In addition to his public service experience, Mr. Paddon has held positions in the private sector, including Audit Manager and Staff Accountant with Ernst and Young.
Mr. Paddon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland in 1980.
2010-2011 Events
Tuesday, June 7, 2011"Stress Management and Effective Communication"
By Gary Summers
Holiday Inn, 180 Portugal Road, St. John's
Stress Management:
Resources are tight but deadlines never budge. As a cognitive behavior therapist, Gary can provide the tools to reduce the stress caused by Toxic Thinking, Negative attitudes, Business and Personal Pressures. In fact, emotions like fear, anxiety, anger and resentment account for 80% of all stress. Stress can cause problems in the workplace and at home. Deadlines, personal crisis, time and money problems can cause anxiety and depression. Join Gary as he discusses stress in life and the strategies that you can employ to help make your workplace a healthy place to be.
Communication:
Most
problems experience in and outside the workplace can be attributed back
to communication. Gary will show you that you say more than you think
you do and give you the tools to be an effective communicator. The
ability to effectively deal with people is critical to individual
success. Gary will help you understand the most common communication
mistakes and learn strategies to help you become a great communicator
and team
player.
Gary Summers is a professional speaker, with a Masters Degree in Physiology and certification in cognitive behavior therapy. He conducts workshops on STRESS and WORKLIFE BALANCE. He is owner of training4success a company specializing in corporate training and employee evaluations. He has written a book called MIND BODY SOUL.
May 13, 2011
“Stewardship of Financial Systems”
By Doug Lloyd of the Office of the Controller General of Canada
We were pleased to bring to our members the expertise of Doug Lloyd who is the financial system authority for the Government of Canada, this was an opportunity for all financial managers to learn from a proven process.
Doug discussed the financial management transformation initiative presently underway at the Office of the Comptroller General. Specifically, he provided an overview of the duties and purpose of the Financial System Authority, and then discussed the various policies, directives and initiatives which collectively made up the transformation effort.
Bio:
Doug is responsible for developing and setting financial business processes for the government, as well as establishing common financial information, common financial configurations, and policies on the stewardship of financial management systems (both automated and manual). His team is also responsible for a community building and capacity development regime for finance personnel in the government, as well as operating a centre of outreach aspects of finance.
Doug has an MBA from the University of Ottawa with a concentration in Finance and Accounting, and is CMC, CMA and PMP certified. He is in process of completing a PhD in Public Administration specializing in building high performing teams using intergenerational techniques. A subject he lectures on frequently to universities, colleges and professional associations.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
"Personal Financial Planning"
with Donna Stone of CIBC Wood Gundy
Bio:
Donna Stone has earned the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation as offered by the Financial Planners Standards Council and therefore has agreed to abide by the Code of Ethics of the FPSC.
She holds the Chartered Life Underwriters (CLU) designation, which denotes a specialist in advanced life insurance applications and estate planning solutions.
Donna is an active member of ADVOCIS, the Financial Advisors Association of Canada.
Donna sits as a Regent of Memorial University and serves as a Governor and Co-Chair of the College for the North Atlantic.
She has been involved in several charitable organizations and has served as a Director on volunteer boards in the St. John's community. The last several years have been spent as a Board of Director for the St. John's Adult Health Care Foundation where she has chaired the Special Events Committee and more recently, the Planned Giving Committee.
She is also Past-President of the St. John's Board of Trade. The St. John’s Board of Trade is one of the largest Chambers in Atlantic Canada and a leading voice for business in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Board currently represents 800 companies employing 20,000 people, and that number is steadily growing.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
“Managing in a Deficit: Proven Approaches to Cost Reduction”
Speakers: Pinki Jajoo and Suzanne Kenny, Deloitte Inc.
In these times of unprecedented fiscal challenges, all public sector organizations are being challenged to reduce their operating budgets. Where do you begin? What has worked elsewhere? Join us for an interactive session that will help us understand the size of the problem, a framework for thinking through cost reduction ideas, evidence of success from elsewhere, and a discussion about one approach to cost reduction: shared services. As you begin your budget process for next year, this session will provide timely and practical information and ideas.
