Workforce Agility Forum & Networking Event

When

September 23, 2026    
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Bookings

$125.00
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Where

Pearson Conference Centre
2638 Steeles Ave E, Brampton, Ontario, L6T 4L7

Event Type

Sessions Include:

  • High Level Workforce requirements in Aviation & Aerospace Sectors (2026-2030)
  • Understanding Inclusivity Barriers
  • Adademic Collaboration & Common Resources/Supports
  • Best Practices – Industry Panel – Examples of Inclusivity Successes

Followed by a networking event with cash bar and hors d’oeuvres and entertainment by Mysterion the Mindreader.

Confirmed Panelists Include:

  • Alex Tsoulis, Senior Advisor – Business Development & Advanced Technologies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace (MHICA)
  • Darryl Best, Director, Line Maintenance YYZ, Air Canada
  • Dave Wackerlin, Associate Dean of Electrical, Transportation, and Innovation at the Marshall School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship, Mohawk College
  • Florent Lefevre-Schlick, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University
  • Major Daniel Conway, Major, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
  • Natasha Gagnon, CEO, Ontario Aerospace Council
  • Nikki Morshedi, Executive Director, Women in Aerospace Canada (WIA Canada)
  • Phil Arthurs, Executive Director, Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research (DAIR)
  • Phil Sims, Senior Director Finance & Program Development, Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)
  • Tonya Yearwood, CEO, Black Aviation Professional Network (BAPN)
  • Trent Sluiter, General Manager, Great Lakes Drones
  • Valerie Vanderwyk, Executive Director, Indigenous Skills, Employment, Apprenticeship and Development (ISEAD)
  • Yasna Taieb, NLAF Junior Board, Northern Lights Aero Foundation (NLAF)

Bookings

Registration is FREE with completion of SDF Participant Registration Form.

Please “CLICK HERE” or visit: https://eopg.labour.gov.on.ca/en/programs/skills-development-fund-training-stream/participant-and-employer-management/ and download “Participant Registration Form”.

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Event Agenda Content Time EST
Registration & Refreshments 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Land acknowledgment
  • Agenda
 12:30 to 12:40pm
Human Resources Overview
  • High level Workforce requirements in Aviation & Aerospace Sectors 2026 to 2030
 12:40pm to 1:00pm
Diverse Panel
  • Understanding inclusivity barriers
  • Q&A
 1:00 to 2:10pm
Break & Refreshments
  • Refresh Coffee, Tea, Water, Juice, Cookies
 2:10 to 2:40pm
Academic Organizations Panel
  • Collaboration & Common Resources & Supports
  • Q&A
 2:40pm to 3:50pm
Industry & Organizations Panel
  • Best Practices – Industry Panel – examples of inclusivity successes
  • Q&A
 3:50pm to 5:00pm
Wrap up & Next Steps
  • Thanks to all panelists and participants
  • Take aways from this event/wrap up
 5:00pm to 5:05pm
Networking Reception & Entertainment
  • Cash Bar & Hors d’oeuvres
 5:05pm to 7:00pm

 

Diverse Panel
Valerie Vanderwyk, Executive Director, Indigenous Skills, Employment, Apprenticeship and Development (ISEAD)
Tonya Yearwood, CEO, Black Aviation Professional Network (BAPN)
Nikki Morshedi, Executive Director, Women in Aerospace Canada (WIA Canada)
Yasna Taieb, NLAF Junior Board, Northern Lights Aero Foundation (NLAF)
Academic Organizations Panel
Phil Sims, Senior Director Finance & Program Development, Canadian Council for Aviation & Aerospace (CCAA)
Phil Arthurs, Executive Director, Downsview Aerospace Innovation & Research (DAIR)
Dave Wackerlin, Associate Dean of Electrical, Transportation, and Innovation at the Marshall School of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship, Mohawk College
Florent Lefevre-Schlick, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University
Industry & Organizations Panel
Natasha Gagnon, CEO, Ontario Aerospace Council
Alex Tsoulis, Senior Advisor – Business Development & Advanced Technologies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace (MHICA)
Major Daniel Conway, Major, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Darryl Best, Director, Line Maintenance YYZ, Air Canada
Trent Sluiter, General Manager, Great Lakes Drones

$125.00

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x 1-Day Pass
$125.00
Sub Total
$125.00
Taxes ( 13.00% )
$16.25
Total Price
$141.25