Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel   |  September 30 - October 3, 2018

Public sector auditing: a journey through disruption

Day 1
01 Oct 2018

Agile Audits in the Federal Public Sector

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Shared Services Canada, is a new Government of Canada department created in 2011, responsible for delivering mandated email, data centre and network services to partner organizations in a consolidated and...
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Sharon Messerschmidt
Messerschmidt, Sharon
Chantal Hewston
Hewston, Chantal

Innovation. Agility. Calculated Risk-Taking

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In the face of rapidly changing circumstances, increased demands and emerging opportunities, organizations are regularly being called upon to take chances in order to be more nimble and responsive.  This...
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Carmen Abela
Abela, Carmen
Julie Champagne
Champagne, Julie

Internal Audit in a Changing Government Environment– session delivered in English & French

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The government environment has changed significantly in the past few years, with many having to rethink how audits are performed.  This has truly been an age of disruption, where agility...
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Bélanger, Marc
Asselin, Christian
Day 2
02 Oct 2018

Auditing Gender Equality : Bringing it to the Next Level – Session delivered in French

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The public sector, as a key actor of civil society has to demonstrate that it abides by the values of democracy, diversity and tolerance. Gender equality encompasses all these, and...
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Genest, Yves

What the Early Days of Radar Can Teach us About Detecting Staffing Risks in the Federal Public Service

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This session will explore the importance of an organization’s approach to gathering intelligence that is able to accurately detect real threats versus imagined threats. In a time of disruption –...
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Anghel, Radu
Stan Lee
Lee, Stan

Innovation in the Federal Government – An Innovation Maturity Model

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Historically, the concept of innovation was the focus of private sector organizations as a way to establish a competitive edge in the marketplace or cut costs in order to provide...
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Natalie Lalonde
Lalonde, Natalie
Joanne Gorenstein
Gorenstein, Joanne

The Value of an External Assessment– session delivered in English & French

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As the role of internal audit, and internal auditors, continues to evolve, the question of the value of an external assessment becomes more important as time goes on.  Although internal...
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Kessels, Bill
Asselin, Christian
Day 3
03 Oct 2018

Prepare for Blockchain Disruption: The Basics and What It Means

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Blockchain technology is founded on the basics of cryptography and has been used for years as the underpinning of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. While it has obvious applications in the...
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Balakrishnan, Ram