Workforce Agility Forum & Networking Event
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)
- Opeoluwa Iyortim, Head of Pilot Development, 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)