Supply Chain Canada, Ontario Institute and OPBA are jointly hosting the first virtual Learning and Networking Event for 2021

How to Accelerate Supplier Diversity and Inclusion

You will leave this session with an understanding of how to build a supplier diversity strategy and the contacts and resources needed to take action.

Our experienced panel will discuss how to build a strategy, anticipate roadblocks and challenges and execute on the plan, based on their own experiences. Then, our virtual tradeshow will allow participants to connect with active councils and agencies representing diverse supplier groups and make the contacts needed to make change happen!

Opening:
Laura Cocuzzi – Manager, Procurement Planning and Performance, Peel Region

Introduction:
Chris Penny – Chief Executive Officer, Kinetic GPO

Moderator:
Michelle Palmer CPPB, CSCMP – Manager of Purchasing, Risk and Asset Management, City of Owen Sound

Panelists:
Dan Munshaw, CSCMP – Manager of Purchasing, Risk and Asset Managment, City of Thunder Bay
Mike Pacholok – Chief Purchasing Officer – Purchasing and Materials Management, City of Toronto
Juliet Jackson – Director, Culture and Inclusion, Peel Region

Organizations:
Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)
Women Business Enterprises Canada Council (WBE Canada)
Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC)
Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC)

Pricing
Member Price: $10
Non-Member Price: $15

Register here

Earn 2 CPD Points