Honey Dacanay (she/her)

Director-General, Digital Policy and Performance, Treasury Board Secretariat

Honey is a digital transformation leader with significant experience leading public sector renewal and reform initiatives in the Governments of Canada and Ontario. In 2019, she was named one of Apolitical’s “World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government.”

In addition to being a Director-General, Digital Policy and Performance with the Government of Canada, Honey co-teaches Digital Transformation in the Public Sector at McMaster University. Some of her projects include: advancing implementation of Canada's digital standards and Policy on Service and Digital; designing and overseeing Canada's first agile governance pilot; developing a data-driven approach to modernizing Canada’s income security programs; leading development of an introductory digital curriculum for 289,000+ Government of Canada public servants; leading teams that developed and enshrined Ontario’s digital service standards in landmark legislation, the Simpler, Faster, Better Services Act, 2019.

Sessions

Stage Takeover

Public digital takeover: The radical how - Canadian edition

November 5, 20243:45 PM EST – 4:30 PM EST

Main Stage

Last year, Public Digital wrote the Radical How, a guide for leaders who find themselves in environments that expect them to plan all aspects of delivery upfront but who know that this approach is the riskiest. See More.

Collaborating

Hive Mind

November 6, 20241:30 PM EST – 2:30 PM EST

Main Stage

This interactive session puts our faculty in the hotseat. We crowdsource questions, upvote the best ones, and let the audience answer. Then some of FWD50's speakers riff on those responses as they scroll past across the screen. See More.