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INCLUSION & DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE
The Spruce Grove & District Chamber of Commerce is proud to host an opening reception and trade show highlighting the profitable benefits of inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
TRADE & WORKSHOP EXPO Tuesday, Apr 16, 2019
HERITAGE PAVILION 5100 41 Ave Stony Plain AB
Spruce Grove Hall - 1st Floor 7:30 am Doors Open 7:30 - 8:15 am Breakfast Available 8:15 am Program Begins - Opening Remarks Marie Gervais, Shift Management 8:30 am Panel Presentation Inclusion Alberta Presentation- Wendy McDonald 9:15 am - 10:15 am Break-out Sessions (Please select 1 of 2 options) 1. Panel Presentation - Get the Best recipe for your Secret Sauce! “Everybody is asking “How DO they get so much business?” Q & A from business operators to those that are inclusive and hire a diverse work force. • BEG Service and Supply LTD. • Carvel Electric
• Landmark Theatre
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites 2. Workshop – Parking your Personal Bias – A workshop of different activities that assist in identifying barriers that youth, seniors, immigrant, aboriginal and people with disabilities face in day to day workplace environments.
Spruce Grove Hall - 1st Floor 10:30 - 11:30 am Break-out Sessions (Please select 1 of 2 options) 1. The Elephant in the Room Race, Religion, Accent & Culture – Issa Kamara 2. Creative Hiring. Better Business. Goodwill is focused on creative hiring and innovative and cost saving services for companies – let us share practical, benefits-based inclusive hiring examples. Johnson Tran & Kerri Davis, Goodwill Industries of Alberta 11:45 am Buffet Lunch Service 12:15 pm Keynote - Brenda Robinson New Leaders for a Changing World of Work 1:00 pm Trade EXPO Opens – features organizations, businesses, educators and non-profits that assist businesses with understanding inclusive and diverse workplaces “Helping your business increase the bottom line”. 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Open to the Public 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Game Show – Interact with Game Show Host Norm Shaw – Identify workplace issues and recommended solutions; what is true and false in creating workplace strategies, Attendee how do you facilitate to belong Registration: at work And win prizes for Earlybird Pricing being the first correct (by March 31, 2019) $49.99+GST answers to some Regular Pricing real workplace (after March 31, 2019) $69.99GST challenges.
For more information or to register, please contact the Spruce Grove & District Chamber of Commerce 780.962.2561 or
[email protected]
Fees for workshops will include meals
Tradeshow Vendors: $99 incl. lunch
Luncheon tickets only: $30.00 incl. trade expo access from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm and Game Show attendance
OUR SPEAKERS
Why Inclusion in the Workplace Matters Marie Gervais
The Elephant in the Room: Race, Religion & Culture, Issa Kamara
Marie Gervais, PhD., CEO of Shift Management, believes that a happy workplace is a profitable one. She has been helping industry hone leadership skill and improve productivity for over 10 years with online supervisory leadership courses and coaching. Her mission is to help technical people moving up from operations to management learn the people and decision-making skills they need to lead and to reach their business goals.
Issa Kamara is a Social Worker, community developer and Philanthropist. He is the Founder & CEO of the Sinkunia Community Development Organization; a charitable non-profit organization that supports the successful settlement and integration of African immigrant children, youth and families so they can succeed and thrive in their new communities in Canada. He is the recipient of a 2011 CTV/Canada Heritage “Citizen of the Year Award” for his work in promoting diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism in Edmonton. Issa’s education spans Universities of Manitoba and Sierra Leone, his native country.
Wendy is an accomplished trainer and adult educator with over 30 years’ experience in Human Resources, staff training and leadership development. She is currently Chief Operating Officer at Inclusion Alberta. Wendy is an active Rotarian and is a Past President of the Rotary Club of Edmonton Mayfield. She has held several roles in Rotary District 5370 and today is the Chair of the D5370 Rotary Employment Partnership. Inclusion Alberta Wendy McDonald
Wendy is co-founder of an employment partnership that has been internationally recognized by the Essl Foundation and the World Future Council and its Scientific Advisory Committee exemplifying practices consistent with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities after a review by a 100 disability experts of practices in 84 countries. Wendy fundamentally believes that individuals with disabilities deserve the opportunity to participate as full contributing members of our community.
Johnson Tran turned his volunteer experience working with people with disabilities into a career when he joined Goodwill Industries of Alberta in 2017 and became the manager of a newly created Goodwill@Work division in 2018. He is responsible for Creative Hiring. developing and executing Better Business. on an integrated vision Johnson Tran to innovate in workplace training, job creation, and community engagement through micro social enterprise. Prior to this, Johnson worked on process improvement and implementation at several technologyfocused startups and government organizations. Kerri Davis has years of experience in both job development and with people with disabilities – this combined passion led her to be the full time employment coordinator for the Tri-Region area. Working exclusively with Tri-Region businesses to establish best-fit, meaningful Creative Hiring. employment opportunities Better Business. for local community Kerri Davis members, Kerri focuses her time on getting to know the needs of local businesses and assisting them with job creation and integration for successful inclusion.
Brenda is a speaker, trainer, writer and consultant. She is the founder and president of The Robcan Group. Her Bachelor of Arts was earned at Brandon University and her Masters of Education at Simon Fraser University. She has been addressing groups for over thirty years about communications, humour, laughter, positive New Leaders for a working skills and wellness in Changing World of Work general. Her workshops and Brenda Robinson presentations are in high demand. She has authored four books and created an Audio CD set to help people to develop these skills. Brenda believes that we are on a life-long learning journey. It should be enriching, exciting, interesting and above all, it should be fun!
