Day 1 – Tuesday May 17, 2022
Global Context, Challenges & Opportunities
All times Eastern
Virtual Reception Area
11:00 – 11:25
- Access to exhibitor kiosks, Summit program agenda, list of speakers and resources and Summit plenary
Welcoming Remarks
11:25 – 11:40 (bilingual)
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- Daryell Nowlan, Chair, APEX Board of Directors
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- O’Canada, Mary Nahwegahbow, First Nations artist singing in English /French / Anishinaabemowin
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- Carl Trottier, CEO, APEX
Summit Overview with Deputy Head Co-Chairs
11:40 – 11:50 (bilingual)
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- Sarah Paquet, Director and CEO, Financial Transactions and Report Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
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- Anil Arora, Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada
Session 1: A Perspective on Canada in the World
11:50 – 12:35 (english)
- Summit Gold Sponsor introduction: Desjardins
- Dominic Barton, Canada’s former Ambassador to China, business executive, author, and management consultant
- Moderator: Anil Arora, Summit Co-Chair

Session 2: Demystifying the Future of Work
12:35 – 13:20 (english)
- Dan Chenok, Executive Director, IBM Centre for The Business of Government
- Moderator: Sarah Paquet, Summit Co-Chair

Break and Virtual Reception Area
13:20 – 13:30
Session 3: Stewarding New Zealand’s public service in a complex environment
13:30 – 14:15 (english)
- Hannah Cameron, Deputy Commissioner Strategy and Policy at Te Kawa Mataaho New Zealand Public Service Commission
- Moderator: James Kendrick, PhD., APEX Executive, Applied Research and Leadership Centre of Excellence
Day 2 – Wednesday May 18, 2022
Nourishing Mental & Emotional Health
All times Eastern
Virtual Reception Area
11:00 – 11:30
- Access to exhibitor kiosks, Summit program agenda, list of speakers and resources and Summit plenary
Welcome and DM Co-Chair Recap of Day 1
11:30 – 11:35 (bilingual)
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- Anil Arora, Summit DM Co-Chair
Session 5: The Importance of Mental Health Awareness
11:35 – 12:20 (french)
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- Sponsor Introduction: LifeWorks
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- Dr. Tina Montreuil, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Spokesperson for the Canadian Association of Mental Health
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- Moderator: Sarah Paquet, Summit DM Co-Chair
Session 6: A Personal Story of Diversity and Inclusion
12:20 – 13:05 (french)
- Kim Thuy, Vietnamese-born Canadian writer, author, Winner of the Governor General’s Award for French Literature
- Moderator: Sarah Paquet, Summit Co-Chair
Break and Virtual Reception Area
13:05 – 13:15
Session 7: Reimagining a New Way Forward with Intention
13:15 – 14:00 (english)
- Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Environmental, Cultural and Human Rights Advocate, and Officer of the Order of Canada
- Moderator: Anil Arora, Summit Co-Chair

APEX 2022 Awards of Excellence Ceremony
14:00 – 15:15 (bilingual)
- Carl Trottier, CEO, APEX
- Daryell Nowlan, Chair, APEX Board of Directors
- Janice Charette, Interim Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet

2022 Awards of Excellence Presentation:
- Jeremy Stowe, APEX Executive, Programming and Partnerships
- Invited Guests from our Sponsors
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- Leadership Award
- Partnership Award
- Innovation Award
- Healthy Workplace Award
- Community Contribution Award
- Career Contribution Award
- APEX CEO Award
- Public Service Citation Award
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Day 3 – Thursday May 19, 2022
Inspirational Leadership & Resilience
All times Eastern
Virtual Reception Area
11:00 – 11:30
- Access to exhibitor kiosks, Summit program agenda, list of speakers and resources and Summit plenary
Welcome and Recap of Day 1 and 2
11:30 – 11:35 (bilingual)
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- Sarah Paquet, Summit Co-chair
Session 8: A poem for Summit – Je suis un artiste
11:35 – 11:45 (english)
- Randell Adjei, Ontario Poet Laureate
- Moderator: Anil Arora, Summit Co-Chair
Session 9: The strength of intuition and resilience
11:45 – 12:30 (french)
- Danièle Henkel, Author, Speaker, Strategist and Entrepreneur
- Moderator: Sarah Paquet, Summit Co-Chair
Session 10: The Value of Strategy and Integrative Thinking
12:30 – 13:15 (english)
- Sponsor introduction: Accenture
- Roger Martin, Writer, Strategy Advisor, and Former Dean at the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
- Moderator: James Kendrick, PhD., APEX Executive, Applied Research and Leadership Centre of Excellence
Break and Virtual Reception Area
13:15 – 13:25
Session 11: Chaos and Complexity – The Case for Learning Leadership
13:25 – 14:10 (english)
- Dr. Randall White, Author, Consultant, and Co-Head Leadership HEC Paris
- Moderator: Sarah Paquet, Summit Co-Chair
Session 12: Levelling up Leadership with Passion and Purpose
14:10 – 15:00 (english)
- Sponsor Introduction: SunLife
- Masai Ujiri, Vice-Chairman and President – Toronto Raptors; Founder, Giants of Africa
- Moderator: Anil Arora, Summit Co-Chair