COVID-19

MENTAL HEALTH
Craig Kielburger & Leysa Cerswell-Kielburger
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Tap into your Superpowers: Celebrating resilience, empathy and altruism to curb anxiety and stress

Compassion and resilience—along with gratitude, empathy and altruism—are superpowers that promote and sustain well-being. In this conversation, we look at ways to bolster and share these qualities, so that during this unique time you will be able to draw on these inner strengths and take action to promote your own mental well-being and the well-being of others.

 

• Learn simple, effective ways to show compassion and empathy
• Learn how altruism can bolster the immune system
• Understand how to leverage both internal and external resources to support resilience
• Train your brain to take in the good
• Discover ways to build and celebrate strength in the face of adversity
• Brainstorm ways you can use your gifts, strengths and passions to make a difference during this unique time

50mins

INFECTION PREVENTION
Jason Tetro, Nicole Kenny & Keith Sopha
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COVID-19 Management: Are we willing, able and capable?

This talk will encapsulate the process of disinfection from the microbiology lab to the healthcare facility.

• Jason Tetro: COVID-19, nature, characteristics, survival.
• Nicole Kenny: The process of disinfection testing and approval.
• Keith Sopha: Implementation in a healthcare facility – the process of bringing in products to address the emergency and beyond.

40mins

EXPLORATION

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SUSTAINABILITY
Brandy Burdeniuk & Karen Malone
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Recovery, Resilience and Reinvention: A couch session on how a sustainability mindset can help your recovery

We are distracted in our response.  But don't let this moment go. Rise to the opportunity COVID 19 provides and use sustainability logic to unlock the old patterns and bad habits. We know this isn't the last global crisis we'll face in our lifetime. In Recovery, Resilience, and Reinvention, Brandy and Karen share how organizations are reinventing to make systemic shifts towards a successful future and how using the fundamentals of sustainability enables recovery and resilience.

40mins

TECHNOLOGY
Andrew Lindzon, Dean Waisman & Robin Hammond
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Technology Considerations for Today and the Future

In this panel, you will hear experts speaking from different corners of the technology industry. Andrew Lindzon, CTO, Efficient Apps & CEO, Ashlin Technology Solutions, Dean Waisman, President, Westech Cleaning Audit Systems and Robin Hammond, Channel Marketing Manager, Bullitt Group/Cat® phones uncover answers to questions that clients need to consider as they navigate the current landscape of COVID-19. The panel will discuss considerations such as effective prioritization and deployment of resources for critical need; evidence-based approaches to ensure safety and cleanliness for your facility and how thermal imaging via a mobile device may be applied in your business.

40min

EXPLORATION

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PREPARE & PROTECT
Robert Weiman, Randy Burke & Lee Senter
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From Chaos to Action, Prepare for the New Normal

COVID– 19 stopped everyone in their tracts, but as operational specialists should it have? This seminar addresses a level of preparedness and operational functionality that could be achieved if your organization implemented basic operational and planning processes. This seminar will address issues businesses may face in the wake of a vital disruption to services. In today's ever-changing legislative environment businesses large and small are faced with a much higher level of compliance. Explore what it takes to operate in "The New Normal".

40mins

LIGHTNING TALKS
Jackie Faulkner, Nick Kindler, Marc Saltzman & Jorah Kai
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Pumped Up! 4 Simple Ways to Fuel Your Work Culture Remotely | Jackie Faulkner

A strong workplace culture has been proven to increase productivity, employee engagement, and the overall profitability of a company. How then, in these unprecedented times, do we foster and maintain a positive workplace culture when most of us are feeling stressed and the workforce is connected remotely?

In this 10-minute presentation, you will learn 4 practical ways to build and maintain your workplace culture from the comfort of your home. Whether you’re an employee or business owner, it has never been more important to take steps to actively contribute to the vitality of your organization. Join Thrive State’s co-founder, Jackie Faulkner, for this session and get “pumped up”!

