Conference Schedule of Activities

Algonquin College, Pembroke Campus

Please note: Registration closes on Wednesday, October 23 at noon EST.


Thursday, October 24, 2024: CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

7:45 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Registration and Networking/Light Refreshments
8:30 a.m. to 8:40 a.m. Welcome to the Conference
8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Workshop Block # 1

  • Beyond the Grind-Rebecca Wilson
  • Project Management Essentials-Becky Wright
  • Social Cohesion/Volunteering-Renata Rusiniak
  • Tapping into Talent-Gabriella Salera and Allison Miller
10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

Workshop Block # 2

  • Integrated Mentoring-Shelley Styles
  • From Good to Great-Jeff Lucier
  • Tapping into Talent-Gabriella Salera and Allison Miller
  • Social Cohesion/Volunteering-Renata Rusiniak
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Keynote Address | Retired General Rick Hillier – Leadership Under Fire: Lessons Learned From The School of Hard Knocks
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Lunch Hour
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fireside Chat Keynote Address | Amber Mac – Relentless Transformation: 4 Lessons to Thrive in our A.I. Future in 2024 and Beyond
2:40 p.m. to 3:55 p.m.

Workshop Block # 3

  • Integrated Mentoring-Shelley Styles
  • Beyond the Grind-Rebecca Wilson
  • Project Management Essentials-Becky Wright
  • From Good to Great-Jeff Lucier
4 p.m. to 4:10 p.m. Closing remarks and evaluations
4:10 pm to 5:30 p.m. After Conference Social sponsored by Upper Ottawa Valley Chamber of Commerce

 

This conference is presented by Algonquin College Pembroke Campus and our co-sponsors:Fall Business Conference Sponsors: Algonquin College Community Employment Services, the City of Pembroke, Community Futures Development Corporation, Local Immigration Partnership Lanark and Renfrew County, The Labour Market Group of Renfrew and Lanark.