
Thank you to everyone who attended this year's event on Oct. 9, 2024.
Mark your calendars for next year's event on Oct. 1, 2025.
AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa
Bringing the cloud community together to innovate, build, and learn
Join us in Ottawa on October 1, 2025 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 2025 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.
Event highlights
20+ sessions
Lecture-style and interactive sessions to learn from, join us no matter where you are on your AWS journey.
Experiential zones
Join AWS experts to discover trends and possibilities for your data and experience the latest in innovation and live demos.
Ask an AWS expert
Speak to an AWS team member one-on-one and ask the questions you have on your mind.
AWS training
Get equipped with the knowledge it takes to move your company—and career—forward.
F E A T U R E D S P E A K E R S
2024 keynote speakers

Ross Ermel
Assistant Deputy Minister (Digital Services) and Defence Chief Digital Officer, Department of National Defence
Opening Keynote
Time: 1.5 hours
Keynote description.
Morning Keynote
Time: 30 min
Keynote description.
Afternoon Keynote
Time: 30 min
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H E A R F R O M L E A D E R S H I P
2024 AWS Executives & Enterprise Strategists
Agenda
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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.
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Expo
See cutting-edge products and the latest solutions from our sponsoring partners and learn how they can help you transform your organization.
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Breakout sessions
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.
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AWS Training & Certification
Learn from AWS experts about how AWS Training and Certification can help you gain practical experience with real-world cloud scenarios, validate your cloud expertise, and much more.
Schedule
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.
Session level guide
Level 100: Introductory
Sessions are focused on providing an overview of AWS services and features, with the
assumption that attendees are new to the topic.
Level 200: Intermediate
Sessions are focused on providing best practices, details of service features and demos with the assumption that attendees have introductory knowledge of the topics.
Level 300: Advanced
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 .
Level 400: Expert
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.
2023 Keynote
Across the public sector, innovation and problem-solving are more essential than ever before. Join Colonel Chris Hadfield, First Canadian Commander of the International Space Station, to discover how you can drive innovation throughout your own team, based on lessons learned from his three decades at NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.
You’ll also hear from Dr. Kumar Chellapilla, general manager, AI and ML services at AWS., as he dives deep into Generative AI and the transformational role it can play in government, defence, health care, and education.
Whether you’re new to the cloud or a seasoned expert, you’ll leave this keynote with practical insights you can use right away.
2023 keynote speakers
Opening Keynote
Time: 1.5 hours
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Morning Keynote
Time: 30 min
Keynote description.
Afternoon Keynote
Time: 30 min
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2024 Session Catalogue
Browse, filter, or search through the session catalogue below to find topics that interest you and view the presentations.
Agenda is subject to change.
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Symposium sponsors
Join our AWS Partners sponsoring the AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa. Find inspiration from customer stories and learn how AWS Partners can build solutions to achieve your mission. Hear from organizations like yours on how and why they migrated to the AWS Cloud.
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Frequently asked questions
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Who should attend the AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa?
Whether you are new to the cloud or an experienced user, you can learn something new at AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa. The AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa will help you develop the right skills to design and deploy solutions in the cloud to accelerate your mission.
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Is there a virtual component?
We designed the AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa for an in-person audience. You will be able to access a select number of sessions on demand following the event.
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Is there a price to attend?
No, registration is complimentary for this event.
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Where should I stay if I plan to attend?
We don't currently have dedicated attendee room blocks for this event.
The AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa will take place at the Rogers Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Canada.
You can also explore other nearby hotels.
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When and where will the AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa take place?
The event will take place at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa, Canada on October 9, 2024 from approximately 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST.
We will communicate exact meeting rooms prior to the event.
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How can I contact the event organizers?
Please email wwps-symposiums@amazon.com with any questions.
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How do I update, change, or cancel my registration for AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa?
To change or cancel your registration, email us directly at wwps-symposiums@amazon.com
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Where can I view sessions for AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa?
We'll have several sessions available to view on the AWS Public Sector Symposium Ottawa agenda page. As we confirm more sessions, we'll add them to the agenda.
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Are lactation rooms available?
Yes. Lactation rooms are designed to provide a private, secure space for lactating attendees to express milk.
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What accessible services will be available?
Many services can be made available at the Symposium upon advance request. To inquire about any of these services or to request a service you don't see listed, please reach out to customer support at wwps-symposiums@amazon.com.
- ASL (American Sign Language)
- CART (Communication Access Real-time Translation)
- VI (Visual Interpretation)
- Mobility device rental
- Assistive listening Translations for keynote and leadership sessions
- Dispersed and designated seating
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