Join us for a dynamic session of Speed Mentoring - where affiliates will be able to connect with senior leaders across government and Private Industry in order to gain new perspectives on a wide range of leadership topics. Bring your most burning questions and connect with your colleagues!
How it works: This is a one-hour mentoring session. You will start off with your first mentor. Then, every fifteen minutes, your mentor will leave and and a new mentor will join you. These three mentors will share their best practices and insights on an array of relevant topics for today's workplace.
Take notes, as this discussion will reveal years of experienced insight.
The focus of this workshop will be on Work/Life Balance/Working Under Stress.
10:45 - 11:00 - Registration
11:00 - 11:10 - Opening Remarks
11:10 - 11:25 - Session 1
11:25 - 11:40 - Session 2
11:40 - 11:55 - Session 3
11:55 - 12:00 - Closing Remarks
Julie Leese | Chief Data Officer, Transport Canada
Julie became Transport Canada’s first Chief Digital Officer in January 2019 and is leading the department’s Transformation journey, including the move to digital.
Julie started her career in the public service 35 years ago in the field of geomatics with the Department of National Defence. She also worked with various departments such as Public Works, Agriculture Canada, Treasury Board Secretariat and Correctional Services Canada. Julie joined Transport Canada in 2016 as the Chief Information Officer (CIO), successfully modernizing the department’s IM/IT program to better enable employees and the delivery of the department’s programs and services.
In addition to her work at Transport Canada, Julie is also very active in the Government of Canada’s CIO community and is a member of the CIO Association of Canada. She has also established the CIO-X-Change that brings together Government of Canada CIO's to collaborate, exchange success stories and best practices and to drive digital transformation.
Greg Lane | Executive in Residence U of O and CEO of G Lane Advisory Services
With over 30 years of industry experience, primarily in large, global firms, Mr. Lane has proven his ability to successfully sell and lead engagements for large and small clients in both private and public sector. Greg has worked extensively with many levels of management and is consistently sought out for advice and coaching.
Strategic telecommunications and information technology project work with large private and public sector clients has been Greg’s focus throughout his career.
The implementation of often disruptive technology required superior risk management and mitigation plans as well as significant change management initiatives. This experience has been acquired in Canada and abroad. In New Zealand, Greg was able to use his creative problem solving approaches in helping establish Clear Communications, a start-up telecommunications company, that achieved unprecedented market share in record time.
He has held numerous senior leadership roles in Bell Canada that involved designing and delivering technology solutions to large national clients primarily in Ottawa. His position as Managing Director, Government Services at EDS focused on delivering large scale technology solutions. At Deloitte he helped re-build the Ottawa consulting practice. By re-focusing and successfully leading a number of large pursuit teams in multi-vendor consortia, he helped build Deloitte’s Consulting Ottawa Federal practice into the largest in the Canadian firm. As the Director, Federal region for Microsoft Canada, Greg helped the team achieve double digit growth in a very difficult market. Greg led business development for Accenture in Ottawa before joining Cisco to lead the Public Sector team in Ottawa. The Cisco Ottawa team consistently grew market share and dominated in challenging market conditions. Greg has retired and is consulting part time for both private and public sector clients. Greg also advises non-profit and academic initiatives as a volunteer.
Greg’s teaching experience includes E-Governance and New Public Management at the University of Ottawa. Greg has had two papers published in Lac Carling Review. The first, “Building Relationships for a Digital World”, focused on the advantages that could be achieved by combining the respective knowledge experience and skills of the private and public sector in a positive and productive way. The second article, “e-Government Portals: The Paradigm Shift”, addressed the fundamental change that governments were experiencing in the digital age and how to take advantage of this new reality. After writing these articles and interviewing a number of senior public servants he co-authored a paper published through the Centre on Governance titled “E-Government in Canada- Services Online or Public Sector Renewal?”. Greg’s most recent publication was in www.optimumonline.ca and titled “Security and Stability on the Electronic Highway, a Collaborative Challenge for Industry and Government.
Peter Bruce | Senior Associate, Institute on Governance and Former Senior ADM Strategy, Shared Services Canada
Peter Bruce is a Senior Associate at the Institute on Governance where he facilitates the Executive Leadership Program and the Virtual Executive Leadership Program. He also advises government organizations in Canada and other countries on their digital service strategies. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Kids Up Front Ottawa, a local charity. He retired at the end of 2016, after 33 years of Public Service at the federal and provincial levels. He has worked in increasingly complex and interesting VP/CIO/CTO roles since 1997 when he became the Chief Information Officer for the Federal Department of Justice.
While he has made a broad strategic contribution, the focus of his public service career has been improving government programs, services and operations through effective use of information and communications technology. Mr. Bruce also has extensive governance experience collaborating internationally, across Canadian jurisdictions, in the federal government, and with the private sector. He has been the chair of non-profit and charitable organizations including the ICA, (the International CIO Council) and DPI, the Association of Public Sector Information Professionals.
Academic achievements include an undergraduate degree in Computer Science (BSc) from the University of Ottawa and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Queen’s University. Mr. Bruce has also studied cognitive science and continues to learn and explore leadership and the transformational possibilities created by advances in information and communications technology including artificial intelligence.
Virtually on Zoom – A meeting link will be sent in advance of the meeting.
You will need to install Zoom prior to our meeting. We suggest doing this a couple of days ahead of time to avoid any last-minute delays. Zoom can be installed to your desktop here (https://zoom.us/), or through the app store of your cell phone.
Please review the Zoom Best Practices at this link: English / French
DPI focuses on providing high quality learning and networking opportunities, as well as hosts an array of forums to consult and engage our various members in the IM/IT community. All of our events are put on by public sector professionals for public service professionals, and in the spirit of maintaining and fostering an environment of respect, integrity, inclusivity and excellence, we support and abide by the principles of the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector on all occasions.
This event is only open to DPI affiliates.
Free Admission / Pre-Registration Required
Registrations are required by NOON on August 18, 2020.
If you are not an affiliate, please sign up. Registration is free!
DPI focuses on providing high quality learning and networking opportunities, as well as hosts an array of forums to consult and engage our various members in the IM/IT community. All of our events are put on by public sector professionals for public service professionals, and in the spirit of maintaining and fostering an environment of respect, integrity, inclusivity and excellence, we support and abide by the principles of the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector on all occasions.