Renewal: A New Era for International Development Professionals
2016 Annual Conference
May 9 - 10, 2016
Ottawa, ON
You can access the full program in pdf format here
Monday, May 9, 2016
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8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration Tea and Coffee service |
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9:00 - 9:10 |
Welcome and overview of program and facilities by Conference Co-Chairs Ann Good and Norm Looker |
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9:10 - 9:15 |
Introduction of Special Guest Speaker: President Emeritus Richard Beattie |
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9:15 - 10:00 |
Opening Plenary: |
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10:00 - 10:15 |
Vote of thanks by President Pamela Branch, Chair of the CAIDP Board of Directors and Opening Mingling Session with Philip Cox, CAIDP Secretary |
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10:15 - 10:45 |
Networking Break (coffee and tea service) |
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10:45 - 12:30 |
SDG Stream |
Skills and Tools Stream |
Partnering and Finance Stream |
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SDG-1 (Conference Room A): How will we Use the SDGs in International Development Work? Chair: Bernard Wood - President, Bernard Wood & Associates Ltd. Margaret Biggs - Skelton-Clark Fellow in the School of Policy Studies, Queens University Khalil Shariff - Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada |
STS-1 (Conference Room C): The 21st Century Professional: Success through Clarity, Adaptability, and Disciplined Networking Tim Ragan - Owner & Transformation Engineer, Career Constructors Inc.
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PFS-1 (Conference Room B): How to Win Contracts Funded by the Multilateral Development Banks Chair: Hugh Wilkinson - Principal, Coral Hill LLC Laura Dorling van der Oord - Advisor, Office of the Executive Director for Canada, Ireland, and the Caribbean, World Bank Group Amber Mackereth - International Business Consultant Brett Maitland - Senior Counselor, Office of the Executive Director for Canada, Inter-American Development Bank Group Craig Steffensen - Representative, North American Representative Office, Asian Development Bank |
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12:30 - 2:00 |
Lunch (Conference Room A): Keynote address by Scott Vaughan, President and CEO, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
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2:00 - 3:30 |
SDG Stream |
Skills and Tools Stream |
Partnering and Finance Stream |
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SDG-2 (Conference Room C): Financing for Development: Mobilizing and Deploying New Capital for Poverty Reduction Chair: Ted Jackson - President, E.T. Jackson Anita Bhatia - Director for Development Partner Relations, World Bank Group David O'Brien Ph D - Senior Program Specialist, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Jerry Quigley - Senior VP – Private Sector Development, MEDA Dean Segell, Manger, New Products and Knowledge, Convergence |
STS-2 (Conference Room A): Measuring Progress on Sustainable Development: Agenda 2030 and the SDG Indicators Chair: Shannon Kindornay - Adjunct Research Professor, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University Cara Williams - Chief Advisor in the International Cooperation and Corporate Statistical Methods Division, Statistics Canada Colin Kirk - Director, Office of Evaluation, UNICEF Livia Bizikova - Director, Knowledge for Integrated Decisions, International Institute for Sustainable Development |
PFS-2 (Conference Room B): Market Yourself as a Development Professional Chair: Alan Robbins - Partner and Global Head for Membership & Partnership, DEVEX Paul LaRose-Edwards - Executive Director, CANADEM Gunter Rochow - Chairman and President, Capra International Inc. Derek Smith M. Sc. - Environmental Geologist, DPS International Inc.
