As organizations increasingly rely on global cloud platforms, AI tools, and cross-border data services, a critical question emerges: Who truly controls your data? Craig explains why data sovereignty has become a strategic business issue—not just for governments, but for every Canadian organization that depends on digital infrastructure.

Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in technology innovation and security, Craig breaks down the growing importance of maintaining lawful authority, operational continuity, and strategic independence over data, systems, and digital assets. He also explores the broader concept of digital sovereignty, including how infrastructure, software, networks, storage, algorithms, metadata, tokens, and encryption keys all play a role in protecting national and organizational interests.

Listeners will gain practical insights into how businesses can balance innovation with control, leverage cloud technology responsibly, and ask the right questions before handing critical information to vendors or third-party platforms.

About the Guest:

Craig McLellan is the Founder and CEO of ThinkOn, a Canadian-owned cloud services provider recognized for leadership in sovereign cloud infrastructure and secure data protection. Under his leadership, ThinkOn has been named one of Canada's fastest-growing companies by Deloitte's Technology Fast 50™ and The Globe and Mail's Report on Business, and was recognized by Broadcom as Sovereign Cloud Provider for the Americas.

In This Episode, We Explore:

• What data sovereignty really means for everyday business owners
• Why Canada's digital independence matters now more than ever
• The hidden risks of storing data with hyperscalers like AWS and Azure
• AI sovereignty risks when proprietary data enters third-party models
• Why metadata, tokens, and encryption keys matter as much as the data itself
• How to balance sovereignty with the benefits of global cloud infrastructure
• What to ask vendors before signing SaaS or cloud contracts
• How different national approaches to digital sovereignty impact global business

Listeners will learn:

• Why "secure messaging" alone doesn't guarantee secure communications
• The four key ways BlackBerry's platform goes beyond basic encryption to protect data
• How BlackBerry aligns with Canada's national defense priorities and the renewed focus on defense spending
• How the platform proactively addresses emerging threats—from AI and deepfakes to quantum computing

This conversation clears up brand confusion, establishes technical authority, and simplifies decision-making for government leaders tasked with safeguarding critical information. Whether you're a Chief of Staff, CIO, DG, or procurement professional, this episode provides actionable insight into why BlackBerry is the secure communications solution built for Canada in 2025 and beyond.

With Canada navigating a tense trade dispute with the U.S. and seeking ways to enhance productivity, resiliency, and interprovincial trade, our guests unpack how secure and trustworthy digital identity systems can be a key enabler of growth and unity.

We dive into:

• Why global rankings matter and how Canada can climb back up
• Lessons from India's Aadhaar system and what Canada could adopt
• How to get started in a complex digital policy landscape
• Ensuring citizen trust, privacy, and equity in adoption

Tune in for an insightful discussion on how governments can put citizen-centric digital trust at the heart of Canada's economic future.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones speaks with Craig McLellan, Founder & CEO of ThinkOn, Inc. Mr. McLellan has been at the forefront of technology innovation and data security in Canada and the U.S. for the past twenty-five years. Under Craig's leadership, ThinkOn continues to grow, both organically and through strategic acquisition, and has been ranked on both the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ and The Globe and Mail's list of Canada's Top Growing Companies. A pioneer in cloud services, ThinkOn was one of the first companies in the world to receive VMware Cloud Verified certification and was recently recognized as the VMware Sovereign Cloud Partner for Canada. Craig currently sits on advisory boards for several industry-leading organizations including Veeam, Hitachi, and VMware, where he helps to guide strategy.

Think On, Inc. is a cloud service provider with a global data center footprint offering creative solutions for complex data problems. ThinkOn's channel-only distribution model empowers value-add resellers and service providers across North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia through solutions built on leading technology platforms.

In this episode:

• Data landscape evolution
• Practical steps for strengthen data security
• U.S. CLOUD Act impact on Canada.
• The importance of data sovereignty
• The role of government policy in data sovereignty
• And more!

With 85.9% of the vote, Carney has secured the Liberal leadership, but what comes next? Lori discusses the transition of power from Justin Trudeau, the potential timing of a federal election, and the impact of Donald Trump's return on Canada's economic and political strategies.

How will Carney's economic expertise shape his leadership? Can he challenge Pierre Poilievre in a divided political climate? And what do recent polling trends mean for the NDP and smaller parties?

Tune in for an insightful discussion on Canada's shifting political dynamics and what to watch for in the weeks ahead.

The conversation also explores Canada's internal challenges, from the fentanyl crisis to gang activity, and how these issues intersect with border security. As the country braces for potential political change, our guests weigh in on the possibility of Mark Carney becoming Prime Minister, the likelihood of an early election, and the evolving relationship between Canada and the U.S.

Will Canada's leadership rise to the challenge? And how will these unfolding events reshape the nation's economic and political future? Tune in to this timely and thought-provoking discussion.

They explore the potential implications of Trump's policy agenda on trade, tariffs, and energy, and how Canada might navigate this new political landscape. Lori also discusses the broader lessons for Canadian politics, including how affordability and public sentiment could shape the next federal election.

Plus, Lori gives a sneak peek at the upcoming edition of CGE Magazine and the exciting agenda for the DX Summit. Don't miss this engaging conversation filled with expert analysis and thought-provoking insights!

Tune in now to stay informed on what's ahead for Canada and the U.S. under this evolving political climate.

David also shares his review of Professor Donald J. Savoie's compelling book "Speaking Truth to Canadians About Their Public Service." The discussion explores the book's critique of federal public service inefficiencies, accountability challenges, and the need for systemic reform.

Wrapping up, David previews upcoming themes for Canadian Government Executive and highlights preparations for the annual DX Summit, emphasizing innovative solutions and institutional evolution.

Key topics:

- Election dynamics and their implications

- Inflation, economic policy, and affordability

- Public service reform and governance challenges

- Emerging themes for government and public sector innovation

Tune in to gain insights into the pressing issues at the heart of Canada's public administration and policymaking!

David McLaughlin shares insights into how public servants can prepare for the shifting dynamics, whether it's managing technological innovations like AI or adapting to new political directions. The episode emphasizes that while governments may change, the structural challenges for public services remain constant. The conversation offers a glimpse into the critical topics CGE Weekly will cover in the coming months, helping government executives navigate through these evolving challenges.

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In our latest episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones speaks with Paul Zikopoulos, Vice President, IBM Skills Vitality and Enablement about artificial intelligence you can trust and deploy at scale in government / public sector.

Paul is a renowned writer and speaker on AI and Big Data, consulted by "60 Minutes" and NATO generals. Named on numerous global "Experts to Follow" and "Thought Leader" lists, he has authored 21 books and over 360 articles. At IBM, Paul directs strategic initiatives for the IBM Technology Unit's sales and learning programs. He actively promotes Women in Technology, winning IBM Canada's "Women in Technology Ally of the Year" and serving on several advisory boards. Despite his success, Paul stays grounded, always learning from his experiences and his daughter Chloë. Follow him on Twitter at @BigData_paulz.

IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,800 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to their clients. All of this is backed by IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service. For more information, visit www.ibm.com

In this episode:

• How public sector should organize to prepare for generative AI
• How Generative AI can help in Canada and abroad
• The practical use cases that IBM focusses its innovation around
• How IBMs work with AI differ from others
• And more!

As the Public Sector Lead, Catherine "Cate" Takemori leads a team of dedicated professionals focussed on empowering governments, educators and healthcare organizations in Canada with cutting-edge technology and services for effective digital transformation.

With over 20 years at Microsoft, Cate began as the first dedicated Healthcare seller in Canadian Public Sector. Her journey encompasses diverse roles in Strategy, Change Management, Business, and Sales across Commercial and Public sectors. Most recently, she led the Customer Success Account team. Cate champions diverse and inclusive teams, prioritizing meaningful relationships and a people-first approach.

Passionate about learning and growth, she embraces challenges with a growth mindset. Outside work, Cate resides in Coquitlam, BC, with her husband and two sons, indulging in her love for cooking and reading.

