Session Summary Day 3 – Diversity Inclusion Now Conference https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca Creating Inclusive Workplaces in Canada Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:05:21 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-favicon-512-32x32.jpg Session Summary Day 3 – Diversity Inclusion Now Conference https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca 32 32 Unlocking Resources Women Need https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/unlocking-resources-women-need/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unlocking-resources-women-need Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81239

Moderator

Dr. Mary Kilfoil
President
Canadian Council for Small Business and
Entrepreneurship (CCSBE)

Panelists

Nouhaila Chelkhaoui
Founder
Scale without Borders

Brooke Gordon
Senior Advisor, Women Entrepreneurs
Business Development Bank of Canada

Danielle Graham
Principal
Dream Maker Ventures

Chioma Ifeanyi-Okoro
Founder
My African Corner

Shannon MacDonald
Managing Director
Accenture

Amanda Munday
CEO
The Workaround

Full speaker bios are found here.

]]> Networks to Support Diverse Entrepreneurs https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/networks-to-support-diverse-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=networks-to-support-diverse-entrepreneurs Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:00:06 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81203

Moderator

Dr. Mary Kilfoil
President
Canadian Council for Small Business and
Entrepreneurship (CCSBE)

Panelists

Elise Ahenkorah
Programs and Partnership Lead
UCalgary Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking ’s WELab
Founder
#shemeets

Paulina Cameron
CEO
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs

Alison Kirkland
CEO
Women’s Enterprise Organizations of Canada

Dr. Mai Thi Thanh Thai
Editor in Chief
Journal for Small Business Entrepreneurship (JSBE)
Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
HEC, Montreal

Megann Willson
Partner and CEO
PANOPTIKA and CCSBE Board Member

Despina Zanganas
Co-Eounder
Lean in Canada

Full speaker bios are found here.

]]> Matching Discourse with Dollars: Procurement Strategies to Support Diverse Entrepreneurs https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/matching-discourse-with-dollars-procurement-strategies-to-support-diverse-entrepreneurs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matching-discourse-with-dollars-procurement-strategies-to-support-diverse-entrepreneurs Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:25 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81221

Moderator

Dr. Tania Saba
BMO Chaired Professor in Diversity and
Governance
University of Montreal

Panelists

Patience Adamu
Community Benefits Specialist
Aecon Group Inc.

Cassandra Dorrington
President
Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council

Stephanie Fontaine
Country Director
WeConnect International

Paul-Emile McNab
Director, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

Full speaker bios are found here.

]]> Gender Lens on Entrepreneurship https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/gender-lens-on-entrepreneurship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gender-lens-on-entrepreneurship Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:20:49 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81204

Dr. Sarah Kaplan
Director Institute for Gender and the Economy, Professor
University of Toronto

Full speaker bios are found here.

]]> Definitions & Data: Measuring Impact https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/definitions-data-measuring-impact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=definitions-data-measuring-impact Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:40:33 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81205

Moderator

Dr. Suzanne Gagnon
Canada Life Chair in Leadership Education
Asper Business School, University of Manitoba

Panelists

Dr. Wendy Cukier
Founder and Academic Director
Diversity Institute at Ryerson University

Ashley Walker
Vice President, Operations
The Evidence Network

Dr. Sarah Kaplan
Director Institute for Gender and the Economy, Professor
University of Toronto

Full speaker bios are found here.

]]> Inclusive Entrepreneurship https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/inclusive-entrepreneurship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inclusive-entrepreneurship Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:20:03 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81206

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
Toronto City Council

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]]> Opening Remarks https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/opening-remarks-day-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opening-remarks-day-3 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:00:03 +0000 https://www.diversityinclusionnow.ca/?p=81189

Dr. Suzanne Gagnon
Chair in Leadership Education
Asper Business School,
University of Manitoba

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