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Behind the (Web)Cam: Helping Leaders Run Better Online Meetings | Nick Kindler

Microphones don't work. Links are old or wrong. People are late. And when they do show up they are off screen or their screen is blank. To say we are going through a lot right now is an understatement. At Kindler and Company, we are focused on helping leaders become better communicators. In my session I will offer some foundational insights on how to present and run more effective online presentations and meetings.

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Top 10 Tips To Mastering Social Media for Business | Marc Saltzman

While most of us embrace social media for personal use, it’s critical your business leverages these platforms – regardless of the industry you’re in. Places like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn can enable small and medium-sized businesses to compete on an even playing field with their biggest competitors. Learn why it’s critical today’s businesses need to be on social media, and 10 ways to succeed.

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The Invisible War | Jorah Kai

On the first day of the year of the metal rat, the beginning of a novel 60-year cycle, everything changed. Wuhan, a city the size of New York or London, was locked down in a failed attempt to control the spread of a deadly virus. The quarantine grew, but the virus, full of creeping, cosmic horror escaped and spread across the world. It used us as carriers for an invisible alien attack.
This is the story of the first 60 days of COVID-19, as I learned, day by day, what it was and what it could do. I tried to warn you it was coming, and some prepared, but many did not. This is the story of how Chongqing stood tall when other cities fell.
This is not how the story ends, but this is how it began.

40mins

EXPLORATION

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FUTURE MINDSETS
Oren Berkovich
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Futurestarters - How we all need to embrace new mindsets to create the future

What does it mean to lead through uncertainty? What if the superpowers you have when you can use past experience are no longer helpful to navigate the blind spots that limit your imagination?

We all know that tomorrow is unpredictable, unknown, and unexpected, especially given how wildly different our present day is looking.

So how can we lead successfully in today’s high-pressure, high-performance day-to-day, but at the same time, bet on an unpredictable, unexpected future? We suggest that it’s not an either-or scenario but rather a need to embrace different mindsets that must coexist. The key is to develop the ability to purposefully choose which mindset to bring to which present or future reality. This session explores the superpowers and blind spots each of us has, and the six different essential mindsets we must leverage in order to create a future - rather than simply letting the future be a thing that happens to us.

Top Takeaways:

1. Convergence and acceleration of technology create blind spots we cannot see and opportunities that have not yet revealed themselves
2. Leaders must embrace different mindsets that have to co-exist in order to navigate between an unexpected future and a certain present
3. Growth happens when leaders suspend their disbelief and become learners

40mins

LIGHTNING TALKS
Ryan Stern, Barley Chironda, Kevin Richardson & Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Legal Pitfalls and Perseverance: Avoiding Liability in the COVID-19 Era | Ryan Stern

Business has been anything but "as usual" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With unprecedented disruption and an uncertain future, avoiding liability can be the difference between a life raft and an anvil. From response and survival through to recovery, following best practices could keep your business afloat while also strengthening relationships with customers, suppliers, retailers and employees moving forward.
This presentation will address select legal issues common to a wide range of businesses, including matters related to employment, supply chain management and contract negotiation. Evaluating these issues retrospectively and prospectively will enable companies to adapt to problems as they arise, while equipping themselves with the knowledge and tools to thrive in the future.

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Corona Virus Preparedness: Managing COVID-19/ Coronavirus Risk in Your Facility | Barley Chironda

Barley Chironda will share his perspective and practical strategies on:

• How to prepare your facility: hands-on infection prevention and control measures for large facilities
• Strategies you need to know for cleaning operations in your facility
• Plan-ahead messaging for communication plans and media relations

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Covid & Animal Conservation: Full Circle Virus | Kevin Richardson

Kevin Richardson along with vet Peter Caldwell are experts in the field of big cat conservation and this video is about COVID-19 and big cats. Covid originated in wildlife markets, passed to the humans who are eating and dying as a result. And subsequently contracted by larger wild animals. Learn how we can help and be more responsible global citizens.

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