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Below you will find the Presentations and Recordings for each session, where available. Remaining presentations and recordings will be posted shortly. We look forward to your attendance at next year’s conference (11-14 June 2024).

DAY 1 – 13 June 2023DAY 2 – 14 June 2023DAY 3 – 15 June 2023DAY 4 – 16 June 2023

DAY 1 – Tuesday – 13 June 2023

TimeTitle / Speaker / PresentationAbstractBioRecording
8:00am – 8:10amWelcome Message – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBio
8:10am – 9:00am“Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Vision and the Diia Ecosystem” – Valeriya IonanAbstractBioLink
9:00am – 10:00am“Overview of the GovStack Program” – Dr. Yolanda MartinezAbstractBioLink
10:00am – 10:10amCoffee Break
10:10am – 11:00amDigital Transformation in the Government of Canada – Overview & Lessons Learned” – Catherine LueloAbstractBioLink
11:00am – 11:50amOverview of the GovTech Initiative” – João Ricardo VasconcelosAbstractBioLink
11:50am – 12:30pmLunch Break – Sponsor Booths (Virtual)
12:30pm – 1:20pmSTREAM 1 – “GovStack Architecture & Content Creation” – Hani Eskandar, Vikash MadduriAbstractBioLink
12:30pm – 1:20pmSTREAM 2“Digital Literacy for Business Leaders & Managers” – Dr. Elaine MosconiAbstractBioLink
12:30pm – 1:20pmSTREAM 3 – “Leading Digital Transformation” – Jac van BeekAbstractBioLink
1:20pm – 2:15pmSTREAM 1 – “Information Systems – A Catalyst for Business Transformation” – Alec BlairAbstractBioLink
1:20pm – 2:15pmSTREAM 2 – N/A
1:20pm – 2:15pmSTREAM 3 – “Business & Technology Management Program” – Dr. Stephane GagnonAbstractBioLink
2:15pm – 2:30pmCoffee Break
2:30pm – 3:20pmSTREAM 1 – “Criticality of Business & Technology Collaboration” – Dr. Pavel HrabeAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:20pmSTREAM 2 – “The Defence Digital Literacy Initiative” – LCol Josh KlemenAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:20pmSTREAM 3 – “A Graduate Program for Digital Transformation & Innovation” – Dr. Daniel AmyotAbstractBioLink
3:20pm – 4:15pmSTREAM 1 – “Rwanda – A Global National Digital Transformation Benchmark” – Guy Pearce & Chris YeomansAbstractBioLink
3:20pm – 4:15pmSTREAM 2 – “Women in STEM: A Q&A Session” – Dr. Danica MarsdenAbstractBioLink
3:20pm – 4:15pmSTREAM 3 – “Digital Transformation is NOT about Transformation – It’s About Getting the Results” – Murray KronickAbstractBioLink
4:15pm – 4:30pmWrap-up & Administration – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBioLink

DAY 2 – Wednesday – 14 June 2023

TimeTitle / Speaker / PresentationAbstractBioRecording
8:00am – 8:10amWelcome Message – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBio
8:10am – 9:00amIndia Railways – Driving Digital Transformation EA” – Sharat Sahai Mathur & Priya SrivastavaAbstractBioLink
9:00am – 10:00amExpanding the Digital Talent Pipeline in the US Government” – Dr. Jay LiebowitzAbstractBioLink
10:00am – 10:10amCoffee Break
10:10am – 11:00amBuilding a Data-Driven Government: Lessons Learned from Estonia’s Journey” – Dr. Ott VelsbergAbstractBioLink
11:00am – 11:50amManaging Data in a Large Government Department – ESDC” – Ima OkonnyAbstractBioLink
11:50am – 12:30pmLunch Break – Sponsor Booths (Virtual)
12:30pm – 1:20pmThe CDO Leadership Role in Digital Transformation” – Julie ChampagneAbstractBioLink
1:30pm – 2:30pmState IM/IT Priorities for Digital Transformation” – Eric SwedenAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:30pmSTREAM 1 – “A Global Assessment of National AI Policies” – Dr. James DenfordAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:30pmSTREAM 2 – “Digital Transformation and Innovation Value Stream” – Dr. Stenio FernandesAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:30pmSTREAM 3 – “Establishing an Analytics Strategy and Practice” – Sahar Nezami-TafreshiAbstractBioLink
3:30pm – 3:40pmCoffee Break
3:40pm – 4:40pmSTREAM 1 – “UN E-Government Survey Overview” – Deniz SusarAbstractBioLink
3:40pm – 4:40pmSTREAM 2 – “Technology and Design for the Public Good” – Dorothy EngAbstractBioLink
3:40pm – 4:40pmSTREAM 3 – “Data Fluency at the Bank of Canada; a Learner-Centric Approach” – Erik BalodisAbstractBioLink
4:40pm – 4:50pmWrap-up & Administration – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBioLink

