2017 Sessions Opening Keynote: Procurement Modernization Carolyne Blain, Director General, Strategic Policy Sector Procurement Branch, PSPC This Opening Keynote will update us on the work of PSPC in its Procurement Modernization efforts to modernize procurement practices so that they are simpler, less administrative burdensome, deploy modern comptrollership and include practices that support our economic policy goals, including green and social procurement. Session # 1 - Fairness Monitoring Steve Johnston, Managing Director, RFP Solutions Inc. This concurrent session will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the Fairness Monitoring Program for procurements completed by PSPC as well as to determine how they might use a Fairness Monitor for their own departmental/ agency procurement activities. Session # 2 - Client Relations Caroline Landry, Regional Director, National Capital Region, PSPC This concurrent session will provide participants with information on the 2015 Client Satisfaction survey conducted by the client Engagement Coordination directorate for the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Strategic Engagement (OSME-SE) of PSPC and provide participants with an opportunity to discuss areas of concern. Session # 3 - The Impact of Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements (CLCA's) on your process Dennis Brunner, Senior Advisor, Treaties & Aboriginal Government, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada This concurrent session will provide participants with information on how the Comprehensive Land Claim Agreements (CLCA’s) may impact on contractual obligations that need to be addressed if the location of the work or the delivery location for an anticipated contract falls within one or more CLA areas. This session provides awareness to participants on how to interpret the various economic measures Chapters or Articles of the twenty-five CLCA's during Canada's contracting process. Session # 4 – Build in Canada Innovation Program Kevin Turner, Regional Manager, PSPC This concurrent session will provide participants with a description of the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP), how it works and what its benefits are for both the government departments and Canadian innovative companies. The program buys new, pre-commercial Canadian innovations, and gives them to federal departments (and increasingly provincial and other partners) for testing in an operational setting. Some specific cases and examples of these innovative procurements will be shared. Government wide Procurement Modernization Sarah Paquet, ADM Procurement Modernization Integration Team, TBS and PSPC This roundtable will allow all participants to weigh in on Government of Canada’s commitment to modernize procurement, notably by achieving a better integration of the efforts underway at the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) and Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC). This will be an exciting opportunity for participants to hear about what's next for our profession and provide your own perspective on any recommendations for change that are developed. Session # 6 - Supplier Engagement LaVona Parker, Supply Specialist, Acquisitions Branch - Winnipeg, PSPC This concurrent session will provide participants with suggestions as to best practices to engage the supplier community and to improve the effectiveness of the relationship. Session # 7 – Things that make you go hmmm: Tales from the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman Lisa Teed, Manager of the Intake Team, OPO Representatives from the Office of the Procurement Ombudsman will provide insight into their business lines by presenting case studies of issues that have been raised to the Office. This will be followed by an exchange with workshop participants. Session # 8 - Assets Management Blair Hurd, Assets Manager, Materiel and Assets Management Division, Health Canada This concurrent session will provide participants with an update on the Materiel Management Working Group that was discussed at the CIPMM National Workshop and describe the next steps that are planned to build the Working Group and to ensure a better understand what it means to be a functional specialist in this field. Session # 9 – Certification Program for the Federal Procurement and Materiel Management Communities Melody Jeaurond, Senior Advisor and Certification Program Manager Acquired Services and Assets Sector, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Established in 2006, the Certification Program for the Federal Government Procurement and Materiel Management Communities is the cornerstone for building capacity and professionalizing these two communities. The Communities Management Office works closely with the Canadian General Standards Board, the Public Service Commission of Canada and the Canada School of Public Service to ensure that the program meets the ongoing challenges facing our communities. Find out more about the program and why certification is essential for all procurement and materiel management specialists. Melody will tell all about recent program enhancements, tips on completing the course work, as well as tricks to help you complete your Candidate Achievement Records.