Diversity and Inclusion: Panel Discussion

NOTE: TIME CHANGE!!

Location Details:

207 Queen's Quay West, Suite 299, Toronto Ontario. 

Second floor of the Queen's Quay Terminal building. 

 If you go towards the back of the building, there is an escalator that will bring you to the second floor. Exit the escalator to the right and the reception area is right there. 

Parking info can be found  http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/parking/ 

Please join us for an all-star panel discussion on diversity and inclusion. We will be hearing from three industry leaders on the future of diversity and inclusion and how learning and development can support and better integrate with diversity and inclusion going forward. Bring your questions and join us for a lively conversation.  

Speaker Biographies

Michael Bach, CCDP/AP, Founder and CEO, Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion

Michael is internationally recognized as a thought leader and subject matter expert in the fields of diversity, inclusion and employment equity, bringing a vast knowledge of leading practices in a live setting to his work. He has deep experience in strategy development, stakeholder engagement, training and development, research, solution development and execution, employee engagement, data analytics, measurement and diversity scorecards, targeted recruiting strategies, marketing and communications, Employee Resource Groups, Diversity Councils, and diversity related legislation (Employment Equity Act, AODA, etc.) among other skills and experiences. 

Anna Dewar Gully, Co-founder and co-CEO of Tidal Equality

Anna is an organizational strategist and equality advocate. Co-CEO of Tidal Equality, an equality-focused strategy firm at the intersection between social change and diversity and inclusion, Anna works with leading organizations, institutions, and communities to build equality, differently. Passionate about elevating the voices of those who experience discrimination, Anna connects the dots between equality initiatives and strategy and solves the inequality problems that hold people and organizations back. With 15+ years of experience leading enterprise-wide strategy, organizational change, and building equality by-design, Anna and the Tidal Equality team are joyfully pursuing a world in which equality is the new status quo. Check out their work at tidalequality.com. 

Sandeep Tatla, Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader

Sandeep most recently served as the Global Head of Diversity Inclusion for Manulife where she was responsible for the design and implementation of the diversity and inclusion strategy across its global operations. She worked closely with senior leaders to align D&I to business strategy and drive greater accountability and drive change across the organization approach to talent, customers and community relationships. 

Prior to joining Manulife, Sandeep served as Chief Diversity Officer for the Ontario College of Trades and she was the Director of PwC’s Office of Inclusion.