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Agenda
03:30 PM - 05:30 PM
GMT-8:00
Mix & Mingle
Appetizers provided
Appetizers provided
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
07:45 AM - 08:30 AM
GMT-8:00
Breakfast & Networking Day 2
08:30 AM - 08:40 AM
GMT-8:00
Welcome
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Elder Marion Radawetz
Elder Marion Radawetz
Elder Marion Radawetz is a proud Syilx Okanagan woman, she was born and raised, still resides and works from her home on Westbank First Nation lands. She is married with no children but comes from deep and widespread Okanagan family roots. The land and water of the Okanagan Lake and surrounding mountains are her medicine that feeds her mind, body and soul and keeps her balanced.
Marion came to the BCFNJC bringing a diverse lifetime of skills/experience. Including, but not limited to, communications and great interpersonal/people skills, a large complement of First Nations governance, organizational, public service, and public speaking experience. Marion has always been committed to certain matters that affect First Nations people as a whole such as: housing, policing, justice and sustainable programs that can build capacity at the individual community level, and First Nations self- determination in those areas. One of her favorite sayings is “There is no try, just do.”
Over the years Marion has gained valuable insight and experience by working with diverse groups of people in diverse situations that has gifted her with a deep sense of empathy, understanding and compassion for those around her. She loves to motivate, elevate and inspire with a unique awareness to the wellbeing of others.
08:40 AM - 09:10 AM
GMT-8:00
Welcome & Keynote with Susan Brown
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
09:10 AM - 09:30 AM
GMT-8:00
Direct Line to Leadership: A CEO Q&A
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
09:30 AM - 09:40 AM
GMT-8:00
Close of session
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
GMT-8:00
Area of Rapid Change Finance
Sylvia Weir
Chief Financial Officer
Sylvia Weir
Chief Financial Officer
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
GMT-8:00
Area of Rapid Change Digital Health & AI
Brent Kruschel
VP, Digital Health
Brent Kruschel
VP, Digital Health
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
GMT-8:00
Break & Networking Day 2
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
GMT-8:00
Area of Rapid Change Health Human Resources
Shallen Letwin
VP, Human Resources and Professional Practice
Shallen Letwin
VP, Human Resources and Professional Practice
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
GMT-8:00
Direct Line to Leadership with VPs
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Sylvia Weir
Chief Financial Officer
Sylvia Weir
Chief Financial Officer
Brent Kruschel
VP, Digital Health
Brent Kruschel
VP, Digital Health
Shallen Letwin
VP, Human Resources and Professional Practice
Shallen Letwin
VP, Human Resources and Professional Practice
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
GMT-8:00
Debrief & Reflections and Close for Lunch
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
GMT-8:00
Lunch & Networking
01:00 PM - 01:05 PM
GMT-8:00
Welcome back
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
01:05 PM - 02:15 PM
GMT-8:00
Adapting to Change in Healthcare: What We Get Wrong and How to Fix It
Marlies van Dijk, RN, MSc
Guest Facilitator
Marlies van Dijk, RN, MSc
Guest Facilitator
Marlies has honed her innovation craft working on large scale change initiatives in Canada. These include Safer Healthcare Now! and a province wide National Surgical Quality Improvement program. Her latest accomplishments include launching the Alberta Health Services Design Lab and now her own consultancy firm. Marlies is the lead and founder of the Pivot Group which is a group of rebels and designers who work with teams across the country to solve complex problems. They use design sprints, hackathons, and journey mapping to help organizations look at problems from a new lens with new solutions. She will share her experience as a change agent inside health systems and bust myths of change that you can integrate into your leadership practice.
02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
GMT-8:00
Break & Networking
02:45 PM - 04:15 PM
GMT-8:00
Workshop: Leaders in Change
Marlies van Dijk, RN, MSc
Guest Facilitator
Marlies van Dijk, RN, MSc
Guest Facilitator
Marlies has honed her innovation craft working on large scale change initiatives in Canada. These include Safer Healthcare Now! and a province wide National Surgical Quality Improvement program. Her latest accomplishments include launching the Alberta Health Services Design Lab and now her own consultancy firm. Marlies is the lead and founder of the Pivot Group which is a group of rebels and designers who work with teams across the country to solve complex problems. They use design sprints, hackathons, and journey mapping to help organizations look at problems from a new lens with new solutions. She will share her experience as a change agent inside health systems and bust myths of change that you can integrate into your leadership practice.
