TIME

8:00 A.M. – 8:45 A.M.

8:45 A.M. – 9:15 A.M.

8:15 A.M. – 9:45 A.M.

9:45 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

10:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.

ACTIVITY

REGISTRATION

Sign-in and get name tags

BREAKFAST

Breakfast wraps, fruit and coffee/tea in in the lounge

MARKET PLACE

Networking, meet the sponsors, second level of Authletic Building

WELOME

Danette Dalton – Executive Director
WPBGE Board Member

SPEAKER ONE – CHRISTIAN HAN, WLU

Community as Classroom: Advancing Work-Integrated Learning Through the Laurier Hub for Community Solutions 

SPEAKER TWO – DR. LEO GROARKE

From Downtown Renewal to Workforce Readiness: The Power of Experiential Learning

BREAK

10:45 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon

12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.

1:00 P.M. – 1:15 P.M.

1:15 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.

2:00 P.M. – 2:15 P.M.

2:15 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

3:00 P.M. – 3:15 P.M.

3:15 P.M. – 3:45 P.M.

3:45 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.

4:30 P.M. – 

SPEAKER 3 – SUMMER BURTON

The Get Set System: Connecting Learners, Employers and Opportunity

EDUCATOR PANEL – FUTURE SKILLS 2030

Educator Panel facilitated by Summer Burton

Panel Participants
1. Jenn Boluk – Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
2. Adam Davies – Conestoga College
3. ODEN
4. Tim Stedman – WLU
5. Sara Lattanzio – Fanshawe
6. SNP

LUNCH

LIGHTNING ROUND: GRAND ERIE EMPLOYERONE RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Danette Dalton Executive Director and Wynona Mendes, Research Lead

EMPLOYER PANEL – PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK: EMPLOYERS BUILDING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE

Employer Panel facilitated by Karen Mathews

Panel Participants
1. Jennifer Schooley 
2. Phyllis MacCallum – Director of Research & Knowledge Mobilization at the Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council
3. Jean Emmott – Bite of Brant
4. Kim Earls – ROI
5. Johnson and Johnson
6. TigerCat
7. Klassic Coconut 
8. David Wilson

LIGHTNING ROUND 2: GRAND ERIE WORKFORCE SURVEY RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Danette Dalton Executive Director and Wynona Mendes, Research Lead

STUDENT PANEL – BUILDING SKILLS, BUILDING CONFIDENCE: THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Student Panel facilitated by Maria Scovino

Panel Participants
1.  Student
2. Student
3. Student
4. Student
5. Student
6. Student

LIGHTNING ROUND 3: GRAND ERIE WORKFORCE SURVEY RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT

Danette Dalton Executive Director and Wynona Mendes, Research Lead

BREAK

FEET ON THE GROUND: EXPERIENCING INDIGENOUS INNOVATION AND LEARNING AT SIX NATIONS POLYTECHNIC

NETWORKING

3:30 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.

ON THE ROAD: EXPLORING BRANTFORD-BRANT’S EMPLOYMENT LANDS