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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.
The Professional Development Institute (PDI), a notable convener of the best experts from government, industry and academia, is pleased to host a variety of quality events.
To register, choose event and follow the online registration process.
IPAC 73rd Annual Conference 2021: Shaping Futures
Date: August 23-24, 2021
Where: Online
PDI and the Univeristy of Ottawa are very proud to sponsor the 73rd annual IPAC Annual National Conference 2021 “Shaping Futures” that convenes virtually on August 23-24, 2021. Featuring keynotes including Interim Clerk of the Privy Council, Janice Charette and former Governor General of Canada, the Rt. Hon. David Johnston amongst many other experts across all levels of government, academia, and the private sector, this 2-day conference will address timely topics!
2021 CASIS West Coast Security Conference: Critical Security
Date: November 22-26, 2021
Where: Online
The Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) proudly presents the fourth annual CASIS West Coast Security Conference, sponsored by PDI, on November 22-26, 2021. The 2021 conference features practitioners and academics from around the world discussing a range of topics within the field of security including over 50 speakers from the intelligence, law enforcement and military communities of multiple countries. Speakers come from a mix of backgrounds including academics, the military, law enforcement, intelligence and policy makers, allowing for varied and engaged discussion.
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Past Conferences & Events
- Crisis Communications: Lessons from the Ottawa-Gatineau Tornadoes
- Anti-Corruption and Compliance: The Changing Landscape
- Readiness and Resilience in the Age of Disruption
- Integrative Peacebuilding - Program Launch
- AWS Digital Government (DigiGov) Program - Leveraging the Cloud for Digital Services
- Ready for November 1st:: A Primer on the Requirements and Impact of PIPEDA’s New Security Breach Notification Regime
- We Power Tech: Inclusive Conversations with Women in Technology
- Tackling Disruption: The CIO’s role in Driving Innovation and Digital Enablement
- From Marathon to Sprints – How Communicators can embrace the Agile methodology
- Future Proofing your Career as a Communicator
- Intelligent Automation - The next stage of transformation to address government's challenges
- Emotional connections and the emotional brain: How your audience's decisions are made with love not logic
- Inaugural GovTech Summit: Canadian Cyber Security
- AWS DigiGov: Leveraging the Cloud
- The Prime Ministers Series / La série des premiers ministres
- Maintaining Momentum: What it means to have a Cloud First Strategy
- Facing Changes in the Military While Respecting the Rule of Law: Emerging Responses and Legal Issues
- Future of Work Roadshow 2019
- Global Terrorism Index 2019 Briefing
- The Cyber Collaboration Imperative
- GovTech Breakfast with ThinkOn
- DisGovr GovTech Summit and Expo
- Future Risks for National Security: The Dutch Perspective
- The Prime Ministers Series 2020
- Threat in the Time of Pandemic
- The Outsider Among Us
- Disinformation Campaigns 2.0 - The Next Generation
- Routledge Handbook of Deradicalization - Book Launch
- Why is Peace in Yemen Important to the World? Morning Brief
- Closing the Skills Gap - Cloud Computing Launch Event
- Locus of Control: Your Way to Feeling Better Amidst Adversity Morning Brief
- Inroads of the People's Republic of China in the Caribbean: Implications for Future Security Cooperation with Atlantic Powers like Canada
- The Rule of Law & Combatting Systemic Discrimination
- Regulating the internet – really? Part II: The accountability and enforcement challenges
- Cloud Computing: From Hype to Results
- Machine Learning Webinar: Why it's Changing your Industry and how you can Capitalize on it