NGL Overview
Next Generation Leaders Forum 2016 Glendon Campus, York University, Toronto, Ontario August 8-12, 2016 www.jacanada.org/ngl
A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Develop Leadership Skills and Collaborate with Global Peers
Key Highlights from NGL 2016 include: Company Fair Program Tuesday, August 9, 6:30 p.m.
Glendon Campus, York University, Toronto
Every year, JA Canada welcomes over 140 international youth business leaders to the annual Next Generation Leaders Forum (NGL). Youth delegates have been individually selected as top performers in JA programs from around the world, and chosen to attend for their high potential and the opportunity to advance their careers. These students are planning to embark on their post-secondary ambitions with specific interests in business-related careers. During the week-long forum, delegates connect with leading experts from academia and business, and participate in hands-on workshops. In addition, they are given unique opportunities to meet and network with the JA Worldwide community. With various team icebreakers, leadership exercises, and strategic group planning sessions that end with a business pitch competition at the conclusion of the week, delegates develop new perspectives and skill sets that will promote interactive learning and creative thinking.
NGL Ignite Speaker Series
Wednesday, August 10, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Masonic Temple, Toronto
Pitch Competition Friday, August 12, 10:30 a.m.
Glendon Campus, York University, Toronto
This year, JA Canada introduces “NGL Ignite Speaker Series,� a full day dedicated for students to listen to notable speakers who are renowned leaders and experts in the field of business. Having developed success skills that are essential to making their dreams a reality, delegates will return back home to their schools and communities with a new perspective on what is possible for their future careers.
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Spokespeople Bios Stephen Lippa Vice President of Education & Digital Strategy, JA Canada Stephen Lippa is an innovative and inspiring teacher and leader. His passion, curiosity, and enthusiasm for educational technology led him from his physics classroom to a variety of leadership positions. His career began in rural Kenya, where he taught science without basic infrastructure. He also has experience in Brazil, Alberta, and Ontario at the middle, high school, and post-secondary levels. In his role as Vice-President of Education & Digital Strategy at JA Canada, he leads a team tasked to reimagine, innovate, and implement current technological and pedagogical strategies to promote financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurism.
Nataleigh Ballantyne Youth Engagement Manager, JA Canada Nataleigh Ballantyne is a communications specialist, social media strategist and educator, who has provided her experience and expertise to some of the largest companies in the country. She is a former Director of Communications for the Economic Club of Canada, and has also worked with RE/MAX Ontario/Atlantic, and the Toronto Argonauts. Nataleigh has shared her knowledge and experience across the province, helping small business owners maximize their presence online. In her role as Youth Engagement Manager for JA Canada, she runs the annual Next Generation Leaders Forum and leads the application and selection process of JA Canada’s national awards and scholarships for its students.
NGL Ignite Speaker Bios Keynote Speaker Rhiannon Traill President and CEO of The Economic Club of Canada
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Rhiannon founded The Jr. Economic Club of Canada to inspire Canadian youth to become financially literate. The program “A Day on Bay” was launched in the fall of 2011, followed by the launch of Bay Street Boot Camp in 2012 and to date has accepted over 10,000 students from across the province of Ontario and granted over $60,000 in academic scholarships. Mrs. Traill has successfully developed three financial literacy tool kits to aid educators in teaching important financial skills to high school students. The Jr. EC toolkit “Your Money, Your Wellness,” has now been successfully delivered in over 75 per cent of the classrooms in Ontario. In September 2014, Mrs. Traill launched Jr. ECTV, a television program that provides a platform for young Canadians to talk about important issues. In 2013 Rhiannon was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Business by the Women’s Executive Network in the Telus Future Leaders category.
Ignite Panel Nicholas Kee JA Jamaica Alumni President
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Inquisitive about technology, Nicholas taught himself computer programming at the age of 12. When he was accepted to Ardenne High, he started freelancing as a software developer. Later in his high school career he developed a stark interest for business, and it was through JA where he got the opportunity to explore his entrepreneurial spirit. He was a part of a JA company called CAN, then he served as the President of the JA company ‘Plastato,’ where they made accessories from biodegradable organic plastic. After being a part of JA he shifted his focus to scientific research in organic electronics which has garnered the attention from the likes of NASA in the US to join their Planetary Sustainability team (to create technologies for Mars). Since leaving high school, Mr. Kee has started four companies in total in the sectors of education, marketing, big data and 3D printing. He is now the JA Jamaica Alumni President, and co-founder and Executive Director of Next Gen Creators - a non-profit movement aimed at promoting millennial software development, design and tech entrepreneurship within the Caribbean and Latin America region. Nicholas is featured in the JA Worldwide #100Lives Campaign and is a recent recipient of the Queen’s Young Leaders Award.
Disruption Panel Carly Meyers Radio Host at 102.1 The Edge
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As the host of ‘Carly’ on 102.1 The Edge, Carly engages her listeners with music and banter on weekday mornings! Here is a little bit about her in her own words: I was behind the mic for years in Calgary before I decided to stop showering and travel the world. With a failed didgeridoo career, a head full of unintentional dreads, and 30 countries under my belt, I ended up in Toronto! At the Edge! I took a camel here. I’m the new girl in town, so I would love to be friends! Especially if you work for an airline and can get buddy passes! Or if you’re a mechanic, a hair stylist, or even if you just have a Super Nintendo… I’ll lower my standards if you lower yours? NOW LET’S GET OUT THERE AND HAVE AN OK TIME!
NGL Ignite Speaker Bios Matthew Mandich Director, Innovation & Strategy at Info-Tech Research Group Mr. Mandich is a senior business transformation leader with expertise in developing, and more importantly implementing, business-critical strategies. His extensive experience across multiple industries includes assisting private and public sector organizations at planning strategic transformations and data driven decision-making. Mr. Mandich’s experience also includes the management of large-scale business units. He brings value as a business solution architect where his unique blend of consulting and operating experience helps build pragmatic solutions to complex problems. Combined with his depth of experience in the IT application and technology space, Mr. Mandich provides companies the critical support needed to bridge the gaps between business strategy and technology enablement - projects that deliver on their promises. Matthew holds an Honors HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
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