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Public Sector ConferenceOctober 7-8, 2015 | Shaw Centre | Ottawa, ON

CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS:

KEyNOTE SPEaKERS:

Duncan StewartDirector of Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Research, Deloitte Canada

“Tech Predictions for 2016 and Beyond!”

Avery ShenfeldManaging Director and Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets Inc.

“Economic Outlook: Better Luck in 2016?”

The only event of its kind in Canada!

Address the important issues facing the public sector during this fiscally challenging time.

Can't make it to Ottawa? Attend the conference virtually from your desktop, laptop or tablet. Watch the speakers, follow the presentations, take notes and ask questions.

To register, visit: cpacanada.ca/PSC2015

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Day ONe — WeDNeSDay, OCtOber 7, 2015

7:30 – 8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 Opening Keynote address — Tech Predictions for 2016...and Beyond!Speaker: Duncan Stewart, Director of Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Research, Deloitte Canada

9:30 – 10:00 Future Directions of PSaB Speaker: Rod Monette, Chair of PSAB

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:30 PSaB Update — What’s New? Speaker: Tim Beauchamp, Public Sector Accounting, CPA Canada

11:30 – 12:15 Conceptual Framework — Consultation Paper 3 Is Issued Speaker: Clyde MacLellan, Office of the Auditor General of Canada

12:15 – 1:15 Networking Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 auditor General Panel: a Discussion of Current Key IssuesModerator: Andrew Newman, KPMG LLP Panelists: Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada; Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of British Columbia; Kim MacPherson, Auditor General of New Brunswick

GST/HST for Public Sector Entities: What you Don’t Know Can Hurt you...Speaker: Mary Anne McMahon, Ernst & Young LLP

2:15 – 3:00 Revenue — Exchange or Non-Exchange Speaker: Andie Andreou, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority

Integrating Cost Estimating and Risk ManagementSpeaker: Peter Weltman, International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association of Canada


3:15 – 4:15 Related Party Transactions: Preparing for Implementation Speaker: Carol Devenny, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Strengthening Controls in a Shared Services Environment — The COSO Framework at WorkSpeaker: Nancy Chase, KPMG LLP

4:15 – 5:15 Networking Reception

CPa Canada’s 2015 Public Sector ConferenceOctober 7-8, 2015 | Shaw Centre | Ottawa, ON

Agenda

3For more information and to register, visit: cpacanada.ca/PSC2015

Day tWO – thurSDay, OCtOber 8, 2015

7:30 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 Keynote address — Economic Outlook: Better Luck in 2016?Dr. Avery Shenfeld, Managing Director and Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets Inc.

9:15 – 10:00 Budget Development: The Role for Finance in analyzing Options and RiskSpeaker: Sally Garner and Scott Mabury, University of Toronto


10:15 – 11:00 Contaminated Sites: Lessons Learned from adopting the StandardModerator: Cindy Veinot, Deloitte LLP Panelists: Terrance DeJong, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Nadine Petsche, Office of the Provincial Controller Division, Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat

Managing your Time, Priorities, and Relationships: Keeping your Head above WaterSpeaker: Dr. Carey Stevens, Business Psychologists

11:00 – 12:00 Comptroller General Panel — a Discussion of Current Key IssuesModerator: Martin Boucher, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPanelists: Darwin Bozek, Controller, Province of Alberta; Geoff Gatien, Controller, Government of Nova Scotia; Murray Lindo, Provincial Controller, Ontario Ministry of Finance

Expectations of the Strategic Business advisor and Leader — Providing More Than accounting and Reporting Technical ExpertiseModerator: Alison Atkins, A*Venir Leadership Institute & ConsultingPanelist to Date: Lynn Pratt, Deloitte LLP

12:00 – 12:15 Break / Session Change

12:15 – 1:00 Multi-generational Diversity in the Workforce and Its Impact on engagement and effectivenessSpeakers: Sandra Lavoy and Avalee Prehogan, Robert Half Canada

1:00 – 2:00 Networking Lunch

2:00 Conference adjourns

NOTE: Conference details are accurate at time of printing. For the most current information on agenda items, visit: cpacanada.ca/PSC2015


Conference advisory CommitteeKelly BarrSecretariat of the Canadian Council of Comptrollers

Tim BeauchampPublic Sector Accounting, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Suzanne GignacErnst & Young LLP

Diane PeressiniGovernment Accounting Policy & Reporting, Office of the Comptroller General, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Cindy VeinotDeloitte LLP

