Full Conference Program
Friday May 22nd and Saturday May 23rd, 2015
See all that Creating Connnections 4.0 has to offer! Attend sessions from both Leadership and Diversity and Professional Development tracks, and gain insight and information on all aspects of gender diversity in science, engineering, and technology fields.
Friday
| 10:00-11:00 | Check-in | |
| 11:00–11:30 | Welcome and NSERC Canada Announcement (Saywell Theatre) |
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| 11:30–12:00 | Networking Lunch | |
| 12:00-1:30 | "The Business Case for Diversity" Opening Keynote: Amyn Rajan, CEO, Simba Technologies |
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| 1:30-2:00 | Networking Break | |
2:00–3:30 |
Strategic Recruiting: Values-Guided Hiring Interactive Workshop |
Insightful Leadership |
3:30–4:00 |
Networking Break |
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4:00–5:30 |
Retaining Diversity |
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5:30–5:45 |
Transition |
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5:45–7:00 |
"Diversity in Leadership: A Real Value Driver or Just an Image Thing?" |
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7:00–9:00 |
Networking and Reception |
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Saturday
| 7:30 | Check-in opens for the day | ||
| 7:30–8:30 | Breakfast | ||
8:30–9:30 |
"Scaling While You’re Scaling: The Key to Growing Yourself and Your Team while Scaling Your Business" |
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| 9:30–9:40 | Transition |
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9:40–10:00 |
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| 10:00–10:15 | Transition |
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10:15–11:15 |
Leadership Essentials: Confidence |
Starting a Start-up |
Not Just Our Problem: Motivating People to Care About Women in STEM |
11:15–11:30 |
Transition |
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11:30–12:30 |
Leadership Essentials: Communicating Value |
Inspiring, Engaging, and Giving Back: How to get Involved in STEM Outreach |
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12:30–1:15 |
Networking Lunch |
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1:15–2:30 |
"Complacency Kills" |
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2:30–3:00 |
Networking Break |
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3:00–4:00 |
Leadership Essentials: Emotional Intelligence |
The 5 Year Plan: Myth or Must? Strategically Act to Create your Career Speaker |
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4:00–4:30 |
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4:30–5:30 |
"From Dark to Light" |
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