2024 Program
Program
Program
Tuesday, October 22 |
07:30 - 08:30 | Registration and Breakfast |
08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
09:10 - 10:10 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Marion Buller, Chancellor, University of Victoria, Chief Commissioner for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. |
10:00 - 10:40 | Networking Break |
10:40 - 11:30 | Concurrent Education Sessions |
11:30 - 11:40 | Travel break |
11:40 - 12:30 | Getting Ahead of the Curve: Meeting the Challenges to Privacy and Fairness Arising from the Use of AI in the Public Sector, presented by David Paradiso, Deputy Ombudsperson, BC Office of the Ombudsperson |
12:30 - 1:30 | Lunch |
1:30 - 2:30 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Rob Behrens, Former Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman, UK |
2:30 - 2:40 | Travel Break |
2:40 - 3:30 | Concurrent Education Sessions |
3:30 - 4:00 | Networking Break |
4:00 - 4:50 |
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5:00 - 7:00 | Welcome Reception |
7:00 | Free Time |
Wednesday, October 23 |
07:45 - 08:45 | Breakfast |
08:45 - 09:45 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Marc-André Dowd, Protecteur du citoyen du Québec, Advancing Reconciliation: A Report on the Viens Commission Follow-Up and Collaborative Efforts with First Nations and Inuit Representatives |
9:45 - 9:55 | Travel Break |
09:55 - 10:45 |
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10:45 - 11:15 | Networking Break |
11:15 - 12:05 | Concurrent Education Sessions |
12:05 - 1:05 | Lunch |
1:05 - 1:55 | In the Spotlight: A Case Study on Investigating High-Visibility, Hot-Button Issues, presented by Kwame Addo, Ombudsman, Ombudsman Toronto |
1:55 - 2:05 | Travel Break |
2:05 - 2:55 | Concurrent Education Sessions 1. Presentation by Kaitlyn Chewka, Legal Counsel 2. Mentoring: Helping New Investigators Succeed, presented by Conor Smyth, Investigator, Alberta Ombudsman’s Office 3. Trauma Informed Investigation Practices, presented byTrish Lospinuso, Investigator, Patient Ombudsman |
2:55 - 3:25 | Networking Break |
3:25 - 4:15 |
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4;15 - 5:15 | Walking Tour (optional) |
6:30 - 8:30 | Dinner |
Thursday, October 24 |
7:30 - 8:30 | Breakfast |
8:30 - 9:30 | KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Ghizal Harress, Former Ombudsperson, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Applying Principles to Practice: Navigating the Role of Ombudsman in Afghanistan |
9:30 - 9:40 | Stretch Break |
9:40 - 10:30 | A Climate of Fairness: Ombuds Practices to Support Equity in Addressing Climate Change - presented by Zoe Jackson, Sarah Malan, Midori Kaga, BC Ombuds Office |
10:30 - 10:45 | Networking Break |
10:45 - 11:35 | CLOSING PLENARY PANEL (participants to be confirmed) |
11:35 - 12:00 | Closing Remarks |