AWS Public Sector AI Symposium Ottawa
September 29, 2026 | Rogers Centre Ottawa
About the event
The future of Canada's digital government starts here.
On September 29, the AWS AI Public Sector Symposium Ottawa will bring together senior leaders and decision-makers from across governments, including defense, national security, central agencies, and shared services, all exploring how AWS can accelerate mission-critical outcomes while keeping data sovereign and secure.
This complimentary, one-day event is your opportunity to see what's next in cloud, AI, and data sovereignty, learn how federal organizations are modernizing responsibly with AWS, and connect with peers who are turning digital ambition into measurable results.
Come together for an inspiring keynote featuring real-world federal use cases, then dive deeper in breakout sessions on data sovereignty, cybersecurity, AI, and legacy modernization. Engage with Canadian partners in the AWS Village, get hands-on with demos, and explore the technologies that are helping governments deliver better services to Canadians, faster, more securely, and at scale.
Speakers
Travis Asmundson
Executive Vice-President , Technology Enablement, FCC
Kirsten Robinson
Government of Canada Leader, AWS
Tom Soderstrom
Executive-In-Residence, AWS
Why attend
Come for an inspiring keynote featuring real-world federal use cases, then dive deeper in breakout sessions on data sovereignty, cybersecurity, AI, and legacy modernization. Engage with Canadian partners in the AWS Village, get hands-on with demos, and explore the technologies that are helping the Governments, deliver better services to Canadians, faster, more securely, and at scale.
Agenda
Welcome Breakfast and Expo
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Keynote | Mainstage
Open allBuilt for Canada: Closing the Gap Between Ambition and Delivery
How does Canada modernise government services while keeping data sovereign, secure, and under Canadian control? This keynote explores that question through new research, real transformation stories, and a vision for what responsible AI adoption looks like inside government. You will hear from leaders who have navigated complexity at national scale and partners building alongside you putting AI into practice today. The session closes with the announcement of the 2026 AWS Imagine Grant Canada winners, recognising nonprofits harnessing cloud and AI to serve their communities.
Management | Floor 3, Canada Hall 3
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James Kierstead
Senior Solution Architect, AWS
Stephen March
Director, Cloud Product Management, Hosting Services Branch SSC
Major Martin Simard
Cloud TAK Product Leader, DDACSI, Canadian Armed Forces
Emile Wandji
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Public Service Commission
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Jay Schwieg
Partner and Finance Transformation Leader, Deloitte
Jason Deliman
Partner and Finance AI Leader, Deloitte
Speaker
Candi Jeronimo
Executive Enablement & Digital Innovation, AWS Canada
Sponsor Session | Accenture | From legacy constraint to agentic government: A Canadian cloud transformation blueprint
Speakers
Tom Soderstrom
Executive in Residence, AWS
Paul Wagner
Chief Executive Officer for the Canadian Digital Service, ESDC
Build and Learn
Open allHands-On Lab | Introducing Kiro: Building quality government applications faster
Hands-On Lab | Amazon Quick: Helping government teams work smarter without code
Hands-On Lab | Modernizing legacy government systems faster with agentic AI
Technical 100 | Floor 2, Room 205/207
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Glenn Huismann
Senior Technical Advisor, Shared Services Canada
Diego Magalhaes
Enterprise Technologist Canada, AWS
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Anubhav Srivastava
PS CAN Sr Spec D&AI, AWS
Keely Hyatt
Director, Artificial Intelligence, Farm Credit Canada
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Rishi Gera
Canada Senior SA, WWPS, AWS
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Ron Blechner
Head of Sovereign Cloud, SAP Canada
Ryan Wires
Managing Partner, Federal Government, SAP Canada
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Bill Ohlson
Enterprise Technologist Canada, AWS
Morgan Lim
Sr. ProServe Account Executive, AWS
Technical 200 | Floor 3, Canada Hall 1
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Brian Mycroft
Enterprise Technologist Canada, AWS
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Gustavo Fernandes
Canada, Specialist Sr. SA, AWS
Asem Akhtar
Sr Spec SA, Analytics, Pub Sec, AWS
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Rabie Almatarneh
Solutions Architect, AWS
Speakers
Joel Meyer
Anthropic
Zoran Mijajlovic
Government of Alberta
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Enid Zambrano
Sr. WW Specialist SA, AWS
Garret Ungaro
Sr WW Spec Seller Connect, AWS
Event Highlights
Dive deep into our keynote and breakout sessions delivered by AWS leaders, customers, engineers and solution architects across AI, data and analytics, migration, and modern applications. Plus get direct access to AWS experts and local partners who understand your market.