John Cousens (he/him)
Vice President, Public Sector Canada, Salesforce
John Cousens joined Salesforce in 2011 to build and lead the Public Sector team in Canada. John Cousens is the Vice President of Public Sector, Canada with Salesforce.com. John is a Cloud industry veteran with experience in two cloud computing start-ups. He has over 20 years of senior management experience, with previous technology leaders. John has a passion for innovation, customers and hockey; all powered by an entrepreneurial heart. John acts as the Vice President of Government Relations for the Canadian Cloud Council, is an Executive in Residence with CATA and sits on the CATA National Advisory Leadership Council. A native of the Ottawa valley, John is married to an amazing wife with two children that inspire him daily.
Sessions
Being a better buyer, and a better seller
November 1, 2017 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
What can vendors do to work better with the government? And how can the government change the ways it procures so the best solution gets into the hands of citizens quickly? These questions are the elephant in the room of many IT projects—and this workshop looks at how to address them. See more.