Juliet WoodfieldCanadian Environmental Assessment Agency

Who Should attend• Senior financial professionals working in the public sector or in not-for-profit organizations using standards

issued by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB)• Auditors and other financial professionals who service the public sector and broader public sector• Financial statement users who need to understand financial reporting under standards issued by PSAB

Why you Should attend• Receive an extensive review of the most critical current and emerging issues facing organizations using

standards issued by PSAB• Gain important technical updates • Address the important issues facing the public sector during this fiscally challenging time• Earn up to 14 CPD hours, whether attending in-person or virtually

attend This Event as a VIRTUaL CONFERENCE Live from your desktop, laptop or tablet. Listen to and see the speakers, follow the PowerPoint presentations, take notes and ask questions of the speakers.

NEW THIS yEaR: All conference sessions will be available to virtual conference participants. Create a customized learning experience.

Experience the virtual conference individually, or gather in groups! If you live outside Ottawa, arrange an in-house event, or gather with other organizations from your region! Call 416-204-3263 for pricing on group gatherings.

Session DescriptionsDay One — Wednesday, October 7, 2015

7:30 - 8:30 reGIStratION aND CONtINeNtaL breaKFaSt

8:30 - 9:30 Opening Keynote address — tech Predictions for 2016…and beyond!Speaker: Duncan Stewart, Director of Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Research, Deloitte CanadaJoin Duncan Stewart, technology research director at Deloitte Canada, and co-author of Deloitte's annual TMT Predictions report, as he takes you for a tour of the immediate future. Duncan will cover the highlights of the 2015 Predictions, including forecasts on 3D printing, the Internet of Things, mobile payments and the media habits of Canadian millennials 18-34. He will also share some sneak peeks at 2016 topics, including the future of the PC, and how millennials think about customer service.


9:30 - 10:00 Future Directions of PSabSpeaker: Rod Monette, Chair of PSABThe need for developing standards in the public interest and engaging stakeholders in our processes is vital to the success of the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB). Rod Monette, the Chair of PSAB will provide his views and comments on these two very important aspects of setting standards in the public sector. This session will provide you with background as to how standards are set, information about the mechanisms that are in place to help you and what to look forward to in the near future from a standard-setting perspective.

10:00 - 10:30 COFFee breaK

10:30 - 11:30 PSab update — What’s New?Speaker: Tim Beauchamp, Public Sector Accounting, CPA CanadaThis session provides you with up-to-date information on current projects, issues being faced by PSAB and its stakeholders, as well as raising your awareness of what the future holds from a project perspective. Tim will provide you with an overview of the Public Sector Accounting Board’s (PSAB) current agenda and what to look forward to in the future. Keeping apprised of the proposed changes will better prepare you when the standards are issued. The issues being discussed, the issues that you need to be aware of and when these changes are contemplated will form the heart of the presentation.

11:30 - 12:15 Conceptual Framework — Consultation Paper 3 Is Issued Speaker: Clyde MacLellan, Office of the Auditor General of CanadaAfter considering numerous responses to previous calls for input, Consultation Paper 3 has been issued. It better describes the public sector financial reporting environment, and identifies the characteristics of a public sector entity and the key accountabilities that it should meet when issuing its financial statements. Proposals to change how and when an entity presents its budget to actual comparison will be explained. This session will provide you with an overview of the task force's proposals expected to be used in the development of PSAB’s Statement of Principles. It will set out the foundations upon which the framework is being developed.

12:15 - 1:15 NetWOrKING LuNCh

1:15 - 2:15 CONCurreNt SeSSIONS — ChOOSe ONe OF tWO:

auditor General Panel: a Discussion of Current Key IssuesModerator: Andrew Newman, KPMG LLP Panelists: Michael Ferguson, Auditor General of Canada, Carol Bellringer, Auditor General of British Columbia, Kim MacPherson, Auditor General of New BrunswickLeaders within the Auditor General community will discuss the most current issues encountered while auditing public sector financial information.

OR GSt/hSt for Public Sector entities: What you Don’t Know Can hurt you…Speaker: Mary Anne McMahon, Ernst & Young LLPPublic sector entities face unique indirect tax challenges: they must account for tax appropriately on various revenue sources including grants, subsidies and other transfer payments, they must allocate tax paid on purchases between taxable and exempt activities to ensure optimal tax recovery via input tax credits and rebates, and they must ensure that compliance requirements are satisfied in a timely manner to avoid interest and penalties.

