HRPA Conference 2021

Monday, January 25

5:30 PM

Tuesday, January 26

10:00 AM

Welcome and Conference Opening

Speaker(s): Louise Taylor Green, ICD.D., MBA, CMC, PCC, CHRL, CHRE, Robert (Bob) Thompson, B.S. (Ind.Eng.), LL.B., MBA, MBA (Env.), LL.M. (ADR), Ontario Bar, CHRL

10:15 AM

Crisis Ready Business Strategies for the Pandemic and Beyond

Session # 100

Speaker(s): Melissa Agnes
Sponsored By: Atlas Canada
Type: Keynote

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

11:05 AM

Traditional Leadership is Dead: The Essential Role of the Modern Leader

Session # 101

Speaker(s): David Sturt
Sponsored By: O.C. Tanner

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational Effectiveness

Post COVID-19 Labour Market Impact Assessments: How to Maximize Your Success

Session # 105

Speaker(s): Ravi Jain, B.A, LL..B., LL.M, C.S

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee Relations

Making HR Strategically Better, Faster, Easier in a post COVID-19 World

Session # 104

Speaker(s): Eseza Catherine Byakika, Harish Chauhan

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Preparation is the Best Medicine: Pandemic Planning and HR Law

Session # 102

Speaker(s): Brian Gottheil, Suhaib Ibrahim

Qualifies for CPD hoursTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

The Ergonomics of Working Remotely: Lessons Learned from COVID-19

Session # 103

Speaker(s): Jennifer McGillis, M.Sc., R.Kin., CPE

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessSafe Workplace

11:50 AM

Virtual Hall & Social

Speaker(s): Virtual Hall & Social

1:00 PM

Mission-Focused Culture of Resilience: Supporting Employees Through Two Recoveries

Session # 106

Speaker(s): Maura Alexandru, Pauline James

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessStrategic and Organizational Leadership

Navigating the Current Normal: The Mental Health Impact of COVID-19 on the Workplace

Session # 110

Speaker(s): Laura Williams
Sponsored By: Hive

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessLabour & Employee RelationsMental HealthSafe Workplace

Re-wiring for Resilience

Session # 107

Speaker(s): Corey Atkinson

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

The Impact of COVD-19 on Canadian Immigration; Small Tremor or Earthquake?

Session # 108

Speaker(s): Evan Green

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational Effectiveness

Virtual Reality: Managing a Remote Workplace

Session # 109

Speaker(s): Lauren Bernardi

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

1:45 PM

Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

2:00 PM

Coping with Disruption: Safeguarding our Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19

Session # 111

Speaker(s): David Robinson

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessMental HealthSafe WorkplaceTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Ergonomically Addressing Physical and Psychosocial Challenges Posed by Evolving Technologies & Alternative Working Environments

Session # 112

Speaker(s): Rachel Mitchell, R.Kin.,CCPE

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessHR TechnologySafe Workplace

Things Went Wrong, Now What? The New Frontier of Damages in Employment Law

Session # 113

Speaker(s): Lindsay Gluck, Krista Siedlak

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee Relations

Ding Happens! How HR Professionals Can Improvise, Adapt, and Innovate in an Ever-Changing World

Session # 114

Speaker(s): Avish Parashar

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyProfessional PracticeTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

The Seismic Shift: Looking Back and Thinking Differently in a Post-Covid-19 World

Session # 115

Speaker(s): Martin Franchi, MFA, Shelly Meadows, MBA, CPA

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee RelationsLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

2:45 PM

Virtual Hall & Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Virtual Hall & Wellness Break

3:15 PM

Teams That Make Magic: Leadership Wizardry to Unleash Creative Potential

Session # 117

Speaker(s): Brandon Love

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR Strategy

Facilitating Virtual Collaboration – Best Practices and Tools

Session # 119

Speaker(s): Moe Poirier

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational Effectiveness

Bridging the Cognitive Demands of Working At Home vs. In-house

Session # 116

Speaker(s): Sarah Snable

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

COVID-19: The Great Catalyst for Reinventing Work

Session # 118

Speaker(s): Pam Ross

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

The Artistry of Change: The Top 3 Habits of Highly Resilient People

Session # 120

Speaker(s): Carla Rieger

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

4:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Speaker(s): Ron Tite

4:15 PM

Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

4:30 PM

Comedy From Your Couch: Improv Show

Session # CC

Speaker(s): Comedy From Your Couch: Improv Show
Sponsored By: Ultimate Kronos Group

Wednesday, January 27

9:00 AM

Rejuvenate: Yoga & Healthy Start

Speaker(s): Rejuvenate: Yoga & Healthy Start

10:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker(s): Ron Tite

10:15 AM

Because I Said I Would: Promises in a Changing World

Session # 200

Speaker(s): Alex Sheen
Sponsored By: JungoHR
Type: Keynote

Learning & Development

11:05 AM

Inclusivity with an Indigenous HR Lens

Session # 202

Speaker(s): Lisa Isaac, CHRL, CHRP

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee RelationsLearning & Development

