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>>> The Background:

Forget what you thought you knew about government procurement. In the past two and a half years, the BC Government's Digital Marketplace has awarded over $16M to over more than 100 opportunities and counting.

https://digital.gov.bc.ca/marketplace/

The event is action-packed, and the audience will have plenty of time to ask questions at the end of the event.

>>> Who should show up?

Any technology professionals, especially sprint teams interested in applying for opportunities

Anyone in public sector procurement who’d like to know how it works

Any change agent in the public / private sector who’d like to see a better way to find and work with great talent for new projects

>>> Agenda:

5:30pm: Greetings from Civic Tech Vancouver Organizers: Jenna, Kevin and Gordon

5:45pm : Jamie Boyd - Chief Digital Officer of BC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaimieboyd/

5:50pm: Zachary Woodward - BC Public Service https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacharywoodward/

Zachary Woodward, a key mastermind behind the Digital Marketplace from its inception. Zachary will describe where the open-source marketplace got its start in BC and how the model is multiplying opportunities across Canada.

6:05pm: Michele Curran-Ricard - Administrative Assistant
(Office of the Auditor General of BC)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-curran-ricard-87a2bbb/

Michele will walk us through their experience in posting an opportunity on the Marketplace.

6:20pm: Vendor Partner Panel Discussion:

These vendors who have now become partners will walk us through their experiences in responding to opportunities on The Marketplace:

--Christopher Robinson - Senior Technical Architect
(AOT Technologies)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-robinson-660108/
--Dhruv Dang - Technical Founder
(Realfolk Inc) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhruvio/
--Rachel Greenspan - VP of Finance and Operations
(Button Inc) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dk421lpodkao/
--Samarth Mod - CEO
(FreshWorks Studio) https://www.linkedin.com/in/samarthmod/

7:20pm: Gordon Ruby to moderate 7 - 12 questions from the audience

7:55pm: Community Announcements

8:00pm: END

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