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The 10th Annual Regional Employers Symposium


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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, November 7, 2025​
​ 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 - 8:40 am Opening Remarks
8:40 am - 9:40 am

Leadership for Today and Tomorrow​

​Hon. Jody Wilson-Raybould

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

Advancing Reconciliation through Collaboration in Labour Relations

Michael McMillan, President & CEO,HEABC
Lynn Bueckert, Secretary Business Manager, HEU

10:50 am - 11:00 am Break
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Breakout Session

Choose one of:

Blurring the Lines: The Convergence of Psychological Safety, Labour Relations & Human Rights in the Workplace
Alissa Demerse, Partner, Roper Greyell LLP

The Emerging Landscape of Accommodation: Navigating Remote Work and Family Status Requests
Speaker TBC, Mathews, Dinsdale & Clark LLP

Leading Through Complexity: Practical Tools for HR Leaders in Times of Change
Tina Strehlke, CEO, Minerva

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Lunch Break
12:50 pm - 1:40 pm

Resilience and Change: Harnessing the Opportunity of the Moment

Dr. Marie-Hélène Pelletier

1:40 pm - 1:55 pm Break
1:55 pm - 2:50 pm

​HR Strategies in an Era of AI Innovation

Matissa Hollister, McGill University

2:50 pm - 3:50 pm

Legal Update

Sandra Guarascio, Partner, Roper Greyell LLP
Andrew Carricato, Associate Counsel, Roper Greyell LLP

3:50 pm - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks

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Contact

Orla O'Sullivan​
604-451-6558

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