Industry Leaders Shared Insights for Financial Health and Career Growth at our Learning Symposium for Economic Empowerment

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In May we hosted our first ever Learning Symposium, an in-person event where top industry experts came together to share their expertise on financial health. Attendees had the chance to gain valuable insights and inspiration to support their career journeys.

We heard from the Honourable David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and keynote speaker Piyush Bhatnagar, Senior Managing Director, Financial Services, Corporate Citizenship, Accenture Canada Lead.

We also heard from special speakers including:

  • Allison Pond, President & CEO, ACCES Employment
  • Enrique C., MBA, CFA, Board Member and Senior Investment and Pension Executive (Retired)
  • Shermeen Beg, Senior Officer, Learning & Training, Prosper Canada
  • Justin Burchart, Project Manager, IBM Canada
  • Ladi Onasanya, Product Manager, PeaceGeeks
  • Geoff Rush, National Leader, Financial Services, KPMG Canada
  • Nation Cheong, Vice President, Community Impact & Mobilization, United Way Greater Toronto

 

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this gathering a success, sparking meaningful conversations on building stronger financial foundations and career paths.  

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