Microsoft creates platforms and tools powered by AI to deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers. The technology company is committed to making AI available broadly and doing so responsibly, with a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

In this episode:

• How AI adoption is reshaping government operations?
• Notable examples of AI implementation in Canadian government agencies
• The "Bring Your Own AI" (BYOAI) trend
• Key considerations for responsible AI deployment
• AI adoption and literacy within the public sector
• And more!

Jon's experience as a public sector executive and leader has primarily focused on real property management and construction. During his 23 years as a construction engineering officer in Canada's Armed Forces he led the facilities functions during international deployments to Kosovo and Afghanistan and domestically at several military bases and in support of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The following eleven years as a public servant in the federal and provincial governments were in various roles as a senior portfolio executive. Most recently, he worked in a strategic capacity supporting the provincial government's response to the pandemic and natural disasters through digitally enabled multi-channel public-facing service delivery. Jon is a Designated Real Estate Professional (RI) with the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia and serves on the REIBC Board of Governors.

In this episode:

• The core principles of asset management
• The intersection with the objectives of capital planning
• Managing lifecycle assets
• balance the need for maintenance with the timing of capital replacements
• Aligning asset management strategies with the broader strategic goals
• And more!

In 2004, LRDG developed a proprietary Learning Management System (LMS) and Learning Curriculum which would lead the Canadian education technology company to serve as the foremost e-learning provider to the Canadian Government. The company specializes in offering comprehensive English and French testing and training solutions.

Since then, the company has garnered a reputation for excellence, securing numerous supply arrangements and standing offers within the government sector. Notably, in 2023, the company achieved a significant milestone by being awarded the National Master Standing Offer, becoming the sole recipient in the field of virtual language training. This esteemed recognition underscores the company's commitment to innovation and its pivotal role in advancing educational technology nationwide.

In this episode:

• The 20-year history of LRDG
• Why not all E-Learning is the same.
• How LRDG weathered the pandemic.
• The challenges of being a government supplier.
• What is digital accessibility?
• How major an accomplishment is the National Master Standing Offer
• And more.

Jon's experience as a public sector executive and leader has primarily focused on real property management and construction. During his 23 years as a construction engineering officer in Canada's Armed Forces he led the facilities functions during international deployments to Kosovo and Afghanistan and domestically at several military bases and in support of the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The following eleven years as a public servant in the federal and provincial governments were in various roles as a senior portfolio executive. Most recently, he worked in a strategic capacity supporting the provincial government's response to the pandemic and natural disasters through digitally enabled multi-channel public-facing service delivery. Jon is a Designated Real Estate Professional (RI) with the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia and serves on the REIBC Board of Governors.

In this episode:

• Future of the workplace considerations and investment planning
• Managing capital-intensive physical assets
• Job Order Contracting
• And more

Fortinet secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network—today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud, or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

Mr. Asturias is a veteran of the technology industry, Marc Asturias serves as Vice President of Marketing and Government Vertical for Fortinet. He also oversees the company's market development for the public sector, bringing into this role more than two decades of business experience.

Asturias adds his strong track record in driving large-scale demand generation and brand awareness programs, coupled with deep experience in international markets, establishing strategic partnerships and leading digital transformation programs to the company.

Asturias is Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Defense Foundation / Inter-American Defense Board - Organization of American States, Member of the Board of Directors of ForwardHeroes, and serves as a Guest Adjunct Professor on National Security Affairs and Cybersecurity for the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University. He has led effective programs and teams on behalf of companies such as Westin, Apple, Veritas, Symantec, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, and Cisco.

His efforts have led to key programs with private and public companies as well as with the governments of Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Costa Rica and Chile; with organizations such as the World Bank and the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and with a large number of ministries, defense departments and public-private entities.

Asturias obtained a bachelor's degree and numerous honors from the University of Tampa and specialized in Electronics Engineering while in the U.S. Air Force. His academic background also includes officer-training programs at the University of Texas, Business Administration and Management studies at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) and numerous courses and certifications from other entities, including by the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and U.S Department of Homeland Security in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection; and the World Health Organization for COVID-19 country preparedness internationally.

He served at the prestigious Inter-American Air Forces Academy (IAAFA) for the US Air Force and US Department of Defense, focused on supporting foreign internal defense initiatives in Latin America.

In this episode:

• What are the primary cybersecurity challenges facing nations today?
• How prepared are national defence forces to confront an evolving cyber threat landscape?
• How is Fortinet helping to address cybersecurity challenges in Canada?

And more!

Mark leads Accenture's federal public service business in Canada and supports federal clients to innovate and implement digital solutions to address their most important challenges and transform how citizens are served.

Accenture is one of the world's leading professional services organizations, specializing in delivering technology to the private and public sector, with more than 700,000 employees across the world. This includes more than 6,000 employees in Canada, located across 11 offices from coast to coast. Accenture leverages a global network of expertise to provide technology services to Canada's leading businesses. They do this by skilling and re-skilling their people across the world, so they and the organizations they serve are built for change and make the right investments to ensure they are a leader in innovative technology solutions.

In this episode:

• How are successful governments managing digital transformations?
• What trends are impacting public sector IT in Canada?
• What role does Accenture play with the Canadian FedGov?
• How are government clients using cloud?
• How does hybrid work enable digital transformation?
• And much more!

Mark leads Accenture's federal public service business in Canada and supports federal clients to innovate and implement digital solutions to address their most important challenges and transform how citizens are served.

Accenture is one of the world's leading professional services organizations, specializing in delivering technology to the private and public sector, with more than 700,000 employees across the world. This includes more than 6,000 employees in Canada, located across 11 offices from coast to coast. Accenture leverages a global network of expertise to provide technology services to Canada's leading businesses. They do this by skilling and re-skilling their people across the world, so they and the organizations they serve are built for change and make the right investments to ensure they are a leader in innovative technology solutions.

In this episode:

• How are successful governments managing digital transformations?
• What trends are impacting public sector IT in Canada?
• What role does Accenture play with the Canadian FedGov?
• How are government clients using cloud?
• How does hybrid work enable digital transformation?
• And much more!

Also in this episode:

• The return of parliament

• High season for passing legislation

• Katie Telford and the issue of foreign interference in Canadian elections

• The CGE Leadership Series with Michael Wernick and Dr. Amanda Clarke

• The DX Summit

• And much more!

Tune in for an insightful discussion about data analytics, public sector experiences, AccelerateGOV, and an overview of who DXC is and what they can do.

Also in this episode:

• What public sector experience does DXC bring to Canada
• How can DXC help the Government of Canada?
• Turning Data into Insights & Actions
• Managing and protecting data as a strategic asset
• And more!

In this episode:

• Is the public sector negotiating with the right people?

• Why is the Canadian government courting providers not empowered to negotiate a contract?

• What are the implications of changing from Cloud First to Cloud Smart?

• How much cloud should the government consume?

• And more!

Also in this episode:

• How does the budget affect the Liberal approval rating?
• How does it affect the Liberal / NDP deal?
• What has been the reaction of Pierre Poilievre?
• Will we soon see another election?
• Plus, a sneak peek at our upcoming series, "Knowing Canadians"
• And much more!

Also in this episode:

· What were the provinces asking for?

· What is the budget offering?

· Are we putting enough money into healthcare?

· Is there anything Canada can learn from other countries?

· Is there any public tolerance for a multi-tiered system?

· And much more!

Also in this episode:

• Is the health care system on life support?
• How is the Confidence and Supply Agreement holding up?
• Will Pierre Poilievre seek broader appeal?
• Which way with Albertans swing in a provincial election?
• Who would a federal election hurt and who would it benefit?
• The budget, hybrid work, digital governance, digital transformation, the DX Summit
• And so much more!

Also in this episode:

• The pros and cons of Pierre Poilievre
• What does the shifting Conservative leadership mean?
• Does Pierre Poilievre have what takes, or limited growth appeal?
• Who is appealing more to the working class, Conservatives or NDP?
• Where are the Liberals with social programs like childcare, PharmaCare, dental care?
• Is the Trudeau leadership getting long in the tooth?
• Who's on deck to lead the Liberals?
• And much more!

