Nova Scotia Summit | Atlantic Immigration Summit

The Atlantic Immigration Summit is an outcome-oriented event series designed to engage people across sectors for a provocative dialogue and exchange on immigration. The summits focus on innovative, practical, and actionable solutions to strengthen Atlantic Canada’s immigration system and improve economic performance with an emphasis on building inclusive communities.

Speakers and roundtable leaders are attending from across the province representing a range of backgrounds and experiences. A key component of this provincial event is sharing of best practices.

WHY ATTEND

Work on key immigration issues and learn best practices
Network with potential partners and collaborators
Gain insights on the programs and services available to help employers and immigrants
Access new approaches that will empower newcomers and better leverage their skills, talents, and connections in NS.
Learn what employers are looking for and how to find meaningful work in the Nova Scotia context
Contribute and bring your ideas to help shape recommendations to guide the policies, programs and strategies for the future

Keynote Speaker

Wadih M. Fares, C.M., P.Eng., FEC., D. Comm.

President & CEO WM Fares Group

Nova Scotia Agenda

Day One – Evening Alien Ballet

Spatz Theatre, 1855 Trollope St., Halifax

6:30 PM	Welcome by Chair: Scott Belton, Senior Vice President, Atlantic Region, TD Canada Trust
6:35 PM	Remarks by Susan Chalmers-Gauvin, O.N.B., Co-Founder and CEO, Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada
6:45 PM	Panel- Moderated by: Francis McGuire, President Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ann Divine, CEO, Ashanti Leadership & Professional Development Services Vivek Sood, Executive Vice President, Related Businesses for Sobeys Inc. The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Q.C., Minister of Immigration, MLA – Halifax Armdale Regional Chief Morley Googoo, Assembly of First Nations NS/NL
7:30 PM	Ballet ALIEN on the immigration experience
8:45 PM	Opening Reception for Summit Delegates

Day Two – Atlantic immigration Summit

Pier 21, 1055 Marginal Road Halifax

8:00 AM	Registration/Light Breakfast
8:30 AM	Welcome by Co Chair: Scott Belton, Senior Vice President, Atlantic Region, TD Canada Trust
8:35 AM	Remarks- The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Q.C., Minister of Immigration, MLA – Halifax Armdale
8:40 AM	Introduction of Keynote by Ali Massoudi, TD Canada Trust
8:45 AM	Keynote: Wadih M. Fares, C.M., P.ENG., FEC., D. COMM., President & CEO WM Fares Group
9:10 AM	Panel- Moderated by: Mayor Pam Mood, Town of Yarmouth Sarah McInnes, Immigration and Labour & Employment lawyer, McInnes Cooper Saeed El-Darahali, President and Chief Executive Officer, SimplyCast Colleen Baxter, Vice President of Human Resources, J. D. Irving, Limited Frank Anderson, Riverside Lobster International Inc.
9:45 AM	Break
10:00 AM	Themed Roundtables each hosted by a business/community leader and a newcomer
12:30 PM	Lunch and Trade Show Room
1:30 PM	Remarks by Matt DeCourcey, Member of Parliament for Fredericton and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship
1:35 PM	Video
1:40 PM	Themed Roundtables continue
2:30 PM	Break
3:30 PM	Themed Roundtables: Actions
4:30 PM	Wrap-up & Closing Remarks

Speakers

Ann Divine

CEO, Ashanti Leadership & Professional Development Services

Scott Belton

Senior Vice President, Atlantic Region I TD Canada Trust

Susan Chalmers-Gauvin

Founder and CEO Atlantic Ballet

Igor Dobrovolskiy

Founding Artistic Director and Choreographer Atlantic Ballet

Saeed El-Darahali

President and Chief Executive Officer, SimplyCast

The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Q.C.

Minister of Immigration, Ministre des affaires acadiennes et francophonie, MLA – Halifax Armdale

Colleen Baxter

Vice President of Human Resources for J.D. Irving, Limited

Frank R. Anderson

Corporate Affairs Officer, Riverside Lobster International Inc.

