5th Digital Transformation in Government Conference

Conference Dates and Format:

• 11-14 June 2024 – VIRTUAL – All sessions recorded for registrants to watch later.

• 14 June 2024 – In Person / Hybrid – Presentations, Panels, Workshops & Networking (Ottawa)

• Speakers are Government Digital Leaders, Practitioners & Academia on Best Practices, Case Studies & Lessons Learned

• Presentations are in English but there will be one or more French Streams as well.

• Attendance can be on-line or later as all recordings and presentations will be made available on the conference website for registered attendees.

Registration and Latest Conference Details:

• Conference Website – www.digitaltransform.ca/2024/

• Note in-person attendance tickets on 14 June are limited and cost slightly more.

• Attendees will be able to claim at least 40 CPEs, PDUs, CPDs, and/or CEUs

Conference Aim: This NOT-FOR-PROFIT conference brings together government professionals, non-government agencies, private sector consultants to government, and academia to share experiences, innovation, emerging standards, and technologies in support of both government digital transformation (strategic effectiveness) and digitization (operational efficiency) initiatives. Focus is on Lessons Learned and Re-usability of approaches and solutions. A major conference objective is to help the United Nations, The World Bank, and The Open Group assist governments starting their digital transformation journey. Conference presentations will be recorded, and registrants can listen to them at their convenience. None of the presentations require technical expertise. Speakers will provide insights into government digital transformation initiatives across the globe.

This Conference is hosted by ISACA Ottawa Valley Chapter, the University of Ottawa, and the Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA) Ottawa-Gatineau Chapter and is conducted in partnership with the Canadian Information Processing Association (CIPS) and the Université du Québec en Outaouais.

Conference Content. This year we had more than 300 registrants and 55 speakers this year presenting on a range of topics covered in the conference themes. Information is being posted to https://digitaltransform.ca/2024/ for this year. Note that the title, bios, presentation (s), and recordings are being bundled and transformed into Open Educational Resources (OER) for global search engines.

Conference themes include:

Leading Digital Transformation in Govt; Cyber-Security and Privacy

Workforce of the Future ; Single Client View – Multi-jurisdictional

Identity Management / Zero Trust ; Sharing Information/Services; Digital Ethics

DT in Multi-National Organizations

Responsible Use of AI ; AI and Knowledge Management

Creating Reusable Patterns for e-Govt ; DT in Emerging Nations

Govt Design & Innovation Using EA ; Women in Tech (STEM)

Business Technology Management; Academic Track covering all Themes

Speaker Line-up. This year we are planning to have some 50 speakers from organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank, European Union, US National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO), non-government organizations, and of governments in Canada, Europe, Australasia, and Africa. We also have experienced researchers and academic leaders in the fields of digital transformation, Cyber-Security, AI, and knowledge management.

If you are government or academia and are interested in presenting, please contact conference chair Dr. Robert Weisman at rweisman@uottawa.ca .

Speakers from LAST years conference are shown below:

