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Risha Grant
Sébastien Sasseville
Amber Mac
Clerk John Hannaford
Peter Mansbridge
Agenda – Day 1
All times Eastern
Registration and Networking
7:30 – 8:30 Canada Hall 3, Level 3
Check-in, networking and exhibitors
Opening Remarks
8:30 – 8:45 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Ottawa River Singers, Indigenous drumming group
Geneviève Binet, Chair, APEX Board of Directors
Keynote Address: Reinventing and Rethinking the Public Service Together
8:45 – 9:00 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
John Hannaford, Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet
Summit Welcoming Remarks
9:00 – 9:05 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Carl Trottier, CEO, APEX
Session 1 : This is Day One!
9:05 – 10:10 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Drew Dudley, Internationally acclaimed leadership speaker and author
Moderated by: Christiane Fox, Summit Co-chair and Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet
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Networking Break and Exhibits
10:10 – 10:40 Parliament Foyer, Level 3
Visit of exhibitor kiosks, networking and refreshments
Session 2 : Panel Discussion on Canada in the World
10:40 – 11:45 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Ailish Campbell, Canada’s Ambassador to the European Union
Emmanuel Kamarianakis, Canada’s Ambassador to Brazil
Tamara Mawhinney, Canada’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Moderated by: Arun Thangaraj, Summit Co-champion and Deputy Minister, Transport Canada
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Networking Lunch
11:45 – 13:00 Canada Hall 2, Level 3
Lunch, networking, health break and exhibits
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Concurrent Sessions
13:00 – 14:15 Level 3
Choose one session to attend.
Concurrent Session 1: Stress wisely: How to be well in an unwell world
13:00 – 14:15 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, Expert on Resiliency and Workplace Wellness
Moderated by: Arun Thangaraj, Summit co-chair
Short session description to come
Concurrent Session 2: Dynamic resilience: Seizing the opportunity now
13:00 – 14:15 Canada Hall 3, Level 3
Marie-Hélène Pelletier, PhD, MBA, Leadership Resilience & Burnout Psychologist
Moderated by: Christiane Fox, Summit co-chair
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Networking Break and Exhibits
14:15 – 14:45 Parliament Foyer, Level 3
Visit of exhibitor kiosks, networking and refreshments
Session 3 : Canada in 2024 – Perspectives and Reflections
14:45 – 15:50 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Peter Mansbridge, Former Chief Correspondent for CBC News and Anchor of The National
Moderated by: Christine Fox, Summit Co-champion
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Remarks from Summit Co-chairs
15:50 – 16:05 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Christiane Fox, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet
Arun Thangaraj, Deputy Minister, Transport Canada
Networking Reception
16:00 – 17:00 Canada Hall 3, Level 3
Networking with colleagues and hors d’oeuvres
Arrival of additional guests
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APEX Awards of Excellence Ceremony
17:00 – 18:30 Canada Hall 3, Level 3
Leadership Award
Partnership Award
Innovation Award
Healthy Workplace Award
Community Contribution Award
Career Contribution Award
APEX CEO Award
Public Citation Award
The Awards of Excellence Ceremony is proudly supported by our partners
Agenda – Day 2
All times Eastern
Registration and Networking
7:30 – 8:30 Parliament Foyer, Level 3
Check-in, networking and exhibitors
Day 2 Opening Remarks
8:30 – 8:45 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Indigenous Performance
Name, Arun Thangaraj, Summit Co-chair and Deputy Minister, Transport Canada
Session 4 : Rethinking how we strive to achieve our objectives
8:45 – 9:45 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Sébastien Sasseville, Endurance athlete | Motivational Speaker | Leadership and Change Management
Moderated by: Arun Thangaraj, Summit Co-chair
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Session 5 : Diversity is Humanity – Build an Inclusive Culture
9:45 – 10:45 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Risha Grant, internationally renowned diversity, inclusion, and bias expert
Moderated by: Arun Thangaraj, Summit Co-chair
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Networking Break and Exhibits
10:45 – 11:15 Parliament Foyer, Level 3
Visit of exhibitor kiosks, networking and refreshments
Session 6 : Relentless transformation: Four lessons to thrive in our AI future
11:15 – 12:15 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Amber Mac, Innovation Speaker | Co-Host, The Feed on SiriusXM | President, AmberMac Media, Inc.
Moderated by: Christiane Fox, Summit Co-chair
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Networking Lunch
12:15 – 13:30 Canada Hall 2, Level 3
Lunch, networking, health break and exhibits
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Session 7 : Panel Discussion – Living the Public Service Values and Ethics
13:30 – 14:45 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Christiane Fox, Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Associate Secretary to Cabinet
Paul Wells, Political journalist, author, Host of the Paul Wells Podcast
Moderated by: Arun Thangaraj, Summit Co-chair
Short session description to come
Networking Break and Exhibits
14:45 – 15:15 Parliament Foyer, Level 3
Visit of exhibitor kiosks, networking and refreshments
Session 8 : In Motion Together – Building the Canada We Want
15:15 – 16:15 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Rick Hansen, Man in Motion | Champion for Accessibility and Inclusion
Moderated by: Arun Thangaraj, Summit Co-chair
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Summit Closing Remarks
16:15 – 16:30 Canada Hall 1, Level 3
Carl Trottier, CEO, APEX