Professional Development Summit 2020
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        • Jean-Claude Beaudry
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        • Ian Ghent
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        • Danielle Comeau
        • Stephen Smith
        • Martha Wenc
        • Andrew Pery
        • Mini-panel - Evolution of Technology
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        • Charles Villanyi Bokor
        • Melanie Gallant
        • Mini-panel PM Stories
        • Tim Dickinson
        • James Slupsky
      • 2018 Session Four >
        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
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      • Ted Graham Keynote Speaker
      • 2017 Executive Panel >
        • Fawn Annan - Moderator
        • Peter Burns
        • Sandra Cascadden
        • Roman Coba
        • Spiro Bokolas
        • Jeremy Wubs
      • 2017 Session One >
        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
      • 2017 Session Two >
        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
      • 2017 Session Three >
        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
      • 2017 Session Four >
        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
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      • 2016 Keynotes >
        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
        • Perry Monaco - Lunch Keynote
      • 2016 Session One >
        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
      • 2016 Session Two >
        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
      • 2016 Session Three >
        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
      • 2016 Session Four >
        • Louise Harris
        • Mike Frenette
        • Stephen Doiron
        • Tim Pratt
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​Presenting​​

​​PDS 2017 Conference Agenda 

 Note: Program and Schedule is subject to change                                                                    PDF Version here

7:30 - 8:00
Ballroom 200A
​Registration and Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15
​Ballroom 200A
PD Summit Welcome
Michelle Murray – PDS Chair

8:15 - 9:00
Ballroom 200A
Opening Keynote: Ted Graham - The Uber of Everything

9:00 - 9:40
Ballroom 200A
 Keynote workshop: Ted Graham - The Uber of You

9:40 - 9:50
​Ballroom 200A
​​Travel Time

9:50 - 10:50
Management and Leadership
Track 1
​Room 201

Dianne Gaudet (Inkiesta) 
Why do all the work? How to partner with leaders so they become your allies in facilitating change.
​
Management and Leadership
Track 2​

Room 202

Kevin Schwenker
Organizational Excellence.
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Management and     Leadership
Track 3
​
Room 203
Brenda Fay
​(Brendaniel Productions Corp.)

Comparing the Project Management process in the TV and Construction Industries.
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Innovation and Technology Track 1
​
Room 204
Matt Leach (NTT) 
Your Customer is Changing.
Innovation and Technology
​Track 2

Room 205
Jeremy McCurdy
(Red Space)

Getting started with Virtual Reality (VR) development: It's not as scary as you think!

10:50 - 11:00
​Travel Time

11:00 - 12:00
Management and Leadership
Track 1

Room 201

Katalin Allen
Global Leadership and Innovation
Management and Leadership
Track 2​

Room 202

Victor Zhu
A Sequel, using Modern ITSM to Drive your Service Catalog Transformation
Management and Leadership
Track 3

Room 203

Gary Cox
​(Barrington Consulting)

Lean Six Sigma - Expose and Eliminate Waste
Innovation and Technology 
​Track 1

Room 204

Robin Veinotte (Rogers)
Technology Advances: Saving time through improved productivity while being taxed on time
Innovation and Technology 
​Track 2

Room 205

Nathan Dennison (NSBI)​
Changing business models to match technology trends

12:00 - 13:40
​Ballroom 200A
​​Lunch (during which we will hold the Executive panel discussion)

12:15 - 12:20
​Ballroom 200A
Acknowledgements - Michelle Murray, PDS Chair

12:20 - 13:40
​Ballroom 200A
Executive Panel - Importance of Innovation in today's world
​
Moderator: Fawn Annan, President and CMO, ITWC and Publisher of ITWorldcanda.com
  • Peter Burns - Chief Information Officer, High Liner Foods ​
  • Sandra L. Cascadden - Chief Information Officer, Nova Scotia Government​
  • Roman Coba - Chief Information Officer, Emera
  • Spiro Bokolas - VP Product Development, Kinduct Technologies 
  • Jeremy Wubs - Senior Vice President of Marketing, Bell Business Markets, Bell Canada

13:40 - 13:50
Travel Time

13:50 - 14:50
Management and Leadership
Track 1
Room 201

Ian McNeal/Carrie Forbes
​(League Data)

Making the Company Self Aware
Management and Leadership
Track 2​
Room 202

John Trites 

​Scaled Agile Framework
Management and Leadership
Track 3
Room 203

Teri Fearn

​Know what you know; AND where to find it
Innovation and Technology 
​Track 1
Room 204

Brian Fanning
(T4G) 
 

Human-centered Design
Innovation and Technology 
​Track 2
Room 205

Anas Aman
(IBM)

