Workshop Alert!

Public Digital's Simon Foot wants you to focus on outcomes to make it clear what you need to achieve, drive ambition and empower teams. He'll take the stage this fall to show you how to develop outcomes that everyone can relate to and get behind so you can shift from delivering solutions to achieving meaningful results.

📍 Nov 3rd
📍Rogers Centre, Ottawa

Register here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND see if you can grab a ticket!

"Dual Use" is a magic word in procurement: Digital initiatives that both serve citizens and protect sovereignty.

Public Digital's Alexandra MacEachern leads an all-star panel discussion with Ima Okonny, Chris Allison, and Dr. Alexis Wichowski on how to measure returns and communicate results so that value is seen across different parties.

📍 November 3rd, Ottawa

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37, or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND, try and grab one of the in-person tickets!

What’s the role of serious games in policy-making? Join Deputy Head of the European Commission's EU Policy Lab, Antonia Mochan, to find out!

And keep an eye out for details on our FWD50 game night that she's going to lead, along with longtime FWD50 friend Derek Alton!

📍 November 3rd
📍 Rogers Center, Ottawa

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND see if you can grab one of the in-person tickets!

Where is Canada's public sector ahead on AI? Where does it lag? Apolitical's Jesse Samasuwo takes the cover off a new study that shows our nation's strengths and gaps, live this fall.

📍 November 3rd
📍 Rogers Center, Ottawa

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND see if you can grab one of the in person tickets - we've made tons more available after last year's demand!

🚨Workshop alert!

Standards are the reason your kettle boils, and traffic stops at red lights. So why are they so hard in government? At FWD50 2025, Honey Dacanay, Heather Remacle and Stephanie Oldfield will tackle the role of standards in scaling public services across municipal, provincial, and federal levels.

📍 November 3rd
📍 Rogers Center, Ottawa

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND, see if you can grab one of the in-person tickets!

Tech is the backbone of government. At least, that's how Georgetown University's Emily Tavoulareas sees it.

She'll examine the nexus of tech and power, how separating policy from the platforms it depends on is a root cause of government dysfunction, and what it might look like to ask, "how can this be implemented?"

📍 November 4th
📍 Rogers Center, Ottawa

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND, see if you can grab one of the in-person tickets!

🚨Workshop alert!

FWD50 alumni Katy Lalonde and Katherine Benjamin are back to teach you a communications methodology that:

🔹Connects your digital product strategy directly to government mandates
🔹Equips your political champions to understand and advocate for digital work
🔹Transforms senior leaders from skeptics into owners of digital transformation

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND see if you can grab one of the in person tickets!

FWD50 is back and in person Nov 3-4!!

We’re not in our usual location, since renovation uncertainty made us move from our beloved home in the Aberdeen Pavillion. But we’re packing our temporary home at the Rogers Center with plenty of unexpected activations to keep you on your toes.

📍 Join us as we tackle Analytics & ROI and policy-first transformation!

Buy your tickets here: https://bit.ly/4dzaC37 or if you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND see if you can grab one of the in person tickets.

This clip is just a glimpse of the insights waiting for you at #FWD50. Dive into hundreds of talks—all designed to help you lead the change.

FWD50 deliverers:
🔹 Real-world case studies from Ministerial Correspondence to labor relations
🔹Proven frameworks for digital transformation
🔹 Global conversation with attendees from 30+ countries

Sign up now to Access FWD50 for year round training: https://bit.ly/4e2yOeK

🔥Our Live event on Data, AI, and Automation may be behind us, but the content is still available to rewatch on Access FWD50!

The recordings from the June 3rd event live here: https://access.fwd50.com/c/training-sessions-june3-25-data-ai-automation

If you're part of ESDC, SSC, TBS, DND, or you're a ticket holder, you can rewatch these sessions, along with our complete library of past events for your ongoing professional development, at any time.