DAY 3 – Thursday – 15 June 2023

TimeTitle / Speaker / PresentationAbstractBioRecording
8:00am – 8:10amWelcome Message – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBio
8:10am – 9:00amTransforming Taipei into a Smart City” – Dr. Meng-Chyi Mickey Harn et al.AbstractBioLink
9:00am – 10:00amOvercoming Potential Hurdles to Digital Transformation” – Rachel PorteousAbstractBioLink
10:00am – 10:10amCoffee Break
10:10am – 11:00amEvaluating UK Parliament’s Digital & Related Delivery of Value for Money” – Yvonne GallagherAbstractBioLink
11:00am – 11:50amInteroperable Europe Act: An Architecture Perspective” – Dr. Raul M. AbrilAbstractBioLink
11:50am – 12:30pmLunch Break – Sponsor / Partner Booths (Virtual)
Fujitsu Canada (Sponsor)
Hilltop Partner Network (Sponsor)
National Research Council Canada (Partner)









12:30pm – 1:20pmSTREAM 1 – “Zero Trust Architecture” – John ParkerAbstractBioLink
12:30pm – 1:20pmSTREAM 2Knowledge Management in a Post-Truth World” – Dr. Kimiz DalkirAbstractBioLink
12:30pm – 1:20pmSTREAM 3 – “Interoperability Towards a Data-Driven Public Sector” – Youngseok Kim & Joanne MartinsAbstractBioLink
1:20pm – 2:15pmSTREAM 1 – “Analytical Software for Threat Assessments (ASTRA)” – Larry Stoddard & Brian ThompsonAbstractBioLink
1:20pm – 2:15pmSTREAM 2 – “Future Trends in Knowledge Management” – Dr. Kimiz DalkirAbstractBioLink
1:20pm – 2:15pmSTREAM 3 – “Standardization for Digital Credentials and Digital Trust Services” – Justin Osmond & Paul JacksonAbstractBioLink
2:15pm – 2:30pmCoffee Break
2:30pm – 3:20pmSTREAM 1 – “Cyber Security Training in the Government of Canada” – Jonathan JoyntAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:20pmSTREAM 2 – “Process Mining Case Study in Canadian Government” – Jacques TrottierAbstractBioLink
2:30pm – 3:20pmSTREAM 3 – “Operations Management and Cyber-Compliance in the Energy Sector” – Marina Van KoughnettAbstractBioLink
3:20pm – 4:15pmSTREAM 1 – “Upskilling People for the Workplace of the Future – SFIA” – Caleb WalkerAbstractBioLink
3:20pm – 4:15pmSTREAM 2 – “Process Mining and Robotic Process Automation (RPA)” – Najah Mary El-GharibAbstractBioLink
3:20pm – 4:15pmSTREAM 3 – “CBSA Architecture Program: a Digitalization Enabler” – Bruno OuelletAbstractBioLink
4:15pm – 4:30pmWrap-up & Administration – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBioLink

DAY 4 – Friday – 16 June 2023

TimeTitle / Speaker / PresentationAbstractBioRecording
7:30am – 8:45amISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter – Annual General Meeting (AGM) – Members Only
9:00am – 9:10amWelcome Message – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairBioLink
9:10am – 10:00amCreating a Digital Vision for Federal Research” – Philippe JohnstonAbstractBioLink
10:00am – 10:10amCoffee Break
10:10am – 11:00amThe Benefits and Risks of AI in Governments” – Yvan GauthierAbstractBioLink
11:00am – 11:50amCanadian Federal Government’s Approach to Responsible AI” – Benoit DeshaiesAbstractBioLink
12:00pm – 1:00pmLunch Break – Fujitsu Sponsor Presentation (12:30pm)
Fujitsu Canada (Sponsor)
Hilltop Partner Network (Sponsor)
National Research Council Canada (Partner)









1:00pm – 2:00pm“The Relationship between Digital Era Governance & Public Administration” – Dr. John HalliganAbstractBioLink
2:00pm – 3:00pmContested Cyberspace: Employing Cyber Ranges for Collective Security…” – Dr. GV Jourdan, Dr. V Onut, & B. StockingAbstractBioLink
3:00pm – 3:15pmCoffee Break
3:15pm – 4:15pmCanadian Armed Forces Digital Campaign Plan” – BGen (Retd) David AndersonAbstractBioLink
4:15pm – 4:30pmConference Wrap-up – Dr. Robert Weisman, Conference ChairAbstractBioLink