October 1, 2025 | 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM | Rogers Centre

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 a variety of 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.

Event highlights

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Interactive 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.

Agenda

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.

Schedule

8:00AM - 9:00AM ET: Registration
9:00AM - 10:00AM ET: Keynote
10:00AM - 10:30AM ET: Break
10:30AM - 11:15AM ET: Breakout sessions
11:15AM - 11:30AM ET: Break
11:30AM - 12:15PM ET: Breakout sessions
12:15PM - 1:30PM ET: Lunch
1:30PM – 2:15PM ET: Breakout sessions
2:15PM - 2:30PM ET: Break
2:30PM - 3:15PM ET: Breakout sessions
3:15PM - 3:30PM ET: Break
3:30PM – 4:15PM ET: Breakout sessions
4:15PM – 5:15PM ET: Networking reception

*Agenda is subject to change.

Expo

See cutting-edge products and the latest solutions from our sponsoring partners and learn how they can help you transform your organization.

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.

Breakout Sessions

The Symposium features breakout sessions two tracks: excutive and technical.

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.

Builder sessions

Executive sessions

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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.

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.

Is there a price to attend?

No, registration is complimentary for this event.

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.

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 1, 2025.

We will communicate exact meeting rooms prior to the event.

How can I contact the event organizers?

Please email wwps-symposiums@amazon.com with any questions.

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

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.

Are lactation rooms available?

Yes. Lactation rooms are designed to provide a private, secure space for lactating attendees to express milk.

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