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Pre-Forum workshops - Sunday, October 3, 2010
9:00-5:00 Workshop 1: World Class Procurement Practices: Maximize Your Effectiveness as a Procurement Professional
Darin Matthews , NIGP, course credits available
Workshop 2: A Year in Review: New Case Law and Legal Trends
Paul Emanuelli, session presented in English only
Cost: $285, member rate (includes refreshment breaks and lunch)
$350, non-member rate (includes refreshment breaks and lunch)
Forum 2010 - Sunday, October 3, 2010
3:00-7:00 p.m. Registration
6:00-8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Forum 2010 - Monday, October 4, 2010
7:30-5:00 Registration
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Welcoming Remarks
Melinda Nycholat, Forum Chair
Kathleen Muretti, President
9:00-10:00 Keynote Address
Hon. Stockwell Day, President, Treasury Board Secretariat
10:00-10:15 Refreshment Break
10:15-11:00 Concurrent sessions
• Extreme Procurement:
$5billion DBFM: Meet the Challenges of a Complex
Procurement with Multiple Stakeholders
Martin Cukierman, Defence Construction Canada
• Strengthening Confidence of Canadians in Public
Procurement
Oriana Trombetti, Deputy Ombudsman
11:10-12:00 Concurrent sessions
• Buying Green: Environmentally-sound Federal Operations
Madeleine Plouffe, Public Works and Government Services
Canada
• Building Information Modeling Systems (BIM): Driving to the Right Solution for You
Derek Smith, London Construction Association
12:00-1:00 Buffet Lunch
1:00-2:15 Leadership Presentation
Follow Me, I'm Right Behind You
Humourist, Jody Urquhart
2:15-2:30 Refreshment Break
2:30-3:15 Concurrent sessions
• Panel Discussion on Collusion: Challenges for the Public Sector Buyer
Panel Chair, John Gauvreau, MSSS, Government of Quebec
• Essentials on the New Trade Agreements and Their Implications
Michael Traynor, Public Works and Government Services Canada
3:30-4:30 Open discussions with delegate sector groups
5:00-6:00 Tour of the Library of Parliament (offsite), including a briefing on the
procurement challenges in the renovation
Forum 2010 -Tuesday , October 5, 2010
7:30-5:00 Registration/Hospitality Desk open
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Announcement of the Winners of the Summit Magazine
Leadership Awards
9:00-9:45 Leadership Address
Scheming Virtuously: Strategies for Organizational Effectiveness
Gilles Paquet, Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa
9:45-10:30 Refreshment Break in Exhibition Area
10:30-11:15 Concurrent sessions
• Extreme Procurement:
International Procurement Challenges in a War Zone
John Blasko, Defence Construction Canada
• Benchmarking to Demonstrate Your Value
Andrew Bartolini, CPO Rising, formerly with Aberdeen Group
11:30-12:15 Concurrent sessions
• Presentations From our Leadership Award Winners
• Ethics in Public Procurement
Allan Cutler
12:15-1:30 Buffet Lunch in Exhibition Area
1:30-2:00 Annual General Meeting for the CPPC/CCMP
2:15-3:00 Concurrent sessions
• Panel Discussion on Fairness Advisors: When, What, Where and How?
Panel Chair, David Knight, Government of Yukon
• Best Practices in Purchasing Card Programs: Surviving an Audit
Koos van Berkom, Canadian Blood Services
3:15-3:30 Refreshment Break in Exhibition Area
3:30-4:30 Open discussions with delegate sector groups
6:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner with entertainment
Forum 2010 - Wednesday , October 6, 2010
8:00-5:00 Hospitality Desk open
8:00-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:45 Concurrent sessions
• Extreme Procurement
VANOC and the Greenest Olympic Games Ever
Ann Duffy, Duffy Global Group, formerly with VANOC
• Evolving Tools for Sourcing Professional Services
Ken Babich, University of Victoria and
Karyn Ferguson, Canadian Standards Association
9:45-10:00 Refreshment Break
10:00-10:45 Concurrent sessions
• Sustainable Procurement: Merging Ethics and the Environment
Jim Nicholson, City of Calgary
• Contracting Options for Construction Services: Pros and Cons
Ron deVries, Defence Construction Canada
11:00-11:45 Concurrent sessions
• Advancing Sustainable Purchasing in the Municipal Sector
Tim Reeve, Reeve Consulting
Jeff Byrne, City of Ottawa
• Collaboration on Inter-provincial Procurements: A Case Study
Jay R. Ayres, St. Joseph's Health System (ON)
12:00-1:00 Buffet Lunch
Announcement of the new CPPC Board of Directors and Executive
1:00-1:45 Leadership Presentation
Insights on Leadership
Dan George, Four Directions Management Services Ltd. (BC)
2:00-2:45 Concurrent sessions
• Be Proactive: Design Solutions for the Client
Edward Jin and Diane Magnus, University of Toronto
• Succession Planning in Your Organization: A Recruitment &
Retention Toolkit Can Help!
Kevin Maynard, Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council
2:45-3:00 Refreshment Break
3:00-3:30 Closing Remarks
Melinda Nycholat, Forum Chair
All sessions will be conducted in the language of choice of the presenter and simultaneous interpretation will be provided.