Regional Chief Morley Googoo

Assembly of First Nations NS/NL

Vivek Sood

Executive Vice President, Related Businesses for Sobeys Inc.

Mayor Pam Mood

Town of Yarmouth

Francis McGuire

President Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

Sarah McInnes

Immigration and Labour & Employment lawyer, McInnes Cooper

Roundtable Leaders

Ifeanyi Emesih

Founder of My Halifax Experience/My East Coast Experience Media and Publishing

Marie Chapman

Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Emma Flynn

Immigration Recruitment Specialist, Shannex Incorporated

Patrick Sullivan

President and CEO, Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Emma Beukema

Director, Entrepreneurship at the Black Business Initiative

Azar Bitar

Branch Manager, TD Canada Trust

Sylvia Gawad

Newcomer Program Coordinator YWCA

Jennifer Gillivan

President & CEO IWK Foundation

Matt Thomson

Co-Founder Placemaking 4G

Tina Murphy

Manager, Community Banking & Charitable Donations Atlantic Region TD Canada Trust

Margaret Chapman, CMRP

Chief Operating Officer & Partner, Corporate Research Associates Inc.

Yulia Sultan-Shakh

Customer Experience Lead at Scotiabank

Karey Fleming

President of HealthWalks Inc, Podiatry Clinic and Shoe Store

Israel Ekanem

Storyteller, Ubuntu Media

Max Al Aqel

IMG Bridging Coordinator, Employment & Bridging Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)

Michelle Davey

Manager, Talent Acquisition Blueocean Contact Centers

Tatjana Zatezalo, MPA

Manager, Org. Effectiveness & Learning Human Resources Halifax

Louisa Esangbedo

Legal Assistant, Sampson McPhee

Ian Cababasay

Recruiter, Nova Scotia & PEI Bayshore Home Health

Carol M. Logan CPHR

Director of Human Resources The Prince George Hotel / Cambridge Suites Hotel

Gabriela Piccott

LinkedIn Local Halifax Host

Tanja Matthews

Supervising Team Lead, Pre-employment and Bridging, ISANS

Nevine Boghdady, IEHP

Bridging Program Coordinator & Skills Match client Specialist, ISANS

Aeshna Sripat

Consultant, Talent Acquisition, Scotiabank

Nke Umobong

Financial Advisor | TD Canada Trust

Faten Alshazly

Principal & Chief Creative Officer, WeUsThem Inc.

Hisham Sleem

Founder & CEO IPS Inc., Founder & President ANCRNS

Omar Tag El-Din

Program Lead, Atlantic Immigration Pilot, Cape Breton Partnership

Elder Koch

International Student from Brazil / Student Assistant, NSCC International

Mai Alnabhan

WTPA Bridging Program Coordinator - Employment & Bridging - ISANS

Hind Nihal Eloukkal

Organizational Effectiveness Specialist Marine Atlantic

Alfred Poirier

Deputy Warden, Municipality of the County of Inverness

Shirin MalekAhmadi

Ramya Rangalle, CPHR

Human Resource Manager, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Cynthia Dorrington

President, Vale & Associates Human Resource Management and Consulting Inc.

Jennifer Watts

CEO, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)

Mark Fraser

Executive Vice President, T4G Limited

Rafah Saoud, PMP

Facility Rentals Coordinator, Pier 21

Aleksandra Niedzwiecka

Employment Specialist, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)

Olufemi Adesina

Duty Manager, Travelodge by Wyndham

Susan Wilson

Director of Immigration for J.D. Irving, Limited

Wendy Luther

President & CEO / Président EduNova Co-operative Ltd.

