The first InnovateWork virtual summit will happen on April 29 at 1 PM Eastern. HR, Talent, Tech and C-level pros will come together to be educated, engaged, and inspired about innovating in our rapidly changing workplace. The event is free to attend and, like the summits we’ve hosted across Canada, we’ll present inspiring high-profile speakers and a panel of experts.
Hear from four expert speakers plus a panel which will consider COVID-19’s impact on the mental wellbeing of employees. The panel will be moderated by Charles Boyer, the Conference Board of Canada.
Learn more: https://innovatework.co/virtual-event-april-29-2020/
InnovateWork is a forum for HR professionals and business leaders looking to connect and learn best practices on how to improve employee happiness and workplace output.
This InnovateWork webinar is produced by The HR Gazette & WorkTango and supported by Gallagher and High Road Human Capital. The event will be the first of a series of online events designed to help professionals navigate through the unprecedented times we are experiencing.
InnovateWork Co-founder Bill Banham said: “We’re pleased to announce a stellar line-up at the first in a series of events to help HR pros and leaders get a better handle of tactics and techniques to manage this extremely difficult time and, hopefully, take-away some ideas to help rebuild when we’ve come through the other side”.
SPEAKERS, PANELISTS AND PRESENTERS
Jane Watson, Senior Director, People Partners, Klick
Jane has spent the last 15 years in HR building teams and programs. Her career has included regional and national leadership roles, and she’s currently Sr Director, People Partners at Klick, a life sciences commercialization agency. She is also the founder of The Aperta Project, an initiative aimed at helping organizations better understand and prevent workplace sexual harassment, and she’s completing her Master’s in organizational change at Concordia University.
Alysha M. Campbell, HR Business Partner, Canada, Index Exchange
Alysha is an accomplished and respected Strategic HR Leader with a decade of experience that encompasses all facets of Human Resource Management. From executing successful multi-million dollar workforce recruitment and optimization projects to spearheading employee culture initiatives, Alysha has truly seen and done it all in the HR space. Among her various business ventures, Alysha is currently an HR Business Partner with Index Exchange, a Global Ad Tech Organization. She is a graduate of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Commerce and is pursuing further studies as a Change Management Practitioner (CMP).
Dr. Michael Mousseau, National Wellbeing & Engagement Consultant at Gallagher
Michael supports Gallagher’s Canadian benefits team on their client and prospects Wellbeing & Engagement needs. His background and expertise in neuroscience and mental health gives Gallagher a unique set of skills that help further differentiate us in the industry. Gallagher is a firm which believes business success is a function of the people you employ and how engaged they are with your organization. Our mission is to help clients develop integrated strategies that help employees thrive – not just at work, but also at home and in their communities.
Shairoz Moledina, Senior Manager, Employee Relations at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Shairoz is the Senior Manager, Employee Relations at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. In her current role she leads a team that is responsible for delivering the following programs: Employee Relations, Absence Management Services, Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, Health and Safety and Workplace Well-being.
Shairoz has been with CMHC for the past few years. Prior to that she worked in the Federal Public Service for 17 years in various departments including: Treasury Board Secretariat, the Department of Justice, the Department of National Defense, and the National Research Council and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Shairoz started her career as a labour relations advisor for Treasury Board Secretariat and worked her way up to the position of Director, Labour Relations at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; a position which she held since 2012.
Katrina Moss, Learning Acceleration Lead at Shopify
Katrina started with Shopify in 2015 and Leads the Learning Acceleration team, responsible for company-wide learning and development programs for Shopify’s more than 4,000 employees around the world.
She is a passionate learning and development (L&D) professional known for her curiosity, energy and enthusiasm. She believes in maximizing potential and performance through learning and continual growth. L&D is her passion and it is her experience in other areas of talent, such as talent acquisition, HR advisory, talent management, and employee engagement programs that give her a well-rounded perspective. Katrina also has experience running a retail business which has enlightened her to the thrills and challenges of entrepreneurship. Katrina’s current focus in L&D includes leading a multidisciplinary team in the creation of new programs, overseeing implementation, and continually iterating so the programs remain relevant and aligned with the needs of the business. She has a personal passion to spread growth mindset using tangible practices that can be incorporated at the individual, team, and organizational level. She loves working with a motivated team to achieve results that are far greater than what each individual would accomplish apart.
