08:00-08:30

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking

08:30-09:00

Words of Welcome and Opening Remarks

• As IM Champion, Margaret Purdy will speak to the IM vision of the Government of Canada and the direction the government is taking to move forward the IM agenda.

Conference Co-Chair/IM Champion: Margaret Purdy, Associate Deputy Minister, National Defence

09:00-10:00

Keynote Address: "The U.S. Experience-A Business Perspective"

• The United States Government is a world leader in the IM field. Dr. Miller will discuss challenges faced and strategies employed to effect real change in the way that IM supports the business of the United States Government.

Michael Miller, Chief Records Review and Dissemination, Federal Bureau of Investigation

10:00-10:30

Networking Break

10:30-11:45

DM Panel Discussion: "Making it Happen"

• Action is being taken to implement effective IM practices in the Government of Canada. The results of this action will lead to improved program delivery and service to clients.
• Gisèle Samson-Verreault will lead a dynamic discussion, with government leaders, on the practical approaches to creating a culture that values information and the role it plays in effective governance and service delivery.

DM Panel:

• Michelle D'Auray, Chief Information Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat; Larry Murray, Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada; and Janice Cochrane, Deputy Minister, Public Works and Government Services Canada

Moderator:

• Gisèle Samson-Verreault, Foreign Affairs and International Trade

11:45-12:00

Call to Action

• Effective management of information is essential to the success of the government's policy and management objectives. As IM Champion and a strong advocate for improved IM, Ian Wilson will inspire government leaders to make IM a priority now.

Conference Co-Chair/IM Champion: Ian E. Wilson,
Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Library and Archives Canada

12:00-12:45

Luncheon

12:45-13:05

Keynote Address: "The Role of IM in the Government Agenda"

• Success in today's fast-paced, technology-driven environment depends on the ability to maximize the value of our information assets. Rob Wright will speak to today's management agenda for the Government of Canada and how management of information and knowledge represent essential aspects of the management framework.

Rob Wright, Commissioner, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and Chair of the TBSAC Information Management Subcommittee.

13:05-13:30

Recognition Ceremony: Leading by Example Awards

• Recognizing departments that have demonstrated corporate leadership in IM. Departments that have not only established initiatives to improve their IM practices but that have also shared these best practices with their colleagues in other departments.

Rob Wright, Commissioner, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency and Chair of the TBSAC Information Management Subcommittee, Ian E. Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, Margaret Purdy, Associate Deputy Minister, National Defence