Agenda

DAY 1: Opening Evening Event

TIME

TOPIC

SPEAKER(S)

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Appetizers 

  
6:00 PM - 6:25 PM

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

Andrew Wesley

Welcome & Greetings

Barb MacQuarrie
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM

INTI Pharmaceuticals SA Cares About Domestic Violence: Here's What We Are Doing (Spanish)

Noemi Torrez V-G
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

European Update: Involving Companies to Cease Domestic Violence (French)

Nadege Lhariaig
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Putting Domestic Violence at Work on the Agenda: The United Nations and the International Labour Organization (English)

Jane Pillinger

DAY 2: Full Day Event

TIME

TOPIC

SPEAKER(S)

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

New Regulatory Framework to Address Harassment and Violence

Hilary Flett

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

From Research to Action: Working with Business & Labour

Dr. Peter Jaffe, Hassan Yussuff, Derrick Hynes

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

BREAK

10:50 AM - 11:50 AM

WORKSHOPS

See It, Name It, Check It: Responding to Domestic Violence at Work

Marilyn Kanee/ Margaret MacPherson

DV Workplace policy implementation: hear about the opportunities and challenges from Rio Tinto and World Bank

Judy Brown/ Elizabeth Legrain

Building the business case - The invisible costs of violence against women for enterprises

Christine Brendel
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

WORKSHOPS

Violence against Women and its Economic and Social Impact on Private Enterprise (Spanish)

Christine Brendel & Noemi Torrez V-G
  

Can Home Be Safe When Work Isn't? Domestic Violence & the Workplace (French)

Sylvie Morin, Karine Gosselin, Nathalie Lacroix & Josée Bégin

Labour’s Domestic Violence at Work Initiative

Vicky Smallman and members of the Canadian Labour Congress
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

BREAK

2:15 PM - 3:05 PM

WORKSHOPS

Community-based Experts: How We Can Help to Address Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Crystal Giesbrecht/ Jo-Anne Dusel/ Brenda Grzetic

Addressing Domestic Violence at Work: Reviewing the Evience for Best & Promising Practices

Adriana Berlingieri / Christine McCaw

Addressing Offenders and Managing Risk in the Workplace

Katreena Scott & Tracey Marshall
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM

CLOSING PLENARY
The Way Forward: A Discussion of Needs, Challenges & Opportunities

Participatory Session