Upcoming Events
6th Annual Women in Manufacturing Success Forum
OVERVIEW
Canada’s leading conference that celebrates women in Canadian manufacturing is back!
Bringing together over 500 participants to empower, support, and accelerate women in manufacturing, you don’t want to miss out on this powerful event.
The three day forum will focus on how we can help manufacturers attract and retain women in their workplace, and how we can engage and inspire young women to consider careers in manufacturing.
Join us every day from March 7th – 9th to hear from manufacturing sector leaders, attend engaging panel discussions, learn from untold stories of women in industry, and network with industry peers.
Help CME increase the number of women in manufacturing by 100,000 by 2030. Together, We Can Do It!
SPEAKERS
Dr. Jon Callegher, Employment Research and Executive Director of Job Talks
As the Executive Director of Job Talks, a media agency that promotes Skilled Trades careers, Dr. Jon Callegher has personally interviewed more than 100 young Skilled Trades people and he has overseen more than $1.2 million in federal and provincial research projects.
A dynamic speaker, Jon has shared his message on CBC radio, TV, and at conferences across Canada and the U.S. He is a full-time professor in the School of Marketing at George Brown College in Toronto and he has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Waterloo.
Karen Ergus, Sr. Director of Public Relations for the National Apprenticeships Program (NAP) for the Natives Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
Karen is creating positive social change by advocating for equity, diversity, and inclusion for visible minorities, the disabled, Indigenous Peoples and members of the 2SLGTBQIA+ communities in the oral health care and employment sectors.
She has decades of public and private sector expertise with a focus on education, healthcare, and business law and more than 35 years in dental oral health. As a Senior Clinical Dental Hygienist for the First Nations’ Reserve in Maniwaki, Quebec, one of Canada’s largest reserves, Karen continues to mentor on reserve hygienists for over 7 years.
In addition, to being a business lawyer, inventor, and author, Karen advocates for safer and welcoming work environments for both the employers and employees.
More importantly, Karen’s focus in the last few years has been as the Sr. Director of Public Relations for the National Apprenticeships Program (NAP) for the Natives Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) in Ottawa which helps Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQIA+persons access employment opportunities with companies, including manufacturers across Canada, that share the view that economic empowerment of women is a vital component of reconciliation.
Stay tuned for more speakers to be announced!
EVENT AGENDA
MARCH 7, 2023 - FUTURE OF WOMEN IN THE MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE
Opening Remarks
Dennis Darby, President & CEO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME)
Welcome Remarks
Angela Pappin, Chief Transformation Officer, ArcelorMittal Dofasco North America, and Chair of CME’s Women in Manufacturing Working Group
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Marcia Braundy, President and Project Manager Equity in Apprenticeship & Technical Fields Digital Archive, Kootenay Women in Trades & Technology Association
Fireside Chat
- Sandrine Devillard, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
- Karen Ergus, Senior Public Relations Director, Native Women’s Association of Canada
- Third speaker to be announced
Closing Remarks
Speaker to be announced
MARCH 8, 2023 - ATTRACTING, RETAINING AND GROWING TALENT
Opening Remarks
Smita Mehta, CHRL, Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Samuel, Son & Co.
Fireside Chat
Speakers to be announced
Attracting, Retaining, and Growing Women for A Competitive Manufacturing Industry – Panel Discussion
Speakers to be announced
Closing Remarks
Speaker to be announced
Online Networking Session for Professionals
MARCH 9, 2023 - BUILDING MY CAREER IN MANUFACTURING
Opening Remarks
Speaker to be announced
Keynote Speaker
Jon Callegher, Ph.D., Executive Director, Job Talks
If You Can See Me, You Can Be Me Panel Discussion
Speakers to be announced
Closing Remarks
Dennis Darby, President & CEO, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Online Networking Session
For those considering a career in manufacturing
COST
CME Members: Complimentary – Anyone from your company can register
Non-Members: $150+ tax
Students/Educators: Free
QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS
