2023 Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - A Day of Learning

 

Can you effectively meet the needs of your community, society,
clients, and employees with a lack of understanding of diversity and
bias in a person or group?

ACEC-SK’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion – A Day of Learning

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

8-4:30pm

The ALT Hotel, Saskatoon, SK

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Sponsorship Opportunities!

Our Day of Learning will bring people together to learn, grow, and identify personal actions that each of us can take to advance EDI.

AGENDA 

7:30-8:00am

Registration

8:00-8:10am

Joanna Usselman, Emcee
Welcome

8:10-8:15am

Nick Wright
Message from ACEC-SK Chair

8:15-8:30am

Julie Ann Wriston, Sr Manager Indigenous Supply Chain, Nutrien

8:30-9:30am

Brad Spence, Trace and Associates
Indigenous Workplace Inclusion

9:30-9:45am

Kerri Walker, Chair of ACEC-SK Women in Consulting Committee
Leave Survey Results

9:45-10:15am

Let’s Talk Session/Break

Grab a snack and join our presenters in a breakout room of your choice. Presenters will facilitate open and safe conversations
10:15-11:15am

Ebenezer Appiagyei​, Saskatoon Open Door Society
Supporting New Canadians in the Workplace

11:15-12:00pm

Chelsea Osiowy, Assistive Technology Specialist, Neil Squires Society

Supporting Employees with Physical Disabilities in the Workplace

12:00-1:15pm Lunch
1:15-1:30pm

Celebrating International Women’s Day

1:30-2:30pm

Lisa DeVries, Student Engagement Coordinator, Saskatchewan Polytechnic

LGBTQ2S+ Identity Through the Generations

2:30-2:45pm

Jaclyn Mann, ACEC-SK Women in Consulting Committee

Onsite Support & Understanding Your Blind Spots

2:45-3:15pm

Let’s Talk Session/Break

Grab a snack and join our presenters in a breakout room of your choice. Presenters will facilitate open and safe conversations.

3:15-4:15pm

Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley, President, Prairie Catalyst Consulting Ltd.

Keynote Speaker - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Action

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify and define key equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) terminology
  • Differentiate between systemic and individual bias and inequities
  • Identify personal allyship actions to advance EDI in their workplaces
4:15pm

Joanna Usselman - Closing Remarks

Networking Event Tuesday Evening, The ALT Hotel, March 7, 2023

 


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