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FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2023 | 9 AM - 6:30 PM
THE WESTIN HOTEL (DOWNTOWN YYC)

BREAKDOWN

SUMMIT

The Building Black Summit is a 2-day historical experience that comprises 3 major components that will holistically enhance the professional, emotional, and entrepreneurial well-being of black people and the overall community.

LEARNING

SESSIONS

An opportunity for change-makers and leaders in various industries to learn from subject matter experts with lived experience about diverse racial social issues within the western workplace with the provision of sustainable solutions and supportive recommendations of how to implement change in your respective workplaces. 

TALENT 

ACQUISITION BOOTH

As part of our Gold & Platinum Corporate Packages, your organization will have a Talent Acquisition Booth to directly connect and engage with potential applicants and professional candidates from the black community for diverse job opportunities within your company.

MARKETPLACE

VENDORS

Become one of the 15 to 20 local black-owned businesses to showcase your products and/or services in our curated Building Black Summit Marketplace.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT CORPORATE PACKAGES?

REQUEST PROPOSAL BELOW:

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AGENDA

OUTLINE

DAY 1 | FEB 21, 2023

Registration

Light Breakfast is served

Welcome Message

Session #1 | Iftu

Lunch

Session #2 | Shuana Porter

Break | 15 mins

Panel #1 with Q&A 

Closing Remarks

Shop Marketplace & Visit Talent Aquisition Booth

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:45 AM

11:15 AM

1:00 PM

2:15 PM

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

5:00 PM

5:10 PM

- 6:30 PM

DAY 2 | FEB 22, 2023

Check-In

Light Breakfast is served

Welcome Message

Session #3 | Teisha Iglesias

Lunch

Networking & Talent Acquisition Booth

Panel #2 with Q&A 

Panel #3 with Q&A 

Reflective Activity

Panel #4 with Q&A 

Closing Remarks

Shop Marketplace & Visit Talent Acquisition Booth

9:00 AM

9:30 AM

10:00 AM

10:30 AM

12:15 PM

1:15 PM

2:30 PM

3:15 PM

4:00 PM

4:30 PM

5:00 PM

5:10 PM
- 6:30 PM

LINEUP

Speaker

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SHUANA PORTER,BA, B.MGT

CHIEF CONSULTANT, UPPERHOUSE AGENCY INC.

Upper House Agency accelerates the process of pivoting and scaling organizational culture and behaviour by getting in front of your organization’s challenges. They do this by asking tough questions to help your leaders and team to think differently about conflict resolution, racial equity, and inclusion through cultural and community humility so that your organization can devise pathways for long-term success.

 

Shuana's mission is to maximize organizations' potential and longevity within their industries by helping them create, evolve, and scale their workplace behaviour and culture through a racial equitable lens. As an activist, she played an instrumental role in organizing and leading the black civil rights protests in Calgary 2020. Additionally, she is a former board member of the Canadian Voices Against Racism and the Chair of the Calgary Police Anti-Racist Committee.

CLICK HERE to visit the Upper House Agency website to learn more.

SESSION # 1 | Heirchary of Racism and Racial Bias

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IFTU HARGAAYA

EDI EDUCATOR, BOW VALLEY COLLEGE

Iftu Hargaaya (she/her) is an educator, peer supporter, and community organizer with 10+ years of teaching and developing curricula in intercultural communication, anti-racism, mental health, and anti-oppressive education. Currently, Iftu works as an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Instructor at Bow Valley College. She is also a Peer Supporter at Peer Support Space. She provides one-on-one non-clinical support using abolitionist, trauma, and culturally responsive care approaches.

 

Before her current roles, Iftu was the Co-Founder and Education/Workshop Lead at The Colour Factor, a nonprofit organization focused on providing cultural healing events led by and for Indigenous, Black, and Racialized communities in Calgary.

 

Outside of work Iftu enjoys volunteering in community building initiatives such as The Oromo Community of Calgary, AB Oromo Professional Network, Sayyoo Innovation and the City of Calgary's Anti-Racism Action Committee.

SESSION # 2 | Culture Humility and Sensitivity

TEISHA IGLESIAS, CPHR, SHRM-SCP

TALENT PARTNER & INCLUSION MANAGER, AESO

I have worked in the inclusion, equity, and diversity (IE&D) space for three years; designing programs, governance structures of Employee Resource Groups, Inclusion Councils, and strategic roadmaps to influence transformational change.

 

My passion is for creating inclusive workspaces so people can be their true, authentic selves, do their best work and actualize their full potential. I am guided by my spirituality, circle of influence, life experiences, that inspire my unlearning and learning of new things and integrating a growth mindset to be the best version of myself, for myself and others. 

SESSION # 3 | Exploring Equitable HR and leadership Practices

About
Agenda
Speakers
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Session & panel

BREAKDOWN

SESSION # 1 | Heirchary of Racism and Racial Bias

This session will help attendees understand what racial bias is, how it affects our unconscious and conscious way of being and thought progress. We will identify how it has historically show up in our society from our childhood, while exploring how racism operates on a spectrum and heirchrachy based on colourism.

Facilitated by Shuana Porter, BA, B.Mgt | Chief Consultant, Upperhouse Agency Inc.

SESSION # 2 | Culture Humility and Sensitivity

This session will guide attendees in a thought-provoking conversation and lesson on how to navigate and authentically interact with diverse communities by understanding the crucial fundamentals of what builds culture identity and normalcy for people. This session will be particularly helpful in understanding disparities and the isolation that racialized immigrants may experience in western workplaces.

Facilitated by Iftu Hargaaya, BA, B.Ed | EDI Educator, Bow Valley College

Facilitated by Teisha Iglesias, CPHR, SHRM-SCP | Talent Partner & Inclusion Manager, AESO

SESSION # 3 | Exploring Equitable HR and leadership Practices

Exploring equitable talent management and leadership practices: This is an opportunity for curators of talent and change influencers to unpack equitable concepts and unlock tools to optimize your talent management practices and employee resource groups, from an equitable lens.

PANEL TOPICS:

1. Hardship of Growing in Corporate or as a Black professional in corporate and creative spaces

2. Improving the emotional and wellness of Black women in business and corporate

3. Sustainable advocacy and allyship for black women in corporate and business

4. building corporate CULTURE and brand equity

Sessions

venue details

The Westin (exterior)
The Westin
The Westin Ballroom
The Westin Conference Room
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PARTNER:

Experience

Tucked within the heart of downtown Calgary, The Westin's urban destination resort invites you to relax, explore, and enhance your well-being.

Venue

IMPACT
PARTNERS

Community

We view our Community Partners as family. As a result, we are committed to leveraging our expertise, lived experiences, and creative lenses to benefit your internal and external community.

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