Early Bird Pricing, Student Pricing, and Corporate Table Rates Available
Individuals working in STEM fields can often face gender, race, or sexual orientation barriers, yet successful organizations are more competitive and innovative when they focus on workplace diversity. During this full day conference keynote speakers and panelists will address how to identify and breakdown these barriers to attract and retain more diverse talent in STEM positions.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Alt Hotel
6:30 – 7:00pm
Networking Event – Registration
7:00 – 9:00pm
Networking Event Sponsored by Catterall & Wright
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
7:45 – 8:30am
Breakfast / Registration Sponsored by KGS Group
8:30 – 9:00am
Opening Keynote
Nancy Inglis, P.Eng., PMP, Chair of ACEC-SK Board of Directors
9:00-10:00am
Keynote Speaker
Gabrielle Gascon, Manager at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
10:00-10:15am
Break Sponsored by PINTER & Associates Ltd
10:15-11:30am
Panel Discussion (Sharing Experiences)
Panelists will share their experiences and insights into STEM Inclusivity
Krystyna Kotowski, M.Sc., P.Eng. CCCA, EUR. ING, Sr. Project Management Engineer Saskatoon Water, City of Saskatoon
Dr. Gale Russell, Associate Professor of Secondary Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Regina
11:30-12:00pm
Lunch
12:00-1:00pm
Keynote Speaker
Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley BSc, MSc, Lecturer for the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan
1:00 – 2:15pm
Panel Discussion (Sharing Solutions)
Gary Bosgoed– President of Bosgoed Project Consultants Ltd. He helped to establish the Canadian Aboriginal Science and Engineering Association (CASEA). CASEA is a non-profit organization that seeks to increase the number of Indigenous scientists and engineers in Canada.
Carole Tink – Director of Technology & Digital Innovation at the City of Regina. Carole is a committed member of the City’s Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee, a group that works together to promote, educate and implement diversity and inclusion in the City’s corporate culture.
Sarah Cameron – Chief Human Resources Officer for the City of Saskatoon
C. Beth Hardy B.A., LL.B., LL.M. – Vice-President, Strategy & Stakeholder Relations at International CCS Knowledge Centre
2:15 – 2:45pm
Break
Sponsored by AECOM Canada Ltd
2:45 – 3:45pm
Keynote Speaker
Laurie Rousseau-Nepton – Resident astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii Observatory and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hawaii. First indigenous woman in Quebec to obtain a PhD in astrophysics.