Also in this episode:

• What is the Internet of Things and why is it important?
• What are the major trends related to IoT?
• What are the current challenges and barriers with IoT?
• What does IoT mean for those working in government?
• What does the future hold for IoT?

In this episode:

1. How workplaces return to normal? Challenges and advise?
2. Government digital transformation strategy
3. The role of cloud in building strong hybrid teams and facilitating productivity
4. How could the cloud protect privacy and security with respect to the flow of secure content?
5. Ensuring equity and inclusion in the procurement process. Policy level vs. execution level, budget allocation
6. And much more!

Also in this episode:

• How IBM Canada is working with the Federal government to optimize digital transformation through technology
• What digital transformation means for government?
• What is data democratization?
• The future of work in the public sector
• And more!

Also in this episode:

• Is the modern Spending Review somehow a different undertaking?
• How urgent is the challenge from a fiscal perspective?
• What sort of problems do we have with debt and deficits
• What are some lessons learned from past reviews?
• Can the government improve while cutting?
• What are the positive opportunities of the Spending Review
• And much, much more!

Want to hear even more from Michael Wernick? Check him out at the DX Summit on May 26, 2022 where he will be a keynote speaker!

• Karen Booth, Associate Dean, Pilon School of Business, Sheridan College
• Matthew McKean, Chief R&D Officer, BHER
• Dana Stephenson, Co-founder & CEO, Riipen

Industry is moving so fast these days and skills training needs to be up to date in order to sustain the growth of Canada's workforce. How can a sustainable ecosystem for academia and industry be built that will provide opportunities for learners to become the leaders of tomorrow?

Also in this episode:

• What is causing the current skills gap in Canada?
• What can industry, academia and government do to bridge the gap?
• What is the work-integrated learning (WIL) program?
• How does WIL work and what have been the results?
• And much, much more!

In this episode:

• Canada has a government wide, cloud first strategy
• What does it mean to be an approved cloud service provider under the Shared Services Canada framework agreement for secure workload?
• Challenges in adapting a cloud first adoption strategy
• Data sovereignty, traceability, and supply chain management. Following Canadian regulations

In this episode:

• The research initiative between Esri Canada and Open North
• Small municipalities and the economic boom. Its about capacity
• The need for sharable data and to be connected in a larger sense
• GIS is the only way to connect the dots
• The process for building geospatial capacity at a municipal level
• Conclusions of the report

In this episode:

• Are the spending taps being turned off?
• Is Canada spending enough on defence?
• How does the confidence and supply agreement impact the budget?
• Does the budget fit the needs of regular Canadians right now?
• What does the budget do for affordable housing?
• Dental Care?
• Long term care?
• Education?
• And more!

In this episode:

• Are the spending taps being turned off?
• Is Canada spending enough on defence?
• How does the confidence and supply agreement impact the budget?
• Does the budget fit the needs of regular Canadians right now?
• What does the budget do for affordable housing?
• Dental Care?
• Long term care?
• Education?
• And more!

In the second half of the show, J. Richard Jones has on insightful discussion with Sandy Watts, Industry Manager for Public Health at Esri Canada. Mr. Watts utilizes GIS (Geographic Information System Mapping) and geospatial technology extensively in his public health work. He makes the argument that there is a crucial need for more standardized data collection and management in the field to serve citizens better.

In this episode:

• The non-traditional factors affecting the federal budget
• How NDP and Liberal party cooperation works and what it means for the Conservatives
• How GIS is being used to make efficiency improvements in the Canadian public health sector
• GIS in the public health success stories
• Building public confidence and trust via data sharing
• How the pandemic has pushed public health data infrastructure forward
• And much, much more.

In the second half of the show, J. Richard Jones has on insightful discussion with Sandy Watts, Industry Manager for Public Health at Esri Canada. Mr. Watts utilizes GIS (Geographic Information System Mapping) and geospatial technology extensively in his public health work. He makes the argument that there is a crucial need for more standardized data collection and management in the field to serve citizens better.

In this episode:

• The non-traditional factors affecting the federal budget
• How NDP and Liberal party cooperation works and what it means for the Conservatives
• How GIS is being used to make efficiency improvements in the Canadian public health sector
• GIS in the public health success stories
• Building public confidence and trust via data sharing
• How the pandemic has pushed public health data infrastructure forward
• And much, much more.

In this episode:

1. Advantages offered by a digital economy and the importance to Canada
2. Predicting what Canada's digital economy will look like in five years time
3. How the pandemic accelerated trends towards digital transformation
4. Our reliance on connected devices, what does this mean for infrastructure like data centres
5. Designing data centres for the future and the factors involved
6. And more!

Read the white paper: Guide to Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Data Centers

In this episode:

1. Advantages offered by a digital economy and the importance to Canada
2. Predicting what Canada's digital economy will look like in five years time
3. How the pandemic accelerated trends towards digital transformation
4. Our reliance on connected devices, what does this mean for infrastructure like data centres
5. Designing data centres for the future and the factors involved
6. And more!

Read the white paper: Guide to Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Data Centers

In this episode:

1. Advantages offered by a digital economy and the importance to Canada
2. Predicting what Canada's digital economy will look like in five years time
3. How the pandemic accelerated trends towards digital transformation
4. Our reliance on connected devices, what does this mean for infrastructure like data centres
5. Designing data centres for the future and the factors involved
6. And more!

Read the white paper: Guide to Environmental Sustainability Metrics for Data Centers

In this episode:

• Examining the hybrid workforce & workplace strategies
• Implications and opportunities for public sector organizations
• Hybrid themes and methodology
• Innovative workspace redesign, 3 design principles
• The future of hybrid strategies and so much more!

In this episode:

• Examining the hybrid workforce & workplace strategies
• Implications and opportunities for public sector organizations
• Hybrid themes and methodology
• Innovative workspace redesign, 3 design principles
• The future of hybrid strategies and so much more!

In this episode:

• Examining the hybrid workforce & workplace strategies
• Implications and opportunities for public sector organizations
• Hybrid themes and methodology
• Innovative workspace redesign, 3 design principles
• The future of hybrid strategies and so much more!

In this episode, Lori Turnbull and J. Richard Jones discuss:

• The Prime Ministers emergency meeting
• Challenges of the office
• Communication & the convoy protest
• A shift in the conservative party
• Contenders for the leadership race
• Provincially speaking

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Episode 4:

• A shift in the conservative party
• Challenges of an interim leader
• The next Federal election?
• What the CGE team is working on?

To submit topics and ideas, write to us at: editorialteam@promotivemedia.ca

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In this episode:

• The freedom convoy. The pro's, the con's, effect of logistics, results of the protest
• Podcast round up. A discussion about the recent CGE radio, podcasts
• Will there be a provincial election in June. Thoughts and Insights
• The DX summit & the future of events
• Health talk with Shawn Nisbet. Do diets work?
• And so much more!

In this episode:

• The freedom convoy. The pro's, the con's, effect of logistics, results of the protest
• Podcast round up. A discussion about the recent CGE radio, podcasts
• Will there be a provincial election in June. Thoughts and Insights
• The DX summit & the future of events
• Health talk with Shawn Nisbet. Do diets work?
• And so much more!

In this episode of the CGE, J. Richard Jones discusses the solutions with Nancy MacDonald, Vice President of Urban Places and Anton Germishuizen, Senior Vice President, Business Leader at Buildings.

Michael talks to us about his recent book, Governing Canada: A Guide to the Tradecraft of Politics. In its pages, Michael offers strategic advice to future prime ministers, ministers, and deputy ministers, based on his observations from a most unique vantage point as the Clerk. He expands on this work in his conversation with us, and talks to us about how the role of the Clerk, the budget process, and expectations of government have evolved over time. He also shares some thoughts about what he might write next. Please give it a listen!

CIOs are under pressure to meet all these expectations, but they often find that a step forward in one area results in a step backward in another. Public cloud services will provide several benefits including service performance, security, innovation, agility, and elasticity.

Learn more as CGE Radio discusses IBM's Cloud Modernization Centre and why the urgency? As well as challenges within the public sector and how the IBM Cloud Modernization center can benefit both public sector as well as citizens.

About:IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market-leading capabilities in business and technology. With 140,000+ skilled professionals in 150+ countries, the full breadth of IBM Consulting services includes strategy, experience, business process design and operations, data and analytics, systems integration, application modernization, hybrid cloud management and application operations.

Joining us today to talk more about Zero Trust is Paul Kaspian, Principal Product Marketing Manager at Palo Alto Networks. Paul specializes in Zero Trust and is knowledgeable about this modern security methodology, which can help organizations secure their digital transformation. Paul brings close to 20 years of experience in product management and product marketing where prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, he held strategic positions at Aruba Networks, IBM Security, Watchfire, and Checkpoint Software Technologies.

Since joining Palo Alto Networks, Paul has worked extensively with customers, sales teams and internal research and development teams to educate the market on the latest emerging threats, their potential impact to organizations, and ways of significantly reducing risk through a Zero Trust approach to security.

Robert Hyde has over 20 years of experience delivering technology-based solutions and digital strategy to a variety of firms. He is a skilled executive business leader who works collaboratively with clients, colleagues and partners to deliver progressive, multi-disciplinary solutions to business problems. Over his career, Robert has worked as a project manager, sales & marketing professional, strategy consultant and technologist.

Jennifer Tramontana is the President and Founder of The Fletcher Group, a North American PR and content marketing agency that drives action and long-term impact for B2B, fintech and payments companies. She is also the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Canadian Prepaid Providers Organization (CPPO), the collective voice of the prepaid technology industry in Canada.

Hear about the current state of the prepaid industry in Canada and how it is supporting financial inclusion, how newer payment solutions can impact financial inclusion, how Canada compares with the rest of the world in terms of digital distribution of payments, emerging digital payments in government, and what's next for the industry.

About Sir Michael Barber's new book - Accomplishment

Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses, and major sporting teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time. In this inspiring and practical guide, he applies the wisdom he has gained from dealing with large, complex organizations and elite athletes to help anyone tackle their most challenging goals. Drawing on the stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Galileo to Rosa Parks, Harold Macmillan to Paula Radcliffe - Barber uses personal anecdotes and proven strategy to map the route to success and navigate the difficulties that arise along the way. Whatever it is that you aspire to do - run a marathon, transform a school or provide a business of public service to millions - this book will inspire you to get going and to bridge the gap between hope and reality.

You can find his book on Amazon - Accomplishment: How to Achieve Ambitious and Challenging Things: Barber, Michael: 9780241409916: Books - Amazon.ca.

Joining us today to talk about work-integrated learning is Dana Stephenson, Co-founder and CEO of Riipen. Dana is passionate about lifelong learning. He started his entrepreneurial journey when he made it his mission to eliminate underemployment through experiential learning.

Joining J. Richard Jones to discuss this topic is Sean Fahey, CEO of VidCruiter. Sean is an award-winning business leader, serial entrepreneur, and strategic recruitment advisor who is eager to share his expertise and help people solve hiring problems.

VidCruiter is a company that helps HR teams worldwide modernize their recruiting efforts by providing video recruitment and online hiring solutions. The company's software can be implemented and used by government to recruit and hire talent in an innovative, cost-effective and user-friendly way, providing benefits to both the recruiters and the candidates.

Hear an overview of the work they've done with Canadian and international governments, the benefits of an automated solution in helping candidates and hiring agencies, how VidCruiter work to accommodate government needs when it comes to hiring and recruitment, being compliant with government organizations' regulations, confronting data security risks, and what government agencies like about this solution.

Hear from Dr. Julia Glidden, CVP, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft, Dr. Lori Turnbull, Deputy Editor, CGE and Executive Publisher of CGE, J. Richard Jones as they discuss this important topic of data-driven government initiatives, COVID-19 vaccine passport, the future of government, citizen driven-data and collaborative tools.

Joining us on the show today to talk more about this is Robert (Bob) Osborn. Bob is the Chief Technology Officer, Global Governments for ServiceNow.

NMS is a prime target for attackers for a number of reasons and today on CGE Radio, Coleman Mehta, Senior Director, U.S. Policy from Palo Alto Networks will give an overview of this...

But how can we shape smarter cities and make them more livable?

In this episode of CGE Radio, we will hear from Keith D'Sa. Keith is the country manager for Axis Communications in Canada.

On the show today, we will hear from Brian Chidester. Brian is the Head of Worldwide Industry Strategy for Public Sector at OpenText.

In this episode of CGE Radio, hear from Zaina Sovani, Assistant Deputy Minister of Transformation, Digital Solutions Sector and Chief Information Officer at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). She is responsible for leading the department through a major transformational change program focused on improving client experience and service delivery.

Over the past 20 years, Zaina has held many executive roles both in the public service and private sector, gaining the reputation of a builder and transformational leader. Coming to Canada as a refugee herself, Zaina is well attuned to the importance of, and challenges with immigration.

Hear more about the important role of immigration in our economy and society, digital transformation at IRCC, and working in a senior leadership role as a woman and as an immigrant.

Hear from

KT Burke, Manager, Hybrid Architecture for CDW Canada.

CDW Canada is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government, education and healthcare. CDW Canada helps customers achieve their goals by delivering integrated technology solutions and services that help customers navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize the return on their technology investment. Areas of focus include software, networking, unified communications, data centre and mobility solutions.

CDW Canada is on the Channel Daily News Top 100 Solutions Provider list in Canada, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vernon Hills, Illinois-based CDW Corporation, a Fortune 500 company.

For more information, visit www.cdw.ca.

Today on the show, we will consider these questions by talking with Estelle Azemard, VP Americas at OVHcloud. OVHcloud is a global cloud infrastructure provider, delivering hosted private cloud, public cloud, and dedicated server solutions trusted by over 1.5 million developers. With a presence on five continents, they provide digital, innovative, and secure infrastructures adapted to professionals, startups, small and large companies.

Estelle joined the OVHcloud in September 2020 with a mandate to plan and lead the group's strategy in Canada and Latin America. After studying Law, Estelle left France for Quebec in 2005. Since 2010 she has been building a solid experience in management and marketing for companies specializing in IT infrastructure.

Hear about OVHcloud's cloud offering and why it is different from the numerous cloud providers out there, the 5 top things organizations need to consider when looking for a cloud provider, some of the tangible ways that their cloud offering can assist governments to serve citizens better, success stories and some main takeaways, lessons learned from private sector that can be beneficial to public sector's adoption of cloud, data residency, ownership, and sovereignty of data.

Neumann leads the development of the services, strategies and methodologies on cybersecurity and incident response for his company. Prior to this role, Neumann spent several years working with large enterprises and governments specializing in incident response.

With more than 14 years of infosec experience, Neumann enjoys analyzing malware, reverse-engineering and vulnerability research.

Alex Miller is a pioneer in transforming geography and mapping into a 21st-century digital tool used by millions around the world. His work has helped people see location as a unifying lens through which land and resources are understood. Having successfully guided a software company for so long, Mr. Miller is constantly in demand from tech startups, helping them address the needs of their future market to ensure their long-term business viability.

He has chaired the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada and the Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Sector Minister's Advisory Committee and was a member of the Government of Canada's Open Government Advisory Panel.

He launched The Community Map of Canada, a comprehensive, freely available map, constantly updated and from authoritative community sources. He has donated software and expertise so that maps of the longest trail in the world, Canada's Great Trail, are easily accessed by everybody.

Passionate about using technology to promote environmental sustainability, Mr. Miller is Chairman of the Planet in Focus Foundation, which showcases outstanding films on environmental themes, and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Hear more about the changes coming with this system from phone number to IP address, how emergency services will not only rely on voice but data emitting from locations, telecommunications companies changing switches, 5G, making a call on behalf of someone in need of emergency services, working with the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and the cultural change of mapping.

In Canada, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is leading the charge to implement this new service infrastructure in March 2021.

Alex Miller is a pioneer in transforming geography and mapping into a 21st century digital tool used by millions around the world. His work has helped people see location as a unifying lens through which land and resources are understood. Having successfully guided a software company for so long, Mr. Miller is constantly in demand from tech startups, helping them address the needs of their future market to ensure their long-term business viability.

