Breaking Barriers: Leadership Diversity Forum
Metro Toronto Reference Library
29 January 2025
8:00 am - 3:30 pm EST
The Breaking Barriers: Leadership Diversity Forum is a full-day event designed to empower professionals and organizations to lead the way in workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI). Through a combination of engaging discussions, expert panels, and hands-on learning, this forum will provide actionable insights, meaningful connections, and innovative strategies to help organizations meet the 50 – 30 Challenge targets and advance broader goals in sustainability, human rights, and corporate responsibility.
With a focus on leveraging the interconnectedness of DEI and sustainability, the forum offers practical tools and strategies to foster long-lasting impact in your organization and beyond. Whether you are taking your first steps or seeking to amplify your efforts, this event will inspire and equip you to build workplaces that are equitable, sustainable, and future-ready.
Why Attend?
- Deepen Your Understanding: Learn more about the 50 – 30 Challenge and how it helps your company advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Expand Your Network: Connect with DEI leaders, industry peers, and forward-thinking experts.
- Unlock Opportunities: Explore innovations and strategies for advancing equity and inclusion.
- Practical Takeaways: Leave with actionable knowledge to embed inclusive practices in your workplace.
- Inspiration for Impact: See how interconnected initiatives can amplify results and sustain momentum.
Facilitator
Allyson Hewitt, CEO, Consultants in Social Innovation
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Panel 1: Level Setting Panel Discussion In today’s evolving business environment, understanding the interconnectedness of DEI and sustainability is essential for driving impactful change. This panel will explore the 50 – 30 Challenge’s role in fostering equity and leadership representation, the Male Allyship Project’s contribution to advancing gender equality, and the alignment of the Global Goals with human rights initiatives like Forward Faster. Attendees will gain valuable insights into integrating sustainability practices with DEI and human rights to unlock meaningful opportunities within the Canadian business context. Speakers: Elizabeth Dove, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada Daria Vučko, Sr. Manager, Programmes & Business Relations, UN Global Compact Network Canada Nada Khan, Manager, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 50 – 30 Challenge, UN Global Compact Network Canada Atifa Hasham, Project Manager of Gender Equity, UN Global Compact Network Canada |
Panel 2: Representation in Leadership – A Deeper Dive This panel delves into the insights, challenges, and successes of implementing representation in leadership, inspired by the 50 – 30 Challenge and related initiatives. Industry leaders will share firsthand experiences of driving equity and representation in the workplace, reflecting on the trials, triumphs, and outcomes of their efforts. Attendees will gain actionable insights into why representation is critical for organizations and how these initiatives can create meaningful change. Learn practical strategies to apply within your own organization. Speakers: Namita Khatri, Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility, Randstad Canada Nabil Shaukat, Manager of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Blue Door Zabeen Hirji, Executive Advisor, Future of Work, Deloitte |
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Panel 3: Profiling Innovations in Leadership Diversity This panel spotlights innovative approaches to advancing diversity in leadership through the lenses of policy change, entrepreneurship, and academia. Speakers will share their experiences, challenges, and successes in implementing groundbreaking initiatives that drive meaningful change. Attendees will gain inspiration and actionable ideas from leaders at the forefront of innovation, learning how to catalyze progress in their own organizations by leveraging these insights to foster inclusion and leadership diversity. Speakers: Kadie Philp, Commissioner & CAO, Pay Equity Commission, Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development Serena Nguyen, Executive Director, Coalition of Innovation Leaders Against Racism Dr. Golnaz Golnaragh, Founder, Divity Group & Accelerate Her Future |
Who Can Attend?
- 50 – 30 Challenge participants seeking to deepen their impact.
- Any DEI professionals driving change.
- Leaders committed to sustainability and human rights initiatives.
- Organizations seeking to align business practices and organizational culture with sustainability and DEI principles.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Fees
This forum is free for organizations participating in the 50–30 Challenge and Participants of the UN Global Compact. For non-participating organizations, there is a fee of CAD 50.
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Meet
The Speakers
Nabil Shaukat
Manager of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI)
Namita Kharti
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Randstad Canada
Zabeen Hirji
Executive Advisor, Future of Work, Deloitte
Kadie Philp
Commissioner & CAO, Pay Equity Commission
Serena Nguyen
Executive Director
Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi
Founder, Divity Group & Accelerate Her Future
Elizabeth Dove
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Canada
Daria Vučko
Sr. Manager, Programmes & Business Relations, UN Global Compact Network Canada
Nada Khan
Manager, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 50 - 30 Challenge, UN Global Compact Network Canada
Atifa Hasham
Project Manager of Gender Equity, UN Global Compact Network Canada
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