This session will provide an overview of recent developments and policy pronouncements from the CRA, hot issues that are now arising on audits, and common compliance problems. The session will also offer some practical advice as to the questions that public sector entities should be asking to help them identify and manage risk, and what to do when a problem arises.

2:15 - 3:00 CONCurreNt SeSSIONS — ChOOSe ONe OF tWO:

revenue – exchange or Non-exchange Speaker: Andie Andreou, Canadian Air Transport Security Authority It seems simple to many: what is an exchange and a non-exchange transaction. This distinction is very important from a revenue recognition point of view as different considerations are needed to be made. Driver's licences, royalties, permits and other similar permits are at the centre of attention. In some of these cases, arguments can be made on either side of the issue. The activities being undertaken in issuing such permits and licences are the key considerations for revenue recognition. This session will provide you with insight into some of the issues that you may face in your current environment, highlight what activities may drive revenue recognition and what PSAB has and will consider in developing its exposure draft.

OR Integrating Cost estimating and risk ManagementSpeaker: Peter Weltman, International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association of CanadaCosting is a buzz word in public sector accounting – why? What constitutes a reasonable cost estimate? Should I have confidence in a cost estimate given that they are usually wrong? This session will discuss why cost estimating is so topical, its strengths and weaknesses, and how to use modern techniques to develop robust cost estimates to increase the use of evidence in decision-making.



3:15 - 4:15 CONCurreNt SeSSIONS — ChOOSe ONe OF tWO:related Party transactions: Preparing for Implementation Speaker: Carol Devenny, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPSAB recently issued two standards for related party transactions applicable as of April 1, 2017: Related Party Disclosures and Inter-entity Transactions. Do you know what related party transactions will need to be disclosed? Do you know how to account for inter-entity transactions? This session will provide practical tools and tips for assessing the impact of these new sections and provide implementation guidance.

OR Strengthening Controls in a Shared Services environment — the COSO Framework at WorkSpeaker: Nancy Chase, KPMG LLPOrganizations are increasingly leveraging external service providers to improve effectiveness and reduce costs associated with key activities and processes. Despite these arrangements, accountability ultimately still resides with the organization itself. How can you reap the benefits of an outsourced relationship while still maintaining an appropriate level of accountability, oversight, and control? This session will explore the COSO 2013 Framework and specifically examine its application in shared and outsourced service provider settings. Lessons learned and key success factors to managing these arrangements will also be discussed.

4:15 - 5:15 NetWOrKING reCePtION

Day Two – Thursday, October 8, 20157:30 - 8:30 CONtINeNtaL breaKFaSt

8:30 - 9:15 Keynote address – economic Outlook: better Luck in 2016?Speaker: Dr. Avery Shenfeld, Managing Director and Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets Inc.This presentation will focus on the global economic outlook and its implications for Canada's economy and financial markets, as well as for public sector finances.

9:15 - 10:00 budget Development: the role for Finance in analyzing Options and riskSpeaker: Sally Garner and Scott Mabury, University of TorontoBudget development involves making choices between options, often seen as limited within a regulated public sector environment. What is Finance’s role in analyzing the options?This session will explore best practices with respect to analyzing both the financial implications and financial risks associated with options as they are evaluated in connection with the budget development cycle. We’ll use our University context to demonstrate our successes and learnings that can be applied on a broader basis.


10:15 - 11:00 CONCurreNt SeSSIONS — ChOOSe ONe OF tWO:Contaminated Sites: Lessons Learned from adopting the StandardModerator: Cindy Veinot, Deloitte LLPPanelists: Terrance DeJong, Office of the Auditor General of Canada; Nadine Petsche, Office of the Provincial Controller Division, Ontario Treasury Board SecretariatA number of public sector organizations are in the final stages of implementing PS 3260, Liability for Contaminated Sites. This session will provide a review of what those entities have learned through the process, and include a discussion of issues encountered, expectations of internal and external auditors, as well as on processes and controls necessary to monitor and adjust the liability going forward.

OR Managing your time, Priorities, and relationships: Keeping your head above WaterSpeaker: Dr. Carey Stevens, Business PsychologistsHaving trouble seeing the light of day? The urgent making it impossible to deal with the priorities? The burning fire issues overtaking the important? Not able to see the forest through the trees? Feel like your time is ‘robbed’ from you? Attend this session if this sounds like your daily struggle! This session will be led by an expert in leadership development, executive coaching and talent management. You will obtain practical tips and an insightful perspective on leadership development and how to be more effective and focused while being pulled in a number of very real and different directions.

