WEBINARS 2023 (COMPLETED)
2023 CAGFO webinars presentations that were hosted by our partners and related organizations offering new products and programs that are directly related to your profession.
For Speaker Bios, please scroll below.
2023 Completed Webinars
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Speakers: VIZIO Consulting
Noon – 1pm EST
This FREE webinar will be hosted via gotowebinar.
REGISTER (click here)
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Topic:
Integrated Asset Risk Profiling and CAPEX Planning
Title: Integrated Asset Risk Profiling & CAPEX Planning Using SAP Analytics Cloud
Learn how to perform asset risk profiling, generate risk assessment, generate mitigation strategies for the risks and convert them into a CAPEX plan. In addition, learn how to create new CAPEX plans and maintain ongoing CAPEX plans.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Speakers: Deloitte
Noon – 1pm EST
This CAGFO sponsored webinar will be hosted via Zoom.
Registration is now closed.
UPDATE: A link to the recording will be sent to all registrants after the second identical session on September 19th has finished.
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Title: New PS 3280 ARO standard implementation: lessons learned from local governments across Canada
Learning objectives: Participants will get an overall summary of the new PS3280 and what an implementation roadmap could look like.
In addition, Deloitte will share some industry best practices, lessons learned from entities that have completed the transition and how Deloitte can assist with affordable solutions for small-medium sized municipalities.
Did you know that Deloitte has a 12 Week Accelerator Program?
You can learn more about the affordable ARO solution for small municipalities here: https://cagfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/ARO-Accelerator-Program-Final-Sept-5.pdf . For more details on the Deloitte ARO Accelerator Program and for access to the registration site, click here: ARO Accelerator Program (qualtrics.com)
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Speakers: Deloitte
Noon – 1pm EST
This CAGFO sponsored additional webinar will be hosted via Deloitte’s own webinar link and access code. Know that they will be provided with all Sept 19th webinar registrant email addresses prior to the webinar, and that Deloitte will email you with their webinar link and access code.
This is a live webinar, repeating the subject matter that was covered in the September 13th webinar, since not everyone was able to access that webinar. A recording of the webinar will be made available to registrants after September 19th.
Registration is now closed.
Title: New PS 3280 ARO standard implementation: lessons learned from local governments across Canada
Learning objectives: Participants will get an overall summary of the new PS3280 and what an implementation roadmap could look like.
In addition, Deloitte will share some industry best practices, lessons learned from entities that have completed the transition and how Deloitte can assist with affordable solutions for small-medium sized municipalities.
Did you know that Deloitte has a 12 Week Accelerator Program?
You can learn more about the affordable ARO solution for small municipalities here: https://cagfo.ca/wp-content/uploads/ARO-Accelerator-Program-Final-Sept-5.pdf . For more details on the Deloitte ARO Accelerator Program and for access to the registration site, click here: ARO Accelerator Program (qualtrics.com)
2023 Past Webinar Speakers
Tim Duhamel, Founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education
Tim Duhamel is the founder and president of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education. A municipal veteran whose municipal career has spanned over 25 years, Tim has been a municipal finance manager, general manager, and CAO.
Tim’s passion is working with municipalities to better their situation and creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals.
He has lectured as far away as Kiev Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Tim has been the lead creator of education material and course delivery for GFOA Alberta, the Canadian Association of Government Finance Officers. He has conducted in-house training for numerous clients including the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Tim’s online education is enjoyed by numerous corporate clients Canada wide. He is also the leader of a thriving consulting practice.
Projects include:
1. Strategic plans (Municipal, Chamber of Commerce, Recreation Facilities)
2. Inter-municipal cost sharing agreements and frameworks
3. Long term tax strategies
4. Organizational structure reviews
5. Code of conduct investigations
6. CAO hiring process
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Speakers: VIZIO Consulting
Noon – 1pm EST
This CAGFO sponsored webinar will be hosted via gotowebinar.
Registration is now closed.
Topic:
OPEX Planning
Title: OPEX Planning Using SAP Analytics Cloud
See our OPEX planning template that is specifically designed for municipalities and regional governments and see how end to end integrated planning OPEX process works.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Speakers: ACCA
Noon – 1pm EST
This CAGFO sponsored webinar will be hosted via Zoom.
Registration is now closed.
Topic:
Title: Innovation in Public Sector Finance
There is no denying that there are considerable challenges facing the public sector. Budget reductions and talent shortages can be attributed to part of what is driving reactive innovation. However, citizens’ expectations, falling public trust and technological disruption continue to alter the environment where governments are struggling to offer quality public services.
Join Alex Metcalfe, Head of Public Sector at ACCA, for a session examining what innovation means and its prevalence in public sector finance. Drawing on ACCA’s report on this topic, Alex will discuss how finance professionals are well-placed to help drive innovation. Global and local case studies will highlight this innovation and the public sector finance professionals’ critical role.
