Past Events

Keeping Up with the Speed of Disruption: Session 1

A Public Policy Forum Learning Program

The Public Policy Forum is offering a professional development opportunity for public service executives to better understand disruptive technologies and the way they are challenging policy and governance approaches. Government reactions often lag long behind technological changes; how can governments not only catch up, but reorient their organizations to reliably...

• When

  Friday August 16, 2019
  8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Where Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards
  7 Bayview Road, Ottawa, ON, K1Y2C5

Brave New Work Conference

Shaping the future of work in Canada

Technology, demographics and other factors are transforming the world of work – and quickly. Push aside the dystopian scenarios and watch this discussion that helped shape policy pathways to enable Canadians to thrive in the jobs of the future.

• When

  Wednesday June 26, 2019
  7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Where MaRS Discovery District
  101 College Street, Toronto, ON

Public Policy Leadership Program: Second Ottawa in-class session

This is the second three-day in-class session of the new Public Policy Leadership Program (PPLP) offered jointly by the Public Policy Forum (PPF) and the Telfer School of Management.

• When

  Wednesday June 19, 2019 - Friday June 21, 2019
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Where Telfer School of Management Centre for Executive Leadership
  99 Bank Street, Suite 200, Ottawa

Work in Progress: Why jobs are changing and where are the opportunities for all?

And why are jobs changing? Join the Indigenomics Institute's Carol Ann Hilton and Microsoft's Edoardo de Martin for a dialogue facilitated by SFU's Mark Winston on June 14 in Vancouver.

• When

  Friday June 14, 2019
  4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

• Where Asia Pacific Hall, Wosk Centre for Dialogue
  580 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

Action Canada 2019/2020 – First Study Tour

The newest Action Canada cohort will start their journey on June 13 in Vancouver. Follow along with them!

• When

  Thursday June 13, 2019 - Sunday June 16, 2019
  8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• Where Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia
  

Jane Suiter on the Irish Citizens’ Assembly and its lessons for Canada

Three years ago, ninety-nine randomly selected citizens from across Ireland met for twelve weekends to tackle a range of issues that had deadlocked politicians: abortion, climate change, aging, and parliamentary reform. Join us on May 29 in Ottawa for a special talk with Dr. Jane Suiter about the story of the Irish Citizens' Assembly and its lessons for Canada.

• When

  Wednesday May 29, 2019
  5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

• Where Impact Hub Ottawa
  6th Floor - 123 Slater St. Ottawa

Public Policy Leadership Program: Bright Spots Visit

This is the two-day field visit as part of the new Public Policy Leadership Program (PPLP) offered jointly by the Public Policy Forum and the Telfer School of Management.

• When

  Wednesday May 22, 2019 - Thursday May 23, 2019
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Where Smiths Falls
  

Atlantic Dinner and Frank McKenna Awards 2019

Celebrating leaders making Canada and the Atlantic region richer through their ingenuity and initiative, join us for PPF's Atlantic Dinner and Frank McKenna Awards. This year we honour Fred Hyndman, Zita Cobb, Louis R. Comeau, Karen Oldfield and Karina LeBlanc in Halifax.

• When

  Wednesday May 15, 2019
  4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

• Where Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
  1055 Marginal Road, Halifax NS B3H 4P7

Roundtable Lunch with Hon Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand’s Minister of Māori Development and Local Government

The Public Policy Forum hosted Hon Nanaia Mahuta, the Aotearoa/New Zealand Minister for Māori Development and Local Government as part of its Indigenous Changemakers Initiative.

• When

  Friday April 26, 2019
  11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Public Policy Leadership Program: First Ottawa in-class session

This is the first three-day in-class session of the new Public Policy Leadership Program (PPLP) offered jointly by the Public Policy Forum and the Telfer School of Management.

• When

  Wednesday April 24, 2019 - Friday April 26, 2019
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• Where Telfer School of Management Centre for Executive Leadership
  99 Bank Street, Suite 200, Ottawa