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Join the Buy Social Canada Symposium to connect with leading social purchasers and suppliers, learn from industry experts, and celebrate the Social Procurement Champion Awards

On April 26 2021, Buy Social Canada and SEWF will host a pan-Canadian Symposium to connect, inspire and engage as we bring communities together to grow social procurement. The program will feature keynotes, panel discussions and breakout sessions on key topics: Social Procurement Today and Tomorrow, Construction and Infrastructure, Myths and Facts, Leading Municipalities, and the Social Procurement Champion Awards. There will be opportunities to network and engage with others who are helping to shape the social value marketplace.

"The shift to social procurement requires a process that involves connecting goals to policy; learning and piloting new practices; adjusting relationships and procedures; moving to integrated measurement evaluations; and underlying it all, the need for attention to the change-management conditions and supports." - David LePage, Managing Partner, Buy Social Canada

The Symposium promises to be an event that will get you fired up, out of your chair and ready to harness the power of purchasing to create healthy, vibrant communities. 

 

Program: The outline program is available on Buy Social Canada’s website. 

Times: 9:00am - 2:00pm PT / 12:00pm - 5:00pm ET

Please note that Hopin adjusts the program timing to the time zone you are in.

Ticketing

Ticket types

  • Early bird: Available until March 19, 2021 (inclusive)
  • Standard ticket: From March 20, 2021
  • Bursary tickets: There are two types of bursary tickets 1) All Buy Social Canada certified social enterprises receive one ticket 2) If ticket cost is a barrier to joining the Symposium please contact Niamh@buysocialcanada.com 

Ticket prices include a non-refundable booking and administration fee. Please enter the details of the person to be registered on the right under "Tell us about yourself." Please note that you can only purchase one ticket option at a time. Also, at the time of purchase you must input the details of the participant and register that person for Hopin, which enables access to the event. After completing registration, you will receive an email confirmation from no-reply@hopin.to. Please check your junk folders and mark the email address as “safe.”  Following registration, ticket swaps are not possible. Ticket sharing is also not permitted and SEWF reserves the right to cancel a ticket with no refund if this occurs. Prior to purchasing, please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy for more details.

Session Recordings: All ticket holders will have access to the main stage session recordings after the event.

For more information, contact: Niamh@buysocialcanada.com 

Thank you to the Buy Social Canada Symposium lead sponsors Chandos Construction, SAP and S4ES for making this event possible.

Proudly supported by

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S4ES
Chandos Construction
SAP

Speakers

Colleen Evans

City of Campbell River Councilor and Co-Chair of CCSPI

Ryan Turnbull

Member of Parliament for Whitby, working towards social and economic progress

Victor Beausoleil

Founder and Executive Director SETSI – The Social Economy Through

Eduardo Gomez

City of Calgary

Sandra Charles

Associated director of the Strategic Policy Sector, PSPC

Alisha Masongsong

Social Planner II Community Economic Development, City of Vancouver

Michael Murr (Canada)

Executive Director Centre for Social Enterprise Development

Darcy Penner

Manager of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network

Kumsa Baker

Director of Community Benefits Campaigns at the Toronto Community Benefits Network

Julie Forrester

Manager of Impact Consulting, Pillar Non-Profit Network

Matt Osler

Director of Project Execution, City of Surrey

Martin Adelaar

Co-Founder & Member of the LeBreton Flats Community Benefits Coalition Steering Committee

Sean Hogan

Interim Executive Director of BUILD inc.

Marcia Nozick

CEO and Founder of EMBERS

Chelsey MacNeil

Director of Education, Employment and Social Enterprise, Choices for Youth

Marc Soberano

Executive Director & Founder of Building Up

Tori Williamson (Buy Social Canada) (she/her)

Director of Education and Communications, Buy Social Canada

Elizabeth Chick-Blount

CEO Buy Social Canada

David LePage

Managing Director Buy Social Canada

Tim Coldwell

President Chandos Construction

Maham Tarar @ Buy Social Canada

Manager Engagement & Partnerships ‎Buy Social Canada

Agnes Garaba

SAP

Niamh O'Sullivan

Administration & Communications Coordinator

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Hosted by

Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF)

SEWF is the leading organisation for the global social enterprise movement. Our vision is to create a new global impact economy.

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