Join us in Ottawa on Wednesday October 9, 2024 to discover how the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud can help you transform the services you provide to Canadians, while meeting your security, sovereignty, and sustainability requirements. Explore how the cloud can help you harness data at scale, strengthen your security posture, lead digital transformation, and advance generative AI—faster and at lower cost. Returning in 2024 with all-new content and speakers, this must-attend event features inspiring keynotes from Canada’s tech leaders, breakout sessions, hands-on workshops, networking hubs, and more. With 20+ sessions, a Builder’s Fair, and a full expo hall, the AWS Symposium Ottawa is the perfect place to connect, collaborate, and learn. Whether you’re just getting started in the cloud or you’re an experienced user, you’ll gain key insights that you can use right away. See the highlights from last year’s event. Lecture-style and interactive sessions to learn from, join us no matter where you are on your AWS journey. Join AWS experts to discover trends and possibilities for your data and experience the latest in innovation and live demos. Speak to an AWS team member one-on-one and ask the questions you have on your mind. Get equipped with the knowledge it takes to move your company-and career-forward. FEATURED SPEAKERS Director, Aerospace & Satellite Assistant Deputy Minister (Digital Services) Six-Time Stanley Cup Winner Two-Time Olympic Champion General Manager ‑ Automation, Data and AI, Tecala General Manager, Insight & Analytics, Datacom New Zealand HEAR FROM LEADERSHIP Enterprise Strategist Director of National Security, Enterprise Strategist This event is specifically designed to help public sector organizations across government, education, nonprofit, healthcare, and financial services navigate the increasingly complex and ever-evolving tech landscape. Our goal is to empower you, the leaders and architects of public sector digital transformation, with new capabilities and insights that help you accelerate your mission and improve the lives of people and the planet using cloud technology. The Symposium features 20+ breakout sessions across four main tracks: technical, management, security, and data. Discover content to accelerate your public sector mission, and hear from government, nonprofit, healthcare, education, and aerospace and satellite customers. Grow your existing cloud skills to learn how to build, deploy, and operate your infrastructure and applications learning from lecture-style and interactive sessions. 8:00AM – 9:00AM ET: Registration 9:00AM – 9:50AM ET: Breakout sessions 9:50AM – 10:00AM ET: Break 10:00AM – 10:50AM ET: Breakout sessions 10:50AM – 11:00AM ET: Break 11:00AM – 11:50AM ET: Breakout sessions 11:50AM – 12:45PM ET: Lunch 12:45PM – 1:35PM ET: Breakout sessions 1:35PM – 1:45PM ET: Break 1:45PM – 2:35PM ET: Breakout sessions 2:35PM – 3:00PM ET: Break 3:00PM – 4:00PM ET: Keynote 4:00PM – 5:30PM ET: Closing reception Agenda is subject to change. Sessions are focused on providing an overview of AWS services and features, with the assumption that attendees are new to the topic. Sessions are focused on providing best practices, details of service features and demos with the assumption that attendees have introductory knowledge of the topics. Sessions dive deeper into the selected topic. Presenters assume that the audience has some familiarity with the topic, but may or may not have direct experience . Sessions are for attendees who are deeply familiar with the topic, have implemented a solution on their own already, and are comfortable with how the technology works.AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa
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AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa | 2023 recap
Event highlights
20+ sessions
Experiential zones
Ask an AWS expert
AWS training
2024 keynote speakers

Clint Crosier
Amazon Web Services
Ross Ermel
and Defence Chief Digital Officer,
Department of National Defence
Mark Messier

Cassie Campbell-Pascall

Shaun Leisegang

Matt Shepheard
AWS Executives & Enterprise Strategists

Chris Hennesey
AWS
Sean Roche
Worldwide Public Sector
AWS
Tom Soderstrom
AWSAgenda
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Schedule
Session level guide
Level 100: Introductory
Level 200: Intermediate
Level 300: Advanced
Level 400: Expert
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