PROGRAM
Day 1
Monday, March 16.
Fredericton Convention Centre, Pointe Ste Anne Ballroom CD
​7:45-8:45am
Registration & Check In
​8:45-9:00am
Welcome
​9:00-10:00am
Uncharitable: What if the entire way we’ve been taught to think about charity, philanthropy and change is wrong? What if it’s undermining our true potential to make the difference we dream of making? Dan Pallotta liberates us from the ancient thinking that has been handed down to us about the nonprofit sector. This talk will shift the entire way you think about charity and change, and about exactly what’s possible for you and your organization.
10:00-10:15am
Networking Break
​10:15-11:30am
Harnessing the Power of Greed to Change the World:
Hear the very candid story of an accidental social entrepreneur who discovered the beautiful intersection of business and true impact. Come prepared to engage in an open debate about the importance of scale and the power of profit!
​11:40-12:45
Millennial Dream/Social Venture Valley
Greg Hemmings, David Alston, Karina LeBlanc, Jake Wildman-Sisk
12:45-1:40pm
LUNCH
Select one stream or mix it up with workshops in each!
Stream One- Stakeholders
​1:45-2:45pm
Creating Pools of Social Capital
Panelists: Katie Gibson, Community Finance Solutions, MaRS; Lars Boggild, Finance for Good; Austen Hughes, Natural Forces
Facilitator: Kristy O'Leary
Stream Two-Entrepreneurs/Innovators
​1:45-2:45pm
Lessons From the Trenches
Panelists: Sean Dunbar, Amanda Hachey, Matt Symes
Facilitator: David Upton
2:45-3:00
Networking Break
​3:00-4:00 pm
Going Digital, A Platform for Social Entrepreneurs
Tools & next steps to enhance connectivity is required to be a leader in social venture development in the region.
Panelists: David Alston, Ed McGinley, Carol MacDonald, Susan Holt
Facilitator: Rene Boudreau
4:00-6:00pm
Impact Venture Showcase
​3:00-4:00pm
Raising Social Capital
Panelists: Karina LeBlanc, PDC; Sandra Odendahl, RBC Jeff Harriman, FCNB: Wendy MacDermott, United Ways of NB
Facilitator: Seth Asimakos
Day 2.
Tuesday, March 17.
Fredericton Convention Centre, Pointe Ste Anne Ballroom CD
8:00-8:45am
Registration & Check In
​8:45-10:15am
Possible Canadas
Panelists: Danny Graham, Lisa Hrabluk, Marilyn Luscombe
Facilitator: Chad Lubelsky
​ 10:15-10:30am
Networking Break
Select one stream or mix it up with workshops in each!
Stream One- Stakeholders
10:30-11:30
Building Communities That Get Better with Age
Panelists: Jeff Schnurr, John Leroux, Charles Marohn, Taeyon Kim
Facilitator: Gracen Johnson
11:30-12:30
Food Businesses as an Agent for Social, Cultural, Environmental Change
Panelists: Levi Lawrence, Stephane Sirois, Sean Gallagher, Lois Corbett
Facilitator: Christina Fowler
Stream Two- Entrepreneurs/Innovators
10:30am-12:30pm
Misfits: How to Leverage the Fact That You Don't Fit In
Extended Workshop with
Andreas Souvaliotis
Find answers your challenging questions for social entrepreneurs.
12:30-1:30
LUNCH
Networking opportunity
​1:30-2:30pm
Open Data; Open Government
Panelists: Pascale Paulin, Jake Arsenault, Dawn Arnold, David Finley
Facilitator: Nick Scott
​1:30-2:30pm
Mentorship in All Its Glory
Finding a mentor, managing the match, getting the best from the experience.
Facilitator:Janna Hare, The Mentra
Special Guest: Raj Melviille
2:30-2:40pm
Networking Break
​2:40-3:45pm
Social Solutions Lab
What Change Looks Like When It’s Done Together.
Facilitated by Amanda Hachey, Jake Wildman-Sisk
Join us for this final session to discuss collaborative approaches systems issues. In town hall format, we will discuss the systems worth changing in 2015, different frameworks to do so, and how we can get started right away.
3:45-4:00pm
Closing Remarks
Special Session
After The Dialogue
Special Session
Separate registration is required
Not included in Social Impact Dialogue Registration
4:00-7:00pm
BCorps Better Your Business Bootcamp
Using Business as a Force for Good
Pointe Ste. Anne B
Workshop Host:
Amanda Hachey, Conscious Brands
The BCorp Bootcamp: Better Your Business
This workshop is a forum to celebrate and share information on what being a BCorp is all about!
Learn what it could mean for your business and how your business can be instrumental in being better and doing good for your stakeholders and community.
The workshop will start by hearing from Sean Dunbar of Picaroons, Lisa Hrabluk of Wicked Ideas and Greg Hemmings of Hemmings House about why choose BCorp. Following the panel discussion, we will dive into a quick impact assessment to see what BCorp could mean for your business.