| FROM |
TO |
ROOM |
EVENT |
TOPIC |
SPEAKER |
| 8:00 am |
8:30 am |
Foyer and Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Registration & continental breakfast |
| 8:30 am |
8:45 am |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Opening Remarks |
Welcome, introductions of CIPMM Officials and upcoming Learning Events |
Carolyn Montague, Regional Workshop Chair & CIPMM Vice-President |
| 8:45 am |
9:30 am |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Opening Keynote |
Procurement Modernization |
Vincent Robitaille, CIPMM President |
| 9:30 am |
10:30 am |
Pacific Rim Suite 1 |
Concurrent Session |
The Big Deal about Small Business |
Tara Hartley, Regional Director, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Engagement, Public Services and Procurement Canada |
| Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Concurrent Session |
Assets Management and SAP - Closing the Gap and Meeting your Reporting Requirements |
Blair Hurd, Assets Manager, Materiel and Assets Management Division, Health Canada |
| 10:30 am |
11:00 am |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 am |
12:00 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 1 |
Plenary |
Social Procurement: Maximising your Community Impact from Existing Purchasing |
David Lepage, Managing Partner, Buy Social Canada |
| 12:00 pm |
1:00 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Buffet Lunch |
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| 1:00 pm |
2:00 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 1 |
Concurrent Session |
Tips and Tricks for Completing your CARS |
Derek Bizewski, A/Senior Advisor, Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat |
| Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Concurrent Session |
The Supplier is in the Room! Using Commercially Confidential/ Collaborative meetings to Inform your Procurement Process: a Practitioner's Perspective |
Steve Johnston, Managing Director, RFP Solutions Inc. |
| 2:00 pm |
2:30 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
| 2:30 pm |
3:30 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 1 |
Concurrent Session |
Innovation in Materiel Management and Disposal |
Julie Balantes, Manager, GCSurplus Sales Centre - Pacific Region, Public Services and Procurement Canada |
| Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Concurrent Session |
Federal Contracting Fraud Tip Line |
David Naus, A/Director, Anti-Fraud, Detection and Prevention, Integrity and Forensic Accounting Management Group, Public Services and Procurement Canada |
| 3:30 pm |
4:30 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Plenary |
Build In Canada Innovation Program |
Chris Scharapenko, Manager – Innovation Management, Build in Canada Innovation Program, Public Services and Procurement Canada |
| 4:30 pm |
4:30 pm |
Pacific Rim Suite 2 |
Closing Remarks |
CIPMM Mentoring Program and Other Upcoming Initiatives |
Vincent Robitaille, CIPMM President |
| 4:30 pm |
6:30 pm |
Cypress |
Networking Reception |
