Workforce One-Stop 2013: Developing People for a Cutting-Edge Workforce

  • 23/04/2013
  • 24/04/2013
  • Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Career Professionals of Canada members,

The Conference Board of Canada invites you to attend Workforce One-Stop 2013: Developing People for a Cutting Edge Workforce, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, on April 23-24, 2013.

Career Professionals of Canada has joined them on the program as a partner, and are able to extend to you the Special Rate of $695 if you’d like to attend.  

Attend Workforce One–Stop 2013 to learn how your workforce can go from good to great!

The Future Workforce… Are You Ready?

Today's workforces face challenges such as skills and labour shortages, generational differences, developing new leaders, maintaining employees' physical and mental health, and the need to integrate immigrants, Aboriginals, people with disabilities and members of other diverse groups.

Employers and educators need to be more innovative in developing, recruiting, retaining and retraining skilled workers to deal with the rapidly changing workforce. Workforce One-Stop will provide you with the information and strategies you need to help your organization overcome these significant challenges and better adapt to the future workforce.

Why Should You Attend?

Workforce One–Stop 2013 offers participants a powerful combination of strategies, best practices, ideas, connections, research, tools and techniques to help organizations get the most of their workforce now and in the future.

Through a combination of plenary presentations and interactive workshops, you will hear the latest insights and gain practical advice on successfully finding, developing and retaining skilled talent and discover learning programs that build innovative capacity.

Join us to hear expert views on how to develop and lead the workforce of tomorrow!

Learn from leading Canadian organizations on topics such as:
  • RBC Developing the leaders of tomorrow through diversity and succession planning.
  • Ceridian Canada Finding, developing and engaging talent ... the impact of employee recognition.
  • Generations People How to bring out the innovation in every generation!
  • Cisco Systems Canada Developing the future workforce today ... empowering employees with collaborative technology, encouraging work-life blending, and providing reverse mentoring for senior executives.
  • Sheridan Institute Hiring innovators to be more profitable and making the most of workers' innovation skills without stifling creative momentum.
  • Steelcase Dividing office real estate and optimally designing workspaces to maximize collaboration and productivity.
  • Proactive Movement Improving employees' physical and mental health to harness their full potential, improve productivity and boost retention rates.
  • n-gen People Performance Inc. Managing multi-generational workforces effectively.
  • Challenge Factory 65 and out? Don't lose your most experienced employees to your competitor.
  • Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Innovative approaches to recruiting a skilled Aboriginal workforce.

Click here to see the details on the complete lineup of outstanding speakers!

Expert speakers will address the issues most relevant to you including:
  • Multi-Generational Workforces understanding the different generations and engaging them to collaborate for success.
  • Driving Continuous Innovation hiring innovators and developing workplace skills for innovation through technology, training and education.
  • Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow implementing effective mentoring programs and succession planning strategies to build leadership skills and capacity.
  • Workplace Diversity matching people with the right opportunities.
  • Creating Workforce Partnerships connecting with partners who will help you find and develop skilled talent.
Register Now!  To register at your exclusive rate of $695, please contact Lindsay Beauchamp at 613.526.3090 ext. 367 or by email: beauchamp@conferenceboard.ca and mention that you are a member of the Career Professionals of Canada.

We hope to see you there!