AGENDA
(time breakdowns are approximate)
- 3:00 pm
Opening Remarks & Connecting the Dots with relevant insights from Future of Buildings, Built Environment, Climate & Energy
Darla Campbell, RSI and Herbert Sinnock, Sheridan College - 3:15 pm
Harnessing Culture as a Superpower! Are you ready?
Yasmin Glanville, CTR - 3:40 pm
Connections: Future Ready skills and jobs needed now!
Dr. Cindy Gordon, SalesChoice + Peter Love, Love Energy Consultants - 4:05 pm
Future of Work
Mary Verissimo, TELUS + Kevin Katigbak, Gensler - 4:30 pm
Break
- 4:42 pm
Future of Education, Talent and Partnerships
Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes, Yorkville University + Michelle Meechan, Plum, moderated by Peter Love - 5:12 pm
Future-fit Housing for Learning Communities
Michelle McCollum, George Brown College + Jody Becker, EllisDon - 5:38 pm
Bringing It All Together – Making It Real!
moderated by Darla Campbell - 6:00 pm
Acknowledgements, Announcements, Closing Comments
RSI & George Brown College - 6:15 pm
Cocktail Reception. Marketplace, Networking. Delegate Speakers Corner
Bonus:
Optional Building Tour at 1:30pm for up to 25 registrants.
THE STORY
On June 11th, a group of industry-recognized leaders and experts from forward-thinking organizations in the fields of technology, real estate, construction, climate, energy, architecture, academic and professional services, will collectively and individually discuss:
- Converging disruptions (social-tech-environmental-economic-geo-political) impacting traditional definitions of buildings and spaces for work, education and living.
- Pragmatic strategies and solutions being used now as a competitive advantage for creating future-ready work, talent, and education. This includes adapting buildings, spaces and practices to help your organization thrive in the new realities of our fast-changing, multi-generational and hybrid workforce.
- Proven concrete innovation accelerators, case studies/pilots/projects.
- Bringing it all together, in action!
Shaped by RSI’s 2024 Future of Buildings, Climate and Energy series and Strategic Partners, Speakers & Collaborators
POVs: Corporate, Academic, Technology (ICT, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence), Professional Services (Architects, Engineers, Planners, Futurists, Innovation, Sustainability, Energy, Organization Development, Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Learning, Coaching), Commercial and Mixed-Use Real Estate Design, Development, Construction, Management and REITs.
OPENING REMARKS
Welcome remarks by MC – Darla Campbell
Connecting the Dots – Darla Campbell + Herbert Sinnock
This session will recap key takeaways from the RSI 2024 Buildings & the Built Environment and the Climate & Energy events.
SESSION 1
Keynote Talk: Harnessing Culture as a Superpower! – Yasmin Glanville
This interactive talk sets the stage for a complex challenge: How to create a better world of work, education and life that drives higher productivity, greater engagement and higher retention of key stakeholders. These stakeholders include employees, gig workers, customers, building tenants, strategic partners and local communities.
Why culture? Culture underlies everything we do as individuals and as groups. Catalyzed by the escalating impacts of the pandemic, AI, Cybersecurity, Demographic shifts, Climate Change and other converging disruptions to traditional business, work, education and living, the world has changed too much to go back to “normal.” So, what is the new “normal”? What is the greatest challenge and opportunity? How can leaders transform and harness culture as a superpower to build and strengthen relationships with workers, customers and strategic partners as an evolving competitive advantage?
SESSION 2
Connections: Future Ready skills and jobs needed now! – Peter Love + Dr. Cindy Gordon
Impact of AI, Climate and Energy on future skills and jobs needed now to accelerate the transition to a net zero carbon, healthy, and thriving future for business and society!
SESSION 3
Future of Work – Mary Verissimo, TELUS + Kevin Katigbak, Gensler
Action-focused presentation and Open Forum on Future of Work Transforming traditional offices into mixed-use work-learning-social destinations for employees and clients. Why and how this impacts people, business and the real estate footprint.
Future of Education, Talent and Partnerships – Dr. Julia Christensen Hughes, Yorkville University + Michelle Meehan, Plum
A projection of emerging talent needs, AI and how academic institutions and the private sector are partnering to identify and close talent and skill gaps and optimize AI and other future readiness requirements to succeed in the new normal world of continuous learning, disruption, and innovative solution accelerators.
Future-fit Housing for Learning Communities – Michelle McCollum, George Brown College + Jody Becker, Ellis Don
Affordable, inclusive and healthy Housing and Infrastructure for Learning Communities: Why, what and who.
Bringing It All Together – Making It Real!
An open forum conversation and Q&A with speakers and the audience on key takeaways for action.
SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS
Mary Verissimo
Director, Real Estate Services, TELUS
Julia Christensen Hughes
PhD, President and Vice-Chancellor Yorkville University
Michelle McCollum
Vice President, Facilities and Sustainability at George Brown College
Jody Becker
COO & EVP Infrastructure Services and Technology, EllisDon
Dr. Cindy Gordon
ICD.D., CEO & Founder of SalesChoice Inc.
Kevin Katigbak
Strategy Director, Principal, Gensler
Michelle Meehan
Vice President of Marketing, Plum
Peter Love
President, Love Energy Consultants and Chair of the Toronto 2030 District, and CCET (Founding RSI Director)
Herb Sinnock
P.Eng., Director, Sustainability for Sheridan College in Oakville, ON
Yasmin Glanville
CEO. Futurist and Strategist, CTR Inc. (RSI Founder, Director)
Darla Campbell P.Eng.
Sustainability and Asset Management, Dillon Consulting Limited. (RSI Board Director, Past Chair)
Click HERE for Speaker Profiles
Target Audience: (In Person + virtual)
A cross-sector of decision-making leaders and experts related to/interested in discovering, transforming/creating future-ready work & learning cultures, buildings, spaces and partnerships for their organizations, stakeholder relationships and communities.
Format:
A dynamic process that engages all attendees. A combination of keynotes/fireside chats, open forum + marketplace solution spotlights. Light refreshments and a cocktail reception.
Post Deliverables:
Future of Work & Education Summary report, video highlights. And a speaker-partners Futures Action gathering.
SPONSORS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS
