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WELCOME FROM CANADA’S INNOVATION CORRIDOR BUSINESS COUNCIL
WHAT IS THE CORRIDOR SUMMIT?
“Canada’s Innovation Corridor is an incredible economic zone with a density of manufacturing and technology that represents a tremendous opportunity for Ontario and the entire country.”
Regional connectivity and collaboration fuel success in the modern global economy. Canada’s Innovation Corridor is anchored by the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area (GTHA) and Waterloo regions – a high growth economic zone in Southern Ontario defined by a dense cluster of advanced manufacturing and technology firms. The long-term goal of the summit is to inform and drive transformational actions that shape the corridor’s future as a world-class region measured by talent, productivity and quality of life.
Jan De Silva, President & CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Co-Chair of Canada’s Innovation Corridor Business Council
Overview
“Canada’s Innovation Corridor supports companies and communities by strengthening collaboration among business, government and academia.” Ian McLean, President & CEO of the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce, Co-Chair of Canada’s Innovation Corridor Business Council
“It’s about competitive advantage. Canada’s Innovation Corridor connects business communities in a way like no other. Together, we find synergies for local companies to shine on the world stage.” Todd Letts, President & CEO of the Brampton Region Board of Trade, Host for Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit 2021
CANADA’S INNOVATION CORRIDOR BUSINESS COUNCIL
As a Corridor, we need to put our world-leading research and innovation into action so that our communities can scale for local, national and international commercial opportunities. Further progress will be driven by ensuring the right talent is in place for businesses across sectors (within the Corridor) over the next five years. Talent is needed for further research to be translated into commercial applications for business and governments and is the key driver to develop technologies, jobs and new companies. Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit will explore the talent needed to fuel the Innovation Corridor. The need and desired outcome is an economic zone where companies have the people and talent for their businesses to achieve the tremendous opportunities and growth before us.
FUTURE OF WORK AND LEARNING RECRUITING & RETAINING TALENT BUILDING COMMUNITIES TO ATTRACT TALENT CONTINUOUS LEARNING FOR EMPLOYEES
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SUMMIT AGENDA 9:00 am
PART ONE Introductory Remarks Keynote – Building Success in Uncertain Times Panel – Future of Work and Learning
10:25 am Coffee Break 10:45 am PART TWO Panel – Continuous Learning for Employees Keynote – Future of Work in an AI World 12:00 pm Networking Break 12:30 pm
PART THREE Panel – Recruiting & Retaining Talent Panel – Building Communities to Attract Talent Concluding Remarks
SUMMIT AGENDA KEYNOTE 1
KEYNOTE 2
Building Success in Uncertain Times
Future of Work in an AI World
Hon. Lisa Raitt, P.C
Armughan Ahmad
Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
President & Managing Partner, Digital, KPMG
The Honourable Lisa Raitt joined CIBC Capital Markets in January 2020, having previously worked in both the public and private sectors. Ms. Raitt’s current focus is on senior client coverage and business development with clients in the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors, which align closely with her deep expertise. Prior to her current role, Ms. Raitt was the President and CEO of the Toronto Port Authority. She was elected into the House of Commons in 2008, where she went on to hold three senior portfolios serving as Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Labour, and Minister of Transport. Most recently, Ms. Raitt was the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and the Conservative Party of Canada.
Armughan Ahmad is a President & Managing Partner, Digital at KPMG. He leads the firms’ digital transformation solutions go to market serving large enterprise, commercial and public sector clients. KPMG is bridging the consulting services with mainstream and exponential technologies to deliver business function level customer experiences. Before joining KPMG, he served as the Senior Vice President & General Manager at Dell Technologies, where he led the company’s Global Cloud, Solutions and Alliances organization with a team of engineering, sales, marketing and customer success organization across North American, European and Asian markets. Before Dell Tech, he held executive positions at Hewlett Packard, Huawei 3Com and other technology firms. Armughan serves on the advisory board of Future Skills Center and Queens University’s AI and Analytics board. He is a passionate promoter of girls’ STEAM education, mental heath awareness and homelessness resettlement programs. FUELING INNOVATION WITH TALENT Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit 2020 Page 5
SUMMIT AGENDA
SUMMIT AGENDA
PANEL 1
PANEL 2
PANEL 3
PANEL 4
Future of Work & Learning
Recruiting & Retaining Talent
This panel of industry leaders will discuss how education, government and employers can help organizations succeed as technology transforms the workplace.
Industry leaders will discuss what their companies are doing to attract and retain expertise in their organizations.
Continuous Learning for Employees
Building Communities to Attract Talent
This expert panel will highlight the changes in training and technology that involves the continuous learning and skill development for employees across all sectors.
This panel will explore what municipal governments are doing to improve services through technology and innovation to attract North America’s top talent.
MODERATOR MODERATOR
Neena Gupta
Dr. Judenne Pretti
Partner, Gowling WLG
Director, Work Learn Institute, University of Waterloo
Kristen Ruttgaizer Simon Chan VP, Talent, Academy, and Future of Work, Communitech
MODERATOR
Lisa Keeping
MODERATOR
Vice Dean & Professor, Organizational Behaviour & Resource Management, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, WLU
Kithio Mwanzia
Stephen Harrington
David Barrick
National Lead, Workforce Strategy, Deloitte
CAO, City of Brampton
Adam Leroux
Janette Smith
Network Manager, SONAMI Ontario
VP, People & Culture, Igloo Software
Andrea Vrbanac Kathryn Kitchen Head of HR, Manulife Canada
VP, People & Culture, Axonify Director of Learning, Rogers Communications
City Manager, City of Hamilton
Vanessa White Val Walker CEO, Business Higher Education Round Table, BHER
CHRO, Maple Lodge Farms
Donna Pascal VP, HR, Communications & Public Relations, Dynacare
Bruce Lauckner CAO, Region of Waterloo
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TURNING BLUE SKIES INTO COMMERCIAL SUCCESS Gowling WLG is proud to be the presenting sponsor of Canada’s Innovation Corridor Summit — a unique opportunity to explore our region’s ability to redefine what’s possible through disruptive technology, new models of collaboration and fresh approaches to talent recruitment and retention. As the only international law firm with full-service offices in Waterloo Region, Toronto and Hamilton, we are committed to helping the Innovation Corridor not only realize its potential, but accelerate it. Rediscover what a law firm can do at gowlingwlg.com
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