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)
11:30–12:00 Networking Lunch
12:00-1:30 "The Business Case for Diversity"
Opening Keynote: Amyn Rajan, CEO, Simba Technologies
1:30-2:00 Networking Break

2:00–3:30

Strategic Recruiting: Values-Guided Hiring
Interactive Workshop

Insightful Leadership
Interactive Workshop

3:30–4:00

Networking Break

4:00–5:30

Retaining Diversity
Panel

Sponsoring Women to Executive Positions
Panel

5:30–5:45

Transition

5:45–7:00

"Diversity in Leadership: A Real Value Driver or Just an Image Thing?"
Evening Keynote: Panel

7:00–9:00

Networking and Reception

 

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"
Opening Keynote: Shannon Byrne Susko, Serial Entrepreneur, CEO Coach/Advisor, Author

9:30–9:40

Transition

9:40–10:00

Connect Session

10:00–10:15

Transition

10:15–11:15

Leadership Essentials: Confidence
Interactive Workshop

Starting a Start-up
Panel

Not Just Our Problem: Motivating People to Care About Women in STEM
Panel

11:15–11:30

Transition

11:30–12:30

Leadership Essentials: Communicating Value
Interactive Workshop

The Sky’s the Limit:
Non-Traditional Career Paths
Panel

Inspiring, Engaging, and Giving Back: How to get Involved in STEM Outreach
Panel

12:30–1:15

Networking Lunch

1:15–2:30

"Complacency Kills"
Afternoon Keynote: Hayley Wickenheiser, five-time Olympic medalist

2:30–3:00

Networking Break

3:00–4:00

Leadership Essentials: Emotional Intelligence
Interactive Workshop

The 5 Year Plan: Myth or Must?
Strategically Act to Create your Career
Speaker

Is "Women in STEM" Still a Relevant Issue?
Panel

4:00–4:30

Reconnect Session

4:30–5:30

"From Dark to Light"
Closing Keynote: Dr. Martha Salcudean, award-winning Engineer