ABOUT
Unleashed 2019, powered by the Centre for Social Enterprise Development, is a half-day conference featuring networking opportunities, panel discussions and breakouts designed to bring innovators, motivators, doers and disruptors together to learn and share their insights, nurture ideas and help formulate strategies around Ottawa’s growing social enterprise landscape.
The theme this year is balancing strategy and operations for growth and impact. To be successful, social enterprises must meet customer expectations and drive operational performance in the short term while ensuring that their organization remains relevant over the long term. Hear from social enterprise practitioners and other ecosystem players on what they’re doing to find this balance and the advice they have for others.
WHO WILL BE ATTENDING
- Veteran and emerging social entrepreneurs looking to expand their impact through strategic growth
- Representatives from charities and not-for-profit organizations exploring the start-up of a social enterprise
- Funders and agencies who support the capacity building activities of the sector
- Public and private sector delegates interested in engaging with the social enterprise sector
- Other agencies/stakeholders who want to join and support Ottawa’s rich social enterprise ecosystem.
Expect to be inspired while exploring the balance between strategy and operations.
PROGRAM
Date
November 19, 2019
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Venue
Bayview Yards, 7 Bayview Station Road, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2C5
8:00 | Registration, Breakfast Meetup & Social Enterprise Showcase |
8:45 | Welcome & Opening Remarks Aleatha Bedard-Poole, Board Chair, Centre for Social Enterprise Development Michael Murr, Executive Director, Centre for Social Enterprise Development |
9:00 | Keynote Presentation Tonya Surman, CEO, Centre for Social Innovation |
9:30 | Panel Discussion: Balancing Strategy and Operations Moderator: Michael Lachapelle, Founder & Principal Analyst, Innovation by Design Panelists: Ian Bingeman, Executive Director, Youth Ottawa Katie Miller, Executive Director, Impact Hub Ottawa Richard Plummer, Executive Director, Causeway Work Centre |
10:30 | Networking Break & Social Enterprise Showcase |
11:00 | Spotlight: Leaders who are Re-imagining the Sector and Charting New Frontiers Tessa Hebb, Distinguished Research Fellow, Carleton University in conversation with Marco Pagani, President & CEO, Ottawa Community Foundation |
11:30 | Table Breakouts: Challenging Sacred Cows Facilitator: Michael Lachapelle, Founder & Principal Analyst, Innovation by Design |
12:45 | Closing Remarks |
13:00 | Networking Buffet Lunch & Social Enterprise Showcase |
14:00 | Conclusion of Event |
SPEAKERS
SPONSORS
A special thank you to our sponsors who are championing Ottawa’s growing social enterprise sector.
Registration includes access to the full event including keynote speaker, panel discussion and table break-outs; networking break; social enterprise showcase; and breakfast/lunch.
Please download the 2019 conference snapshot below
You can find the program details of the 2018 conference here.