 CIO Bootcamp Monday, October 5, 2009
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The CIO Boot Camp is not for the faint of heart! Spend a full day with leading CIOs for a fast-paced work out that will mentor you through the hottest issues a CIO must face. Get ready to think like a CIO and learn from people in IT/IM's top job.
GTEC is a world class gathering of government service delivery professionals, and our "Government 2.0" conference is geared to discuss how web 2.0 and social computing technologies are changing the nature of public services. GTEC goes beyond theoretical discussions of "concepts" to explore projects and programs "in action" today.
The CIO Boot Camp is not for the faint of heart! Spend a full day with leading CIOs for a fast-paced work out that will mentor you through the hottest issues a CIO must face. Get ready to think like a CIO and learn from people in IT/IM's top job. The CIO BootCamp Agenda includes:
7:30 am -- 8:30 am | Registration and Coffee
8:30 am -- 9:00 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
The Competencies of a CIO
Speaker: Nik Florakas, Executive Director, Organizational Readiness Office (ORO), Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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Organizations in both the public and private sectors continue to face mounting pressure for greater transparency and accountability, particularly in the face of uncertain economic times. Applying a comprehensive, competency-based approach to the management and development of human capital increases efficiency and effectiveness, helping leaders meet the challenges inherent with people and change. ORO leads a collaborative, enterprise-wide approach in support of change initiatives that impact both the IM and IT communities.
9:00 am -- 11:00 am | Morning Session - The Leadership Role of the CIO
Moderator: Roger de Montfort, Partner, Service Excellence, PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada LLP
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Leadership must come from all levels and all areas within any organization. For the IT/IM professional, the role of the CIO is to enable better business decisions, improve services, and unlock value in the organization. The morning session will focus on three main features of modern leadership: Strategic Thinking, Management Excellence and Engagement. Following on a scene setting presentation by the panel chair, an expert panel of CIOs will discuss the following topics:
CIO Panelists:
Donna Wood, CIO, Canadian Heritage
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Al McLarty, CIO, IM, Indian and Northern Affairs
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Rita Moritz, CIO, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Morning Facilitated Session
Following the CIO Kickoff Panel, the morning session will be facilitated by Stephen Finestone of PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada LLP. The format will be a continuing dialogue that evolves from the CIO kick-off panel, with some facilitated table work with mentoring from the CIO Panelists. This session is designed to engage the audience in a vibrant discussion with many opportunities for collaboration and input, including
Review and Wrap-up
11:00 am -- 11:45 am Pre Luncheon Address
Leadership Visioning in the Government of Canada
Speaker: Chuck Henry, Federal CTO and Senior Director, Information Technology Division, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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Treasury Board Secretariat has undertaken a process to develop a vision for IM/IT services in government in the year 2020. The Board has surveyed the community to identify community concerns and ideas for input into the visioning process. Chuck Henry will provide an overview of the visioning process as well as his remarks on the challenges facing CIOs in government enterprises. Mr. Henry is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Government of Canada; his position is within CIO Branch of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. In this role he sets overall policy direction for the Government of Canada for the Management of IT and provides technology guidance to all IT organizations within the Government of Canada. Prior to joining the Treasury Board, Mr. Henry ran an independent consulting firm specializing in IT strategy and planning. His formative development and training came from a thirty year career at IBM designing, implementing and consolidating large-scale systems.
11:45 am -- 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm 3:00 pm Afternoon Session - Achieving Transformation through Innovation
Moderator: Peter Green, Vice-President, Public Sector East, TELUS
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Opening CIO Panel:
Leading change is a tough business, and in government enterprise transformation is often a complex challenge. Like any enterprise, government departments must be conscious of balancing innovation and transparency, but managing change in government enterprises can be often layered with policy choices, legacy technologies and financial constraints that are beyond the control of most IT organizations. Join our CIO Panelists for presentations and a question and answer session on some of the following topics:
CIO Panelists:
Janet Harris-Campbell, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada
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Terry Cairns, CIO, Canadian Blood Services
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Lucie Kempffer, Director General, IT Services Branch, PWGSC
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Afternoon Facilitated Workshop and Discussion:
After the CIO Panel presentations, participants will be challenged to assess and explain how they would use technology to enhance an organization, discussing relevant issues necessary for transformation:
3:00 -- 3:15 pm Wrap-up and Closing