11:00 - 12:00 CONCurreNt SeSSIONS — ChOOSe ONe OF tWO:Comptroller General Panel — a Discussion of Current Key Issues Moderator: Martin Boucher, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Panelists: Darwin Bozek, Controller, Province of Alberta; Geoff Gatien, Controller, Government of Nova Scotia; Murray Lindo, Provincial Controller, Ontario Ministry of Finance Members of the Comptroller General community will discuss issues encountered in managing government resources.

OR expectations of the Strategic business advisor and Leader — Providing More than accounting and reporting technical expertiseModerator: Alison Atkins, A*Venir Leadership Institute & ConsultingPanelist to Date: Lynn Pratt, Deloitte LLP In this interactive session, you will have an opportunity to hear from a panel of senior finance leaders on how their finance organizations have been adding value beyond accounting and reporting functions. Learn tips and strategies to overcome common challenges in supporting your business partners. Senior leaders will share their personal and professional insights on fulfilling the role of a strategic business advisor while also maintaining the responsibilities of a chief financial officer.


12:00 - 12:15 breaK / SeSSION ChaNGe

12:15 - 1:00 Multi-generational Diversity in the Workforce and Its Impact on engagement and effectivenessSpeaker: Sandra Lavoy and Avalee Prehogan, Robert Half CanadaLeading, or working on, a multi-generational team? In this fun, interactive and informative session you will see how the different strengths and outlooks of the generations positively impacts employee engagement and effectiveness.

1:00 - 2:00 NetWOrKING LuNCh

2:00 CONFereNCe aDJOurNS

Conference RegistrationVenueShaw Centre is in the heart of Canada’s Capital on the site of the former Ottawa Congress Centre. Shaw Centre is Canada’s Meeting Place — the premier Canadian convention centre, conference, meeting and tradeshow facility, and event

venue. Overlooking Ottawa’s Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site and surrounded by Ottawa’s national sites, cultural treasures, natural beauty and relaxed urban vibe. The new Centre is within easy walking distance of 6,000 downtown Ottawa hotel rooms.

accommodation The Novotel Ottawa Hotel is ideally located in downtown Ottawa in the heart of the nation's capital. One of the finer Ottawa hotels, it offers its clients a warm, cozy and intimate accommodation experience. Novotel Ottawa specializes in personalized, friendly services in a quiet stress free environment.

Hotel reservations are the responsibility of the participant. CPA Canada has arranged for a special conference rate of $179.00/night (plus applicable taxes). CPA Canada guaranteed rate until September 9, 2015 or until our room block is full. Early reservations are recommended. Rate is available three days prior and three days post conference.

Novotel Ottawa Reservations:Tel: (613) 230-3033Fax: (613) 760-4766Email: [email protected]

Ways to Register Online cpacanada.ca/PSC2015Telephone (416) 204-3263 or toll free: 1-888-337-3242

Email [email protected]

Conference Registration Fee $995 plus applicable taxes

(same price for virtual conference)

Call 416-204-3263 for pricing on group gatherings for attending the virtual conference.

Cancellation policyIf you are unable to attend the event for any reason, you may substitute, by arrangement with the participant coordinator, someone else from your organization, or, you may cancel up to 14 calendar days prior to the event start date for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 calendar days of the event start date will be subject to a $150 administration fee (plus applicable taxes). All cancellation requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the day prior to the event start date. Refunds are not available after that point.

PLEASE NOTE: All cancellations must be received in writing by email to [email protected].

Program DisclaimerThe speakers, topics, program format and events are correct at the time of printing. If unforeseen circumstances occur, CPA Canada reserves the right to alter or delete items from the program, or cancel the conference and refund all registration fees.

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Public Sector ConferenceOctober 7-8, 2015 | Shaw Centre | Ottawa, ON

CONFERENCE EXHIBITORS:

KEyNOTE SPEaKERS:

Duncan StewartDirector of Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Research, Deloitte Canada

“Tech Predictions for 2016 and Beyond!”

Avery ShenfeldManaging Director and Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets Inc.

“Economic Outlook: Better Luck in 2016?”

The only event of its kind in Canada!

Address the important issues facing the public sector during this fiscally challenging time.

To register, visit: cpacanada.ca/PSC2015

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