Minerva’s webinars are made available with assistance from the Conference Board of Canada’s (CBoC) Council for Safe Workplaces and are offered free of charge to Minerva sponsors, academic stakeholders, other organizations and individuals.
2024 Webinars
Minerva’s well-attended webinar program since 2018 in partnership with the Conference Board of Canada continues again in 2024 with the theme of Worker Well-Being and how it impacts on Workplace Safety. Join us on March 26 th to hear from Dr. Kevin Kelloway from Saint Mary’s University and Ashley Wood-Suszko from Purolator Inc. to discuss “Worker Well-Being: What to Consider and how to develop a sustainable Process”.
Register here for this free webinar on March 26, 2024.
2023 Webinars
The theme for Minerva’s 2023 webinars series is Intentional Leadership Through Culture, Safety and Innovation.
Minerva’s third webinar was held on December 5, 2023 focused on Leadership Insights: Unveiling Minerva’s Rising Stars of 2023 in Safety Management. The webinar included an interview with 2023 Rising Star winner Alyssa Grocutt from Queen’s University. It also included a panel discussion on a wide variety of Health and Safety topics with two of the Rising Star finalists Gabriella Risi from Canada Post Corporation and Jennifer Spies from Superior Trenching Ltd. Sandro Perruzza from the Ontario Society of Safety Engineering and a Minerva Board member hosted the webinar and moderated the panel discussions.
Minerva’s second webinar was held on September 20, 2023 focused on Thriving Amidst Today’s Societal Pressures and the Aftermath of the Pandemic: Mastering Intentional Leadership.
Speakers included Nada Vuckovic from Siemens Canada and Byron House from Bruce Power and a Minerva Canada Board member. Alison Wall from Service Hospitality and also a Minerva Canada Board member hosted the webinar.
Minerva’s first webinar was held on March 29th at 1 PM ET. The webinar was entitled Using Empathic Leadership to Tackle Five of Today’s Most Pressing Workplace Challenges.
Speakers included McGill’s Dr. Anita Nowak and Jennifer Quaglietta, CEO of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
Jules Artnz-Gray from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and a Minerva Canada Board member hosted the webinar.
Past Webinars
2022 WebinarsThree Minerva webinars are planned this year focused on Change and the impact it can have on culture, learning, work and people.
First webinar was held on March 2nd focused on “Managing Changes in Culture and the Way We Learn“.
Speakers included Emad Rizkalla, CEO of Bluedrop and Bill Holmes, a Minerva Board member and Assoc. Professor, Royal Roads University.
The webinar was hosted by Kim Gould from Canada Post and a Minerva Board member.
Our second webinar was a panel discussion held on June 1st focused on the Redefinition of Work.
Panelists included Ana Reyes, Global H&S Director –Northland Power Inc., Christopher Spasoff, OHS Lawyer – F2 Legal Counsel and Derrick Leue, CEO- PROLINK Insurance.
The panel discussions were moderated by Bill Holmes, a Minerva Board member and Assoc. Professor, Royal Roads University.
Our third webinar was held on October 26th and focused on Shepherds of change and their role in Sustainable Workplaces.
Speakers included Dr. Johanna Pagonis, CEO of Sinogap Solutions Leadership Consulting and Sandro Peruzza, Minerva Board member and CEO of Ontario Society of Professional Engineers
The webinar was hosted by Daniel Liao , Dean at Saint Lawrence College and a Minerva Board member.
Minerva Canada conducted four very successful webinars with excellent participation and attendance from across Canada.
- Webinar 1 (in partnership with CSSE) – February 24th – Introduction to the Elements of Change Management
o Speakers: Glenn Lyle from Laurentian University and Maxime Dufour from Rio Tinto - Webinar 2 (in partnership with CSSE) – April 20th, , Facing Change with a Psychological Safety Approach
o Speakers: Liz Horvath from the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Steve Sproule from Husky Energy, and Karla Kochan from the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation. - Webinar 3 (in partnership with CBoC) – June 14th – Managing Change in an All Electric Future
o Speakers: Lynn Smith, GM Canada Company, John Stroyan, GM Corporation and Dr. Homayoun Najjaran of UBC. - Webinar 4 (in partnership with CBoC) – Oct 6th – Responsible Care Through Change
o Speakers: Bob Masterson, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, Erika Harris, BASF Canada and Dr. Ariel Chan, U of T.
- “Adapting Your Workplace to the Persistent Pandemic”. The webinar speakers were from the University of Calgary and Canada Post. November 2020
- “Leading Indicators –Using Your Data to Enhance Your Future OHS Performance”. The speakers were from Corteva Agriscience and NOVA Chemicals. June 2020
- “Keeping Youth and Vulnerable Workers Safe in the New Economy”. The webinar speakers were from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Skills and Training Development and Service Hospitality in Saskatchewan. March 2020
Webinar Presentations are shown below. You can visit the Conference Board of Canada’s website to view their archived webinars.
