On April 28th, Friday between 10 am – 4 pm EST, Generation1.ca’s North American Virtual Insights Career Fair is going to present to you the following sessions. Our conference theme is Beating the Data Deluge: Success in a Changing Industry. The agenda is filled with diverse data and insights leaders, storytellers and strategists to help all participants action plan into the future.
Morning Keynotes
10 am — 10:10 am – Fighting the Data Deluge! Less known truths about insights and innovation (Welcome and Our Annual Global Industry Skills Study Unveiling).
Arundati Dandapani, MLitt, CAIP, CIPP/C, Founder, Generation1.ca
10:10 am — 10:20 am – Connecting the Dots with Customer Experience Management
Vincent Dang, Manager, Loyalty Strategy and Optimization at Bank of Montreal (BMO)
10:20 am — 10:30 am – Brave New World: Measurement Trends for Diverse Data, Analytics and Insights Professionals
Nick Drew, Founder and CEO, Fuse Insights
10:30 am— 10:40 am – What COVID taught us about Opportunities in Public Health Communications
Amelia Burke-Garcia, PhD, MA, Program Area Director, Public Health, NORC at the University of Chicago and author of two books Communicating through a Pandemic and Influencing Health
10:40 am – 10:50 am – How Doing Good is actually a Profitable Enterprise: An Entrepreneur’s Story
Joe Lyons-Rising, Founder and Chief Empathy Officer, Data Gives Back
10:50 – 11:00 am – Decision Science, Sociology and Geopolitics: Big Picture Thinking in a Creators’ Economy
Andrés Casas, Senior Instructor, Universidad de Los Andes, Maloka and Behavioural Consultant, Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín, Fundación Grupo Social, and Principal Investigator at World Values Survey Association
Navigating the Online Career Fair – Directions and Help
11 AM – 4 PM Employer Candidate 1-1 Interviews
SIMULTANEOUS Learning and Development WORKSHOP LOUNGES Open from 11 AM to 4 PM EST. Agenda for each lounge detailed below.
Inclusive Futures Lounge
Lounge Host: Bao Nhi Phan, Generation1.ca
(Day-long 40 min sessions inclusive of 10 mins Q-A, unless otherwise specified)
12:20 PM – 1 PM EST: The Future of Collaboration in a Data Rich World: Human Aided Tech Aided Human .
Featuring: Grace Fenix, Founder and CEO, Big Robin and Vivek Mishra, Chief Product Officer at Aqilliz
1:00 PM to 2 PM: How to find and build Culturally Sensitive Organizations
Featuring: Amanda Chen, CAIP, CSPO, Manager, CX Insights, TD Bank and John Stevenson, Founder and CEO, CulturaliQ and Grace Fenix, Founder and CEO, Big Robin
2:20 PM to 3 PM: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace: Top Tips
Featuring: Batool Batalvi, Registered Psychotherapist and Psychodynamic Strategist
3:00 PM to 3:10 PM: How to Find a Sponsor for your Career in Canada and in Life
Featuring: Nigel Branker, CEO Securian Canada
3:10 PM to 3:50 PM: Navigating the Workforce as Racialized Immigrants
Featuring: Stella Igweamaka, CAIP, Servus Credit Union; Anam Raheel, University of York; Grace Fenix, Big Robin; Iryna Lozynska
Career Connections Lounge
Lounge Host: Smita Dhure, Generation1.ca
(Day-long 40 minute sessions inclusive of 10 mins Q-A, unless specified otherwise)
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM Successful Career Stories from the Public Sector
Featuring: Kate Zaporozhets, Nat Stone, Wasim Baoboid, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
12:20 PM – 1 PM Successful Career Stories from the Private Sector
Featuring: Doug Keith
Brand Builders’ Lounge
Lounge Host: Fathima Zikker, Generation1.ca
11 AM – 12:40 PM: Building a Compelling Cover Letter and Resume: Best Practices and Caveats
Featuring: AAPOR
12:40 PM — 1 PM: Networking tips for Success
Featuring: Insights Career Network
1 PM — 1:40 PM: Stakeholder and Client Communications in Challenging Times
Featuring: Amelia Burke-Garcia, Program Area Director, Public Health, NORC at the University of Chicago
CPG Insights Lounge
11 AM – 12 PM: Top Trends in CPG Insights
Featuring: Joe Lyons-Rising, Lounge Host, and Founder, Data Gives Back
12 PM – 1 PM: CPG Career Q/A Drop-In
Generation1.ca Association and Community Lounge
Day-long resources, help, etc.
International Business Lounge
Day-long resources on doing business in global markets
