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2024 Regional Employers Symposium – Preparing our Workplaces for the Future

An important part of the Regional Employers Services mandate is to create a forum for municipal employers in the region to share and collaborate on significant workforce issues. The Regional Employers Symposium empowers HR leadership by facilitating discussion and capacity development. We invite municipal leaders to come together on this day to learn and to connect with future-focused experts and human resource thought leaders to discuss your most important human resource issues.

​By invitation only.


Details​

Date: Friday, October 4, 2024
​ Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Location: The Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B6    map
Cost: $325 + GST​​​
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Learn more about our s​peakers

Program

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8:00 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 8:45 am Opening Remarks
8:45 am - 9:40 am

Facing Our Futures, Looking to 2030 and beyond

Nikolas Badminton, Futurist

9:40 am - 9:50 am Break
9:50 am - 10:40 am

The Evolution of Work | Driving Disruption in the Age of AI

Jay Kiew​, Change Navigation Strategist

10:40 am - 11:00 am Networking Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Breakout Session

Choose one of:

Influencing Change
Helen Schneiderman, Partner, Kwela Leadership

Organizational DEI – Now What?
Chantelle Nascimento, Conscious Culture Training

Positioning for Success in Fire Bargaining - Panel

  • Chief Larry Thomas, President, FCABC/ Fire Chief, City of Surrey
  • Julie Bradley, Executive Director, Greater Victoria, Labour Relations Association
  • Francis Cheung, CAO, City of Langley

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

People perspectives and the Future Workplace

Shachi Kurl – President, Angus Reid Institute

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm

Economic and Labour Update

Ken Peacock – BC Business Council

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm

Legal Update

Sandra Guarascio, Partner, Roper Greyell LLP

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks
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Contact

Orla O'Sullivan​
604-451-6558

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