Hash has led multidisciplinary teams of accountants, IT security specialists, engineers, and finance professionals and has supported clients across public and private sectors on complex technology and transformation initiatives. He is experienced briefing boards, audit committees, and executives and facilitating senior-level workshops on risk, controls, and governance.

Hash is also an active thought leader and speaker on audit, risk, privacy, and emerging technologies, including delivering sessions on auditing AI/ML and applying trust frameworks to establish assurance over modern digital capabilities.

Patrice Collin is Vice President in Edelman’s Public and Government Affairs practice in Ottawa, bringing over 25 years of executive experience in both the public and private sectors. He has led high-impact initiatives spanning digital transformation, stakeholder engagement, and strategic policy development. At Edelman, Patrice advises clients across sectors including technology, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, information and data management, helping them navigate complex regulatory environments and align with federal priorities.

Patrice is recognized for his ability to distill complex issues into actionable strategies for senior leaders and government decision-makers. He has played a central role in supporting executive outreach, procurement strategy, and public policy positioning for major multinational and Canadian organizations. His client work draws on experience in business development, policy advocacy, and cross-sector collaboration.

Recently, Patrice completed an Executive MBA from the Telfer School of Management, where he led an international business development project in Vietnam for an Ottawa-based firm. His commitment to public impact is also reflected in his long-standing advocacy for mental health and innovation ecosystems in the Federal Public Service.

Outside of work, Patrice is an avid woodworker and artist, contributing annually to fundraising efforts for Résidence Le Monarque. He lives in Aylmer, Québec with his wife Micki and their two children, Jack and Lily.

With over a decade of experience in the federal public service spanning policy, operations, and program delivery, Amanda leads enterprise transformation in complex digital environments. As Director of Change Management and Service Design at Shared Services Canada, she aligns people, processes, and technology to support large-scale modernization initiatives. Her work focuses on leadership alignment, change capability, and embedding the human side of transformation into digital strategy, ensuring change is not only implemented, but adopted and sustained across the organization.

Amanda’s experience in digital transformation spans several departments and mandates. She has supported the development and launch of the Canada School of Public Service’s Digital Academy, contributed to enterprise change efforts within the Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada for the Next Generation HR and Pay initiative, led the development of digital applications as part of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s COVID-19 response, and now enables SSC’s strategic agenda to deliver modern, secure, and standardized digital services across the Government of Canada. Across these initiatives, Amanda has consistently championed the human side of change, ensuring that digital transformation is not treated solely as a technical upgrade, but as a people-centred shift designed to improve employee experience, strengthen leadership capability, and ultimately deliver better outcomes for Canadians.

Mélanie is a driven and engaging leader with 18 years of experience in the Canadian federal public service, with a passion for transforming organizations to enhance value of service offerings to Canadians.

Her passion for digital transformation began in 2018 with the introduction of the Government of Canada Digital Standards coming out of Treasury Board. Since then, Mélanie has been an advocate for going digital and adopting modern ways of working to drive forward new capabilities and results for Canadians.​​

In 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, Mélanie fearlessly directed the Transport Canada Transformation team. With an understanding of the changes brought on by the digital age as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, her team developed and promoted strategies on the future of work and service modernization.

In 2021, Mélanie became a visiting faculty member with the Canada School of Public Service’s Digital Academy, where she continues to teach and advocate for the modernization of public services

That same year, she joined Employment and Social Development Canada’s Transformation efforts in creating seamless, digital and accessible services for Canadians. There, she led their Accelerator Hub, a dedicated safe and creative space for accelerating design and delivery of client-centric products and services.

Today, Mélanie is the Director for Digital Transformation at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, delivering on enhancing the efficiency, accessibility, and effectiveness of CIRNAC operations and services through the adoption of digital technologies and a service mindset. She is leading CIRNAC’s first AI and Automation Strategy, and successfully delivered CIRNAC’s inaugural Hackathon in June 2025.

Mélanie is certified in Lean Management, Change Management and Advanced Design Thinking. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa and a Master's of Business Administration from Carleton University. She is a proud Franco-Ontarian living in the National Capital Region.

Trevor is well established Information and Data Management (I&DM) professional, change leader, and adult educator with over 31 years in the federal public service. He has a proven record of leading teams, developing innovative products, and advising senior management on sound I&DM planning and the integration of modern practices across system implementations.

Trevor is currently the Manager of Organizational Design in the Digital Talent and Leadership sector at TBS’s Office of the Chief Information Officer. He leads the design of a new Digital C-suite, a project helping to advance the aims of Government of Canada’s Digital Ambition and he guides the creation of new standardized job descriptions being adopted across more than 90% of digital community positions government-wide.

Since 2012, Trevor has actively served as a visiting faculty member at the Canada School of Public Service, where he shapes the design and delivery of courses that advance modern approaches to public administration. He also guest lectures at post-secondary institutions, bridging theory and practice by helping students understand the real-world dynamics of organizational change.