2014 Conference Program

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“Redefining Development Partnerships:

A New Role for Canadians in Global Equality and Cooperation”

Ottawa, Ontario

May 13^th

CCIC Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) Pre-conference Event

Time	Session
12:00–13:30 University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences Building, Room FSS4014 120 University Private	Lunch and Networking Session Emerging Leaders are invited to a networking lunch prior to launch of the conference. This will be a great opportunity for all Emerging Leaders to meet, and discuss the Emerging Leaders Network and upcoming conference.
13:30–16:30 University of Ottawa Faculty of Social Sciences Building, Room FSS4015 120 University Private	"Movers and Shakers" The Emerging Leaders Network and CCIC will host an exciting afternoon of panels and workshops for Emerging Leaders focused on advancing an international development agenda in the upcoming federal elections. Activities will include an expert panel and discussions about different grassroots approaches to mobilization and advocacy.

Time

Session

12:00–13:30

University of Ottawa
Faculty of Social Sciences Building, Room FSS4014
120 University Private

Lunch and Networking Session

Emerging Leaders are invited to a networking lunch prior to launch of the conference. This will be a great opportunity for all Emerging Leaders to meet, and discuss the Emerging Leaders Network and upcoming conference.

13:30–16:30

University of Ottawa
Faculty of Social Sciences Building, Room FSS4015
120 University Private

"Movers and Shakers"

The Emerging Leaders Network and CCIC will host an exciting afternoon of panels and workshops for Emerging Leaders focused on advancing an international development agenda in the upcoming federal elections. Activities will include an expert panel and discussions about different grassroots approaches to mobilization and advocacy.

Public Event, DevEx Reception and Early Registration

Time	Session
16:00–17:00 University of Ottawa Marion Auditorium, Marion Building 140 Louis Pasteur St.	Early Registration for the Conference Participants will register for the conference, and receive their conference packages.
17:00–18:30 University of Ottawa Marion Auditorium, Marion Building 140 Louis Pasteur St.	Public Event: Canada Missing in Action? Evaluating Canada’s Role on the International Scene Co-hosted by the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa Moderator: Don Martin, Host of CTV’s Power Play with Don Martin Political Panelists: James Bezan, Member of Parliament, Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament, Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, John McKay, Member of Parliament
18:30–22:00 University of Ottawa Tabaret Hall, Room 112 75 Laurier Avenue East	Networking Reception Co-hosted by the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, and DevEx Come and join us after the public debate for a networking reception. The co-host, DevEx, is the largest global network of international development professionals. This will be a great opportunity to meet with development professionals from across the sector.

Time

Session

16:00–17:00

University of Ottawa
Marion Auditorium,
Marion Building
140 Louis Pasteur St.

Early Registration for the Conference

Participants will register for the conference, and receive their conference packages.

17:00–18:30

University of Ottawa
Marion Auditorium,
Marion Building
140 Louis Pasteur St.

Public Event: Canada Missing in Action? Evaluating Canada’s Role on the International Scene

Co-hosted by the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa

Moderator: Don Martin, Host of CTV’s Power Play with Don Martin

Political Panelists: James Bezan, Member of Parliament, Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament, Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, John McKay, Member of Parliament

18:30–22:00

University of Ottawa
Tabaret Hall, Room 112
75 Laurier Avenue East

Networking Reception

Co-hosted by the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, and DevEx

Come and join us after the public debate for a networking reception. The co-host, DevEx, is the largest global network of international development professionals. This will be a great opportunity to meet with development professionals from across the sector.

