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Achieving Sustainability Through Social Innovation
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Toronto Baha’i Centre
288 Bloor Street West
Annual Conference: 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Annual General Meeting: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
CBBF's 3rd annual conference will focus on the role that sustainability and values-driven leadership has in encouraging social innovation.
Recent economic shifts and changing views of risk, opportunities, relationships and success is allowing us to re-establish ourselves and our views on prosperity.
Hear from, and engage with, innovative and well recognised thought leaders and like-minded business professionals on these topics in a very interactive and innovative setting.
Conference Agenda
9:00 Registration and Breakfast Served
9:15 Welcome Yoga Session: "Sustainable Body Building"
Samantha Fowlds - Knowledge Manager at Deloitte; CBBF Board Member
9:30 Opening Remarks by the Conference Chair
David Parker - VP Marketing and Sustainability for Berteig Consulting; CBBF Board Member
9:45 Bridging the Gap Between Business Sustainability and Spirituality
Diana Cartwright - Policy Advisor at Environment Canada; Board Member
of Faith and the Common Good
10:45 Morning Refreshments Break
11:15 Embracing the Role of Social Entrepreneurs as Key Drivers of
Business Sustainability
Lisa Torjman, Associate, Social Entrepreneurship Program, MaRS Centre
12:00 Networking Luncheon
12:45 Making an Impact: A Year in Review and Future Initiatives of the CBBF
Francois Couillard - National Chief Operating Officer at VON Canada; CBBF Board Chair
1:00 Inspiring Social Change by Acting Locally… and Globally
John Patterson, Community Organizer and Founder of Abbey North
2:00 Leading By Doing: Demonstrating Innovation and Integrity through
the AIESEC Experience
Isabel Dimirov, Vice President Exchange, AIESEC Canada (2007-08)
Wesley Gee - CSR Advisor at Canadian Business for Social Responsibility;
CBBF Board Secretary
2:15 Open Space Interactive Session
Moderated by Valerie Davis - Lysistrata Incorporated; CBBF Board Member
This is an opportunity for conference delegates to split into groups, to discuss specific issues, concerns, opportunities and experiences relating to specific topics. Come up with your own discussion group/topic, while other attendees can join the group that best matches with their interests and curiosity. Create discussion groups/topics. Join the groups that you are most interested in. Listen. Learn. Discuss. Be engaged…and most importantly, have fun.
3:15 Presentation of findings from the Open Space groups
3:30 Closing Remarks by the Conference Chair
3:45 Conference Concludes and Refreshments Served
Annual General Meeting
4:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
4:15 Meeting Minutes and Year in Review
5:30 CBBF Board Member Elections
6:00 Closing Remarks by the Board Chair / AGM Concludes