Dr. Bill Howatt, Chief of Research, Workforce Productivity
Bill Howatt is Chief of Research, Workforce Productivity for The Conference Board of Canada. Bill is the former chief research and development officer for workforce productivity, Morneau Shepell, and founder of Howatt HR Consulting. He has over 25 years’ experience in strategic HR, mental health and addictions, and leadership. He is the creator of the online Certificate in Management Essentials (CME) program, a senate-approved leaders program that offers 18 courses through the University of New Brunswick. He is also the creator of Pathway to Coping, an online course at the same university that is grounded in the cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) approach.
Bill created the Quality of Work Life (QWL) tool that has been converted into the Morneau Shepell Total Health Index and was the co-creator of The Globe and Mail and Morneau Shepell’s Employee Recommended Workplace Award. He is also co-creator of The Globe and Mail Your Life at Work Initiative that touched more 14,000 Canadians. He has published numerous books and articles, such as The Coping Crisis, Pathway to Coping, the Wiley Series on addictions, The Human Services Counseling Toolbox, and The Addiction Counselor’s Desk Reference. He is a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail 9 to 5 and Leadership Lab columns and The Chronicle Herald.
Mario Baril, Ombudsman of Mental Health and Employee Well-Being
Mario Baril joined the Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in October 2018, in the newly created position of Ombudsman for mental health and employee well-being. He has held several executive positions over the past 12 years in the areas of strategic and business communications at Public Service and Procurement Canada, as Chief of Staff to a Deputy Minister at the Treasury Board Secretariat, and as Executive Director for the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada.
Charles Boyer, Senior Manager with The Conference Board of Canada.
Over the past 5+ years, Charles has supported research, workshops, webinars, conferences, and executive networks within workplace health, wellness, and safety. A few of the highlights of his work over the years includes designing and facilitating large annual conferences (Mental Health in the Capital and the Better Workplace Conference), managing the day-to-day operations of the Council on Workplace Health and Wellness and the Health and Safety Leadership Centre, and building great professional relationships with healthy workplace leaders across the Country.
Bill Banham, Co-founder at InnovateWork
Bill Banham is Editor and Publisher at The HR Gazette magazine, Co-Founder of the InnovateWork event series for HR, Talent and Tech pros and President at Iceni Media Inc. He has 13+ years experience in B2B publishing and events. Bill’s previous roles include Editor at HRreview magazine and Marketing Manager at Sprigg, the performance management tech platform.
Rob Catalano, Co-founder at InnovateWork
Rob Catalano is passionate about helping companies succeed – by helping them focus on their employee experience. With his unique experience in HR Technology as a founding employee at Achievers, Rob co-founded WorkTango – software that helps give employees a voice and companies actionable insight. He has recently been named as a 2019 Top Global Employee Engagement Influencer, and is the Canadian Chairperson for The Enterprise Engagement Alliance, with a mandate to lead and help educate corporate, government and not-for-profit management on a formal process for implementing engagement across the enterprise community. He is an avid hockey and volleyball player, traveller, and in his own terms a ‘pointaholic’ – he collects loyalty points for everything and anything!
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS!
The HR Gazette – Organizing Sponsor – Latest opinion, reviews and podcasts for pros interested in HR Technology, Talent, Performance, Learning, Leadership.
WorkTango – Organizing Sponsor – A platform to give employees a voice and companies actionable insight.
Gallagher – Platinum Sponsor – A leading independent benefits, investment and compensation firm that designs and manages its clients’ programs from the biggest picture to the smallest detail.
High Road Human Capital – Platinum Sponsor – Veteran-owned, Diversity Supplier specializing in Talent Acquisition and Human Resources. High Road provides the resources, strategy, and vision to help. Services include resume screening and assessment, HR policy and procedure.
Lighthouse Labs – Bronze Sponsor – Empowering students, launching careers, and contributing to the growth of Canada’s tech industry.
Thorpe Benefits – Copper Sponsor – Specialists in group benefits. Developing and implementing solutions that address both employee and organizational health.