The Growing Your Workforce Conference is an annual event organized by the Workforce Boards of Ontario. Each year, the conference is hosted by a different workforce development board. This year, the conference will be hosted by Workforce WindsorEssex, and will take place November 21 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. and November 22 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at St Clair College Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario.
The conference focuses on addressing workforce development challenges and opportunities across Southwestern Ontario, and is a vital platform for bringing together partners, including employers, service providers, institutions, and decision makers. It is an event where ideas are exchanged, best practices are shared, and solutions are crafted to address the pressing issues facing our workforce, talent pipelines, and local labour markets.
Event Agenda
Agenda Day 1 (Afternoon) November 21, 2024
- Noon – 1:00 p.m. – Doors Open and Registration begins.
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. – Welcome
- 1:20 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Keynote – The Skills, Experience, Knowledge & Mindset for Innovation
- 2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. – Creating Skills-Aligned Opportunity for Newcomers
- 2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. – Rural Solutions to Bridging Program Gaps
- 2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Transforming Workplaces Through Disability Inclusion
- 3:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. – Break – Light Refreshments
- 3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. – Learning Must Be Greater Than The Rate of Change
- 3:40 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. – Live Recording of Mean Median Moose Podcast
- 4:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Panel Session – AI and the Future Workforce: Navigating the New Age of Collaboration.
- 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Evening Networking Event (Add-On Tickets available via Eventbrite)
Agenda Day 2 (Morning) November 22, 2024
- 7:30 a.m. – Doors Open for Day 2
- 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast is Served
- 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Workforce WindsorEssex Presentation
- 9:00 a.m. -9:20 a.m. – ApprenticeSearch.com & Experiential Learning in the Trades
- 9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. – Bridge-Building from Campus to Career
- 9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. – Service System Managers Panel Discussion
- 10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Growing a More Innovative Regional Workforce
- 10:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. – Break
- 10:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – DisruptHR Mini-Event
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. – Panel Session – The Future of Talent and Economic Development in the Electric Vehicle (EV) Industry
- 12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Closing, Thank you, and Lunch
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Thank you to all of the generous sponsors, funders, and partners who
have helped make this event possible:
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Accessibility Needs
We’re excited to support your experience at the 2024 Growing Your Workforce Conference by providing online access to all presentation slides! For your convenience, and to support diverse accessibility needs, you can use this resource to follow along, zoom in, and review slides at your own pace, ensuring a more engaging and inclusive experience.
For questions related to the 2024 Growing Your Workforce Conference, please contact Sarah Robson at srobson@workforcewindsoressex.com
Thank you to this year’s host and planning partners!
