On May 24, 2013 The London Cross Cultural Learner Centre, The Achievement Centre, and The Centre for Research on Migration and Ethnic Relations at The University of Western Ontario hosted, Promising Practices in Promoting Intercultural Competence in the Workplace Roundtable.
The roundtable included a keynote address by Todd Odgers, NorQuest College, followed by two panels.
The first panel focused on Cultural Barriers in the Workplace and included speakers, Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity At Work in London, Mohammed Baobaid, Executive Director, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Devkumar R. Sainani, PhD, Chairman, The SAINA Group Of Companies, Jorge E. Herrera, President & Producer, Top Events Productions Inc., and Corinne Walsh, MA, LLM, Principal, Platinum Leadership Inc.
The second panel focused on Promising Practices in Intercultural Competency and included speakers, Lynn Imai, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ivey Business School at Western University, Caroline Yang, Partner & Human Resources Consultant, MultiCultural Business Solutions, Darren Strickland, Manager, Operations & Customer Relations, Hanwha L&C Canada Inc., Anne Langille, Executive Director, WIL Employment Connections, and Sergeant Marcel Marcellin, Diversity Officer, London Police Service.
We ended the day with Roundtable Discussions to brainstorm about the way forward in intercultural competency.
The event was attended by community organizations, business owners and managers, newcomers, researchers, cultural competency trainers, and educators. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!
The roundtable included a keynote address by Todd Odgers, NorQuest College, followed by two panels.
The first panel focused on Cultural Barriers in the Workplace and included speakers, Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity At Work in London, Mohammed Baobaid, Executive Director, Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration, Devkumar R. Sainani, PhD, Chairman, The SAINA Group Of Companies, Jorge E. Herrera, President & Producer, Top Events Productions Inc., and Corinne Walsh, MA, LLM, Principal, Platinum Leadership Inc.
The second panel focused on Promising Practices in Intercultural Competency and included speakers, Lynn Imai, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ivey Business School at Western University, Caroline Yang, Partner & Human Resources Consultant, MultiCultural Business Solutions, Darren Strickland, Manager, Operations & Customer Relations, Hanwha L&C Canada Inc., Anne Langille, Executive Director, WIL Employment Connections, and Sergeant Marcel Marcellin, Diversity Officer, London Police Service.
We ended the day with Roundtable Discussions to brainstorm about the way forward in intercultural competency.
The event was attended by community organizations, business owners and managers, newcomers, researchers, cultural competency trainers, and educators. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success!
For more information and pictures of the day, visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CulturalDiversityInTheWorkplace?fref=ts
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