Event Program

A day full of

high-impact staffing industry discussions!

Agenda

APRIL 17, 2024

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Breakfast

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9:00 AM - Opening

Creating Connections: Welcome to The Canadian Staffing Industry Summit

9:15 AM - Keynote Speaker

Hung Lee

Talent Acquisition Technology Trends: What's Next for the Staffing Industry

10:00 AM - Building Your Brand (Breakout Session) (Main Ball Room)

Jeremy Schreifels & Suky Sodhi

Your Dime, Your Brand: Making It Count

10:00 AM - Diversity Equity and Inclusion (Breakout Session) (Kings Gallery)

Louisa Benedicto & Chris Horak

Clearing the Path: Removing Barriers to More Placements

10:45 AM - Break

11:00 AM - CEO Panel

Mark Coetzee, Janelle Bieler, Craig Brown & Travis O'Rourke - Moderator Suky Sodhi

AI Adoption Challenges and Change Management

12:00 PM - Lunch

12:45 PM - Taming the Technical Tiger

Brian Kennedy, Bryan Doyon, Yash Dhailwal - Moderator Hung Lee

Navigating the Rectec Landscape as a Recruitment Agency Owner.

1:30 PM - The World's Largest Economy is on Our Doorstep (Breakout Session) (Main Ball Room)

Evelyn McGinley, Michael Coffill, Francis Larson & Michael O’Rourke

Navigating Profitable Expansion: Conquering the U.S. Market with Confidence

1:30 PM - Retained Search (Breakout Session) (Kings Gallery)

Jaime Alvarez

Transitioning from Contingent to Retained: A Strategic Model Transformation

2:15 PM - Empowered Voices: Women at the Helm

Maria Arvanites, Eileen Gittens, Tracy Rocca, Marie Trillot - Moderator Tracey Both

3:00 PM - Break

3:15 PM - Canadian Staffing Industry Awards

Committee Members - BJ Blumenthal, Hunter Reid, Sinead Finnegan, Mike Coffill, Laura Boivin

Brought to you by Daxtra Technologies

3:45 PM - Bill 27 Licensing Framework Update

Expert Guest Speaker

4:15 PM - Legal Corner

Kelsey Orth

Navigating the Challenges of Bill 27 and Its Aftermath

4:45 PM - Closing

Suky Sodhi

5:00 PM - Networking

6:00 PM - End

7:00 PM - VIP Dinner - VIP Ticket Holders Only

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