Welcome and Orientation

Delegates will be officially welcomed by members of the EWB National Office and Collaboration Day team and oriented with their Welcome Package and day’s programming.

• Parker Mitchell - EWB, co-Founder & co-CEO
• Lindsay Mitchell - EWB, Director Professional Engagement
• Andy Sobchak - EWB, Collaboration Day Team
• Luisa Celis - EWB, Collaboration Day Team

Hazel McCallion Ballroom

Morning Keynote

Jim Balsillie

Graydon Hall

Medium Panel

Delegates will be invited to attend 1 of 3 panel sessions investigating:

• Agricultural Development - Hazel McCallion Ballroom A & B
• How have the Millennium Development Goals affected water and sanitation projects? - Hazel McCallion Ballroom C & D
• Who Benefits from Fair Trade? - Graydon Hall

EWB Overseas Workshops

Delegates will be invited to attend 1 of 4 workshops focusing on EWB’s work overseas:

1. Water & Sanitation in Malawi with Heather Anderson, P.Eng. (South Studio 1)

After spending over 4 years as a Project Engineer with Stantec Consulting Ltd., Ms. Anderson took a leave of absence and accepted a 14 month overseas volunteer post with EWB/WaterAid in Malawi to work on Water and Sanitation projects. She will be recounting her experiences as a professional volunteer and exploring possible causes of and solutions to the large number of non-functioning water points in the region.

2. Sorghum Marketing in Zambia with Nina Lothian ( South Studio 2)

Prior to accepting an overseas volunteer position with EWB, Nina Lothian was a Project Manager at Syncrude Canada Ltd. Her volunteer work placed her in Zambia partnering with CARE International on a sorghum marketing project whose goal was to increase local farmers’ food security and income. Nina will be discussing her experiences with the project as well as the reality of leaving professional employment for overseas volunteering purposes.

3. Technology Adoption in Malawi with JohnPaul Portelli. (South Studio 3)

JohnPaul Portelli was a Maintenance Coordinator at Syncrude Canada Ltd before volunteering with EWB in Malawi. He was partnered with the Department of Science and Technology where his work focused on technology adoption to improve economic growth. JohnPaul will be discussing the various challenges working at a government level, trying to promote sustainable small businesses in the country as well as how this work better prepared him for his career in Canada.

4. “Beyond Miles Partnership” with Aeroplan (Garden Studio 3)

Through EWB’s “Beyond Miles Partnership” with Aeroplan, 24,000,000 miles have been donated to EWB - the equivalent of all annual flights for EWB long-term volunteers and most domestic travel needs. In the fall of 2008, Minh Josefsson and Carissa Vados, two Aeroplan employees, went to Zambia to see first hand EWB’s work on the ground with the goal of better understanding development, EWB and connecting this knowledge back to Aeroplan employees in Canada. Minh and Carissa were led by long-time EWBer, Jenn Dysart and all three will share their experiences through stories and pictures and provide perspective on the value of corporate partnerships.

Lunch Keynote

Paul Polak

Graydon hall

Small Panels

Delegates will be invited to attend 1 of 10 panel sessions investigating:

What makes technology appropriate? - Hazel McCallion Ballroom B

Does microfinance reduce poverty? - Hazel McCallion Ballroom C

How can development projects better understand African Farmers? - Club Studio 1

How can a project be scaled up effectively? - South Studio 2

What is capacity building? - South Studio 3

CSR: Does it Actually Work? - Hazel McCallion Ballroom A

How can I be an ethical consumer? - Hazel McCallion Ballroom D

What is a pro-poor trade policy in agricultural commodities? - Garden Studio 3

What’s the role of an organization in a movement? - South Studio 1

How can I find an employer/employee that fits? - Patio Studio 2

Panel Discussion

Speakers: Sakiko Fukuda-Parr & Sen. Hugh Segal

Graydon Hall

Closing Remarks and Pro Chapter Q&A

Brief closing remarks for Collaboration Day will be provided and an opportunity for informal networking and Q&A with Pro Chapter leadership teams from across the country will be available.

Hazel McCallion Ballroom