​PDS 2017 Conference Agenda    

Event Survey

Speaker Survey           

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7:30 – 8:00

​Registration Entry

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8:00 - 8:05
Main Ballroom 200A​​

PD Summit Welcome
Jean-Claude Beaudry – PDS Chair

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8:05 – 8:15
Main Ballroom 200A

​Opening Remarks: Deputy Premier Diana Whalen

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8:15 – 9:05
Main Ballroom 200A

CGI Presents: Opening Keynote: Jennifer Gillivan
Think Like an Innovator

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9:05 – 10:00
Main Ballroom 200A

​Keynote Workshop: Jennifer Gillivan
Right-Brain Thinking

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10:00 – 10:15

​Travel Time

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10:15 – 11:15

Track A
Session 1
Ian MacVicar  
Cognitive Traps in Security Planning
Room 202
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Track B
Session 1
Natalie Doyle Oldfield
Increase Revenue & Deepen Customer Loyalty
Room 203
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Track C
Session 1
Victor Zhu
Let Simplification Unleash the Potential: Embracing User-Centred Design in Self-Service Portal
Room 204
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New Professionals (New!)
Track D 
Session 1
Grant Sullivan, Greg Foran 
Panel Discussion - Experienced Executives
Career Advice I’d Give My Younger Self
Room 205

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11:15 – 11:45
Main Ballroom 200A

​Lunch
(continues during the Acknowledgments, Keynote address and Networking Session)

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11:45 – 11:55

Acknowledgements – Jean-Claude Beaudry PDS Chair

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11:55 – 12:35
Main Ballroom 200A

Keynote: Perry Monaco, LinkedIn
Google Yourself: The Importance of a Social Media Strategy

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12:35 – 1:05

Networking Session
Digital Networking
Perry Monaco, LinkedIn

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1:05 - 1:20​

​Travel Time

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1:20 – 2:20

Track A
Session 2
Livia Botyanszki Boss
Design Thinking for Big Data Management
Room 202

Track B
Session 2
Ron Richard
Enterprise Architecture Principles
Room 203

Track C
Session 2
Patricia Uptegrove
A Global Village within the Workplace
Room 204

New Professionals (New!)
Track D
Session 2
Dale Kehler and
Lynn Clark ​
Can New Grad in-experience be great Client experience?
Room 205

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2:20 – 2:35

​Travel Time

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2:35 – 3:35

Track A – Session 3
Catherine Vardy
IP Matters
Room 202

Track B
Session 3
Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid  
Where is everybody? Working in distributed project teams
Room 203

Track C
Session 3
Steve Casely
Using Microsoft Project for Agile Delivery
Room 204​

Track D
Session 3
Victoria Mcintosh  
Blurred lines: professionalism vs personal opinions in the social media world
Room 205

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3:35 – 3:50

Travel Time

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3:50 – 4:50

Track A
Session 4
Louise Harris
How to Reduce Change Implementation Risk by Plotting a Stakeholder Change Journey
Room 202​

Track B
Session 4
Mike Frenette
​Requirements Based on Business Needs – The Foundation of Your Projects
Room 203​

Track C
Session 4
Stephen Doiron
Managing Change – Practical Strategies & Tactics for Today’s Leaders at all Levels
Room 204​

Track D
Session 4
Tim Pratt 
Giving the client what they need, not what they ask for – Generating Sales as a Business Analyst
Room 205

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4:50 – 5:30
Level 3 Atrium

​Networking Reception / Door Prizes
Jean-Claude Beaudry – PDS Chair

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5:30 - 8:00

​PMI Dinner (Separate event from PMI NS.)
Cost: Members-$50.00, Non Members - $55.00 
Presenter: Steve Snider, CEO of Halifax Harbour Bridges
PDU: 1 PDU in the Leadership Category

Presenting​

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Deluxe Platinum​

Platinum

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Deluxe Gold​

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Gold

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Deluxe Silver

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Silver​

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In Kind

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Media

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 Funding & Volunteer Support provided by the Organizations shown below

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