Program at a Glance

Wednesday, May 8

1:30pm
Registration Desk Open
2:00pm
Conference Welcome

Darlene Minatel,  Country Manager Canada, ManpowerGroup

2:15pm-3:00pm
2024 Canadian Staffing & Recruitment Legal Panel

Paul Broad, Hicks Morley
Ryan Conlin, Stringer, LLP
Mary McIninch, Executive Director, Government Relations, ACSESS
Craig Rix, Hicks Morley

3:00pm-3:15pm
 
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors & Sponsors
sponsored by Adecco
3:15pm-4:00 pm
4:00pm-4:15pm
The Ontario Licensing Framework for the Staffing and Recruitment Industries

Hon. David Piccini MPP, Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

4:15pm-5:00pm
5:00pm
ENDS
6:00pm
 
Offsite Opening Reception at CRAFT Beer Market
sponsored by Mintz Global Screening

Thursday, May 9

8:00am
 
Breakfast
9:00am-10:00am 
Why Not You?

Jennifer BotterillThree-Time Olympic Gold Medallist

Sponsored by PROLINK

Breakout #2 - Salons 1-2

Future Proofing Your Workforce - Attracting, Onboarding and Retention Strategies

David King, Senior Managing Director, Canada and South America

11:30am-12:15pm

Breakout #1 - Salons 3-5

Turning hype into value: How to build an AI strategy and bring it to life in 2024

Nicole Krensky,Director of Product Marketing, Bullhorn

Sponsored by Bullhorn

 

12:30pm-1:45pm

Lunch

sponsored by Triton

1:45pm-2:30pm 
2:40pm-3:10pm
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors & Sponsors 

3:15pm-4:10pm

Breakout #2 - Salons 1-2

Décisions juridiques d’intérêt pour les agences de placement

Christian Paquette, LLB, MBA, Partner Fasken

 

4:15pm-5:00pm 
Session sponsored by People 2.0 
6:00pm
Awards Cocktail Hour

sponsored by Bullhorn

 

7:00pm-9:00pm
Awards Dinner

sponsored by Bullhorn

Emcee & Entertainment:
James Cunningham
, Corporate Comedian | Emcee | Television Personality

Friday, May 10

8:00am
Breakfast
9:00am-10am 
 

 

10:00am-10:30am
Refreshment Break with Exhibitors & Sponsors 

10:40am-11:30am

 

Breakout #2 - Salons 3-5

Strategic Exit: Preparing Your Staffing Firm for Acquisition

Anthony Calce, President & Owner, Vertical Staffing Resources Inc
Tim Collins, IT Staffing Expert
Kevin Dee, Founder, Eagle
Derrick Ho
Managing Partner at Danilee Capital
Moderator: Jeff Nugent, CEO, Independently.ai

11:30am-12:15pm
 
We Become What We Celebrate

Peter Katz, Juno-Nominated Singer-Songwriter, Keynote Speaker, and Facilitator
sponsored by SmartSource

12:30pm