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3:30 - 4:00 |
Networking Break (coffee and tea service) |
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4:00 - 5:30 |
SDG Stream |
Skills and Tools Stream |
Partners and Finance Stream |
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SDG-3 (Conference Room C): Economic Development – Rich and Poor in the SDG’s Worldview Chair: John Sinclair - McLeod Group Stephen Brown - Professor of Political Science, University of Ottawa Jennifer Topping - Executive Coordinator, UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office |
STS-3 (Conference Room B): Design and Impact in Development Programming: Start with the End in Mind! Chair: Maire-Hélène Adrien - President, Universalia Walter Zubrycky - Principal Consultant, Facilitated Performance Solutions and PPX Symposium Chair Vaughn Lantz - Program Coherence and Effectiveness, Global Affairs Canada Benoît Gauthier - President, Canadian Evaluation Society David Heath - Director, Development Evaluation, Global Affairs Canada |
PFS-3 (Conference Room A): Working with Global Affairs Canada (formerly DFATD) Chair: Richard Beattie, President Emeritus, CAIDP Mark Lusignan - Director General, Grants and Contributions Management Bureau, Global Affairs Canada Guylaine Carrière - Director of Development Contracting Services, Global Affairs Canada Sebastien Lamoureux - Acting Director, Grants and Contributions Policy, Global Affairs Canada |
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5:30 - 5:40 |
Closing announcements by Conference Co-Chairs Ann Good and Norm Looker (Conference Room A) |
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6:00 |
Networking Reception with Ian Smillie, CASID (Foyer and Conference Room A) |
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
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8:00am - 9:00am |
Registration |
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| 8:00 - 8:45 | Networking Break (Coffee and Tea Service) | ||
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8:45 - 9:00 |
Call to order and announcements by Conference Co-Chairs Ann Good and Norm Looker (Conference Room A) |
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9:00 - 10:30 |
SDG Stream |
Skills and Tools Stream |
Partners and Finance Stream |
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SDG-4 (Conference Room A): Ensuring Effective SDG Implementation through Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Chair: Deirdre Kent - Director General, International Development Policy, Global Affairs Canada Chris Eaton - Executive Director, World University Service of Canada Chris Enns - International Development Officer, Bow Valley College Michael Wodzicki - Director, Program Development, Federation of Canadian Municipalities International |
STS-4A (Conference Room B): Security and Duty of Care Workshop PART A – Establishing Your Safety and Security Management Systems Scott Ruddick - Director of Security, MEDA |
PFS-4 (Conference Room C): Preparing Successful International Financial Institution Proposals Hussein Amery - CEO and Managing Director of Integrated Development Enterprise Associates Inc. (IDEA) |
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10:30 - 10:45 |
Networking Break (Coffee and Tea Service) |
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10:45 - 12:15 |
SDG Stream |
Skills and Tools Stream |
Partners and Finance Stream |
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SDG-5 (Conference Room A): Want to Find Governance in the New SDGs? Look Everywhere! Thomas Cormier - International Governance and Democracy Consultant Monika LeRoy - Former Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Bitz - Public Financial Management Specialist, Cowater International Alisha Todd - Director General, ParlAmericas |
STS-4B (Conference Room B): Security and Duty of Care Workshop PART B - Managing Medical Risks in International Development Programming Scott Waters - Remote Emergency Medical Technician |
PFS-4 (Conference Room C): Preparing Successful International Financial Institution Proposals (cont'd) Hussein Amery - CEO and Managing Director of Integrated Development Enterprise Associates Inc. (IDEA) |
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12:15 - 1:15 |
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1:15 - 2:45 |
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Skills and Tools Stream |
Partners and Finance Stream |
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Networking and One-on-One Meetings |
STS-4C (Conference Room B): Security and Duty of Care Workshop PART C - Practicing Safe Stress: Duty of Care and the Development Professional Randy Weekes - Director of Duty of Care Programs, CANADEM |
PFS-5 (Conference Room A): Accessing the OECD iLibrary - How to get the most out of the database! Nilar Andrea Chit Tun, Sales & Marketing Officer, OECD |
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2:45 - 3:00 |
Networking Break (coffee and tea service) |
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3:00 - 4:30 |
SDG Stream |
Skills and Tools Stream |
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SDG-6 (Conference Room A): Integrating Environment across the SDGs Diane Beckett - Interim Executive Director, Sierra Club of Canada Foundation Livia Bizikova, Director, IISD’s Knowledge for Integrated Decisions, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Dale Marshall - National Program Manager, Environmental Defence Canada Sohel Khan - Senior Advisor, Canadian Feed The Children |
STS-4D (Conference Room B): Security and Duty of Care Workshop Panel Discussion and Q&A Session Scott Ruddick - Director of Security, MEDA Scott Waters - Remote Emergency Medical Technician Randy Weekes - Director of Duty of Care Programs, CANADEM |
Networking and One-on-One Meetings |
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4:30 - 5:20 |
Closing Plenary (Conference Room A): Wrap up and Armchair discussion with Huguette Labelle, former President of CIDA and Richard Beattie, President Emeritus, CAIDP |
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5:20 - 5:30 |
Thanks and closing announcements by Conference Co-Chairs Ann Good and Norm Looker |
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6:00 |
Public event - Canada at the World Humanitarian Summit: Opportunities for Leadership and Legacy (at Library and Archives of Canada) |
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Friday May 13, 2016
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8:00am - 12:00pm |
Global Affairs Canada Consultation with International Development Community Representatives |
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