2013-2014 Annual Report fmi igf
Our Activities
PSMW 2014 Charlottetown
The PEI Chapter was very pleased to bring the 27th
annual Public Sector Management Workshop to
Charlottetown in beautiful PEI after a 10 year absence.
The National Honorary Co-Chair was
David Enns,
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporation Management
Sector and Chief Financial Officer, Industry Canada. This
year the Keynote Speaker was Mr.
Kevin Page,
Jean-Luc
Pepin Research Chair on Canadian Government at the
University of Ottawa, and the first Parliamentary Budget
Officer (PBO).
Participants of the Monday evening opening reception
had the pleasure of celebrating the 150th anniversary of
the creation of a great country at the famous
Charlottetown conference in 1864. In commemoration of
this milestone, a special appearance by Fathers of
Confederation: Colonel John Hamilton Gray and his wife,
Eliza; and Sir John A. MacDonald and his wife, Agnes was
arranged.
fmi igf Journal
The fmi igf Journal was published twice during 2013-
2014 year. Click on the images below to see the complete
publications.
fmi igf offers several activities designed for members,
Led by Chair
Sylvie Seguin
and Vice-Chair
JimRandall,
with
the support of the planning committee, fmi igf again
delivered a first class learning week. Total paid registrations
were 4,000 a noticeable
reduction from past years
following the impact from new
travel and conference policies
across all levels of government
across the country.
Liseanne Forand
, President of Shared Services Canada,
was the Honorary Chair. The Committee again secured top-
class speakers, including:
James Ralston
, Comptroller General
of Canada,
David Chilton
, Author, Investor and Television
personality,
Lt.-General Andrew Leslie
, Former Head of
the Canadian Army, Canadian Forces (Retired); and
Gus
Takkale,
Innovation and Change Management expert and
many more.
The theme, “Transformation through Innovation”, shined
through various high quality learning opportunities. The
program was once again overflowing with subjects at the
heart of today’s financial management community with
experts delivering top quality program, at an unbeatable cost.
For the second year in a row, the “Mill Street Brew Pub” was
selected for our social networking outing. The week also
included a sponsor recognition social, the fmi igf
President’s reception and the annual fmi igf Evening of
Celebration on Friday. 2013 was a challenging year for
professional development. Nonetheless, we still managed to
produce a top quality event and we know PD Week 2014 will
continue in that long tradition of excellence.
fmi igf Webinars
In order to offer flexible professional development options
across the country, fmi igf offers regular webinars. In the
last year, 7 webinars were held on many important subjects
such as identity theft, fraud and change management.
