HRPA Summit 2024

HRPA Summit 2024

The HRPA Summit this November is a must-attend event, offering a thought-provoking and inspiring program guaranteed to leave you wanting more. To elevate your professional development even further, we are introducing an exclusive online library of curated content, featuring relevant and timely topics delivered by top experts. This collection is designed to bring your learning journey to the next level, providing the thought leadership HR professionals need to stay ahead of industry trends and challenges. Registration will earn up to 15 CPD Hours as participants will have access to curative online learning, post event. Also, find out more about local sponsorship opportunities and how to promote your organization.

Keynotes Deepak Chopra and Hayley Wickenheiser will be streamed to the satellite locations

• Over the Boards - Lessons from the Ice: Through personal stories filled with humour and optimism, this keynote offers practical advice and inspiration for challenging norms, thriving under pressure, growing from failure, and forging your own path forward.
• The Impact of AI on Humanity: This visionary and unprecedented exploration of how AI can revolutionize well-being and open new horizons for personal development examines the intersection of mindfulness, well-being, and leadership. Equip yourself with the skills to harness AI, not merely as a technological tool, but as a partner in crafting a future where human potential solves the urgent problems facing the planet and each of us as individuals. Join us as we explore how our understanding of consciousness as pure potentiality can enhance our capacity for intuition, creativity, conscious choice making, healing, and the awakening of dormant potentials

Sudbury – Agenda

Location:

Holiday Inn Sudbury

1696 Regent Street
Sudbury, ON P3E 3Z8

Look for the asterisk * symbol to identify local in person Sudbury presentations. Sessions not marked will be live streamed from Toronto.

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Networking Breakfast
Kickstart your day with a warm buffet and connect with your peers.

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM | Event Kickoff
Welcome, land acknowledgement and opening remarks.

Host: Laura Williams, President & CEO, Williams HR Consulting Inc.

Performers: To be announced.

Opening Remarks: Jodi Kovitz, CEO, HRPA

8:50 AM - 9:10 AM | Opening Keynote: The Future of Business: New World, New Rules

In the dynamic landscape of 2024, where businesses confront new challenges at every turn, the need for innovative strategies and forward-thinking leadership has never been more critical.

Step into a world of possibilities with Lital Marom, a visionary and innovation strategist, as she reveals the keys to future-proofing your organization in such an unpredictable time.

In her keynote, “The Future of Business: New World, New Rules,” Lital embarks on an enlightening journey, revealing the blueprint for success in this transformed world, where exponential thinking is not just an advantage but a necessity.

Drawing from her groundbreaking framework, Lital shows how businesses can create high-performing teams, scale faster, and increase their profit by improving their employee’s and customers' lives.

Her approach is not just about adopting new technologies but embedding a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
Speaker: Lital Marom, Innovation Strategist & Visionary

9:10 AM – 10:00 AM | Workplace Equality*

Speaker: Karen Craggs

10:00 AM – 10:20 AM | Networking Break
Take this time to expand your HR network! Visit the exhibitors and chat with fellow HR professionals.

10:20 AM – 11:00 AM | Leading with Ease: Creating a Solid Foundation for Your Leadership Role*

Speaker: Lisa Wilson, Executive Leadership Coach, L.M.W. Consultation

11:05 AM – 12:05 PM | Keynote: Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice
Hayley Wickenheiser is unparalleled in her achievements: with 13 World Championships, 6 Olympic Games, and a Hockey Hall of Fame career, she has excelled while juggling motherhood, multiple degrees, and the financial disparities faced by female athletes. In her new work, Hayley shares the lessons she’s learned from her record-breaking hockey career and beyond, covering her journey from playing in makeshift settings to becoming an Olympic MVP twice. She reveals how parenthood improved her athletic performance, how she thrived under pressure, and the growth she experienced from her failures. Through personal stories filled with humor and optimism, Hayley offers practical advice and inspiration, urging readers to challenge norms and forge their own paths rather than merely follow in her footsteps.

Speaker: Hayley Wickenheiser

12:05 PM – 1:00 PM | Networking Lunch
Time to power up to keep you going for the rest of the day.

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Cause or No Cause: The Gameshow*

Speaker: Jordan Lester, Partner, Cheadles LLP

2:00 PM – 2:20 PM | Networking Break
Hydrate and stretch those legs before our awe-inspiring closing keynote.

2:20 PM – 3:05 PM | Keeping the Human in HR: Performance Management vs Progressive Discipline*

Speaker: Jodie Desrochers, HR Consultant & Owner, HR Werx

3:05 PM – 3:15 PM | Performance
Slam poetry, spoken word performance.

Performer: Wali Shah

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Closing Keynote: The Impact of AI on Humanity
Dr. Chopra will deliver a visionary and unprecedented exploration of how artificial intelligence can revolutionize well-being and open new horizons for personal development. Together we will explore how our understanding of consciousness as pure potentiality can enhance our capacity for intuition, creativity, conscious choice making, healing, and the awakening of dormant potentials. Dr. Chopra will masterfully help us understand how to harness AI, not merely as a technological tool, but as a partner in crafting a future where human potential solves the urgent problems facing the planet and each of us as individuals.

Speaker: Deepak Chopra

4:15 PM – 4:20 PM | Event Wrap up & Closing Remarks
Let’s wrap up the day with lessons learned from our event host.

Host: Laura Williams, President & CEO, Williams HR Consulting Inc