2020 National Continuing Education Symposium Program
Thursday, February 6, 2020
| Time | Session | Speakers | Location |
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| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | Courtyard Foyer | |
| 8:30 – 8:45 a.m. | Welcome and CICan Update | Emcee: Julie Nadeau, Director, Workforce and Business Development, Collège Boréal
Denise Amyot, President and CEO – Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) |
Courtyard Hall |
| 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | Plenary Session #1 – Opening Keynote |
Moderator: Linda Franklin, President & CEO, Colleges Ontario Speaker: Pedro Barata, Executive Director, Future Skills Centre |
Courtyard Hall |
| 9:45 – 10:00 a.m. | Networking Break | Courtyard Foyer | |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions – Series A – Trends in the Labour Market |
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| Education Innovation 2020: Global Spotlight on Lifelong Learning | Elisabeth Rees-Johnstone, Executive Director, Continuing & Professional Learning Research, International & Innovation, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) | Courtyard Hall | |
| A Journey through policy: Connecting the dots in youth workforce development | Panelists: Shalini Sharma, Lead Research and Policy Analyst, Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity Lina Pulido, Policy Analyst, Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity |
Alexander A&B | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. | Networking Break | Courtyard Foyer | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 p.m. | Plenary Session#2 Panel – Business Perspectives | Moderator: Dennis Darby, President & CEO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Panelists: Stewart Cramer, Chief Manufacturing Officer of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada Stephen Coot, President, Group92 & Executive Board Member of Canadian Construction Association Dan Kelly, President & CEO of Canadian Federation, Independent Businesses |
Courtyard Hall |
| 12:15 – 1:15 p.m. | Networking Lunch and Showcase | Guest Speaker: The Honourable Diane Bellemare, Senator, Senate of Canada | Courtyard Hall |
| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | Plenary Session #3 Panel – Green Skilling | Moderator: Dr. Yogendra Chaudhry, Vice President, Professional Services, EP, CRSP, Eco Canada Panelists: Corey Diamond, Executive Director, Efficiency Canada Thomas Mueller, President & CEO, Chair Canada Green Building Council Tony Cupido, Research Chair, Sustainability, Mohawk College |
Courtyard Hall |
| 2:15 – 2:30 p.m. | Networking Break | Courtyard Hall | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – Series B – Innovative Models and Approaches |
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| A consortium of colleges working together to meet business training needs | Isabelle Mailloux, director, Formation continue et cheminement scolaire, Collège Ahuntsic Christian Plouznikof, director, Extra Formation et développement international, Cégep de la Pocatière |
Courtyard Hall | |
| Scoping the Future of Micro-credentials in Postsecondary education | Jessica DeVries, Chair Academic Development, Algonquin College Jay Smith, Project Manager, AC online, Algonquin College |
Alexander A&B | |
| 3:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Networking Break | Courtyard Hall | |
| 3:45 – 4:45 p.m. | Plenary Session #4 Panel – Diversity of Learners and Pathways | Moderator: Anne Sado, President, George Brown College Panelists: Kelly J. Lendsay, President & CEO, Indigenous Works Lisa Taylor, Founder & President, Challenge Factory Michael Bach, Founder & CEO, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion |
Courtyard Hall |
| 4:45 – 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Julie Nadeau, Director, Workforce and Business Development, Collège Boréal | Courtyard Hall |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception (Cash Bar) | Porter Room | |
Friday, February 7, 2020
| Time | Session | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet |
Courtyard Foyer | |
| 8:00 – 8:15 a.m. | Welcome | Emcee: Julie Nadeau, Director, Workforce and Business Development, Collège Boréal | |
| 8:15 – 9:00 a.m. | Plenary Session #5 Keynote | Moderator: Denise Amyot, President and CEO – Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Speaker: The Honourable Perrin Beatty, President & CEO, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
Courtyard Hall |
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Plenary Session #6 Roundtable Discussion – A Conversation with Industry Sectors |
Interactive session in subgroups with leads of key industry sector Moderator: Jeff McCarthy, Dean, Faculty of Continuing Education, Seneca College Roundtable Leads: Mark Chapeskie, Director of Programs and Development, Electricity Human Resources Canada Namir Anani, President and CEO, The Information and Communications Technology Council Robert Donald, Executive Director, Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace Jean Pierre Giroux, President, Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium Yogendra Chaudhry, Vice President, Professional Services, Eco Canada Jennefer Grifith, Executive Director, Food Processing Skills Canada Neil Parmenter, President & CEO, Canadian Bankers Association |
Courtyard Hall |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Networking Break | Courtyard Foyer | |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions – Series C – Institutional Readiness | ||
| Leveraging CE’s DNA to Help Colleges Address the Future of Work | Amrit Ahuluwalia, Managing Editor, The EvoLLLution Audrey Penner, Vice-President, Academic & Student Success, Northern College |
Courtyard Hall | |
| Responding to Employers from an Institutional Perspective | Sandy MacDonald, President & CEO, Holland College | Alexander A&B | |
| 11:15 – 11:30 p.m. | Networking Break | ||
| 11:30 – 12:15 p.m. | Plenary Session #7 Panel – Skills for the Future: Federal Government Perspectives | Panelists: Corinne Prince, Director General of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Benoît Tessier, Director General, Skills & Economic Strategy Tables, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Annette Vermaeten, Director, Essential Skills, ESDC Rachel Wernick, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Skills & Employment Branch, ESDC |
Courtyard Hall |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. | Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks | Denise Amyot, President and CEO – Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) | |