04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
GMT-8:00
Close of session & Reflections on the day
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
GMT-8:00
Breakfast & Networking
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM
GMT-8:00
Welcome to the day
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
09:15 AM - 09:30 AM
GMT-8:00
Leadership Journey
Susan Dolinski
VP, Communication & Engagement
Susan Dolinski
VP, Communication & Engagement
09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
GMT-8:00
Direct Line to Leadership with VP
Susan Dolinski
VP, Communication & Engagement
Susan Dolinski
VP, Communication & Engagement
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
09:50 AM - 10:20 AM
GMT-8:00
Coffee & Networking
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
GMT-8:00
Spotlight on Senior Leadership 1
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
GMT-8:00
Spotlight on Senior Leadership 2
Megan Helgason
Health Service Director - Medicine, Rehabilitation, Women & Children's Services
Megan Helgason
Health Service Director - Medicine, Rehabilitation, Women & Children's Services
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
GMT-8:00
Spotlight on Senior Leadership 3
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
GMT-8:00
Susan s 3 key takeaways
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
GMT-8:00
Debrief & Reflections
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
12:10 PM - 01:00 PM
GMT-8:00
Lunch
To go options available
To go options available
Speakers
Megan Helgason
Health Service Director - Medicine, Rehabilitation, Women & Children's Services
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Health Service Director - Medicine, Rehabilitation, Women & Children's Services
Susan Dolinski
VP, Communication & Engagement
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VP, Communication & Engagement
Shallen Letwin
VP, Human Resources and Professional Practice
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VP, Human Resources and Professional Practice
Elder Marion Radawetz
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Elder Marion Radawetz is a proud Syilx Okanagan woman, she was born and raised, still resides and works from her home on Westbank First Nation lands. She is married with no children but comes from deep and widespread Okanagan family roots. The land and water of the Okanagan Lake and surrounding mountains are her medicine that feeds her mind, body and soul and keeps her balanced.
Marion came to the BCFNJC bringing a diverse lifetime of skills/experience. Including, but not limited to, communications and great interpersonal/people skills, a large complement of First Nations governance, organizational, public service, and public speaking experience. Marion has always been committed to certain matters that affect First Nations people as a whole such as: housing, policing, justice and sustainable programs that can build capacity at the individual community level, and First Nations self- determination in those areas. One of her favorite sayings is “There is no try, just do.”
Over the years Marion has gained valuable insight and experience by working with diverse groups of people in diverse situations that has gifted her with a deep sense of empathy, understanding and compassion for those around her. She loves to motivate, elevate and inspire with a unique awareness to the wellbeing of others.
Kevin Buhrmann
Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
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Event Facilitator - Interim Corporate Director Organization and People Development
Susan Brown
President & Chief Executive Officer
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President & Chief Executive Officer
Marlies van Dijk, RN, MSc
Guest Facilitator
READ BIOMarlies van Dijk, RN, MSc
Guest Facilitator
Marlies has honed her innovation craft working on large scale change initiatives in Canada. These include Safer Healthcare Now! and a province wide National Surgical Quality Improvement program. Her latest accomplishments include launching the Alberta Health Services Design Lab and now her own consultancy firm. Marlies is the lead and founder of the Pivot Group which is a group of rebels and designers who work with teams across the country to solve complex problems. They use design sprints, hackathons, and journey mapping to help organizations look at problems from a new lens with new solutions. She will share her experience as a change agent inside health systems and bust myths of change that you can integrate into your leadership practice.
Continued to develop connection and build relationships as a leadership team across the system and between members.
Participated in interactive and engaging professional development that builds our culture and cultivates qualities for high-performing teams; enhancing communication, deepening collaboration, and helping leaders make better data-driven decisions for their teams and the system.
Participated in interactive and engaging professional development that builds our culture and cultivates qualities for high-performing teams; enhancing communication, deepening collaboration, and helping leaders make better data-driven decisions for their teams and the system.
An opportunity to hear from SET through an open panel forum to create more transparency and build trust thus increasing psychological safety and accessibility to SET.
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