Bio's:
Pinki Jajoo, ACWA, MBA, is a Senior Manager in Deloitte’s St. John’s office and leads the local Strategy and Operations practice. Pinki’s professional accounting background is complemented by her expertise in Financial Analysis, Business Case creation, Business Process Reengineering, Back-office systems assessment, Systems selection as well as ERP implementations. Pinki also holds a Masters Certificate in Public Management from the Schulich School of Business that helps her to provide holistic business and technical solutions to her clients.
In Public Sector, Pinki has provided consulting services across all government levels with specific focus on a wide variety of financial-related solutions. Having relocated from Ontario to Newfoundland, Pinki brings some key expertise and skill sets on optimization of the finance components, shared services as well as leveraging enterprise wide technology in the Public Sector.
Suzanne Kenny is a Senior Manager with Deloitte Enterprise Risk Services practice. Suzanne has over 11 years experience working with and assisting Fortune 100 organizations facilitate the achievement of technology and enterprise-wide business goals. Suzanne has worked closely with front, middle and back office operations to frame organizations current state, identify opportunities for efficiency and improvement and implement proposed future state operations including shared services arrangements.
Suzanne recently relocated from the Deloitte practice in New York city to her home town of St. John’s Newfoundland where she leads the Enterprise Risk Practice.
December 2, 2010
"Risk Management – Illustrated and Demystified"
Speaker: Gary Snow, CA
Risk Management is more than just a catchphrase – it’s a way of life and definitely a way of doing business. Everyone can always learn more about identifying, defining and addressing risk; using your understanding of your risk to develop strategies that mitigate the effects of risk.
October 26, 2010
"Got Maps? Using Geographic Information Systems (GIC) to Support Social and Economic Decision Making"
Speakers: Conrad Power and Brett Forsey, Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency
The social and economic landscape of the province is constantly changing: demographic and labour market conditions present challenges for Government’s planning of essential services. The Department of Finance has taken a lead role in enlightening others about the importance of geography in the analysis of social and economic information. Issues common to all Governments, such as population shifts, aging communities, and economic development, have an inherent geographic character that is better understood with the modeling and visualization capabilities of Geographic Information Science. This session illustrated tools used to efficiently allocate program funding and the placement of Government centres to maximize impact on our population.
2009-2010 Events
April 29, 2010
"Gov 2.0 The Interesction of Technology, Public Policy, and Political Aspirations"
Speaker: Omar Rashid, Director, Local & Regional Government, Microsoft Canada
Government 2.0 brings the social networking and integration advantages of Web 2.0 to government. Through the integration of tools such as wikis, blogs, government services delivery to businesses and individuals becomes more effective, transparent, and timely. Government 2.0 is not only transforming how government does business, it is having a dramatic impact on how business and individuals interact with their government. Join Microsoft Canada's National Technologhy Officer as he discusses the trends associated with Government 2.0, the technologies that support it and its impact on organizations.
March 10, 2010
"Corporate Fraud and Employee Theft"
Speaker: Constable Ken Duff, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
Constable Duff has been a member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for 27 years, serving in both St. John’s and Corner Brook. Constable Duff’s enforcement career spans a variety of areas including: Patrol; Criminal Investigation; Break and Enter; Major Crime as well as time with the RCMP Proceeds of Crime and the Economic Crime Unit.
February 10, 2010
"Competency Based Professional Development Apprenticeship Program"
Speaker: Ms. Sylvie Seguin, Senior Policy Analyst, Transformation Management, Capacity Building and Community Development Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada
Competencies...we all hear about them, but has anything been done with competencies in the real world? The Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) of Canada has developed a professional development apprenticeship program based entirely on competencies. After receiving approval as a non-traditional training office for Chartered Accountant students, the OCG used competencies for all aspects of the program, from recruitment to promotion.
Using lessons learned from this program, the OCG will be introducing more competency based learning opportunities within their ranks, particularly for CGA and CMA students to facilitate their learning process.
Bio:
Sylvie Seguin is a CGA with over 20 years of experience within the Federal Government. As a senior policy analyst within the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada, Sylvie managed the FORD/IARD program and during the last two years has been responsible for the design, implementation and delivery of the CA Student Training Program as well as participated in the design and implementation of the FI Core Curriculum.