He has chaired the Geomatics Industry Association of Canada and the Natural Resources Canada Earth Sciences Sector Minister's Advisory Committee and was a member of the Government of Canada's Open Government Advisory Panel.

He launched The Community Map of Canada, a comprehensive, freely available map, constantly updated and from authoritative community sources. He has donated software and expertise so that maps of the longest trail in the world, Canada's Great Trail, are easily accessed by everybody.

Passionate about using technology to promote environmental sustainability, Mr. Miller is Chairman of the Planet in Focus Foundation, which showcases outstanding films on environmental themes, and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

In this podcast, hear about the issue of trust as we near the mass roll-out of vaccines for COVID-19, the logistics of getting people vaccinated, the biggest challenges based on data for vaccinating, the issue of human rights with COVID and immunization certificate, boosters, policy around mandatory vaccination, technology to track one single disease every day, the improvement of virtual technologies, and the transformation of transportation. Also, how long would it take to get the world vaccinated, how to test rapidly for other diseases, and creating the environment for rapid change.

At the 2006 Olympic Games, Jane was honored with the Live Olympic Award. This is an international award given to only 20 people. For the past seven years, Jane has been recognized by CAAWS as one of the most Influential Women in Sport. The Globe & Mail selected Jane as one of the Most Influential People in Sport and at the 36th Canadian Sports Awards; Jane was the recipient of the Leadership in Sports Award.

In January 2010, knowing a Gold medal has never been won on Canadian soil, CAN Fund launched the Sprott Gold Metal Celebration. For every GOLD medal won by a Canadian athlete, $100,000 would be donated by Sprott Asset Management and the Sprott Foundation to CAN Fund to support athletes training for London 2012. CAN Fund directly supported 80 per cent of the Canadian athletes who competed in Sochi and has raised over $21 million dollars to date.

Jane is also a very successful artist with "See Jane Paint". Her paintings are sold across Canada and New York, and she has created a number of commission paintings for corporate Canada and charity. Owner of the Jane Roos Gallery, in downtown Toronto, Jane exhibits her paintings and other Canadian artists.

To date, CAN Fund has raised more than $40 million.

Hear the extraordinary story of Jane Roos, the founder of Canadian Athletes Now, an artist, a fundraiser and a leader extraordinaire, and how you can help Canadian athletes compete on the world stage, in this episode of CGE Radio.

Hear more about the digital transformation journey with AI and how it's impacting public sector organizations by forcing them to reevaluate and update how they deliver services, and how to govern using AI. Holland touches on using AI to understand data to make decisions more quickly, the need for affordable and accessible digital infrastructure as part of digital transformation and future developments of digital transformation.

To learn more about the digital transformation journey, register for these webinars:

Digital Transformation: Modernizing Decision Making for Government Webinar series

https://www.sas.com/gms/redirect.jsp?detail=GMS144162_199911

Building a Diverse and Inclusive Government with Analytics Webinar

https://www.sas.com/gms/redirect.jsp?detail=GMS144163_199910

During last year as well, Forrester named Forescout as a Zero Trust platform, thanks in part to foundational capabilities that align very closely with Forrester's ZTX framework.

To explain how the Zero Trust framework works within the Forescout platform, we have joining us today on CGE Radio Jonathan Jesse, Sr. Systems Engineer & Customer Evangelist, with Forescout Technologies.

As a part of his role at Forescout, Jonathan leads the Operational Technology Subject Matter Expert group to help others understand, sell, and use the SilentDefense product. Throughout his time at Forescout, Jonathan has helped solve problems for State and Local governments in the States, higher education in both Canada and the United States and also Fortune 500 customers in both the United States and Canada. Prior to being at Forescout, Jonathan spent 11 years as an Endpoint Security Consultant which shapes how he talks about securing the Enterprise of Things.

Hear about what Zero Trust is all about, why companies are interested in this architecture, how Zero Trust work, understanding Forescout's solution of the Zero Trust framework, enabling your organization to achieve Zero Trust, continuous visibility and assessment of devices, simplify micro-segmentation planning within the context of the Zero Trust framework, and how to return to the workplace in a secure way.

Forescout Research Labs recently announced that it has discovered AMNESIA:33, which is a set of 33 vulnerabilities impacting millions of enterprise IoT, OT, and IT devices worldwide. These vulnerabilities affect four open-source TCP/IP stacks and attackers could leverage them to execute malicious code, perform denial of service attacks and expose sensitive information.

Of these vulnerabilities, four are considered critical and it's important to begin immediately mitigating the risk posed to your organization. To view the resources available, visit Forescout.com/AMNESIA:33 or:

• Click here for the AMNESIA:33 Explainer Video
• Click here to watch the AMNESIA:33 Webinar
• Click here to download the AMNESIA:33 Technical Report
• Click here to read the Executive Summary
• Click here for the AMNESIA:33 White Paper
• Click here to read "The Unseen Risk Facing the Enterprise of Things" blog
• Click here to read "AMNESIA:33 - Forescout Research Labs" blog

To learn more best practices and tools for Zero Trust with Google BeyondCorp, visit https://research.google/pubs/pub43231/.

The recent PwC Canadian workforce of the future survey takes a look at Canadian employees' and employers' perceptions of return-to-workplace plans and the digital workplace experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the show today, we will delve into this report by speaking with Owen Taylor, National Public Sector Leader, PwC Canada.

Hear about why now is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve citizen services, the major lessons learned from COVID-19 and Government IT and citizen services, how cloud and 5G will drive new services to Canadians, the key trends or opportunities in government service delivery right now, CMHC move to the cloud and the success factors that other government departments, agencies, crown corps can take from CMHC's transformation.

Hear about "digital governance" today, using digital resources, information, and data more effectively in both policymaking and service delivery, the future development of the digital economy and outcomes, and is the digital economy going to be part of the solution in building back after the pandemic

To learn more, be sure to attend Google Cloud's Public Sector Summit, a two-day global, digital event taking place on Dec 8-9 to connect government and academic communities across the globe with thought-provoking panels, keynotes, customer stories and more.

With over 20 years of security industry experience, Anscombe is an established author, blogger and speaker on the current threat landscape, security technologies and products, data protection, privacy and trust, and Internet safety. His speaking portfolio includes industry conferences RSA, Black Hat, VB, CTIA, MEF, Gartner Risk and Security Summit and the Child Internet Safety Summit (CIS). He is regularly quoted in cybersecurity, technology and business media, including BBC, Dark Reading, the Guardian, the New York Times and USA Today, with broadcast appearances on Bloomberg, BBC, CTV, KRON and CBS.

Hear about how the move to a work from home scenario has created some new risks to cybersecurity. Tony shares some of the ways that we can inadvertently expose data and information when working remotely.How Canada is doing as compared to the rest of the world, the importance of having the right cybersecurity technologies to keep data secure, the future of cybersecurity, the monetization of cybercrime, and e-voting issues.

Today on the show, we will hear from Derek Manky, Global Security Strategist with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs on this pressing issue facing all of us, the challenges and lessons learned.

Derek talks about the main cybersecurity challenges that have arisen with moving to remote work, what can governments learn from what the private sector is doing, the workforce of the future, how can public and private partners work together, some public policy changes that are necessary to support a safe and secure transition to remote work and to equip the workforce of the future.

Hear about why the global IT spending is projected to decline 7.3 per cent, while Canada is expected to drop by 11.2 per cent. How has IT spending been impacted across some of Canada's industries? How is Canada positioned for cloud adoption? How has the Canadian market for devices changed in response to COVID-19? Addressing some of the backlog of IT projects that were put on hold due to COVID-19 and will Canadian workers return to a normal work environment any time soon?

Hear about the top opportunities to digitize citizen services, things that departments and agencies can do to prioritize for the largest ROI, examples of the impact of digitization and automation in citizen services, and how Xerox is working with governments to help them to digitize.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Sanjay Cherian, VP, Strategy & Digital at TELUS Health about this topic of virtual care.

What are the next steps, some of the challenges and what should we be paying close attention to? In this podcast, we will hear about these issues from Robert J. Carey, Vice President and General Manager for Global Public Sector Solutions at RSA.

