Report from proceedings to follow shortly

Talent Mobility Symposium -  this exclusive invite only one day symposium is being presented by CERC, in partnership with ManpowerGroup, and Right Management.

Wednesday December 7, 2011:  Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel, 90 Bloor Street East Toronto          

7:45 - 8:30    Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 - 8:40    Welcome and Introductions:  
Lori Procher, Vice President and General Manager, ManpowerGroup                                                               Stephen Cryne, President & CEO, Canadian Employee Relocation Council

8:40 - 9:20    Context Setting: Talent Mobility for Global Economic Growth
Pat Miligan, Senior Partner, President, Human Capital, Mercer                                                                                     An overview of recent studies and projects from the World Economic Forum linking economic growth and talent mobility.

9:20 - 10:00   Context Setting: Talent Mobility for Economic Growth in Canada
Brian Lee Crowley, Managing Director, MacDonald Laurier Institute
How Canada can benefit from Talent Mobility and what needs to be done.

10:00 – 10:15  Networking break

10:15 – 10:45  Winning in the Human Age                                                                                                                 Tammy Johns, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Workforce Solutions, ManpowerGroup 
A review of global talent trends in labour supply and demand, based on extensive research by ManpowerGroup.

10:45 - 11:15 Employee Perspectives about Talent Mobility:                                                                                    John Wright, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Ipsos Reid                                                                        A review of attitudes towards mobility from a global survey of over 11,000 employees in 24 countries.

11:15 - 12:15  Building the Business Case for Talent Mobility 
Participants equipped with relevant background information will explore the necessary steps needed to build and communicate the business case for talent mobility. Breakout groups’ findings will be reported back to the session.

12:15 – 1:45   Lunch and Keynote Address
The Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario Minister of Economic Development and Innovation (Invited)

1:45 – 3:00     New Directions in Talent Mobility  
Michelle Cooper, Director, Services Trade Policy Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, Alan Diner, Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Janet Ecker, CEO, Toronto Financial Services Alliance; Terri Spadorcia, Partner, Deloitte; William R. Sheridan, Vice President-IHR Services, National Foreign Trade Council, New York This panel of experts will explore some of the current trends and best practices that organizations and nations are taking to improve the mobility of talent.

3:00 – 3:15     Refreshment break

3:15 - 4:30     Concluding Debate - Employing and Deploying Talent - Canada 2020 -                                               A Government / Business Model for Talent Mobility:                                                                                                 David Manicom, Director General, Immigration (Policy) Branch, Citizenship and Immigration
Canada; Andrew Kenyon, Director General, Foreign Worker Program/ Foreign Workers and
Immigrants Directorate HRSDC (TBC)
Based on the output from the working groups and discussions from the day our panel of
government and business representatives will explore concrete solutions for multi‐stakeholder
collaboration to build a Canadian model for talent mobility.

4:30 – 5:30    Networking Reception 

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