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PDS 2020 Conference Agenda
Note: Program and Schedule is subject to change

7:30 - 8:30

Registration, Breakfast & Networking

8:30 - 8:35

PD Summit Welcome - Michelle Murray PDS Chair

8:35 - 9:00

Opening Address

9:00 - 10:30

Keynote: Shawn Kanungo - Strategy in a World of Disruption

10:30 - 10:50

Refreshments/Networking

10:50 - 12:00

Keynote Workshop: Shawn Kanungo - The 'Disrupt Yourself' Competition

12:00 - 1:00

12:15 - 1:00

Lunch

Lunch Keynote: Natasha Clarke - Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Associate Deputy Minister (ADM) at Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services
Nova Scotia Digital Service’s Journey/Announcement – where we are and where we are going

1:00 - 1:20

Travel Time to Breakout Sessions in Classrooms

1:20 - 2:20

Management & Leadership
Session 1a
Mike Musial
Is there a best 'style' of managing projects?

Management & Leadership
Session 1b
Brian Duggan
How acknowledging our perspectives and biases can shift our Worldview and create opportunity for inclusion, collaboration and innovation

Technology & Innovation
Session 1c
Chris Fullerton
Serverless: An Architecture for the 21st century

Technology & Innovation
Session 1d
Shawn Porter
Digital Government Trends & Opportunities for the Professional Community

Management & Leadership
Session 1e
Dawn Henwood
"Only connect!": Simple secrets to producing writing that makes things happen

2:20 - 2:40

Travel Time/Networking (Refreshments in the Ballroom)

2:40 - 3:40

Management & Leadership
Session 2a
Change Management Panel:
Erin Flaim
Rebecca Chorley
Leading Change in Changing Organizations