This will be an in-person only event (will be recorded).
December 1, 2026 | 12:30 am - 3:30 pm ET
Free In-Person events (will be recorded), open to DPI affiliates
Rogers Centre Ottawa, Room 206/208, Second Floor
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Registration |
12:30 - 03:30 | Workshop Fast-Track Sovereign Service Design |
Fast-Track Sovereign Service Design
Digital sovereignty is no longer just a policy discussion; it is an operational reality that affects how government services are designed, delivered, and controlled.
This practical session reframes sovereignty as a service design challenge rather than a compliance exercise. Participants will examine where control is maintained or lost across the service lifecycle and how design decisions can strengthen control over data, integrations, dependencies, and operations.
Participants will explore how to:
- Identify sovereignty risks within enterprise services
- Make critical dependencies more visible
- Design services around value, outcomes, and operational control
- Translate abstract risks into practical controls
- Integrate governance, architecture, and procurement into service design
By the end of the session, participants will have a practical framework for evaluating sovereignty risk and improving control and flexibility within digital services. Participants will also receive a take-home workbook and relevant playbooks to help apply the concepts within their departments.
Meet the Speakers
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Kimberley MacLeod | Technical Counselor, Enterprise Architecture and Data, Info-Tech Research Group Kimberley Macleod is an accomplished Enterprise Architecture leader with more than 25 years of experience specializing in enterprise architecture, business strategy, and large-scale modernization initiatives. She brings a proven track record of guiding organizations through complex transformations, helping them evolve legacy environments into modern, high-performing ecosystems that drive measurable business outcomes. Over the course of her career, Kimberley has worked across a diverse range of industries, including retail, supply chain, postal and logistics, and telecommunications. She has held key architecture and strategic advisory roles, where she has worked with cross-functional teams and partnered with senior leadership to define business vision, establish architectural frameworks, and deliver enterprise-wide technology solutions. Kimberley is driven by a passion for modernization and continuous improvement. She focuses on enabling organizations to become world-class enterprises by aligning business strategy with technology execution. Her approach emphasizes practical, scalable solutions that enhance organizational agility, strengthen capabilities, and deliver long-term value. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Justice from Laurentian University and a diploma in Software Development from Algonquin College. Her areas of expertise include strategy development, business architecture, data and enterprise architecture, and solution design. |
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Andy Best | Research Director, Public Sector, Info-Tech Research Group Andy Best is the Research Director for Info-Tech’s Public Sector practice, where he delivers global advisory services to government members on a wide variety of technology areas, and publishes research on emerging IT domains that help IT leaders drive measurable results in their organizations. Prior to joining Info-Tech, Andy had a diverse career in public sector innovation and digital modernization. As an independent Public Data Advisor, he advised clients at all orders of government on data governance, strategy, and innovation programming, helping create data and IT strategies for multiple organizations at all orders of government. Andy has held several public appointments in Ontario, first as a member of the Ontario Health Data Council, advising on the modernization of PHIPA and the future state of the provincial health data ecosystem. Also, as Special Advisor to the Ontario Data Authority, he wrote the business case for this exploratory Provincial data institution, supported public consultations, designed use cases and new data stewardship models, before delivering a personal recommendations report to the responsible Ministers on design, strategy and future governance for the Data Authority. Previously, Andy was the founding CEO of the Civic Digital Network, a research, development and prototyping shop for digital public infrastructure. Under Andy’s leadership, the CDN completed a full cycle from deep research and development to public sector implementation in just four years. As Manager of Innovation and Open Government at the City of Guelph, he implemented Canada’s first municipal open government action plan, designed the award-winning Civic Accelerator innovation procurement model and created the Improvement Network, a coordinated suite of innovation programs and tools to help drive modernization and results. |