May 13 – Opening Address
Mary Chaput | BIO
Assistant Secretary, Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat
Mary Chaput is the Government of Canada Champion for
the Procurement, Materiel Management and Real Property
(PMMRP) Community. Her opening address will stress the
importance of the Community’s work to the overall
functioning of government. She will highlight initiatives
for which she is responsible that support capacity building,
community development and the professional recognition
of the federal government’s PMMRP Community through
certification designation. In addition, she will outline
the risk-based policies and associated tools that Treasury
Board of Canada, Secretariat has put in place and is
developing to assist the practitioners in the performance
of their work and in meeting the challenges of our business
environment.
May 13 – Keynote
Address
Wayne Wouters
Secretary, Treasury Board of Canada,
Secretariat
Towards Management Excellence: The Government’s Management Agenda
The
Government’s management agenda is designed to promote management
excellence across departments and agencies. To this end, Treasury Board of
Canada, Secretariat (TBS) is leading a number of initiatives to rebalance the
relationship between rules and risk-taking. In combination with a focus on
performance and results, this will enable the public service to better deliver
programs and services to Canadians.
May
14 – Keynote Address
Tony Ellis | BIO
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Consultant
Generational Differences in the Workforce
Do
you have multiple generations meeting at the water
cooler? Offices today are staffed by Veterans, Baby
Boomers, Generation X and Y procurement professionals
all working
in the same space. Multiple generations can bring
new ideas to solving problems, unique approaches to daily
challenges and an appreciation for diversity. But
you
have to know how to blend the needs of each generation
with their skills. Explore the differences, understand
the motivation and create an effective team for the
future.
May 14 – Keynote Address
Ross Quinn | BIO
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President, Quinn Incorporated
Conscious Communications
We live
in a world of mass communication thanks to the advent
of computers, iPods, cell phones, and of course … Blackberries.
The art of conscious communication represents the ability
to understand that as good as these tools are at communicating
a conscious message to one person, they can be equally
effective at delivering an unconscious negative message
to somebody else. Unfortunately, these unconscious messages
are actually negating otherwise positive results for
many Blackberry users. Now, more than ever it is critical
to know that the true meanings of your communications
are mirrored in the ways that others communicate with
you. The ultimate question becomes … are your Blackberry
communications creating turmoil or teamwork?
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