2014 Employer Council of Champions Summit
Leveraging Immigrant Talent to Grow and Diversify Ottawa’s Economy
National Arts Centre (Panorama Room), 53 Elgin St. Ottawa
Day 1 – Learning Exchange Tuesday March 18, 2014
| 12:00 pm |
Registration, Lunch and Networking |
1:00 pm
1:05 pm |
Welcome, Andrew Peck, ED, Glebe BIA
Opening Remarks
Emma Creese, Chair, Finance Sector Working Group |
| 1:10 pm |
Keynote Address
Bruce Linton, CEO, Martello Technologies |
| 1:40 pm |
Panel Presentation
Bruce Lazenby, President and CEO, Invest Ottawa
Ha Nguyen, Market Access Analyst – Asia, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Michelle Parkouda, Senior Research Associate, Education, Health and Immigration Programs, Conference Board of Canada
Lili-Ann Foster, President and CEO, RenaudFoster |
| 2:40 pm |
Break |
| 3:00 pm |
Interactive Session – Putting Ideas to Work |
| 4:00 pm |
Tools, Resources and Promising Practices for Employers |
| 4:30 pm |
Immigrant Entrepreneur Story
Abdul Haseeb Awan, BitAccess |
| 4:45 pm |
Closing Remarks
George Chin, Chair, Public Sector Working Group |
| 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Networking Reception |
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Day 2 – Breakfast of Champions and Awards
Wednesday March 19, 2014
| 8:00 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome, Adrian Harewood,Host, CBC News Ottawa |
| 8:35 AM |
Opening Remarks: Co-Chairs, Employer Council of Champions
Gaye Moffett, Founder, GEM HealthCare Services Inc.
Frank Bilodeau, Vice President, Scotiabank, Ottawa and West Quebec |
| 8:45 AM |
Greetings from the City of Ottawa
Deputy Mayor Steve Desroches |
| 9:00 AM |
Keynote Address
Edward Greenspon, Canadian Editor-at-Large, Bloomberg News |
| 9:40 AM |
Panel Discussion – Harnessing Immigrant Talent to Grow and Diversify Ottawa’s Economy
Saad Bashir, Director Economic Development and Innovation, City of Ottawa
Andrew Waitman, Chief Executive Officer, Pythian
Thomas Hayes, Director, Human Resources Services, The Ottawa Hospital
Diana MacKay, Director, Education, Health and Immigration Programs, Conference Board of Canada |
| 10:30 AM |
Immigrant Entrepreneur Story
Jeri Rodrigs, Rumidifier Home Comforts Inc. |
| 10:45 AM |
2014 Employer Excellence Awards Presentation |
| 10:55 AM |
Closing Remarks
Co–Chair, Employer Council of Champions
Gaye Moffett, Founder, GEM HealthCare Services Inc. |
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