Sylvie has worked in the area of community development for the past nine years. Prior to her work with the OCG, Sylvie was responsible for the Community Development Office within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and was responsible for all aspects relating to the recruitment and development of the FI community, particularly within the Finance Team as well as coordinating and managing the FORD/IARD program within the department.
Sylvie has also had the opportunity to work in various areas of financial management, including financial planning and resource management, financial policy and accounting operations.
November 18, 2009
"International Financial Reporting Standards from the Public Service Perspective"
Speakers: Mr. Brian Groves, C.A., and Mr. Joe Mckenna, A.C.A., with Deliotte Inc.
Mr. Groves is a partner in the Assurance & Advisory practice and Marketplace Leader for Newfoundland and Labrador. He has over 14 years experience serving clients ranging from owner managed organizations to publicly traded multinationals. While Brian concentrates primarily on public companies, he has a breadth and depth of knowledge with respect to many service lines, serving many of the largest clients in the Atlantic practice. Brian has worked for clients in various sectors of the economy including energy, mining, fisheries, public utilities and technology.
Mr. Mckenna has over eight years of public accounting experience. He has assisted entities with their transitions to IFRS in the EU in 2005 and is involved in a number of IFRS conversion projects with clients in Atlantic Canada and across the country. Joe's role in these IFRS conversions depends on the needs of the client and includes scoping and analysis of IFRS transitions, development and facilitation of IFRS training course, review on internally generated IFRS documentation, issue specific technical research and overall project management.
October 7, 2009
"Leadership Development Program for Chiefs of Audit Executives"
Speaker: Monique Clarioux, Senior Director, Internal Audit Capacity Building & Community Development, Transformation Management, Capacity Building and Community Development Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.
September 1, 2009
"Update: Economic and Financial Overview of the Province"
Speaker: Mr. Terry Paddon, Deputy Minister of Finance, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Bio:
Mr. Paddon joined the Provincial Public Service as Manager, Tax Audit with the Tax Administration Branch of the Department of Finance in 1990. His career in the Public Service continued with the Fiscal and Tax Policy Branch, where he worked as Senior Policy Advisor, Director, and Assistant Deputy Minister.
In addition to his public service experience, Mr. Paddon has held positions in the private sector, including Audit Manager and Staff Accountant with Ernst and Young.
Mr. Paddon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and was admitted to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Newfoundland in 1980.
2008-2009 Events
June 4th, 2009
"Scams: Whats New?"
Speaker: Constable Ken Duff, Criminal Crime Unit, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
May 13th, 2009
"Accountability and Financial Policy Renewal"
Speaker: Mr. Bernie Geiger, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada
February 19th, 2009
"Mastering Finance in Government"
Speakers: Ms. Pinki Jajoo and Mr. Don Belanger with Deloitte Consulting
January 16th, 2009
"Accountability from the Perspective of the Comptroller General"
Speaker: Mr. Rod Monnete, Comptroller General of Canada
December 4th, 2008
"Labour Market Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador"
Speaker: Ms. Pam Toope, Director, Labour Market Development, Department of Human Resources, Labour, and Employment
October 24th, 2008
"International Financial Reporting Standards – Implementation Challenges in Canada"
Speakers: Ms. Gail Hamilton and Mr. Roger Cooper from Ernst and Young, LLP
September 18th, 2008
"Economic and Financial Overview of the Province"
Speaker: Mr. Terry Paddon, Deputy Minister of Finance, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
2007-2008 Events
May 29, 2008
"Financial Management: What’s Happening in the Federal Government"
Speaker: Richard Charlebois
February 20, 2008
"Experiences in Management"
Speaker: Dr. Rex Gibbons
December 11, 2007
"Federal Accountability Act and the Provincial Transparency and Accountability Act"
Speakers: Bill Matthews and Tanya Noseworthy
September 20, 2007
"Confronting Fraud and Unethical Behaviour in Government"
Speaker: Mr. Gary Moulton, CA-IFA, Partner, Forensic and Dispute Services, Deloitte & Touche
This session was in partnership with BMO Financial Group.
October 18, 2007
"Thoughts on Leadership"
Speaker: Dr. Jean Brown