7th Municipalities of the Future Symposium: 2025 | Technology and Talent: the underpinnings for the public service of the future

The 7th annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium will take place in person on Wednesday, March 26. This year’s keynote speaker is Marcia Wallace, chief administrative officer at The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward. The agenda will be updated, as needed, throughout January and February 2025. A save the date will be sent to all those who have attended previous symposiums. Expressions of interest in attending will receive seat confirmation by Feb. 24. If you are not on our listserv, please contact the School Director, Professor Naomi Couto, at naomi@yorku.ca or submit the Expression of Interest form.

7th Annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium

We are pleased to announce that our 7th annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium will take place in person on Wednesday, March 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the new Markham Campus, York University. For more details, refer to the link: Technology and Talent: The underpinnings for the public service of the future – School of Public Policy & Administration.

Address: 1 University Blvd., Markham, ON. L6G 0A1

This year’s keynote, the “Urban vs Rural Reset : A Post-Pandemic Look Beyond Big Cities” will be delivered by Marcia Wallace, Chief Administrative Officer at The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward. You can browse our guest speaker bios below.

For more information about our annual event please contact Naomi Couto, director, School of Public Policy & Administration, at naomi@yorku.ca.

2025 Organizing Committee:

• Asare Kester-Akrofi, manager, Strategic Initiatives & A/Manager, Program & Strategic Support, Office of the Deputy City Manager(s) Infrastructure & Development Services & Corporate Services, City of Toronto;
• Arman Hamidian, management consultant in Strategy and Policy, Santis Health;
• Fausto Natarelli, teaching practitioner, School of Public Policy and Administration;
• Meghan Ditta, supervisor of strategy and sransformation, Township of King, York Region;
• Naomi Couto, director, School of Public Policy and Administration.
• Piragal Thiru, public sector leader, MPPAL Alumni;
• Sutha Balasingham, director, Employment and Social Services, City of Toronto;
• Zachary Spicer, associate professor, School of Public Policy and Administration;

This event is free, but space is limited, and registration is required.

This event is sponsored by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC_IAPC) Toronto Region.