Robert has been working with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Operations teams to connect cybersecurity technologies to solve customer transformation challenges in the Global Public Sector. As a recognized leader in enterprise cybersecurity, he engages senior leadership in the public sector around the world to define solutions for them. He is a seasoned public speaker and serves as the RSA senior government executive sponsor with federal and state executives and he represents RSA on Capitol Hill and with Dell Legislative Affairs.

Previously, Robert held positions with General Dynamics Information Technology and the U.S. Department of Defense. He also championed the transformation to the Joint Information Environment for DoD, strengthened cybersecurity, and accelerated mobile solutions for the warfighter.

The current pandemic has forced a great number of people to work from home and not in their offices rendering a "refocus" of cybersecurity strategies for both government and industry alike. Hear more about these strategies on how to significantly reduce threats, command and control networks, and using tools to make decisions at machine speed.

To learn more about RSA's solutions and their capabilities in integrated risk management, threat detection and response, identity and access management, and fraud prevention, go to https://www.rsa.com.

Rola joined Cisco from Dell EMC where she held a variety of leadership roles in sales, channels and IT. Prior to this, she also held various sales leadership roles at Bell Canada for 15 years. Since joining in 2017, Rola has led Cisco Canada to quickly emerge as one of Cisco's top globally performing regions.

Hear about the impacts of COVID-19 and Cisco's response to it, the future of work, supporting governments to respond during this time, tips to help people stay motivated and engaged, the importance of security for remote workers, and tips to keep security top of mind.

Michael retired in 2019 after a 38-year career as one of the key leaders of Canada's world-class Federal public service, culminating in his appointment in 2016 as the 23rd Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet. He is currently working with MNP as a Strategic Advisor Associate on their Ottawa Federal Government Consulting team.

Hear more about how the lessons learned from SARS and H1N1 will help the government to deal with the current pandemic. What will happen if there is no vaccine in the next few months? How will this affect government and citizens? The burnout question, how people are viewing the challenges of self-isolation. The different approaches of provinces to COVID-19 and the interoperability of information. The shift to digital and how much will remain. Online learning and remote work. Will there be a hybrid model in how we take care of our daily activities like work and school? All this and more on CGE Radio.

Scott brings decades of experience running a Managed Service Provider, specializing in connecting clients to their systems and data from "all devices, everywhere, all the time" while protecting them from malicious attackers and user accidents. He's also Forum Moderator and a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization Toronto.

To learn more, go to http://www.itforce.ca/.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Rick Byrne, Canadian Systems Engineering Leader at Veeam about the challenges of working remotely, keeping employees and data secure, and ransomware.

Hear about how technology is reducing the risk for employees, and assisting organizations in staying compliant, the challenges of where data is located and stored, how to keep employees safe and data secure, the best approach to protect against ransomware.

You can hear more about this topic during a free live webinar as part of CGE Webinar Series on Tuesday, June 9 at 1 PM EST - How to Reduce Risk in Working Remotely. Register for this webinar to learn about:

• Tips for maintaining compliance in new these conditions
• Advice for making the cloud part of the solution
• Tips to avoid data loss for remote workers

This webinar will be hosted by Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Deputy Editor of Canadian Government Executive.

Register now - https://canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/webinar_veeam.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Lisa Carroll, Canadian Public Sector Lead for Microsoft Canada. Lisa has a 27-year IT career which included leadership roles with other leading Canadian organizations, such as Sierra Systems, University Health Network, Liberty Technology Services, and Compugen Systems Ltd and more recently as Senior Vice-President, National Capital Region at CGI. Lisa's passions include supporting a strong Canadian economy by enabling a healthy ICT Sector and helping clients deliver on their commitments to the Citizens of Canada.

Hear how Microsoft is working with the Government and First Responders to battle the global health pandemic, how adopting cloud technologies can accelerate digital transformation for the public sector, protected B services, the impact of Availability Zones on public sector customers, and how Microsoft is helping departments in improving their operations and enhancing service.

In this episode, J. Richard Jones talks with Dr. Steve Bennett, Director, Global Government Practice for SAS. As the Global Government Practice lead, Steve Bennett is passionate about helping governments around the world put their data to work for the citizens they serve. In his current role, he drives strategic industry positioning and messaging in global government markets. A thought leader in decision science and the application of analytics in government, Steve works to ensure that analytics solutions at SAS deliver maximum value for governments around the world.

Hear about some of the ways that AI is being used today to combat the coronavirus, the use of AI in fighting a pandemic in the future, some of the lessons we can take from the use of AI during the COVID-19 crisis, the challenges of using AI to detect and possibly contain a pandemic like COVID-19 and how important is data and analytics in tracking and containing a disease outbreak?

To learn more, check out the On-Demand Webinar - Using Analytics to Uncover Hidden Insights in the COVID-19 Outbreak. This webinar will show how analytics techniques like optimization, forecasting and epidemiological modeling can help public health and life sciences companies fight the pandemic.

Cost: Complimentary

Link: https://www.sas.com/gms/redirect.jsp?detail=GMS128574_176447

In this episode, J. Richard Jones talks with Ed Rodriguez, VP for Citrix Canada about some of the best practices for business continuity during disruptive times. Ed also outlines what tools and policies businesses need to implement now and shares what Citrix is doing for their own employees so other companies can follow suit.

Hear more about how technology can help with preparedness for business continuity and employee safety, how Citrix is helping companies to achieve their business continuity plans, is there a need for better flexible work technologies beyond just during crisis situations, some guidelines to consider when thinking about business continuity planning and feedback from customers and partners on how they are reacting and adapting to the disruption during this time of COVID-19.

FICO is a San Jose-based data analytics company best known for its ubiquitous credit scoring system. In the U.S., credit scores are often known as "FICO scores". The company also licenses out its analytics software and has been helping businesses extract insights from internal data that they can use to improve their operational strategies.

Kevin has more than 30 years of experience in the international enterprise software industry. He leads the team responsible for growing FICO's Canadian market share and strengthening relationships with both new and existing Canadian clients, helping them use FICO's technologies and solutions to improve their decision-making.

Hear more about how FICO is helping customers both in the public and private sectors to incorporate analytics into their operations, the role that analytics plays in government today and why should governments operationalize their analytics, some of the unique challenges public sector faces when it comes to operationalizing analytics going forward, centralized decisioning and how can public sector organizations benefit from it, what should organizations consider when developing and adopting an analytics strategy and how organizations can stay ahead of the curve when it comes to operationalizing their analytics.

This creates a lot of noise in the system.

In this episode of CGE Radio, we take a look at one solution that can help quiet this noise down and help increase productivity in the work environment. Ed Rodriguez, Vice President of Sales & General Manager of Citrix Canada joins J. Richard Jones to talk about Citrix Workspace.

Digital is speeding up the process of citizen engagement and making it easier for citizens to be served. In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Robert (Bob) Osborn, Chief Technology Officer for Service Now (Federal) about the challenges and opportunities for the Government of Canada, how to solve digital issues and to make citizens engagement more efficient.

Bob is an accomplished senior executive who has held many high level IT leadership positions, including Director of Logistics IT for the U.S. Army G4, Deputy J6/CIO for U.S. Transportation Command, and CIO of the National Nuclear Security Administration where he was responsible for the Nation's nuclear weapons design and manufacturing information. He has led major IT and organizational transformations throughout his career and is an acknowledged thought leader recognized across the public sector market. As a user of ServiceNow, Bob led ITIL based Enterprise Service Management standardization within the Federal Government. Bob also served as a United States Marine Corps officer for 27 years.

Hear more about data, AI and 5G and how this will help in the overall process and government services.

Today on the show, we will build the case for cloud in creating the next generation of IT infrastructure for government, while helping secure public data with new technologies and at the same time mitigating risks.

J. Richard Jones talks with Rejean Bourgault, Public Sector Country Leader for Amazon Web Services Canada (AWS) about this interesting topic. With 29 years of global technology industry expertise, Rejean is a trusted advisor to government, non-profit, healthcare and education institutions that are eager to achieve digital transformation with cloud, machine learning, and IoT technologies. He is a respected thought leader in Global Business Management, Sales, Business Development, Engineering, and Operations. Rejean is regularly called upon as a public speaker in sharing his vision for why today's technology is laying an exciting and promising future for Canada and the world.

