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    Meet the Speakers

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    Martha Durdin (Speaker)

    President & CEO

    Canadian Credit Union Association

    Session: National Update with the CCUA

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 9:00 - 9:30am EST

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    Erin Morgan (Moderator)

    Executive Director

    Ontario Co-operative Association

    Session: Co-operative Values as a Competitive

    Advantage for Credit Unions 

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 9:45 - 11:00am EST

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    Chris Inniss (Speaker)

    President & CEO

    Mainstreet Credit Union 

    Session: Co-operative Values as a Competitive

    Advantage for Credit Unions 

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 9:45 - 11:00am EST

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    Simon Berge (Speaker)

    Associate Professor & Director, RCCE

    University of Winnipeg

    Session: Co-operative Values as a Competitive

    Advantage for Credit Unions 

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 9:45 - 11:00am EST

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    Susan Prentice (Speaker)

    Duff Roblin Professor, Department of Sociology University of Manitoba

    Session: The Canadian Care Crisis and Deficit:  Role for Credit Unions?  

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 11:15am - 12:15Pm EST

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    Alisdair Smith (Facilitator)

    Facilitator and Coach

    DARE Communications & Cusource®

    Session: The Canadian Care Crisis and Deficit:  Role for Credit Unions?  

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 11:15am - 12:15Pm EST

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    Sarsvati Maharajh (Moderator)

    Business Relationship Manager

    Canadian Credit Union Association

    Session: Co-operative Collaborations Transforming Communities

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 1:15 - 2:30pm EST

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    Ken Chan (Panel)

    Board Director

    Alterna Savings & Alterna Bank

    Session: Co-operative Collaborations Transforming Communities

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 1:15 - 2:30pm EST

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    Josephine Grey (Panel)

    Founding Director/Board

    St. James Town Community Co-operative

    Session: Co-operative Collaborations Transforming Communities

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 1:15 - 2:30pm EST

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    Cory Munden (Panel)

    President & CEO

    Leading Edge Credit Union

    Session: Co-operative Collaborations Transforming Communities

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 1:15 - 2:30pm EST

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    Stéphane Trottier (Panel)

    Board Chair

    Dejardins Ontario Credit Union

    Session: Co-operative Collaborations Transforming Communities

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 1:15 - 2:30pm EST

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    Anthony Piscitelli (Moderator)

    Board Chair, Your Neighbourhood Credit Union

    Board Chair, Directors' Forum Co-operative

    Session: Climate Related Financial Risks & Opportunities for Credit Unions

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 3:00 - 4:15pm EST

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    Carol Hansell (Panel)

    Senior Partner, Hansell LLP & Climate Governance Expert with the Canadian Climate Law Initiative 

    Session: Climate Related Financial Risks & Opportunities for Credit Unions

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 3:00 - 4:15pm EST

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    Ben Janzen (Panel)

    Director, Values Integration

    Kindred Credit Union

    Session: Climate Related Financial Risks & Opportunities for Credit Unions

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 3:00 - 4:15pm EST

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    Christie Stephenson (Panel)

    Executive Director of the Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics and Director, VanCity Credit Union

    Session: Climate Related Financial Risks & Opportunities for Credit Unions

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 3:00 - 4:15pm EST

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    Tim Foster (Speaker)

    Director (Past Chair), Northern Credit Union

    Director, Directors' Forum Co-operative

    Session: Onboarding New Directors and Dealing with Difficult Directors 

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 4:30 - 5:30pm EST

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    Leo Racette (Speaker)

    Director (Past Chair), Sudbury Credit Union

    Director/Secretary, Directors' Forum Co-operative

    Session: Onboarding New Directors and Dealing with Difficult Directors 

    Date: Friday, November 26

    Time: 4:30 - 5:30pm EST

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    Anthony Piscitelli (Facilitator)

    Director, Your Neighbourhood Credit Union

    Board Chair, Directors' Forum Co-operative

    Session: Simulating Hindsight, Overtsight and Foresight

    Date: Saturday, November 27

    Time: 8:30 - 11:45am EST

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    Tanya Gracie (Facilitator)

    Director of Strategy, Central 1

    Vice-Chair, Directors' Forum Co-operative

    Session: Simulating Hindsight, Overtsight and Foresight

    Date: Saturday, November 27

    Time: 8:30 - 11:45am EST

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    Alisdair Smith (Speaker)

    Facilitator and Coach

    DARE Communications & Cusource®

    Session: Conference Highlights with Alisdair Smith,

    ft. Kerr Smith

    Date: Saturday, November 27

    Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm EST

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    Kerr Smith (Graphic Recorder)

    Graphic Designer & Co-operative Educator

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    Session: Conference Highlights with Alisdair Smith,

    ft. Kerr Smith

    Date: Saturday, November 27

    Time: 12:00 - 12:45pm EST

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    38th Annual Directors' Forum

    October 27-29, 2022

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    Office hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00am - 4:30pm. 

    Please contact the DFC Manager, Audrey Aczel, via email at audrey@directorsforum.coop, or by calling 519.763.8271 x. 24 with your inquiries. 

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