Agenda

8:00 am

Registration Opens & Buffet Breakfast

9:00 am

Summit Welcome:
Jennefer Griffith, Executive Director
Food Processing Skills Canada

9:05 am – 9:15 am

Opening Remarks:
Mike Timani, President & CEO, Fancy Pokket Corporation and Board Chair, Food Processing Skills Canada

9:15 am – 10:15 am

The Labour Ingredient:

• Kevin Elder, Project and Government Relations Manager, Food Processing Skills Canada

The Business of Food:

• Pat Beauchamp, VP – Primary Research, Research & Analytics, Hill & Knowlton

10:15 – 10:45am

BREAK

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Keynote Speaker:
Riaz Meghji, Human Connection Expert | Author Making Every Conversation Count

12:00 pm – 1:00pm

LUNCH

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Leading with Emotional Intelligence

• Dr. Lisette Reyes-Paulino , President, Wysed Inc.
• Raja Hatoum, President, Elite Compass Services

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm

Breakout Session 1: The Space Walk – An Experiential Leadership Development Workshop

• Dr. Lisette Reyes-Paulino, President, Wysed Inc.
• Raja Hatoum, President, Elite Compass Services

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Inclusive & Respectful Workplaces in 2024
Krista Carr, CEO, Inclusion Canada

2:45 pm – 3:oo pm

BREAK

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Breakout Session 2: Creating an Inclusive & Diverse Workforce
Don Gallant, Ready, Willing and Able – A National Initiative of Inclusion Canada and the Autism Alliance of Canada

4:00 pm – 4:45 pm

Get Ready: AI & Leadership

• Blaine Mackie, National Lead, Intel & Tech Solutions, Hill & Knowlton

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks
Jennefer Griffith, Executive Director,
Food Processing Skills Canada

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Networking Reception