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Featured Expert Events

Busy professionals keep their edge by regularly upgrading their knowledge, keeping up with the latest in best practices and adding new skills. To help, we are proud to offer networking events featuring national and international experts on current topics such as government, security and policy, leadership and other matters important to Canadians today.

Our featured expert events provide opportunities to build and strengthen key relationships and stay current as knowledge evolves and new trends emerge.

To register, choose event and follow the online registration process.

We Power Tech: Inclusive Conversations with Women in Technology
When: October 30, 9:30 AM
Where: Alex Trebek Alumni Hall, 157 Séraphin-Marion Private
Many diversity efforts in technology begin by focusing on women but as these efforts grow, not all women feel included or represented. How do we prioritize their inclusion in technical teams? What can leaders do to make the future of tech more diverse and inclusive? On October 30th, join a panel of expert technical leaders, including Teresa Carlson, VP, Public Sector at Amazon Web Services, to explore inclusion around race, gender identity, ability status, and other underrepresented and intersectional communities. Attendees will leave with solutions on how to prioritize inclusion and drive results. This event is delivered in collaboration with Amazon Web Services.

Ready for November 1 ^st:: A Primer on the Requirements and Impact of PIPEDA’s New Security Breach Notification Regime
When: November 1, 11:30 AM
Where: Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th floor, Room 102
The mandatory security breach notification regime under Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) comes into effect on November 1^st. These new rules will have a significant impact on private sector organizations across all sectors.
Join the Professional Development Institute for an interactive discussion led by Adam Kardash, Partner, Privacy and Data Management Practice at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.

AWS Digital Government (DigiGov) Program - Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Services
When: November 19 & 20, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where: Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th Floor, Room 12102
Amazon Web Services (AWS), in collaboration with the University of Ottawa Professional Development Institute, has developed AWS DigiGov: a 2-day digital learning opportunity. This pilot learning program offered free of cost to participants. The AWS DigiGov program will equip government on how to leverage the cloud to deliver user centric digital services to Canadians.

Integrative Peace Building - Program Launch
When: November 22, 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Where: Alex Trebek Alumni Hall, 157 Séraphin-Marion Private
The Professional Development Institute is proud to launch its new programming focused on international relationships and peace building. Join us on November 22nd to learn about the new Integrative Peace Building program that has at its heart an internally focused commitment to human security and well-being.

Anti-Corruption and Compliance: The Changing Landscape
When: November 23, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Where: Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East, 12th Floor, Room 12110
With more aggressive domestic and international enforcement action and an increase in regulatory, transactional and reputational requirements for managing Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC) risks, the need for a company to develop and implement a robust an ABC Compliance program has never been more important.

Bill Browder: From Russia’s largest foreign investor to President Putin’s Public Enemy No. 1
When: Febbruary 7, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Where: Royal Military Institute, 426 University Avenue, TORONTO, ON
Bill Brower in his own words on February 7, 2019 at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, in Toronto, delivers his keynote talk entitled “Spotlight on President Putin with the Magnitsky Act”. CEO and co-founder of investment fund Hermitage Capital Management, Browder held at one time the largest foreign investment portfolio in Russia. While in Russia, Browder exposed corrupt oligarchs and revealed the companies they were robbing causing Vladimir Putin to turn on him declaring him a “threat to national security”. Based on his New York Times bestseller, Red Notice, Bill Browder’s talk will include his harrowing and inspiring story, from doing business in Russia to the murder of his attorney, Sergei Magnitsky, and his mission to bring those responsible to justice. The Economist called Red Notice “a sizzling account of Mr. Browder’s rise, fall, and metamorphosis from bombastic financier to renowned human-rights activist.” Bill Browder's global campaign to expose corruption and human rights abuses resulted in the Magnitsky Act, which the US Congress passed in 2012. Versions of the Magnitsky Act have already been adopted by several other countries, including Canada in 2017 and the United Kingdom in 2018 while members in the European Parliament are proposing an EU wide Magnitsky Act.