Mark Your Calendar—Friday, October 30, 2009

Special One-Day Event

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If creative leadership is the answer to the workforce of the future...what will inspire our current workforce and motivate the leaders of tomorrow?

This conference will address creative leadership capacity building within organizations and how this impacts on the health, growth and sustainability, not only of the organization, but the city.

Hosted by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, join Lyall Thomson, Director of Education, OCDSB for a day of dialogue on what leadership means for organizations and communities and how we can further develop the leadership talent.

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Hear from... world class and internationally recognized speakers.

Richard Florida
Recognized as one of the world’s leading public intellectuals on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. Author of the best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class and his latest book Who’s Your City? Engage in a discussion with Richard Florida as he shares his thoughts on Canada's Creative Leadership.

Sir Ken Robinson
Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken argues that it's because we've been trained to become good workers rather than creative thinkers. Robinson champions a radical rethink of our school system that we can apply to our workplaces. He maintains that by cultivating creativity and acknowledging multiple types of intelligence we can find a way to bring out the best in people. Hear this special video presentation on where to go from here.

Lucy van Oldenbarneveld
Join the Host of CBC News: Ottawa at 5, 5:30 & 6, as Lucy leads a panel discussion with Richard Florida and other invited guests. 

Additional Guest Speakers:

• Huguette Labelle, Chancellor, University of Ottawa
• Hamdi Mohamed, Executive Director, Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization
• Robert Gillett, President and CEO, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
• Cathy Lewis, Manager of Apprenticeship Programming, Abbott Point of Care
• Claude Haw, President and CEO, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation
• Michael Bloom, Vice-President, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning, The Conference Board of Canada  

Participate... in a dynamic learning experience and engage in the dialogue about the impact of creative leadership in education, the impacts on today's workforce and its role in shaping talent for the future.

Take Away... solid learning and motivation for you to introduce into your workplace and put into action.

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Questions? Call Joanne Ness at 613-526-3090 X 281 or e-mail: ness@conferenceboard.ca

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