The Workplace Business Case for Gender Equality

Session # 205

Speaker(s): Chantal Fraser

Qualifies for CPD hoursEmployment Law & Labour Relations

Overcoming Unconscious Bias to Improve Representation

Session # 201

Speaker(s): Letecia Rose

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Are You Speaking the Right Language: Multicultural Considerations with Communications, Training & Engagement

Session # 203

Speaker(s): Eldeen E. Pozniak BA, BSc, CEES, CHSC, CHSMSA, CRSP, FIIRSM, CMIOSH

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Keeping it Real: Building a Culture of Trust

Session # 204

Speaker(s): Dr. Jill Birch

Qualifies for CPD hoursBusiness Acumen

11:50 AM

Virtual Hall & Social

Speaker(s): Virtual Hall & Social

1:00 PM

Desuckify Work – How to Ensure our Workplaces are Awesome for Everyone

Session # 206

Speaker(s): Terry Gillis, CPC, MBA, MASc

Qualifies for CPD hoursTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Conducting Trauma Informed Investigation Interviews

Session # 207

Speaker(s): Lauren Bernardi, Alison Renton

Qualifies for CPD hoursEmployment Law & Labour RelationsHealth & WellnessMental Health

Inclusive Assessment: Tools and Strategies to Build a Diverse Workforce

Session # 208

Speaker(s): Beth Clarke, Sean Hinton
Sponsored By: Case

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR TechnologyTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Mobbing: How Groups Bully and How to Prevent It

Session # 209

Speaker(s): Natasha Savoline

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessMental HealthTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Digital Excellence Series – Precision Recruiting: From Digital Footprint to the Right Fit

Session # 210

Speaker(s): Matt Richardson

Qualifies for CPD hoursEmployment Law & Labour RelationsHR Technology

1:45 PM

Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

2:00 PM

Is Your Bias Getting In The Way? Recognizing Our Roadblocks, Faulty Assumptions, and Communication Bias That Lead to Lower Productivity and Drama

Session # 212

Speaker(s): Beverly Beuermann-King

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyMental Health

So You’re Going to Mediation?

Session # 211

Speaker(s): Stuart Rudner, LL.B

Qualifies for CPD hoursEmployment Law & Labour Relations

So, You Think HR Owns Employee Engagement? Think Again

Session # 213

Speaker(s): Jill Christensen

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

So There Has Been a Harassment Complaint…Now What?

Session # 214

Speaker(s): Sherri Rossi, CHRL

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee Relations

Promoting Allyship in the Workplace

Session # 215

Speaker(s): Dr. Hadiya Roderique

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

2:45 PM

Virtual Hall & Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Virtual Hall & Wellness Break

3:10 PM

Inspiring and Acquiring the NextGen of Talent: A Guide to Campus Recruitment

Session # 218

Speaker(s): Jean-Pierre Fernandes, Maurice Fernandes, Mark Whitten

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyTalent Management

Step 1: Harassment Complaint Received; Step 2: Panic?! Workplace Harassment Investigations 101

Session # 216

Speaker(s): Martin Franchi, MFA, Shelly Meadows, MBA, CPA

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee RelationsLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational EffectivenessProfessional Practice

Managers are Tools

Session # 220

Speaker(s): Rob Catalano

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational Effectiveness

Leading the Pack – How a Culture of Learning Puts You Ahead

Session # 219

Speaker(s): Stephanie Angelo, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CVP

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

Standing Up, Not Standing By: Implementing a Successful Bystander Anti-Harassment Program

Session # 217

Speaker(s): Brian Gottheil

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational Effectiveness

4:00 PM

HR Rebooted: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Panel

Session # 221

Speaker(s): Karen Fleshman, Esq. she/her/hers, Tracy Moore, Karlyn Percil, Lily Zheng
Type: Keynote, Panel Discussion

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational EffectivenessSafe Workplace

5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Speaker(s): Ron Tite

Thursday, January 28

9:00 AM

Rejuvenate: Yoga & Healthy Start

Speaker(s): Rejuvenate: Yoga & Healthy Start

10:00 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker(s): Ron Tite
Type: General Session

10:15 AM

C2C Leadership: From Chaos to Composure

Session # 300

Speaker(s): Ron Tite
Sponsored By: Medavie Blue Cross
Type: Keynote

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent Management

11:30 AM

Virtual Hall & Social

Speaker(s): Virtual Hall & Social

12:30 PM

Building Balanced Teams

Session # 301

Speaker(s): Rita Alma, Yoko Cooper

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent Management

Evidence Based Decision Making in Human Resources: A Transformation to Predictive Analytics

Session # 302

Speaker(s): Jeffrey O’Leary, MBA, CMA, CM, CPA

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR Metrics/AnalyticsOrganizational Effectiveness

Shifting Values: The New-found Legitimacy of the Gig Workforce

Session # 305

Speaker(s): Craig Brown

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational Effectiveness

The Digital Age and Investigations

Session # 304

Speaker(s): Lindsay Gluck, Krista Siedlak

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR Technology

Harness the Power and Magic of Change

Session # 303

Speaker(s): Gregg Brown

HR StrategyLearning & Development

1:15 PM

Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

1:25 PM

Addressing Performance Issues

Session # 306

Speaker(s): Corinne Muccilli

Qualifies for CPD hoursEmployment Law & Labour RelationsOrganizational Effectiveness

Making M&As Manageable for HR Professionals

Session # 309

Speaker(s): Jennifer Heath

Qualifies for CPD hoursOrganizational EffectivenessTalent ManagementWorkforce Planning

Digital Excellence Series – Social Media and Online Investigations 101

Session # 310

Speaker(s): Matt Richardson

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee Relations

A Modern Framework for Culture Design

Session # 308

Speaker(s): David Sturt
Sponsored By: O.C. Tanner

Qualifies for CPD hoursLabour & Employee RelationsTotal Rewards

Filling the Leadership Pipeline from Within: How to Transform Your Technical Experts into People Leaders

Session # 307

Speaker(s): Corina Walsh

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyOrganizational Effectiveness

2:15 PM

Winning Against All Odds

Session # 311

Speaker(s): Michael “Pinball” Clemons
Type: Keynote

Learning & Development

3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Speaker(s): Ron Tite

Friday, January 29

8:55 AM

Rejuvenate: Yoga & Healthy Start

Speaker(s): Rejuvenate: Yoga & Healthy Start

9:50 AM

Opening Remarks

Speaker(s): Ron Tite

9:55 AM

Mental Health: Open Forum Q & A: Sustainable Management of Addiction and Mental Health in the Workplace

Session # 400

Speaker(s): Darrin Taylor, MTC, CCAC, CIP
Sponsored By: Dialogue
Type: General Session

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessSafe Workplace

10:45 AM

Avoid Headaches Related to an Acquisition by Doing Your Homework

Session # 404

Speaker(s): Bonni Titgemeyer, CHRL, CEBS, SPHR, CMS

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR Metrics/AnalyticsHR Strategy

Talent Agility – The Burning Imperative Today: A New Era in the Talent Experience

Session # 405

Speaker(s): Anne Fulton, Liane Taylor, MA, CHRL, ACC

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentOrganizational EffectivenessTalent Management

Why Mindfulness Should be a Part of Wellness Programs

Session # 401

Speaker(s): Monica Gibbs, CHRL

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessMental HealthSafe Workplace

Executive Thinking – Influence Outcomes by Understanding the Business

Session # 402

Speaker(s): Shari Angle, Michele Bush

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyOrganizational EffectivenessProfessional Practice

Alexa is Stealing Your Job

Session # 403

Speaker(s): Rhonda Scharf

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR TechnologyProfessional Practice

11:30 AM

Virtual Hall & Break

Speaker(s): Virtual Hall & Break

12:30 PM

HR’s Role in Financial Governance

Session # 406

Speaker(s): Jeffrey O’Leary, MBA, CMA, CM, CPA

Qualifies for CPD hoursFinancial ManagementHR Metrics/Analytics

Confronting the Taboo Topic of Layoffs — Why AI-Powered Outskilling is the Future

Session # 407

Speaker(s): Hamoon Ekhitari

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR TechnologyLearning & Development

Talent Acquisition and Total Compensation: A Match Made in Heaven

Session # 408

Speaker(s): Steven O’Siel, Sarah-Jayne Lehtinen

Qualifies for CPD hoursTotal Rewards

Mental Health, Leadership, And Managing Through Times Of Crisis

Session # 409

Speaker(s): Beverly Beuermann-King

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessLearning & DevelopmentMental Health

1:15 PM

Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

Speaker(s): Reboot & Recharge: Wellness Break

1:25 PM

Masterclass E: Bridging the Gap Between Technology & Culture

Session # 416

Speaker(s): Melanie Drouin
Type: Masterclass

Qualifies for CPD hoursHR StrategyHR TechnologyWorkforce Planning

Masterclass A: L.E.A.P TO EQUITY

Session # 411

Speaker(s): Karlyn Percil
Type: Masterclass

Qualifies for CPD hoursLearning & DevelopmentSafe Workplace

Masterclass B: Neurodiversity: Harnessing the Gifts of all Human Potential

Session # 412

Speaker(s): Dr. Amanda Matejicek, PhD, ACC
Type: Masterclass

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessMental Health

Masterclass C: Leading with Emotional Intelligence In Times of Uncertainty

Session # 413

Speaker(s): Jamelle Lindo
Type: Masterclass

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessLearning & DevelopmentMental Health

Masterclass D: Supporting Our Front Line Workers in a Time of Crisis

Session # 414

Speaker(s): Dr. Suzanne Filion
Type: Masterclass

Qualifies for CPD hoursHealth & WellnessLearning & DevelopmentMental Health

2:45 PM

Disruption is Opportunity

Session # 415

Speaker(s): Shawn Kanungo
Type: Keynote

Qualifies for CPD hoursBusiness AcumenHR Strategy

3:30 PM

Closing Remarks and Conference Wrap-up

Speaker(s): Ron Tite

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