Day 1: May 14^th

Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

Time	Session
8:00–9:00	Registration (Entrance to Room 205/207) Coffee and tea available
*Room 205/207*
9:00–9:10	Welcome to “International Cooperation Days” Pamela Branch, Board President, Canadian Association for International Development Professionals, Senior Consultant, PSI Jim Cornelius, Chair, CCIC Board of Directors, and Executive Director, Canadian Foodgrains Bank
9:10–9:30	Partnering for Development – Conference Overview Julia Sanchez, President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation Richard Beattie, former Board President, Canadian Association for International Development Professionals
9:30–11:00	Opening Plenary - Partnerships in a Changing Global Context Kalpona Akter, Executive Director, Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity Sering Falu Njie, Deputy Director, Policy, UN Millennium Campaign Bianca Suyama, Articulação SUL, Brazil Facilitator: Rohinton Medhora, President, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
11:00 - 11:30	Health Break
11:30 –12:30	Keynote Address: Redefining Partnership in the Canadian Context The Hon. Christian Paradis, P.C., LL.B., M.P. Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie Facilitator: Julia Sanchez, President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation
12:30 –14:00	Networking Lunch Break and Optional Sessions
Room 201	Room 203	Room 205/207
Professional Accreditation Necessary for International Development Consultants in a Changing World? Benoît Gauthier, CES Jac van Beek, Canadian Association of Management Consultants Stephen Horan, CFA institute Facilitator: Henry Knight, President DevPar Financial Consulting Ltd.	Women’s Rights Policy Group Canada's Women’s Rights Movements: Bridging Common Ground for a 2015 Agenda.	Aga Khan Foundation Canada and Colborne Consulting ‘Female, 29 and shops at Lululemon’: What research tells us about Canadians who care about international development.
14:00 –15:30 Parallel Workshops A: Conference participants are free to choose one of the following parallel workshops.
Room 201	Room 203	Room 205/207
Taking Stock: the Changing Context for Development (New myths, old myths and Canada’s future) Ian Smillie, McLeod Group Diana Rivington, McLeod Group John Sinclair, McLeod Group Facilitator: Carolyn McAskie, McLeod Group	To Partner or not to Partner? Revisiting the Fundamentals Shelagh Savage, Coady International Institute Stephanie Tissot, Consultant Lai-Ling Lee, Canadian Red Cross Facilitator: Anne Buchanan, Consultant	Exploring Innovative Multistakeholder and Multisectoral Collaborations (Poster Session) Facilitator: Elly Vandenberg, World Vision Canada
15:30 –16:00	Health Break
16:00 –17:30 Room 205/207	Keynote Speech: Redefining Canadian Foreign Policy – A New Role for Canadians in Global Equality and Cooperation The Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, P.C., CC, AOE Facilitator: Carolyn McAskie, former Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the UN Peacebuiding Commission’s Support Office
18:30 –23:00 *Canadian Museum of Nature* East Wing Foyer 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa	CCIC Awards Dinner Reception, Dinner and Dance CCIC CSO Development Effectiveness and Innovation Awards

Time

Session

8:00–9:00

Registration (Entrance to Room 205/207)

Coffee and tea available

Room 205/207

9:00–9:10

Welcome to “International Cooperation Days”

Pamela Branch, Board President, Canadian Association for International Development Professionals, Senior Consultant, PSI
Jim Cornelius, Chair, CCIC Board of Directors, and Executive Director, Canadian Foodgrains Bank

9:10–9:30

Partnering for Development – Conference Overview

Julia Sanchez, President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation
Richard Beattie, former Board President, Canadian Association for International Development Professionals

9:30–11:00

Opening Plenary - Partnerships in a Changing Global Context

Kalpona Akter, Executive Director, Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity
Sering Falu Njie, Deputy Director, Policy, UN Millennium Campaign
Bianca Suyama, Articulação SUL, Brazil

Facilitator: Rohinton Medhora, President, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)

11:00 - 11:30

Health Break

11:30 –12:30

Keynote Address: Redefining Partnership in the Canadian Context

The Hon. Christian Paradis, P.C., LL.B., M.P. Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie

Facilitator: Julia Sanchez, President-CEO, Canadian Council for International Co-operation

12:30 –14:00

Networking Lunch Break and Optional Sessions

Room 201

Room 203

Room 205/207

Professional Accreditation

Necessary for International Development Consultants in a Changing World?

Benoît Gauthier, CES
Jac van Beek, Canadian Association of Management Consultants
Stephen Horan, CFA institute

Facilitator: Henry Knight, President DevPar Financial Consulting Ltd.

Women’s Rights Policy Group

Canada's Women’s Rights Movements: Bridging Common Ground for a 2015 Agenda.

Aga Khan Foundation Canada and Colborne Consulting

‘Female, 29 and shops at Lululemon’: What research tells us about Canadians who care about international development.

14:00 –15:30 Parallel Workshops A: Conference participants are free to choose one of the following parallel workshops.

Room 201

Room 203

Room 205/207

Taking Stock: the Changing Context for Development (New myths, old myths and Canada’s future)

Ian Smillie, McLeod Group
Diana Rivington, McLeod Group
John Sinclair, McLeod Group

Facilitator: Carolyn McAskie, McLeod Group

To Partner or not to Partner? Revisiting the Fundamentals

Shelagh Savage, Coady International Institute
Stephanie Tissot, Consultant
Lai-Ling Lee, Canadian Red Cross

Facilitator: Anne Buchanan, Consultant

Exploring Innovative Multistakeholder and Multisectoral Collaborations

(Poster Session)

Facilitator: Elly Vandenberg, World Vision Canada

15:30 –16:00

Health Break

16:00 –17:30

Room 205/207

Keynote Speech: Redefining Canadian Foreign Policy – A New Role for Canadians in Global Equality and Cooperation

