Workplace Diversity and Inclusiveness Forum

Workplace Diversity and Inclusiveness Forum: Translating Diversity into Business Advantage

Monday December 06 - Tuesday December 07 2010 • Marriott Toronto Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel • Toronto, Ontario

Conference Overview

Optimize the benefits of your workforce’s diversity.

As economic conditions improve, labour markets will tighten and competition will intensify. Diversity and inclusiveness can position your organization to attract and keep the best talent available and make the best use of that talent to innovate, connect with new markets, and drive organizational performance. This event will help you turn your organization’s diversity into a competitive advantage.

Capitalize on the energy and talent of each individual in your organization.

You’ll hear from diversity and inclusiveness thought leaders who have gone beyond the basics to drive the value and scope of their programs. Case studies and interactive peer-to-peer sessions will provide you with the best practices and new thinking you need to advance your organization’s diversity initiatives.

We’ll also expand the diversity landscape with questions about faith, age, and diversity of thought, and we’ll provide opportunities to discuss your most pressing challenges with the experts.

Learn about new immigrants and innovation from original Conference Board research.

The Conference Board of Canada is renowned for its research into how organizations can optimize workforce performance. The Board’s Leaders’ Roundtable on New Immigrants conducted a study into the value of new immigrants as innovators. The results of this research and the experts’ insights will help you integrate new immigrants and identify and capitalize on their talents, skills, and experience.

Meet leading practitioners and benefit from their forward thinking.

Each presenter will share their informed perspective and personal experiences, including:

their greatest diversity challenge and how they overcame it
what’s next for diversity and inclusiveness in their organization
how diversity improved the performance of their organization
diversity’s contribution to innovation
how to make a compelling case for diversity to senior leadership

Take advantage of this opportunity to meet your peers, benchmark your diversity efforts, and discuss practical solutions to common diversity and inclusiveness challenges.