Robyn Webb

Labour Market Development and Executive Director, National Connector Program

Liesl Mulholland

International Trade Consultant

Heather Austin-Coulombe

Operator/Co-owner The Farmer’s Daughter Country Market

Mark Labib

Personal Banking Associate,TD Canada Trust

Chiedza Caroline Chigumba

Executive Search Coordinator

Sonia Menendez

President of Virtual Management Group (VMG)

Aristidis Psaltidis Hernandez

Retention Coordinator, EduNova Co-operative Ltd.

Klea Jokic

Business Partner, Training First Consulting

Karen Iwanu Mutyabule

Bachelor of Commerce Candidate 2019

Mohammad Al Masalma

Coordinator of the Youth Support Program, ISANS, and Owner, Mosy Photography

Sam Soni

Teaching Faculty, Nova Scotia Community College

Patrick Adekunle Adeyemi

Freelance Software Developer and Graduate Student, Sobey School of Business

Ifeoma Esonwune

Founder/CEO Network for the Empowerment of Women Halifax Owner/Lead Event Manager, Matella Event Concepts

Tinaye K Manyimo (T.K)

Diversity and Inclusion Consultant, Shumba Consulting

Ümran Büge

Classical Archaeologist, Volunteer at Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Yoga Instructor.

Evgeny Chudaev

Sr. Information Analyst, Government of Nova Scotia

Samuel Ayanlaja

Senior Consultant, CGI Inc

Vishal Bhardwaj

Board Member Nova Scotia Human Rights, President & founder of Nova Multifest Society, Quality Manager, Andrtiz

Claudina Whisken

Managing Director, Elemental Talent Assessment Centre and PDA International Canada

Majid Nasirinejad

Founder & CEO of Deprolabs Technology

Shonda Ingalls

Director HR Operations, Retail Atlantic, Sobeys Inc.

Deirdre Evans

Faculty NSCC

Sam Elgebeily

Franchisee of Mezza Lebanese Kitchen

Lola Agbaje-Williams

Internationally trained IP Lawyer, Legal Assistant at BOYNECLARKE LLP

Jo Kostin

HR Management Program graduate

Issmat Al-Akhali

President and CEO, Blacksheep Project Management Inc.

Oluronke Taiwo BSc, MSc, BSW, MSW, RSW

Black Student Advisor Dalhousie University

Sumith Chandratilleke

IT Security Specialist

Samir Upadhyay

Outreach Settlement Staff, YREACH Program

Grace Ingabire

Management and Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations student

Daniel Li

Systems Administrator, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Mo Li (Skyler)

Heritage Interpreter, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Committee:

Scott Belton | Senior Vice President Atlantic Region-TD Canada Trust

Don Bureaux | NSCC -CEO & President

Jennifer Gillivan | IWK Foundation -CEO

Marie Chapman | Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Don Mills | Corporate Research Associates Inc. -Chairman & CEO

Ali Massoudi | TD -VP Commercial – Atlantic Region

John Rogers | Halifax Partnership -President & CEO

Saeed El-Darahali | Simply Cast -President and CEO

Sylvia Gawad | Project 360, Piece of the East

Azar Bitar | Branch Manager, TD Canada Trust

Stephanie Tennant TDCT | Senior Manager, Branch Banking Region Support| Atlantic Region

Emma Beaukema | Manager of Business Development for the Black Business Initiative

Scott McCain | President JSM Capital Corporation

Trevor Georgie | President and GM Saint John Sea Dogs

Patrick Sullivan | President and CEO Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Jennifer Watts | ISANS CEO

Nancy Conrad | Senior Vice President, Policy, Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Tina Murphy | Manager, Community Banking & Charitable Donations, Atlantic Region TD Canada Trust

Ifeanyi Emesih | Founder and publisher of My Halifax Experience-My East Coast Experience Media and Publishing

Omar Tag El-Din | AIP & Immigration Lead - Cape Breton Partnership

Kathleen MacLeod | Local Immigration Partnership Coordinator - Cape Breton Partnership

Trina Samson | Immigrant Settlement Staff - YReach Settlement Program

Sohaila Abdo | Manager - Cape Breton Island Center for Immigration (CBICI)