Description: 

• This open invitation to BTM schools to share their respective program and graduate accomplishments. 
• This is a unique opportunity for BTM Program Directors to present how BTM standards have been adopted and implemented within their school. 
• Program showcase and/or innovative educational practices will be included as Poster topics. 
• Tables & Poster Boards will be made available to Program Directors who will engage participants in lively discussion and mutual learning.
• Sign up to lead a discussion by notifying This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  

 Program: 

• 9:00–9:30-Registration & Continental Breakfast
• 9:30–9:45-Opening Remarks ITAC Talent
• 9:45–10:40-The Critical Role of Engagement at a BTM oriented School – A Director’s Perspective
  Presenter: Ozgur Turetken, Ph.D., Professor & Director Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University
• 10:40–10:50-Break
• 10:50–11:45-The Critical Role of Engagement at Simon Fraser University – A BTM Advisory Board Chair’s Perspective
  Presenter:Nelson Lah, Executive Consultant & Chair, Simon Fraser University BTM Advisory Board
• 11:45–Noon-Break and Lunch Set Up
• Noon–12:45-Lunch and Networking
• 12:45–1:30-Panel Discussion: The Start-up Mindset: Innovation, Disruption, & Creative Collisions
  Panel: Steve Eppley, Director of Information Technology, Edmonton Economic Development Corp.,
  Noreen Hoskins, U of Alberta EHub,
  Start-up Edmonton
• 1:30-2:15-Building a BTM Program: From Degree Proposal to First Graduates
  Presenter: Patricia Genoe McLaren, PHD, Area Co-ordinator & Associate Professor, BTM Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Wilfred Laurier University
• 2:15 – 2:30-Break
• 2:30 – 3:10-Evolution of the BTM Standards
  Presenter: Stéphane Gagnon, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Université du Québec en Outaouais
• 3:10 – 3:30-National Occupational Standards: The Employability Factor
  Presenter: Ben Akoh, Ph.D. (Candidate), Standards Development Director, ITAC
• 3:30 – 3:45-Break
• 3:45 – 4:30-Panel Discussion: The Challenge of Talent Management in Business Technology
  Moderator: Dale McNeely, Director Business Career Services, University of Alberta
  Panel: Mike Battistel, VP Information Technology & CIO, Athebecsca University,
  David Booth CIO City of Edmonton,
  David Oh, CIO & VP Innovation & Technology Services, Alberta Gaming & Liquor Commission
• 4:30-4:40-Conference Close
• 4:45-6:00-BTM Program Showcase

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