Speakers from 4th DTiG Conference 13-16 June 2023

1. Catherine Luelo – Deputy Minister / Chief Information Officer – Government of Canada

2. Valeriya Ionan, Deputy Minister for Eurointegration at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

3. Dr. Yolanda Martinez - United Nations - International Telecommunications Union

4. João Ricardo Vasconcelos- World Bank – Senior Governance Specialist – GovTech Initiative

5. Dr. Jay Liebowitz – Professor of Data Science – Tufts University (US)

6. Dr. Ott Velsberg – Chief Data Officer - Government of Estonia

7. Yvonne Gallagher, Director Digital Corporate Group – UK National Audit Office

8. Ima Okonny – Chief Data Officer - Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)

9. Julie Champagne - Chief Data Officer – Bank of Canada

10. Dr. Raul M. Abril – European Commission - Interoperability

11. Philippe Johnston- Chief Information Officer – National Research Council of Canada

12. Rachel Porteous – Chief Information Officer - FINTRAC

13. BGen (Retd) David Anderson - Snr Advisor Digital Transformation – National Defence (DND)

14. Dr. Meng-Chyi Mickey Harn - City of Taipei - EA Director of the City Digital Innovation Office

15. Dr. Hsin-Ke Lu (Former) Commissioner of Dept of IT, - City of Taipei

16. Benoit Deshaies – Director – Data and AI – Treasury Board of Canada

17. Sahar Nezami-Tafreshi - Senior Director, Analytics, and Insights - Bank of Canada

18. Hani Eskandar – United Nations – International Telecommunications Union

19. Vikash Madduri – United Nations – International Telecommunications Union

20. Youngseok Kim – World Bank – Interoperability Specialist

21. Olushola Ibironke Joanne Martins- Technology and Innovation Specialist – World Bank

22. Deniz Susar – United Nations - Digital Government Branch DESA (e-Gov Survey)

23. Dr. Guy Vincent Jourdan - University of Ottawa Co-Director Cyber Range

24. Dr. Iosif-Viorel (Vio) Onut, – Co-Director Cyber Range - IBM

25. Brad Stocking - Associate Partner, Security Services - IBM

26. Yvan Gauthier – Head AI Accelerator Program – National Research Council of Canada

27. Marina Van Koughnett – Head Compliance – TransAlta (Energy)

28. Dr. Stephane Gagnon – University of Quebec - Business Technology Management Program

29. Dr. Elaine Mosconi – Scientific Director Createch Research Centre on Intelligent Organizations

30. Dr. James Denford – Royal Military College of Canada - Professor MIS – Global AI Capabilities

31. Jac Van Beek – UOttawa – Director of Graduate Programs (Engr Mgt) Telfer School of Management

32. Bruno Ouellet- Director Enterprise Architecture – Canadian Border Services Agency

33. Dr. Danica Marsden - Principal Data Scientist -Bank of Canada

34. Dr. Stenio Fernandes - Assistant Director, Data Science Innovations - Bank of Canada

35. Erik Balodis - Director, Analytics & Decision Support - Bank of Canada

36. Dr. John Halligan - University of Canberra - Professor - Centre for Change Governance

37. Sharat Sahai Mathur – Centre for Railway Information Systems (India) – Group General Manager

38. Murray Kronick - University of Ottawa – Telfer School of Business - Professor

39. Dr. Kimiz Dalkir – McGill University – Director School of Information Studies / KM

40. Boitumelo Molete- Senior Manager – Enterprise Architecture – University of the Witwatersrand

41. Christopher Yeomans- Global Affairs Canada – Alinea – Technical Assistance Program

42. Guy Pearce –Director ISACA Valley Chapter – IT Governance and Audit

43. Greg Lane – CEO Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)

44. Eric Sweden – Director EA and Governance – National Association of State CIOs [NASCIO]

45. John Parker – Zero Trust Architecture - Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity

46. Larry Stoddard – Threat Assessment Tools - Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity

47. Brian Thompson - Lead Developer of ASTRA – Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity

48. Angela McAllister – Government Cyber-Security Training - Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity

49. Jacques Trottier – Transport Canada - Manager of the Automation Center of Excellence

50. Najah Mary El-Gharib – PhD (Candidate) – Researcher - Process Mining and RPA - UOttawa

51. Alec Blair – Enterprise Architecture – Alberta Health Services

52. Don Clysdale – Fujitsu – Chief Technical Architect – Federal Government & The Open Group

53. Caleb Walker – WithYouWithMe – Senior Vice President of Strategic Pursuits

54. LCol Josh Klemen – D/Director Military Digital Operations, Chief Combat Systems Integration - DND

55. Dorothy Eng - Executive Director - Code for Canada

56. Paul Jackson – Director Digital Trust – Treasury Board of Canada

57. Justin Osmond – Standards Council of Canada – Senior Policy Analyst - Digital Credentials

58. Dr. Robert Weisman – Professor - University of Ottawa / ISACA / AEA / The Open Group