2010 Palmer Conference on Public Sector Leadership
Public Servants and Their Relationships with Politicians and the Media
August 26 – 27, 2010
University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Program
Thursday, August 26
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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5 pm |
Registration Opens |
McDougall Hall (Market Street) |
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5:30 pm |
Reception & Dinner
Introductory Remarks Kevin Lynch - Conference Chair Vice Chair of BMO Financial Group Former Clerk of the Privy Council
Welcome The Honourable Robert Ghiz Premier of Prince Edward Island
Keynote Speaker John Manley President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Council of Chief Executives Emerging Challenges for Canadian Leaders in the 21st Century
Dinner M.C. H. Wade MacLauchlan - President, University of PEI |
McDougall Hall (Schurman Market Square) |
Friday, August 27
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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7:30 am |
Registration Continues |
AVC (Day Lounge) |
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7:30 am |
Breakfast |
AVC (Day Lounge) |
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8:30 am |
Panel A ~ Public Servant Perspective
Moderator H. Wade MacLauchlan - President, University of PEI
Invited Panelists Penny Ballem - City Manager, Vancouver Monique Collette - President, ACOA Joan Dawe – Former Deputy Minister Health and Community Services and Social Services Newfoundland and Laborador |
AVC (Learning Commons) |
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10:00 am |
Nutrition Break |
AVC (Day Lounge) |
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10:30 am |
Panel B ~ Elected Official Perspective
Moderator David Emerson – Business, Political and Public Service Leader
Invited Panelists Daniel Gagnier – Chair International Institute for Sustainable Development former Chief of Staff for Premier Jean Charest Peter J. Kelly – Mayor, Halifax Regional Municipality Janice MacKinnon – Professor University of Saskatchewan former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance
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AVC (Learning Commons) |
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12:15 pm |
Luncheon Moderator Bruce Carson - Executive Director, Canada School of Energy and Environment and Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Calgary
Keynote Speaker David Emerson – Senior Legal Advisor & Executive Chair BC Transmission Corporation former Federal Cabinet Minister former British Columbia Deputy Minister of Finance |
McDougall Hall (Schurman Market Square) |
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2 pm |
Panel C ~ Media Perspective
Moderator Dale Eisler – Canadian Consul General, Denver, Colorado
Invited Panelists
Kady O’Malley – Ottawa Bureau, CBC Paul Wells - MacLean's Magazine |
AVC (Learning Commons) |
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3:30 pm |
Concluding Remarks
Jeremy Leonard Rapporteur, Institute for Research on Public Policy Kevin Lynch - Conference Chair Vice Chair of BMO Financial Group |
AVC (Learning Commons) |
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4 pm |
Closing Reception |
AVC (Day Lounge) |