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Career Development’s Innovative & Visionary Solutions to Complex Challenges
Keynote Presentation:
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Lisa Taylor, Founder and President, Challenge Factory
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Mark Patterson, Executive Director, Magnet |
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As career development practitioners, your work is needed more than ever. Talk about skills, jobs, change, transitions, and disruption is at fever pitch. From evening newscasts to family dinner tables, everyone has opinions on the transition to a green and just economy, emerging skills, ageing workforces, and labour shortages.
It seems no one knows what the future will hold for jobs, the economy, education, and Canada’s prosperity. But as CDPs, we have unique talents and perspectives that can shift discussions from pithy soundbites to powerful steps forward for workforces and workplaces. Careers work is revolutionary in its capacity to bring order to chaotic situations. It puts individuals at the centre of widescale change and focuses on better. In this dynamic, market-focused keynote address, join Lisa Taylor as she explores three key dimensions of career development and how each provides tools to transform lives, livelihoods, and communities. Learning Outcomes
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As the demands of Canadian employers continue to evolve, it is important for employers and career development professionals to look toward the future of work and adapt to global trends.
Magnet's session will delve into the transformative potential of technology in reshaping the dynamics of workforce and career development. With a focus on leveraging digital tools for sustainable economic growth and inclusive talent development, we will explore emerging technologies and their role in shaping the future of labour market connections. 
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2023 Breakout Session Abstracts
Cultivating Manitoba's Future
Facilitated by: Geri Clinke
Description to be posted soon.
Striking the Right Balance: Your Authentic Voice vs AI
Facilitated by: Charlotte Ong
Description to be posted soon.
Breaking Barriers to Employment: Inclusion is Reconciliation
Facilitated by: Brandy Bobier
Description to be posted soon.
Innovative Career and Workforce Development in the Manitoba Tech Sector
Facilitated by: Marie Hacault,
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Panel presentation will cover:
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Marie Hacault Biography
Marie has worked in Youth Programming for over a decade and currently focuses her attention on supporting Manitoba’s tech-talent pipeline with aspiring new talent. With a background in marketing, program management, and youth, Marie works to bridge the gap between student, education, and tech employment through Tech Manitoba’s exciting industry engagement programming. By integrating the next generation of tech workers with today’s Manitoba tech companies via innovative mentorship programs and multiple industry touchpoints, she assists the sector in their workforce development goals. |
Build Support Capacity and Remotely Support Workers
Facilitated by Aron Jenkins
Description to be posted soon.
Innovation and Tech in Manitoba - Opportunities Abound
Facilitated by: Sheila Harris & Sandra Foster
Description to be posted soon.
Careers Work is Social Impact Work: How to Engage with Employers
Facilitated by: Lisa Taylor, President, Challenge Factory
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Today’s employers are more focused on talent than ever before. The current economic environment, with lingering impacts of the pandemic and future concerns related to demographic change and skill gaps, has made workforce concerns the top priority for every leader in the country.
Career development typically focuses on the job seeker as the primary client. However, there is increasing awareness that there can be no lasting solutions to some of today’s most challenging employment conundrums unless employers are also supported. Given all that is changing, there is a remarkable window of opportunity for career development approaches to help job seekers and employers alike chart a path to a better future. Join this interactive workshop where we will play with tools from within and outside the field to foster better relationships with employers. Learning Outcomes
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Lisa Taylor Biography
Lisa is an author, entrepreneur, consultant, volunteer, and community leader focused on making sense of the changing world of work. She is the President and Founder of Challenge Factory and lives in Toronto. Emma James Biography While earning her Master of Public Administration, Emma discovered her passion for the complex relationships between innovation policy, workforce planning, and career development. She is an associate at Challenge Factory. |
Title TBA
Facilitated by: Joelle Foster, CEO, North Forge
Description to be posted soon.
Title TBA
Facilitated by: Charlotte Vis van Heest & Farwa Zaidi
Description to be posted soon.