Last date to register: July 5th, 2024

Join the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC), Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) and the Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC) for an afternoon of networking, learning, and creating business opportunities.

Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada is hosting a one-day event in Halifax on July 8, 2024. Diverse-owned businesses, purchasing professionals and corporate leaders are invited to register for this dynamic, in-person day. The program theme is "Advancing Supplier Diversity: Strategies and Initiatives in the Canadian Context"

AGENDA

Part 1: Corporate Workshop

08:30 – 09:00     Registration

09:00 – 10:30     Corporate Panel: Empowering Diversity: Supplier Diversity Initiatives in Canada

and Capacity Building for Indigenous and Diverse Owned businesses.

Panelists: Allan Gray – Port of Halifax, Nadine Bernard – Indigevisor, Paul Gerin - Procurement Assistance Canada (PAC)

10:30-11:30 Case Study

11:45 – 13:00     Lunch

11:30– 12:00 Supplier Registration

12:00 - 12:05 Intro to Lunch Program

12:40 – 12:45 Intro of Keynote Speaker

12:45 – 13:00 Keynote Speaker (Allan Gray – Port of Halifax)

Part 2: Corporate Education

13:00 – 14:00 Corporate Education: Leveraging KPIs in Supply Chain Inclusion. Presenter: Cassandra Dorrington - President & CEO, CAMSC.

14:00 - 14:30 Break

Supplier Education

13:30 – 13:30

Supplier Session: Understanding Supplier Diversity for Diverse Owned Businesses

(Presenter: CGLCC)

13:30 – 14:30

Accessing Grants and Funding Workshop

(Presenter: Vanessa Burns – Vanessa Burns Consulting)

Part 3: Matchmaking

14:30 – 15:30        Corporate Roundtables

15:30 Wrap up

Venue Details:

Dalhousie University, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, Rooms 1009, 1011, 1016, 1028

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Supplier Diversity Day - Nova Scotia (Halifax)