MACD’s Annual Let’s Get To Work Conference - Call for Presenters
Friday, November 3, 2023
Victoria Inn, Winnipeg, MB.
Career Development’s Innovative & Visionary Solutions to Complex Challenges
LGTW is MACD’s premier annual conference held during Manitoba’s Career & Workforce Development Month.
MACD’s Call for Presentations:
LGTW Conference- Friday, November 3, 2023, at the Victoria Inn Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
MACD invites you to submit a presentation proposal for the 2023 LGTW Conference. Presenting individually or as part of a team is a wonderful way to share your expertise, stories of successful interventions, programs, collaborations, and lessons learned in your practice.
Your one-hour presentation should stimulate thinking, open conversation, innovative and exciting program suggestions and synergetic and collaborative work with organizations, educational & training institutions and of course, employers!
Presentations should include lots of opportunity for sharing including:
- Small Group Breakouts
- Roundtable discussion
- Facilitated networking
Why Present?
LGTW is MACD’s premier annual conference held during Manitoba’s Career & Workforce Development Month welcoming all people interested in career & personal development. Come explore the challenges facing all of us in a world of constant transition with a spotlight on solutions that work, exploring innovative & transformative possibilities.
As a presenter you will receive a discounted registration of 50% to attend the full day conference.
If you have any questions or inquiries, please contact LGTW@MACD-MB.org
What do we hope to explore?
The critical aspects that have a vital role in improving innovation in career development:
Who will be there?
This conference will be attractive to attendees interested in career, workforce and personal development from various sectors including education, non-profit and profit-oriented employment service providers, government, private industry and HR consulting firms in various roles including career practitioners, workforce development professionals, educators, HR specialists, counsellors & social workers, and government workers.
Are you excited for a day of collaboration and networking with fellow professionals and employers?
We invite you to share your expertise with colleagues from around the province and submit a proposal to present at LGTW 2023!
Download the fillable PDF; complete it and email it to: LGTW@macd-mb.org with subject line
“Proposal to Present at LGTW2023”.
MACD’s Call for Presentations:
LGTW Conference- Friday, November 3, 2023, at the Victoria Inn Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
MACD invites you to submit a presentation proposal for the 2023 LGTW Conference. Presenting individually or as part of a team is a wonderful way to share your expertise, stories of successful interventions, programs, collaborations, and lessons learned in your practice.
Your one-hour presentation should stimulate thinking, open conversation, innovative and exciting program suggestions and synergetic and collaborative work with organizations, educational & training institutions and of course, employers!
Presentations should include lots of opportunity for sharing including:
- Small Group Breakouts
- Roundtable discussion
- Facilitated networking
Why Present?
LGTW is MACD’s premier annual conference held during Manitoba’s Career & Workforce Development Month welcoming all people interested in career & personal development. Come explore the challenges facing all of us in a world of constant transition with a spotlight on solutions that work, exploring innovative & transformative possibilities.
As a presenter you will receive a discounted registration of 50% to attend the full day conference.
If you have any questions or inquiries, please contact LGTW@MACD-MB.org
What do we hope to explore?
The critical aspects that have a vital role in improving innovation in career development:
- leveraging technology and innovative solutions
- using AI tools to support job search and hiring
- managing HR procedures more efficiently, while keeping the “human” in human resources services.
- maximizing partnerships & cross-sectoral synergies
- exploring innovative workplace trends & online working tools to meet the metaverse.
Who will be there?
This conference will be attractive to attendees interested in career, workforce and personal development from various sectors including education, non-profit and profit-oriented employment service providers, government, private industry and HR consulting firms in various roles including career practitioners, workforce development professionals, educators, HR specialists, counsellors & social workers, and government workers.
Are you excited for a day of collaboration and networking with fellow professionals and employers?
We invite you to share your expertise with colleagues from around the province and submit a proposal to present at LGTW 2023!
Download the fillable PDF; complete it and email it to: LGTW@macd-mb.org with subject line
“Proposal to Present at LGTW2023”.
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2022 Breakout Session Abstracts
Social Justice Work or Hobbyism: Which are we doing?
Dr. Brian Hutchison - Global Career Guy, Principle
Career work as justice work is a common refrain in the career development profession. There is ambiguity around what is meant by social justice work. As a result, we are prone to performing social justice "hobbyism", which has little to no impact, and not actually creating change that leads to more justice in the world (of-work). Frustration, conflicting actions, and fatigue are predictable outcomes. This presentation will provide a detailed roadmap for the types of activities and investment that lead to systemic change; and more justice with a focus on career development.
BAM and the Bioscience Sector Panel
Kim Kline - President of Bioscience Association of Manitoba (BAM)
he Manitoba bioscience sector is more thriving and diverse than ever before. Our industry continues to find new and innovative ways to create solutions and contribute toward the sustainable economic growth of our province.