The Rt. Hon. Joe Clark, P.C., CC, AOE

Facilitator: Carolyn McAskie, former Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the UN Peacebuiding Commission’s Support Office

18:30 –23:00

Canadian Museum of Nature

East Wing Foyer

240 McLeod Street, Ottawa

CCIC Awards Dinner

Reception, Dinner and Dance

CCIC CSO Development Effectiveness and Innovation Awards

Day 2: May 15^th

Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario

Time	Session
7:30–8:30	Breakfast and Networking Session Gender practitioners are invited to a networking session sponsored by Cowater. This session will be a great opportunity for all organizations and firms working on gender equality and women's empowerment to meet and discuss relevant issues. Light refreshments will be provided sponsored by Cowater International. in Room 201
8:00–8:30	Registration Coffee and tea available
8:30 –10:00 Parallel Workshops B: Conference participants are free to choose one of the following parallel workshops.
Room 201	Room 203	Room 205	Room 207
Working with DFATD: What can the Canadian Development Community Expect? Mark Lusignan, DFATD Gavin Buchan, DFATD Isabelle Berard, DFATD	Handling Malfeasance in Partnerships Michael Bitz, Cowater Jean Marc Lafreniere, DFATD, TBC Facilitator: Alan Wilson, Cowater	What Role for Canadian MNCs in Promoting Equality and Cooperation? Sarah Martin, Carleton University Brian Mitchell, Trade Facilitation Office Pierre Pyun, Bombardier Prof. Penelope Simons, University of Ottawa Facilitator: Prof. Stephen Brown, University of Ottawa	Innovative Partnerships Within Canadian Civil Society: Achieving More With Less Chris Eaton, World University Service Canada Doug Ward, Farm Radio International Nick Moyer, Humanitarian Coalition Anne Delorme, L’Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI) Facilitator: Rima Zabian, 25OneCommunity
10:00 –10:30	Health Break
10:30 –12:00 Parallel Workshops C: Conference participants are free to choose one of the following parallel workshops
Room 201	Room 203	Room 205	Room 207
Innovative Public - Private Partnering Dominick Voyer, CRC Sogema, Yemi Makinde, Akada Network Facilitator: Michael Bitz, Cowater	From Principles to Practice: Different Approaches to Partnering with Southern Organizations Ian Thompson, KAIROS Jean Symes, Inter Pares Anna Brown, Canadian Cooperative Association Richard Veenstra, SUCO Facilitator: Joey Hartman, CoDev	CSOs Engaging with the Private Sector: The Canadian Experience to Date Catherine Coumans, Mining Claire Woodside, Publish What You Fund Harry Kitts, World Vision Canada Norman MacIsaac, L'Oeuvre Léger Facilitator: Fraser Reilly-King, CCIC	Strengthening Partnerships Through Monitoring and Evaluation - Insights from Practice Caroline Miller, Oxfam Canada Dr. Jim Armstrong, The Governance Network Daniel Buckles, SAS2 Lisa Burley, International Development Research Center (IDRC) Facilitator: Louise Mailloux, Goss Gilroy, CES Member
12:00 –13:00	Networking Lunch Break
	Room 201		Room 203
	The Future for International Development Graduates Lauchlan Munroe, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa Facilitator: Jim Chester, DevPar Financial Consulting Ltd.		Time to Start Thinking About Mergers? Lessons Learned Pierre Veronneau, on Oxfam Quebec Experience Jean-Marc Mangin, on the CUSO-VSO experience Facilitator: Julia Sanchez, CCIC
13:00–16:30	CCIC Annual General Meeting and CAIDP Workshops
Room 201	Room 203		Room 205/207
Parallel Workshops D - International Development Professionals as Partners in Development			CCIC Annual General Meeting Details provided separately The Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) will gather separately for a strategic planning meeting at this time.
Canadian Competitiveness in the International Market for Development Services Cam Vidler, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Valerie Belanger, Industry Canada Lisa Charette, Industry Canada Michael Cocolakis, KPMG Management Facilitator: Mary Lynch, M.M. Lynch Consultants International Inc.	Market Opportunities for Canadian development consultants Laura Dorling van der Oord, World Bank Patricia Pena, DFATD Facilitator: Julian Murray, Julian Murray Consulting
14:30–15:00	Health Break
Support Mechanisms for Resolving Disputes with Governmental Partners: A Townhall with the OPO Office of the Procurement Ombudsman	IT for development - Technology Based Tools in Delivering Development Assistance Alan Robbins, DEVEX, Keith Phillips, CEO QLBS Deb Krizmanich, CEO Powernoodle Facilitator: Richard Labelle, Senior Consultant
16:30–17:00 Room 205/207	Joint Closing Session

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