From April 4-6, leaders in poverty-reduction from across Canada will meet in Hamilton, ON, for Cities Reducing Poverty: When Business Is Engaged. Business leaders will be joined by community organizers, mayors and municipal staff, representatives from federal and provincial/territorial governments, Indigenous leaders, as well as funders, policy makers, and persons with lived experience of poverty.
Hosted by the City of Hamilton, the Office of Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Vibrant Communities Canada, delegates will share stories of progress and innovation, foster new ideas, deepen collaborative relationships to reduce poverty, discuss the federal government's efforts to tackle poverty, and understand the fundamental role that business can (and should) play in eliminating poverty.
When: Tuesday, April 4 to Thursday, April 6, 2017
Time:
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: Hamilton Convention Centre by Carmen's, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton
The conference sessions will be open to the media. The agenda is available at events.tamarackcommunity.ca/crp-agenda.
Who will be in attendance
Among others, the following will participate at the conference:
Politicians:
- Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Parliament of Canada, Ministry of Families, Children and Social Development
- Senator Art Eggleton, Parliament of Canada
- Minister Chris Ballard, Government of Ontario, Ministry of Housing and Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy
- Mayor Fred Eisenberger, Hamilton, ON
- Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Mississauga, ON
- Mayor Lisa Helps, City of Victoria, BC
- Mayor Walter Sendzik, St. Catharines, ON
Business leaders:
- Helmi Ansari, CEO & Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, GROSCHE International Inc.
- Keanin Loomis, President & CEO, Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
- Michael H. McCain, President & CEO, Maple Leaf Foods
- Josie Rudderham, Co-owner, Cake and Loaf Bakery
Community and sector leaders:
- Alan Broadbent, Chairman and CEO, Avana Capital Corporation; Chairman, Maytree
- Renu Mandhane, Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights Commission
Cities Reducing Poverty: When Business Is Engaged is organized by the City of Hamilton, the Office of Mayor Fred Eisenberger and Vibrant Communities Canada. Conference website: events.tamarackcommunity.ca/crp.
