8:30 AM

Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM

10:20 AM

Getting to Work - Understanding Your Strengths
Facilitator: Rana Abdulal of Strategisense on Clifton Strengths  

Select one of these fun activities or just enjoy your lunch break!  

11:45PM

Fuel Up and Lunch
Use this time for one of our fun activities below or as personal time/networking
Portrait & Headshots
15min Meditation Session
Guided Daniel's Tour

 Block 1

12:30 PM

 During this block you may select 1 activity you would like to join.

Activity 1 - Workshop

“Building Digital Coalitions" - Leveraging Social Media to Mobilize Action
Facilitator: Camille Dundas, Solutions Consultant, Hootsuite
Session Focus: Social media channels have developed into mega-platforms for coalition building and driving change forward. Attendees will learn tips to leverage platforms such as twitter, Facebook and Instagram to move their change making work forward.
Skills Flexed:
Digital Literacy
Effective Communications

Activity 2 - Workshop

“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” – Building Self-Awareness
Facilitator: Bailey Parnell, CEO and Founder, SkillsCamp  
Session Focus: Self-awareness involves being aware of one’s character traits (including strengths, weaknesses and derailers) and understanding how they show up in various settings. Self-awareness is critical in understanding how leaders impact those around them, understand their capacity to learn, and how they can maximize effectiveness. Attendees will learn the importance of self-awareness for effective leadership and undergo self-reflection activities.  
Skills Flexed:
Self-awareness

Activity 3 - Workshop

“In My Shoes” – Building Empathy
Facilitator: Lisa Watson, CEO, Change Openly 
Session Focus: Empathy is the capacity to be aware of and understand the feelings, emotions and motivations of others. Attendees will learn the types of empathy which include cognitive, emotional and compassionate empathy, how to better foster empathy and have the opportunity to practise fostering empathy with fellow attendees.
Skills Flexed:
Empathy
Humility

Activity 4 - Workshop

“Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” – Tips for Resiliency 
Session Focus: Resiliency refers to the ability to bounce back from difficult situations. This session will explore what resiliency looks like in practice, and the need for leaders to hone resiliency to sustain their work. Attendees will take away tips to foster a resilient mindset from leaders who have faced great obstacles in their change-making work yet through resiliency were able to persevere.  
Skills Flexed:
Resiliency

2:00 PM

Stretch Break

Block 2

2:15 PM

During this block you may select 1 activity you would like to join.

Activity 1 - Workshop

Collaboration Across Differences
Facilitator: Kofi Hope, Award-Winning Community Advocate, Rhodes Scholar, Senior Policy Advisor, Wellesley Institute
Session Focus: Recognizing that greater impact can be achieved when a collective approach is taken, this session will focus on the importance of and how to engage with diverse sectors, communities and groups in the efforts to move your change making work forward.
Skills Flexed:
Effective Oral Communication
Collaboration

Activity 2 - Workshop

“Real Talk” – Having Difficult Conversations 
Facilitator: Marg Van Herk-Paradis, Vice President of Services, Credence & Co.  
Session Focus: Attendees will explore the importance of exercising active listening – especially in conversations that deal with identity, trauma and the experiences of others. Attendees will also explore their own conflict triggers and learn tips to have effective, productive conversations.
Skills Flexed:
Effective Oral Communications
Active Listening
Conflict Resolution

Activity 3 - Workshop

“Inclusive Leadership in Practice” – Focus on Reconciliation
Facilitator: Canadian Roots Exchange
Session Focus: Keeping in mind the belief that effective impact needs to be done alongside the Indigenous community, this session will provide attendees a breakdown of Indigenous history and the impacts of colonialism on the Indigenous community as well as tips to incorporate reconciliation in their work.
Skills Flexed:
Empathy
Ally-ship

Activity 4 - Workshop

“Shape & Share Your Stories” –  Practical Approaches to Engaging the Media
Facilitator: Amira Elghawaby, Award Winning Journalist & Advocate
Session Focus: Attendees will briefly explore their own unique narratives. Followed by a deep dive on how to engage the media in their change making work, from learning how to refine a pitch, drafting an op-ed, to crafting a letter to the editor.
Skills Flexed:
Story-Telling
Effective Communications
Strategic Thinking

3:45 PM

Stretch Break

3:55 PM
Closing Session

Put Your Leadership To Work

4:30 PM
Final Remarks

The Cool Down