Hear more about the key benefits of utilizing the cloud for IT modernization in government, challenges in adopting the cloud, security, compliance, and reliability and a few examples of how AWS is helping to solve specific issues in both the public and private sectors.

Deloitte, a leading consultancy firm that provides services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries, has produced a few reports on AI. In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Shelby Austin, National AI Leader for Deloitte Canada on Deloitte's reports on AI, AI prosperity and how do we achieve it, the root issues government must address for AI, and what role can the private sector play in helping to achieve AI prosperity in Canada.

For governments across Canada, Jason specializes in Social Services programs, in particular in Human Services integration. This work helps governments to streamline programs to become more customer-centric in how services are delivered to Canada's most vulnerable populations.

Hear about what Human Services Integration is all about and why is there such an interest in this, the top 5 Human Services integration challenges and jurisdictions that overcame these challenges to successfully integrate Human Services delivery. Jason shares some key factors that are helping governments be successful provides his take on how organizations can help accelerate Human Services Integration in their service delivery.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Damian Serjeant, Country Leader of Veeam Canada and Ryan Narinesingh, Director of Channel Sales & Alliances at Veeam Canada.

Hear about Veeam and some of the data related services they provide, the 2019 Veeam Cloud Data Management Report, highlights of this report and the key cloud challenges that business and IT leaders are facing today. Learn about what sort of security is needed to protect data and some of the lessons learned. They also share some of the success stories of working with governments (public sector) globally and what can be applied to Canada. And to round off this show, they talk about what the future will look like for cloud data management.

Claude has extensive experience serving in many different roles including Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) and Chief Financial Officer of National Defence, Vice-President, Comptrollership Branch and Chief Financial Officer, Canada Border Services Agency and Director General of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Communications Security Establishment Canada.

Claude also served in a number of senior executive positions in the Canadian Armed Forces including senior auditor, Director General Compensation and Benefits, and Commandant of the Canadian Forces Support Unit in Ottawa.

He is also the recipient of a few awards over years including the 2015 Award of Excellence in Public Sector Financial Management – Financial Leadership, awarded by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.

In June 2018, he was awarded the first-ever Deputy Minister John Forster Collaboration Award for exceeding expectations in the advancement of Defence or whole-of-government priorities.

In November 2018, he became a Fellow of CPA Ontario. The Fellows (FCPA) distinction formally recognizes those members whose achievements and contributions, in their careers and in the community, have rendered exceptional service to the profession. Becoming a Fellow is the highest honour that can be bestowed on a CPA.

In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Craig Szelestowski, President and Founder of Lean Agility Inc. Craig is a Lean government and transformation specialist with close to two decades of experience implementing dramatic turnarounds in Canadian government. He started Lean Agility Inc. in 2010 to apply Lean exclusively to government organizations. With his coaching, his clients have reduced lead times by up to 80 per cent, increased capacity by up to 200 per cent and created outstanding levels of employee engagement.

Craig will be speaking at the Lean Government Summit 2019 that will be held on October 1-2, 2019 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa. This summit brings together global public servants and thought leaders to share breakthroughs in the delivery of products and services through improved processes, innovation and energized people. https://leanagility.com/en/lgsoct2019

Dean is responsible for creating and managing a variety of entrepreneurial initiatives at Queen's University, including new academic programs, marketing and IT. He is currently studying the application of artificial intelligence systems for business decision-making and change management during digital transformations.

Hear more about some new and exciting programs within the Smith School of Business for public sector executives, a project with the Canadian Revenue Agency to encourage Millennials to interact with the agency using "MyAccount" and incorporating machine learning and natural language processing to better understand the needs of Canadians and what's new in the analytics field.

To learn more, go to https://smith.queensu.ca/index.php

Now as the cost of computing continues to decline, digital adversaries are able to conduct increasingly automated, successful attacks at minimal cost. Network defenders, on the other hand, are generally relying on legacy security technologies to manually defend against these automated, machine-generated attacks. Incorporating AI and automated machine learning into cybersecurity capabilities provides a strong tool for identifying cyber threats and preventing successful attacks.

In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Coleman Mehta, Senior Director, U.S. Policy, Palo Alto Networks, about these two important topics that are transforming the cybersecurity industry: cloud computing and AI.

Hear about some of the unique challenges that both public and private sector organizations face when securing the cloud. What is the Shared Responsibility Model and what should organizations consider when developing a modern cybersecurity strategy? How can organizations stay ahead of the cyberthreats as the volume and sophistication of attacks continues to rise? What role does AI play in today's cybersecurity and how is Palo Alto Networks helping customers – both in the public and private sector – identify and prevent cyberthreats?

Coleman Mehta serves as Senior Director, U.S. Policy, Palo Alto Networks. In this role, he is responsible for the company's engagement on public policy issues such as cybersecurity and data privacy, IT modernization, cloud computing, high-skilled immigration, and more.

Coleman previously worked as a career civilian U.S. government official at the White House National Security Council, serving as Director for Legislative Affairs. He led the NSC's legislative strategy on cybersecurity and technology issues – including encryption policy and data privacy – plus other homeland security, intelligence, and foreign policy issues. Prior to his tenure at the White House, Coleman worked at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the Department's negotiations with Congress on several high-profile cybersecurity bills, including the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, Federal Information Security Modernization Act, and National Cybersecurity Protection Act.

A security fellow of the Truman National Security Project and former Presidential Management Fellow, Coleman was named a 2018 "Tech Titan" by Washingtonian magazine. He holds degrees from North Carolina State University, the University of Virginia, and Bard College at Simon's Rock.

To learn more about Palo Alto Networks, go to https://www.paloaltonetworks.com.

All this in this episode of "Health Talk," brought to you by CGE Radio.

In this episode of CGE Radio Health Talk, J. Richard Jones welcomes back Shawn M. Nisbet, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Yoga Teacher & Master Nordic Pole Walking Instructor, to talk about gut health. Tune in to learn more.

Link to article: https://www.nutritionwithshawn.com/2017/01/17/digestion/

Hear about the challenges for the different parties and much more.

Mobility is going to be a large part of the future but just what that future would be like? Today, we can see what the next generation of transport would be like - spending more time in traffic congestion. From a transport perspective, how do we use the technology and thinking to avoid this problem and drive better cities and remote access in the future?

To lead in the transport transformation, we need to understand the key indicators of readiness, timeliness for adoption, and how to manage the opportunities and risks associated with this customer-led transit transformation.

In the next 10 years, the transport industry is estimated to become a $22 trillion per annum market. Colin talks about autonomous and connected vehicles and how these will continue to expand in the next few years. He also points out that the adoption of new technologies will result in fewer cars on the road and less space for parking and garages.

To learn more about the future of transport and mobility, register to attend the 2019 Mobility Hackathon: Developing practical answers to 'future mobility' questions. This event will be held at KPMG at the Bay Adelaide Centre in Toronto on May 9.

You can register by going to https://events-meetings.kpmg.com/events/2019-mobility-hackathon-developing-practical-answers-to-future-mobility-questions/registration-39269d03a1b1442a9b3e4d9219265373.aspx?fqp=true.

Thanks for listening.

Prior to joining SAS, Steve held a number of leadership positions during 12 years in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Following the events of September 11th 2001, he led the design and application of quantitative analysis to inform some of the United States' most challenging security decisions. He has extensive leadership experience providing analytic decision support to senior officials in the White House and across the U.S. Government Executive Branch.

Hear about the unique challenges of working with analytics. It is not really about technology but people and process. If you get all three areas right, then that will make analytics successful. Steve talks about leadership and culture behind using analytics, the history of AI and the definition of it, the specific tasks that AI systems do, and the ethical issues of the integration and use of AI. He talks about the biases of AI systems and what is being done to avoid them, keeping human in the loop in making key decisions, and jobs of the future working with AI.

