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Call For Speakers - Presentations, Case Studies, and Mini Panels
Deadline January 31, 2020

SUBMIT PRESENTATION TOPIC
The Professional Development Summit is an event that is a collaborative approach to increasing our regions competitive advantage: a highly skill ICT workforce. Offering education and professional development to ICT Professionals including members of CIPS, CMC, DNS, IIBA, PMI.

The event is expected to draw over 200 attendees and up to 50 people in individual sessions. You will be given a 60 minute time slot, its expected you will provide a 45-50 minute presentation/workshop and then leave 10 minutes for Q&A. Format of your presentation is up to you however we need to make sure that the topic you are presenting is relevant to our audience and that you have clear defined takeaways from each session that the audience will leave with after attending your session.

There are a number of ways you can present:
  • Lecture style on a topic of your choosing
  • Case study where Lessons learned are presented from previous experiences
  • Panel discussing/debating a specific topic that includes yourself along with a minimum of two additional speakers

Again, this year, our program will offer a few track dedicated to new Technologies and Innovation in addition to our usual tracks on Management and Leadership.

Selection of Presenters
Once the Call for Speakers is closed our committee will work to solidify the program and will notify the presenters.
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Speakers will receive a FREE pass for the full day.
In this form, you will be asked to provide a synopsis of your presentation along with a short biography on yourself. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to reach out to Program@pdsummit.ca
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Innovation and Technology Tracks
We know there are hot topics around innovation and new technologies that will transform our industries for the next 3-5 years.  We would like to invite any technology vendors and specialists to come and share how we need to be prepared to address tomorrow's challenges. Come and share your knowledge of best practices  with other industry professionals at this year's event with clear defined takeaways from each session.

Sample topics of interest for the Innovation and Technology track might include:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Robotic Process Automation 
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning 
  • Virtual Reality 
  • Cloud Technology
  • Internet of Things
  • Big Data / Data Analytics
  • Digital Transformation
  • Mobile Development
  • Innovative Technologies
  • Interactive Digital Media
  • UX/UI Design
  • Blockchain 
  • New to Market Technology and Products
Or other topics that you feel you can bring to PDS that would be of interest to our audience.
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Management and Leadership Tracks
We know there are hot topics around leading edge IT trends or IT Management topics. Come and share your knowledge of best practices and experience with other industry professionals at this year's event with clear defined takeaways from each session.

Sample topics of interest for the Leadership and Management track might include:
  • Change Management
  • Organizational Management
  • Strategy Development and Design
  • Agile, Disciplined Agile - Methodologies and Management
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Communication and Collaboration
  • Applied Leadership
  • Talent Trends and Best Practices – Supply/Attraction/Retention/Graduates/New Immigrants/Regional Trends
  • Best Practices - Diversity/Inclusion/Unconscious Bias
  • Diversity / Inclusion
  • IT Service Management
  • Service Design
  • Project Delivery / Execution
  • Succession Planning
Or other topics that you feel you can bring to PDS that would be of interest to our audience.
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  • Call for Speakers
  • 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