Digital technologies, environmental change, and public policy
Digital technologies and services affect the planet. Every line of code, every photo uploaded…
Session Location: Main stage
Canada’s digital future
Alex Benay, Chief Information Officer of the Government of Canada is bringing a different lens…
Moving to Digital Government
If code is law, then government is a computer. As a result, there are…
Forward 364—Putting what we’ve learned into action
FWD50 founders Alistair Croll and Philippe Telio reflect on the inaugural FWD50, and look…
Forward 50 – Opening Keynote
The Honourable Scott Brison offers thoughts on digital government, transformation, and the road ahead…
Afternoon keynote TBD
Closing the third day of the conference, stay tuned for another remarkable keynote talk.
How traditional government IT and the Digital Service work together
Stay tuned for another breakout session in that looks at how culture and processes…
How the US DoD fixed a 30-year innovation problem
Startup founder and innovation design expert John Ramey might not seem like a typical…
The Need for Success Stories and Heroes in Government
Building on her morning keynote, Apolitical co-founder and CEO, Robyn Scott, discusses the importance…
Why the future seems so hard to get to
Despite immense pressure for change from a global digital community, governments change slowly. Recommendations…
Lightning Talk with Hillary Hartley
Digital leader Hilllary Hartley looks at the history of 18F and the digital government…
Change Agents
Technology veteran Harper Reed looks at what it takes to make change happen in…
Lightning Talk to be announced
Stay tuned for another fast-paced, eye-opening keynote we haven't announced yet!
Leapfrog Policy — what rich countries can learn from poor countries about radical policy innovation
In business, we’ve seen poor countries leapfrogging rich countries in mobile access, mobile payments,…
Day 3 opening remarks
FWD50 chair Alistair Croll opens the third day of the conference with a look…
Policy Ignite
Policy Ignite is a grassroots event—organized by federal public servants, for federal public servants…