He also shares some tips on the implementation of AI within organizations and where AI will be in the near future.

If you would like to learn more about this topic, don't miss SAS Canada's Powering Smarter Government with Analytics & AI Event on May 16th in Ottawa, save your seat at www.sas.com/ca/gov. To learn more about SAS' AI solutions visit www.sas.com/ai.

Jason's Microsoft career started in 2002 and has taken him from Redmond, WA, to Fort Lauderdale, FL, to Paris, France before returning to his home in Canada. His work spans from leading the marketing initiatives of Microsoft's $3B+ Server business, to growing the Latin American server business by double digits, and serving as the Chief-of-Staff to the President of Microsoft International where he visited 25+ countries each year.

Jason is one of the speakers at our upcoming CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit taking place in Ottawa on April 24-25.

In this show, hear more about digital transformation and customer outcomes and case studies in digital transformation that are saving time and increasing productivity. Jason shares more about the recent announcement about Microsoft's strategic partnership with StatsCan to release building footprints to the OpenStreetMap community. He also delves into Superclusters and the latest in this field, which is opening up new collaborations as never before.

At the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit, Jason will talk about the best practices in AI and digital transformation in government by taking a look at what is happening in other countries. He will share more about how organizations can get started in this new wave of technology and how we define the future.

To register for this event, go to techgov.ca.

John shares some of the lessons from his four decades of professional experience, working with the U.S. military, then the technology sector and eventually working with Shared Services Canada. He talks about how the approach that SSC has taken helps to mitigate risks better than other programs in the Government of Canada.

John will be speaking at CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit on April 24-25 in Ottawa on this subject. To register, go to: https://www.techgov.ca/.

We are excited to announce as well that Bruce will be speaking at CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit, taking place in Ottawa on April 24-25.

Bruce shares his experience in working in many different positions during his career, including healthcare with a focus on creativity and innovation. Bruce will talk about how to focus on the invisible at the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit. It's about focusing on what is under the water, figuratively. He will show how you can adapt and transform your own organization and provide different tools to do so.

All this on this episode of the Last Word with Lori Turnbull.

We are excited to announce as well, that Mr. Godbout will be speaking at CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit, taking place in Ottawa on April 24-25.

In this episode, hear more about the Digital Academy, the challenges, the learnings and how it helps public servants. Mr. Godbout will speak at the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit about the tools that public servants need to do their jobs, talent recruiting and how that is an integral part of digital transformation.

To hear more about this insightful topic, sign up to attend the CGE Leadership and TechGov Summit in Ottawa on April 24-25 by going to https://www.techgov.ca/.

"Public sector has invested great hope and massive fortunes in the promises of performance management. From dashboards and scorecards to STAT systems and big data platforms, we've bought into the idea that "what gets measured gets done" and if we want better results, we need to hold people accountable for the achievement of measurable goals. But after all this time and investment, what have we really achieved? Has all of this measurement produced great insights and innovations? Has performance management increased engagement and overhauled performance?"

These are all great questions that give us lots to think on.

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Ken Miller and also Craig Szelestowski of Lean Agility Inc. about measurement and accountability in government. To learn more about this, you can hear directly from Ken as he will be presenting at the Lean Government Summit, which will be held at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa on Jan 24-25.

To register, go to http://leanagility.com/en/leangovernmentsummit_2019.

But what exactly is a supercluster and how will it benefit Canada?

In the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Jason Hermitage, Vice President, Public Sector for Microsoft Canada about how superclusters are unlocking business investment in research by bringing like-minded companies together to create jobs of tomorrow. Learn more about Microsoft's involvement, the different superclusters in Canada and how it will benefit the economy and Canadians.

Hear about four major challenges in government from program delivery to measuring results, strategies to clear backlogs and transformation.

These issues will be addressed at the upcoming Lean Government Summit 2019, which will be held on January 24 and 25 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The summit will bring together global public servants and thought leaders to share breakthroughs in delivering products and services through improved processes, innovation and energized people. It will feature a range of speakers and subject matter designed to address the top issues of current and aspiring Lean government practitioners.

To register or learn more about this event, go to http://leanagility.com/en/leangovernmentsummit_2019.

All this and more on this episode of CGE radio.

Microsoft sees disability as a strength. It makes for a stronger company, and by growing and involving people with disabilities Microsoft is working at making better products that can help their customers to achieve their mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

With over one billion people with disabilities around the world, it has never been more important to ensure that we all reflect on diversity.

Ricardo talks about how Microsoft is leveraging AI for accessibility and inclusion in a digital world.

In The Last Word, Lori Turnbull will air her viewpoint and opinion as they relate to federal, provincial and municipal governments in Canada.

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Cloud technology is a game changer! Successful implementation in both the private sector and public sector is a vital component to business strategy.

In this episode of WRLWND radio, guest host J. Richard Jones chats with Jonathan Spinks, CEO from Sourced Group. Tune in, as they explore the challenges of cloud adaptation, security, the future of cloud and more! For this critical topic and more, listen to this episode of CGE radio.

Learn more by visiting:

https://www.sourcedgroup.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonspinks/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrichardjones/

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Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada is one of the largest national accounting organizations in the world, representing more than 210,000 members.

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On today's show, J. Richard Jones interviews Jeff Smith. Jeff is COO, Global Advisory, Infrastructure, and Healthcare at KPMG. They discuss who is doing it well, and what Canada can do to really become a global leader in digital governance transformation.

Lori joined the Department of Political Science as a faculty member in July of 2005. She teaches courses in introductory politics, Canadian parliamentary government and pressure politics. Her major areas of research are Canadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement.

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Today we talk with Jocelyn Turgeon, the Director of the Masters Degree, Complex Leadership Program at Telfer, University of Ottawa.

Sir Simon Gass is the Project Director for the International Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index. For the first time, The University of Oxford's Blavatnik School and the UKs Institute for Government have teamed up to rank the effectiveness of the 31 Civil Services from around the world. Canada's Civil Service tops the rankings and George Ross, CGE Editor in Chief speaks with Sir Simon about the study and the future of the Public Service.

CGE radio host J. Richard Jones discusses how Canadian Government Executive is increasing its content horsepower with the appointment of a seasoned, public sector executive to the role of editor-in-chief. He discusses a brand-new technology conference just for public sector executives and how they can participate in developing the best content for the community. And provides updates on how to keep receiving Canadian Government Executive, as well as the latest highlights for the June/July edition.

In this episode, Dan Wasserman, Founder & CEO, Mammoth Health Innovation Inc. & a member of the CATA Innovation Leadership Council talks about this program, how it should be patterned after the US Small Business Innovation Research program, the benefits it would bring to SMBs in Canada, and the next steps to get there.

Being patterned after the US Small Business Innovation Research program, the Innovative Solutions Canada program looks to get best from the US program to incorporate into the Canadian program in making it a better program that will help companies innovate in the right areas and in the right fields.

To learn more about the CATA Alliance, please go to CATA.ca.

Learn why the event is of such great importance and how it can help you gather valuable CEUs in costing.

For more information on the event, visit www.iceaa.ca/2017

Next Week in partnership with the Canada School of Public Service, Brian is holding an exciting event for Federal Pubic Sector Managers. The event will be a platform where Managers in the Federal Public Service can come together to Connect, Engage, and Collaborate.

Among the great line-up of speakers will be Karen Ellis, Associate Deputy Minister for Veteran's Affairs, and Champion for the National Managers Community on behalf of the Federal Public Sector.

The event will also include "Ted Talk"-like workshops to help facilitate valuable conversations and is one you won't want to miss!

For More on this Exciting Event:

Managers' Exchange 2016

Connect. Engage. Collaborate

December 13, 2016 | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Available across Canada by webcast Palais des congrès de Gatineau, 50 Maisonneuve Boulevard, 3rd floor, Gatineau, Quebec

Registration deadline: December 9, 2016

For more information and to Register:

http://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/events/nmc2016/index-eng.aspx

http://rightcrowdevents.com/cge-summit-2016/

For more information, email laskeyh@netgov.ca

Also on this week's show, our host J. Richard Jones interviews Alexandra Sweny about our print issue's cover story.