Skills to Jobs: Ottawa’s Human Capital Requirements in the Knowledge Economy
March 3 and 4, 2015 ~ National Arts Centre (Panorama Room) ~ 53 Elgin St. Ottawa
March 3 |
Learning Exchange |
| 12:00 PM | Registration, Lunch and Networking |
| 1:00 PM | Welcome Manjit Basi, Entrepreneur and Co-Founder, Citizens Academy |
| 1:05 PM | Opening Remarks George Chin, Chair, Public Sector Working Group |
| 1:10 PM | Keynote Address Dr. Rick Miner, Author, The Great Canadian Skills Mismatch: People Without Jobs, Jobs Without People |
| 2:00 PM | Panel Discussion – Ottawa’s Skills and Human Capital: Supply and Demand Richard White, Vice President & COO, Kivuto Magdalene Cooman, Director, Employer Engagement, LASI World Skills Saad Bashir, Director, Economic Development and Innovation, City of Ottawa |
| 2:50 PM | Break |
| 3:05 PM | Interactive Trivia Contest |
| 3:20 PM | Guest Speaker Address Shazia McCormick, Director, Employee Experience, Global Human Resources, Scotiabank |
| 3:50 PM | Panel Discussion – Activating the Immigrant Skills Supply Amber Neville, Human Resources Consultant, Business Development Bank of Canada Mark Chapeskie, Director, Project Development, BioTalent Canada Lisa Anna Palmer, Owner, Cattelan Palmer Consulting |
| 4:50 PM | Closing Remarks Deanna Schofield, Chair, Health Sector Working Group |
5:00PM – 6:30PM ~ NETWORKING RECEPTION |
