MOSAIC Immigrant Professionals Conference 2019
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Location
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown
6083 McKay Ave Burnaby, BC V5H 2W7 CanadaRefund Policy
Description
*Join our waitlist! Available tickets will be released closer to the date of the event
LEADERSHIP is for everyone - realize your own potential!
Further your professional development with this unique conference opportunity to better understand your own leadership abilities and how to demonstrate them!
Full details here: ipc.mosaicbc.org
The 2019 Immigrant Professionals Conference offers:
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Activities to help you understand your own leadership style
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Interactive workshops that focus on essential skills required to be an effective leader and communicator
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A panel of employers speaking about the importance of leadership in the workplace and to answer questions
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Opportunities to network with other professionals, employers, and MOSAIC career advisors
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Information about services and resources to help with your own career development
Presenters & Speakers:
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Councillor Trish Mandewo (Keynote Speaker) - Councillor for the City of Coquitlam, Co-founder of Women's Collaborative Hub, award-winning entrepreneur, author, speaker, and facilitator. Trish believes that power is not in the knowledge we have but in sharing with others
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Lewisa Anciano (Group Plenary) - Management consultant, CPHR Professional of the Year Award-Winner, and current co-chair of the Advisory Board for the HR programs at BCIT. Presenting on "Leading Self" - Intro to the fundamentals of effective leadership for greater success
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Nadine Stille (Breakout Session) - Founder of CoachMe Vancouver, a previous leader in a global software company, Diversity & Inclusion Advocate, and Community Builder and Connector. Presenting on "Unleash your amazingness to become a thriving leader" - Leave with tangible outcomes you can apply to your daily life and profession
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Sweta Rajan (Breakout Session) - Speaker, coach, facilitator, passionate advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion, and co-founder of Immigrant and Internal Women in Science (IWS). Presenting on "What would George do? Curious listening in value-based leadership" - Learn to cultivate connections across cultures, and develop the capacity to relate to others through values
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Matt Musselman (Breakout Session) - Program Management Office Manager at TELUS, activitist for innovation and communications, and a MOSAIC mentor since 2014. Presenting on " Mastering the Leadership Culture in Canada" - Learn how to bring your leadership style into the Canadian workplace and manage cultural differences in your team
*NOTE: *The time is subject to change and will be updated as required.
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MOSAIC is a non-profit organization supporting immigrants and refugees with their settlement and integration needs through diverse programs and services for over 45 years. Currently MOSAIC works with approximately 7,200 clients per month from 26 locations in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Founded in 1976, MOSAIC is recognized as an influential advocate, community builder and resource. Our broad range of services includes settlement workshops and programs, skills assessment and employment services, English language classes, specialized family and community programs, and legal advocacy in over 30 languages. Supporting and expanding our work, we have over 455 volunteers who provided over 12,000 hours of service this year.
In addition to its status as a well-established immigrant-serving organisation, MOSAIC operates a fee-for-service social enterprise providing interpretation services in over 50 languages and written translation services in over 70, the largest such service in British Columbia. Additionally, MOSAIC is a leader in employment services and has been a contractor for WorkBC since 2012. Starting April 1, 2019, MOSAIC will be operating a total of four WorkBC centres across the Lower Mainland.