Agenda
The 2019 Futures Conference Agenda
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DAY 1: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Time
Session
Location
8:30 to 10:00
Delegate Check-in & Exhibitor Set Up
10:00 to 10:15
Welcome Remarks
10:15 to 10:50
Opening Keynote Address: Steven Tobin, LMIC
10:50 to 11:00
Transition Break
11:00 to 11:50
Block 1: Concurrent Sessions – 50 mins
1. Strategies for Effectively Engaging Youth
2. Re-imagining the Future of Work
3. Learning Exchange Platform
4. The Whole Shabang: Employment Transition Coaching for Lasting Impact
5. Critical Competencies for Workforce Development Practitioners
PM
12:00 to 12:30
Lunch & Exhibitor Showcase
12:30 to 1:30
Humans Wanted Panel – Sponsored by RBC
1:30 to 2:20
Block 2: Concurrent Sessions – 50 mins
1. Future-Proofing Youth for the Changing World of Work
2. FSC & FW Consultations (Part One)
3. Beyond the Fingerprints: Employment Strategies for Supporting Youth with a Criminal Record
4. Facilitating Creativity in the Youth Job Connection Program
2:20 to 2:30
Transition Break
2:30 to 3:30
First Work AGM / Block 3: Concurrent Sessions – 50 mins
1. Shaping the Future of Employment: Using Virtual Reality for Career Exploration
2. Nation-Wide Knowledge Sharing: Resources for Youth across Canada
3. FSC & FW Consultations (Part Two)
4. Job Search Zombies
3:30 to 4:00
PM Networking Break
4:00 to 4:50
Block 4: Concurrent Sessions – 50 mins
1. First Work AGM – PLENARY
2. The 4th Industrial Revolution: The Only Constant is Change
3. Fast Track to Apprenticeship Success
4. Aspire: Career Exploration for Youth
5:00 to 6:00
Delegates Getting Ready for Reception
6:00 to 7:00
Welcome Reception
DAY 2: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
6:30 to 7:30
5K Fun Run
8:00 to 9:00
Registration, Breakfast and Networking (Exhibitor Showcase Opens)
9:00 to 10:00
Keynote Address: Hamoon Ekhtiari, Audacious Futures – Sponsored by Talent Egg
10:00 to 10:30
AM Exhibitor Networking Break
10:30 to 11:20
Block 5: Concurrent Sessions – 50 mins
1. CDPCBO Focus Group Discussions (Part 1)
2. Inclusion Revolution: We’re Stronger Together
3. AI, Video Interviewing and Soft Skills Hiring: A New Maxim
4. Skills-Based Recruitment Tools: The Future of Job-Search
5. Navigating the Road to Sustainable Employment for Justice Involved Youth Clients
11:30 to 12:30
Block 6: Concurrent Sessions – 50 mins
1. CDPBO Focus Group Discussions (Part 2)
2. What’s in your Employment Practitioner Toolbox?
3. The Future of Work is Talent Optimization
4. Bridges to Employment
PM
12:30 to 1:00
Lunch & Exhibitor Showcase
1:00 to 2:15
Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) –
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
2:15 to 2:45
PM Exhibitor Showcase Networking Break
2:30 to 4:30
Block 7: First Work Facilitated Regional Discussions – 2 Hrs
4:30 to 6:00
*Exhibitor Teardown*
6:00 to 9:00
Dinner & Night at the Improv with Skilled Trades
DAY 3: Thursday, October 24, 2019
6:30 to 7:30
Morning YOGA or Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing Walk)
7:30 to 8:30
Breakfast & Networking
8:00 to 8:30
Opening Announcements
8:30 to 9:30
Future Skills Centre Panel Discussion
10:00 to 10:30
AM Networking Break
10:30 to 11:30
Closing Keynote: Dr. Andrew Campbell
11:30 to 11:45
Closing Remarks
