Agenda 2026
9:00 AM – Registration (Rotunda)
9:00 AM – Service Provider Showcase & Networking (Viking and Crush Rooms)
9:30 AM – Call to seats
9:45 AM – Opening Welcome, House Keeping, Land Acknowledgement
10:00 AM – Indigenous speaker: Discussion of unity, shared purpose - Benny Skinner
10:45 AM – Stretch Break: Please be back promptly at 11:00 am so we can get started.
11:00 AM – Keynote Speaker - Carolina Balcazar
11:45 AM – Building Your 30‑Second Introduction – TBD
12:00 PM – Lunch is provided (Vegetarian options available)
Exhibitors Lounge & Networking (Rotunda)
1:00 PM – Speed Networking 101
1:45 PM – Stretch Break: Please be back promptly at 11:00 am so we can get started.
2:00 PM – The Employer’s Lens: Hiring in a Changing World – Panel Discussion
Wrap Up and Closing Remarks in individual workshops & registrant evaluations. Panelists to be available in Employer Networking Session
3:00 PM- 5:00 PM – Employer Networking Session hosted by Immigration Partnership - Main Hall.
Keynote Speaker
Carolina Balcazar
Indigenous speaker
Benny Skinner
"The Employer’s Lens: Hiring in a Changing World" discussion panel
Julie Newman,
Certified HR leader with 15+ years building inclusive, safe workplaces.
Experienced in culture, performance, recruitment, relations, plus health and safety. Applies education to solve complex challenges while developing high-performing teams.
Certified Human Resources Leader
Sadia Anjum
Seasoned higher education professional with 10+ years across Ontario post-secondary supporting career services and co-op education.
Bridges talent and opportunity for students and internationally trained professionals. PhD researcher advancing equity.
Higher Education & Career Services Professional
Marketing DirectorEleanor Parks
Creative and strategic in equal measure, our marketing director brings fresh ideas to every campaign. They turn insights into action and help our message resonate with the right audience.