Program-at-a-Glance

Day 1 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)

National Aboriginal Recruitment Fair Participants - click here for further details

General Delegation

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration and Internet Cafe
11:00 am – 4:00 pm Tradeshow and Aboriginal Artisan Tables
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Bagged Lunch in Tradeshow Area (not for recruitment fair participants – see link above) – bagged lunch sponsored by:
   
Professional Development  
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Pre Kick-Off Breakout Workshops
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Networking Break
2:55 pm - 4:30 pm Pre Kick-Off Breakout Workshops
   
Spring Festival  
6:30 - 9:00 pm

Premiere Networking Event/Dinner: Spring Festival (Edmonton Festival City/Alberta Aboriginal Style)

Entertainment sponsored by Casino Ramo

Day 2 (Wednesday, May 2, 2012)

General Delegation

7:30 am - 8:15 pm Breakfast
7:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration
7:00 am - 4:00 pm Tradeshow, Aboriginal Artisan Tables and Internet Cafe
   
Professional Development  
8:30 am - 8:45 am
8:45 am - 9:00 am
Opening Prayer with Metis Elder REv. P. Gayle MacKenzie-Findlay
Opening Remarks
Inclusion Podium Keynote Thought Leader: Kelly J. Lendsay, President/CEO, Aboriginal Human Resource Council – Inclusion Smoke Signals
9:00 - 9:25 am Inclusion Podium Thought Leader: Wab Kinew, CBC Broadcaster/Host of CBC Documentary, The 8th Fire – Playing with Fire
9:25 am - 10:15 am Inclusion Podium Thought Leader: Dr. Martin Brokenleg - Circle of Courage
10:15 am - 10:45 am Networking Break - Sponsored by Canadian Construction Association
10:45 am - 12:00 pm Management Learning – Expert Panel and Group Discussions in our four inclusion realms (human resources, corporate social responsibility/leadership, communications/marketing, procurement) with:

  • The Honourable Jackson Lafferty (Deputy Premier, Government of Northwest Territories)
  • Paul Sayers (Hydro One)
  • Leanne Hall (Noront Resources Ltd.)
  • Paul Klein (Impakt)
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Break (Tradeshow)
12:20 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Luncheon and Inclusion Podium Thought Leader: Shel Holtz, ABC, Principal, Holtz Communication + Technology - Incorporating Social Media as an Inclusion Strategies
1:30pm - 2:10 pm Setup for Breakout Learning (through the use of interactive audience participation technology)
2:10 pm - 2:15 pm Move to Breakout Rooms
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm Breakout Management Learning - Collective Problem Solving
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Networking Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm Breakout Management Learning - Collective Problem Solving

 Day 3 (Thursday, May 3, 2012)

General Delegation

7:00 am – 11:00 am Tradeshow, Aboriginal Artisan Tables and Internet Cafe
7:00 am – 8:15 am Mayor’s Breakfast - sponsored by the City of Edmonton
   
Professional Development  
8:30 am – 8:40 am Opening Prayer and Remarks
8:40 am – 10:00 am INCLUSION SOLUTIONS REVEAL (findings from the problem solving breakout workshops are announced)
9:45 - 10:00 am Inclusion Podium Thought Leader: Mayor Stephen Mandel, City of Edmonton – Inclusion at Work in the City
10:00 am - 10:30 am Networking Break
10:30 – 11:30 am

Inclusion Podium Thought Leader: John Ibbitson, The Globe and Mail – Influencing Change

11:15 – 12:00 pm Evaluation, Prize Draw, Closing Remarks and Prayer

Times and agenda are subject to change.