Mobile Application Quality Assurance and Testing

14:50 - 15:00
Travel Time

15:00 - 15:40
Ballroom 200A
Structured Networking

15:40 - 15:50
Travel Time

15:50 - 16:50
Management and Leadership
Track 1
​Room 201

Victoria McIntosh
The Art of War in the Digital Age: Protecting Your Business with the Wisdom of Sun Tzu
Management and Leadership
Track 2
Room 202

John Robertson
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Lean Startup Strategy
Management and Leadership
Track 3
Room 203

Emily Hemlow
Leadership Communication
Innovation and Technology 
​Track 1
Room 204

Jordan Kyriakidis 
Eliminating errors in complex systems to enable the Internet of Things
Innovation and Technology
​Track 2
Room 205

Patrick Rogers (Microsoft) 
Digitally Transforming the Enterprise with Mixed Reality

16:50 - 17:00
​​Travel Time

17:00 - 18:00
​Ballroom 200A
​Conference Wrap-Up, Door Prizes, and Networking Cocktail - Michelle Murray, PDS Chair​

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Deluxe Platinum
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Platinum​
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Deluxe Gold
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Gold
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Deluxe Silver
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In Kind
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Media
​​Backup Speaker - Innovation and Technology Track 
Darlene Redmond Security as a Service ​
Backup Speaker - Management and Leadership Track
Gail Godreau 
​SA Work-Life Balance Doesn't Exist: Introducing Work-Life Integration for Greater Business and Personal Success and Prosperity
 Partner Associations Include:
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2020
  • Home
  • Sponsor
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • PDS Committee
  • Previous Events
    • 2019 Program >
      • Opening Address - Chris Crowell
      • Mike Lipkin - Keynote
      • 2019 Session One >
        • Precious Williams
        • Robert Newcombe
        • Martin Davis
        • Women in IT Mini-Panel
        • Dawson Mossman
      • 2019 Session Two >
        • Susan Power
        • Doug Denny
        • Karla Pooley
        • Blockchain Mini Panel
        • Thomas Ley
      • 2019 Session Three >
        • Tracy Zwicker-Forbes
        • James Slupsky
        • Kim Scaravelli
        • Nachiket Parab
        • Chris Mitchell
    • 2018 Program >
      • Jim Harris Morning Keynote Speaker
      • Jim Harris Lunch Keynote Speaker
      • 2018 Session One >
        • Jean-Claude Beaudry
        • John Robertson
        • Chris Fullerton
        • Bill Carroll
        • Ian Ghent
      • 2018 Session Two >
        • Danielle Comeau
        • Stephen Smith
        • Martha Wenc
        • Andrew Pery
        • Mini-panel - Evolution of Technology
      • 2018 Session Three >
        • Charles Villanyi Bokor
        • Melanie Gallant
        • Mini-panel PM Stories
        • Tim Dickinson
        • James Slupsky
      • 2018 Session Four >
        • Perry McLeod
        • John Buckley
        • Emad Rizkalla
        • Michelle Murray
    • 2017 Program >
      • Ted Graham Keynote Speaker
      • 2017 Executive Panel >
        • Fawn Annan - Moderator
        • Peter Burns
        • Sandra Cascadden
        • Roman Coba
        • Spiro Bokolas
        • Jeremy Wubs
      • 2017 Session One >
        • Dianne Gaudet
        • Kevin Schwenker
        • Brenda Fay
        • Matthew Leach
        • Jeremy McCurdy
      • 2017 Session Two >
        • Katalin Allen
        • Victor Zhu
        • Gary Cox
        • Robin Veinotte
        • Nathan Dennison
      • 2017 Session Three >
        • Ian MacNeil and Carrie Forbes
        • John Trites
        • Teri Fearn
        • Brian Fanning
        • Anas Aman
      • 2017 Session Four >
        • Victoria Mcintosh
        • John Robertson
        • Emily Hemlow
        • Jordan Kyriakidis
        • Patrick Rogers
    • 2016 Program >
      • 2016 Keynotes >
        • Jennifer Gillivan - Opening Keynote
        • Perry Monaco - Lunch Keynote
      • 2016 Session One >
        • Ian MacVicar
        • Natalie Doyle Oldfield
        • Victor Zhu
        • Grant Sullivan and Greg Foran
      • 2016 Session Two >
        • Livia Botyanszki Boss
        • Ron RIchard
        • Patricia Uptegrove
        • Dale Kehler and Lynn Clark
      • 2016 Session Three >
        • Catherine Vardy
        • Devin Cameron and Melissa Reid
        • Steve Caseley
        • Victoria McIntosh 2016
      • 2016 Session Four >
        • Louise Harris
        • Mike Frenette
        • Stephen Doiron
        • Tim Pratt
    • 2015 Program >
      • 2015 Session One
      • 2015 Session Two
      • 2015 Session Three
      • 2015 Session Four
    • 2014 Presentations
    • 2013 Presentations
    • 2013 Workshops
    • 2012 Presentations
    • 2012 Workshops
    • 2011 Presentations