Session Learning Objectives: By attending this session, attendees will understand:
- What innovation means in the public sector context, the current state, and the forces driving finance innovation within the sector.
- ACCA’s ‘Innovation Compass”, a framework to understand the different types of innovation, set out a method for categorizing case studies and provide ways of thinking about how innovation needs to change to meet our current challenges.
- How to complete the journey to more radical innovation.
- Mapping Finance to the OECD’s Innovation Lifecycle
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Speakers: VIZIO Consulting
Noon – 1pm EST
This CAGFO sponsored webinar will be hosted via gotowebinar.
REGISTRATION is now closed
Topic:
Headcount, FTE & Salary Planning
Title: Headcount, FTE & Salary Planning Using SAP Analytics Cloud
Our HCM planning template covers end to end process starting from headcount planning, FTE planning, salary & benefits planning. See our template to learn more.
Tuesday, Nov 28th & Wednesday, Nov 29th, 2023
ETHICS ESSENTIALS
IN THE MUNICIPAL SECTOR
TWO-PART WEBINAR SERIES
$150 / PER REGISTRANT
Presented by Tim Duhamel
A 2-part ethics webinar series that provides a comprehensive review and understanding of ethics in the municipal world!
4 Verifiable PD Credits (Meets Mandatory CPA Requirement)
Registration is now closed
Sarah Ban, CPA (Partner – Accounting Reporting Advisory – Government and Public Sector)
Sarah Ban is a Partner in the Assurance Government and Public Sector Accounting Advisory Practice in Toronto, where she specializes in advising Public Sector organizations on accounting, business finance and control issues related to changes to Public Sector Accounting Standards. Sarah has over 12 years of experience managing accounting projects to increase trust and accountability of financial reporting. Sarah’s experience includes working closely with the Province of Ontario, senior Canadian governments, crown corporations and other public sector organizations such as municipalities, school boards and not-for-profit organizations.
Recently, Sarah has been assisting governments of all levels on their adoption of PS 3280 Asset Retirement Obligations (“ARO”) with a focus on municipalities in their scoping, measurement and reporting. Sarah is currently involved in the design and delivery of internal and external training on the implementation and audit implications of this comprehensive new standard.
Stephane Bussiere, CPA (Senior Manager – Accounting Reporting Advisory – Government and Public Sector)
Stephane Bussiere is a Senior Manager in the Assurance Government and Public Sector Accounting Advisory Practice in Ottawa, where he specializes in advising Public Sector organizations on finance and accounting issues. Stephane has over 13 years of experience providing a wide variety of services including auditing and technical accounting application. Prior to joining Deloitte, Stephane was a financial audit project lead at the Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG). Stephane’s experience includes working closely with federal departments and crown corporations, the financial services sector, and provincial governments.
Recently, Stephane has been assisting governments of all levels on their adoption of PS 3280 Asset Retirement Obligations (“ARO”) with a focus on municipalities in their scoping, measurement and reporting. Stephane is currently involved in the design and delivery of internal and external training on the implementation and audit implications of this comprehensive new standard.
Alex Metcalfe, Head of Public Sector, ACCA
Alex leads ACCA’s global public sector strategy – driving the organisation’s public sector brand building, qualification development, and fostering communities of good practice. Alex represents ACCA with key contacts across the global public sector landscape, including with senior government officials and international organisations, where he shares good practices and insights on public financial management.
Prior to ACCA, he worked across central, provincial and local government in the UK and Canadian civil service, including as a senior economist – specialising in tax policy – at the Ontario Ministry of Finance. He has published material across a breadth of public sector topics, including infrastructure finance, financial reporting, public procurement, fiscal policy, immigration and skills, and adult social care.
Alex is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), member of the public sector committees of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) and Accountancy Europe, and sits on the editorial board for the academic book series Public Service Accounting and Accountability.
He studied at Oxford, Cambridge and Queen’s universities.
Asma Asaf (Projects & Event Manager at VIZIO Consulting)
Asma has a background in Resource & Capacity Management from working at IBM. She started her career at VIZIO Consulting in a similar role but is now transitioning towards leading all our marketing activities as well as learning about SAP project management. For the purposes of this webinar, Asma will be presenting the opening remarks with an introduction on VIZIO Consulting as well as closing the webinar.
Sajjad Hassan (SME FP&A at VIZIO Consulting)
Sajjad is the lead FP&A and BI SME at VIZIO Consulting for designing and implementing analytical and FP&A solutions covering a wide range of business and industry specific scenarios. He comes with over 20+ years of implementation experience of working with SAP platforms like SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BPC Embedded, HANA Cloud and BW/4HANA.