As an industry association, we are the hub and advocate for the innovators, entrepreneurs and established companies in Manitoba’s growing bioscience industry. Our member companies belong to one – often more than one – of three subsectors – Health biotech, Ag biotech, and Clean biotech.
BAM panel to address career opportunities in the Bioscience sectors from this perspective.
The panel will be moderated by Kim Kline, President of BAM and will include representatives (TBD) from the Bioscience sectors (Clean Biotech, Ag Biotech, Health Biotech).
As an industry association, we are the hub and advocate for the innovators, entrepreneurs and established companies in Manitoba’s growing bioscience industry. Our member companies belong to one – often more than one – of three subsectors – Health biotech, Ag biotech, and Clean biotech.
BAM panel to address career opportunities in the Bioscience sectors from this perspective.
The panel will be moderated by Kim Kline, President of BAM and will include representatives (TBD) from the Bioscience sectors (Clean Biotech, Ag Biotech, Health Biotech).
Five Most Valuable Investments for Your Career Success
Anna Gordon - Owner Strut4Success
Whether you're a job seeker or career practitioner, this interactive session is for anyone who's ever felt that they're doing all the right things, yet still aren't able to get where they want to go in their career. If you're open to the possibility that career success can be achieved in non-traditional, low-cost and even fun ways, this is the place to be! This energetic, feel-good session will walk you through the five most important investments for your career and will provide you with a bunch of ideas that you can access TODAY to help you, your team, or your clients experience success.
Preventing the Spin Cycle: In Motion & Momentum+
Donnalee Bell - Managing Director, the Canadian Career Development Foundation
Trina Stanford - Project Associate, Canadian Career Development Foundation
IM&M+ was created in 2015 to create a bridge between social and career development programming. IM&M+ is for everyone and especially those who feel stuck and unable to move forward with their life in a meaningful way. The program has been adapted for a range of audiences including people living with a disability, Indigenous peoples, refugees, immigrants, and returning citizens. Learn about IM&M+’s participant-centred experiential and community-building approach and how it has been transformative for participants, organizations, communities and governments.
The Candidate to Company Connection
Jaysa Toet - CPHR
The world of work has not only changed but so has the world of finding work. Candidates and companies are continuing to face the impacts of “the Great Resignation”. Some of these changes are positive and even efficient, but others are a step back. This can be frustrating for candidates and equally challenging for companies wanting to hire for their teams. What can we do? In this session we’ll talk about how Career Development Professionals can ease some of the major pain points in the candidate to company connection.
Building Bridges to Create Employment and Career Opportunities for Newcomers in Winnipeg
Reuben Garang - Director, Immigration Partnership Winnipeg
Erika Frey-Morote - Project Manager at Immigration Partnership Winnipeg
This session will provide a general overview of the work of our Local Immigration Partnership. Immigration Partnership Winnipeg. Local Immigration Partnerships (LIPs) are multi-sectoral collectives that bring a new form of collaboration, at the community-level, to newcomer settlement and integration. As part of our strategic work and multisector collaboration we coordinate a Multi-Stakeholder Employment Sector Table.
The Employment Sector Table is composed of employment stakeholders from various sectors that analyze, prioritize, build awareness around and act on key issues that influence the success and inclusion of newcomers in Winnipeg workplaces.
The Employment Sector Table is composed of employment stakeholders from various sectors that analyze, prioritize, build awareness around and act on key issues that influence the success and inclusion of newcomers in Winnipeg workplaces.
Career Development Across Canada & Around the World
Sareena Hopkins - Executive Director, the Canadian Career Development Foundation
What is happening right now in the world of career development? Interested in the idea of a Professional Institute for our field? What about our new competency framework, code of ethics, or national certification? Keen to learn about the next International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy? Come and find out about the latest national and international initiatives, learn how you can get involved, and share your ideas about what our profession needs next.
SAFE Workers of Tomorrow
Bashir Ahmad - Community Liaison at SAFE Workers of Tomorrow
SAFE Workers of Tomorrow offers information sessions on Workplace Safety & Health, Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba and Employment Standards to new and vulnerable workers including high school students, newcomers and employment groups across Manitoba, free of charge. Here we discuss what specific presentations we offer, who exactly our target audience are and how you can book our workshops/presentations. The target audience are educators, career development teachers, nonprofits, social workers and anyone interested in safer workplaces across our province.
CANCELLED - How Starting Career Development Early Builds a Foundation for Future Success
Jeff Harris - President & Co-Founder, XELLO
Unfortunately, Jeff's flight got cancelled at the last minute. We look forward to having Jeff at a future conference.
Is there such a thing as starting too early? When preparing for the future, the answer is no. Developing these skills early helps young learners build self-awareness, and bolsters knowledge about goal setting and career planning as they transition through school.
Is there such a thing as starting too early? When preparing for the future, the answer is no. Developing these skills early helps young learners build self-awareness, and bolsters knowledge about goal setting and career planning as they transition through school.