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January 17, 2023

Speaker Name and Biography
Christiane Fox Deputy Minister, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Joshua Frame National Chair, Federal Youth Network
Khadeja Elsibai Analyst, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB)

Speaker Name and Biography
Krystina Sorensen Junior Business Analyst, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Michelle Holigroski Research Biologist and PIPSC Steward, Grain Research Laboratory, Canadian Grain Commission
Meenakshi Sharma-Vadnais Team Lead, Shared Services Canada (SSC)


Speaker Name and Biography
Marissa Fortune Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Anu Shukla-Jones
Alison Szawiola Canada's Free Agent program


Speaker Name and Biography
Roy Nader
Gigi Chang Senior Analyst, Digital Talent Strategy, Service Canada
Chris Scipio Deputy Director, The Black Executives Network Secretariat


Speaker Name and Biography
Dr. Andrew Abela Assistant Director, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC)
Stephanie Carr Patent Examiner, Patent Branch, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)


Speaker Name and Biography
Darlene Mulcahey
Madison Meech Senior Corporate Officer and the Communications lead, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)


Speaker Name and Biography
Sana Abou-Shaaban Manager of Environmental Policy and Planning, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Nha Luu Business Analyst, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Rubina Boucher Service Client Benefit Officer, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)


Speaker Name and Biography
Jasmine Garcia Larouche Director, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Allan Tam Team Lead, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Natasha Côté-Khan


Speaker Name and Biography
Rosa Montoya Business Tools Coordinator, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Taiwo Lewis Inclusion, Diversity Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Task Force Chair, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Tramaine Whited Senior Project Officer, Diversity & HR Programs, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)


Speaker Name and Biography
Stephanie Percival Senior Analyst, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Justine Reynolds


Speaker Name and Biography
Lowa Lumbala Senior Program Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Paul Gaskin Director General of Planning, Operations and Information for the Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Natural Resources Canada (NRcan)
Awo Nuuh


Speaker Name and Biography
Meredith Richmond Ontario Regional Lead, National Managers’ Community (NMC)
Lucy Ellis Speechwriter, Natural Resources Canada (NRcan)
Andee Pittman Human-centred design lead, Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, Treasury Board Secretariat


Speaker Name and Biography
Asad Malek Program Officer, Employment Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Navdip Kaur Singh Legal counsel, Department of Justice Canada


Speaker Name and Biography
Sudipta Roy-Choudhury
Melissa Valencia


Speaker Name and Biography
Kirk/Kaiya Hamilton Strategic Advisor, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
Michelle Seymour Director of the Anti-Racism, Equity and Inclusion Division, Infrastructure Canada (INFC)


Speaker Name and Biography
More information to come


Moderator Name and Biography
Thanuja Vinayagamoorthy
Marcus Wong
Julia Harvey
Kate Jaenen
Charlene Engmann
Natale Dankotuwage
Gabriel Duguay
Prerna Ghura
Christina Bondi
Makenzy Ricketts
Justin Lai
Jose Jimenez
Blair Jones
Hudson Pu
Diana Best
Alexa Iachelli