Opening Activities

• Registration

• Business Booths Open Early Networking

• Welcome + Land Acknowledgment

 

Opening Keynotes: Professors

• From Survival to Self-Determination: Thriving While Black in a Colonial

• Framework Collective Care as Resistance: Building Healthy Black Communities

 

Career Panels by Industry + Power Topics

 

Panel 1: Entering the Workforce: Featuring Hiring Managers, Recruiters & Career Advisors

• Navigating job applications and interviews

• Overcoming systemic hiring barriers

• What employers are really looking for

 

Panel 2: Career Advancement & Leadership: Featuring Senior Managers, Directors & Coaches

• Advancing career: strategies for upward mobility and visibility

• Cultivating confidence and mastering the art of negotiation

• Developing leadership capacity within organizational structures

 

Panel 3: Leadership & Strategy Panel: Insights from Executive Directors, Founders & Changemakers

• Navigating systems as a Black & Immigrant leader in Canada

• Building organizations that last: funding, staffing, and governance

• Breaking glass ceilings: strategies for advancement and influence

• Supporting emerging leaders: mentorship, legacy, and building space for others

• Speaking truth to power: advocacy, policy shifts, and community voice

 

Panel 4: Project Management: The Truth, the Hype & the Reality

• What it really takes to succeed

• Certification vs. experience

• Why more Afro-Caribbean professionals are entering this field

 

Panel 5: Wealth Opportunities in Tech & Innovation

• High-growth tech pathways for Black professionals

• Learning the skills that pay

• Artificial Intelligence: Building wealth in the digital future

• Research-backed digital economy trends

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Panel 6: Expert-Backed Session – Opportunities & Wealth Ahead

• Forecasting the Future: Where Wealth and Opportunity Are Headed

• What to do now to match up

 

A side thought for another day: Redefining real support for Black countries and communities