Transforming Services for People
On November 27-29th,2024, we gathered civil servants and leaders from the social and business sectors to celebrate GovMaker’s 10th anniversary.
Conference Goal
GovMaker is the premier event in Atlantic Canada for advancing evidence-based policymaking, enhancing
government transparency, driving digital transformation, and promoting diversity and inter-sectoral collaboration.
Andy Scott Award for Social Innovation
This year at GovMaker for the first time, we awarded Sandi MacKinnon with the Andy Scott Award for Social Innovation.
The Andy Scott Award for Social Innovation is awarded to an individual whose work ignites positive social change in New Brunswick. This award celebrates a person who has dedicated themselves to social innovation and has sparked transformative initiatives and meaningful progress in their community and beyond, particularly in public engagement and cross-sectoral collaboration.
Named after Andy Scott, the late Member of Parliament and founder of the New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network, this award honours a leader who inspires others in their quest for a better world. The recipient of the Andy Scott Award for Social Innovation is creative and strategic and collaborates with others to offer solutions to their community’s most pressing problems. Through their work, recipients of the Andy Scott Award in Social Innovation have demonstrated an ability to affect real and lasting social change.
GovMaker Podcast Season 2 is here!
Join our co-hosts for season 2, Nick Scott and Jason Pearman, as they engage with leaders who have received significant mandates to reform and transform public services. Each episode is filled with inspiring stories and insights to help transform public services in a meaningful way.
2024 Themes
01. Open Data
Exploring how transparency and evidence-based policy can help transform serving our people.
02. Digital Government
Exploring our government journeys on digitization and shaping solutions for progress.
03. Civic Innovation & Engagement
Exploring ways to innovate & engage all the members of our communities.
04. The Impact of AI
Exploring the adoption and the impact of AI in our governance systems.
Keynote Speakers
Hon. Susan Holt
Premier – Province of New Brunswick
Karim Bardeesy
Executive Director – The Dais
Dorothy Eng
CEO – Code for Canada
Kelly Lamrock
New Brunswick Child, Youth & Seniors Advocate
Sponsors
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