Agenda

Risk is inevitable; every day those working in the public sector, delivering services and projects, are managing multiple risks. The turbulent early years of the 2020s have brought forth an unprecedented series of disruptions to the global economy and society. Successful public services and projects require organizations to effectively identify, plan for, and manage risks.

Please join Olga Kuznetsova, FCCA (UK), MBA, ICD.D, Vice President, Financial Services, TransLink, and Imran Zia, Director, Risk Management and Assurance, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, for a fireside chat on Calculated Risk.

We will explore how finance professionals can support their organizations to better understand and address different types of risk. We will also explore how effective financial management can help public sector organizations become more resilient in the face of widespread uncertainty, complexity, and volatility.

You will gain invaluable insights, discuss best practices, and learn to thrive in the face of uncertainty.

“You’re not good enough!” – “It’s never going to work!” We don’t talk to others like that. So, why do we talk to ourselves like this? Studies reveal that 85% of people suffer from a lack of self-confidence, while 70% admit to experiencing imposter syndrome. Bottom line: whether on a personal or professional level, most people admit to not working, or living at their full potential. Mobilization requires individuals to step up, take responsibility, and contribute to a collective effort. With the increasingly faster pace and multiple changes financial management professionals have had to adapt to, impactful decisions need to continue to be made following their expertise, skills, and knowledge, without being clouded by layers of stress, emotion build-up, or negative self-talk. When people feel confident, they are more likely to engage actively and make valuable contributions. Nathalie will provide mind-blowing neuroscience in layman’s terms on how the brain works, how people use their brain wrong, and proven strategies to make it work for you. “If you don’t learn to control your mind, it will control you!”

Public sector professionals, like other professionals, bring specific skills, knowledge, ways of working and capacities to power and empower their organization’s mission, the people they serve, and the teams alongside whom that service is delivered. General Stu will reflect with us on our own understanding of why we serve – beyond with whom and what we serve.

He will reflect with us on our consciousness and appreciation of ‘the team’ with whom we serve – including those teammates we may not be aware of – or who may not be aware of us. And he will encourage us to take stock of family – and the community that sustains us in our profession and our own service. Through these reflections, General Stu will encourage public sector professionals across all levels of the public service to think about the broader mission they are engaged in, and how they contribute to the overall outcomes of their team, their organization, and their community.