Schedule

EMPWRNG MNDS //

Navigating the Future of Us

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INTRODUCTION

// 12:00 - 12:05 PM //

A word from EMPWRG MNDS Organizer & (Land Acknowledgement)

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KEYNOTE

// 12:50 - 12:10 PM //

 A Word from the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, The Honorable Bardish Chagger.

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KEYNOTE

// 12:10 - 12:20 PM //

Fiona Haynes, Mental Health Commission of Canada,

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PANEL 1

// 12:20 - 12:55 PM // 30 min panel // 15 min Q&A

Harnessing The Power of Online Communities for Post COVID-19 World

Panelist

  • Ally Salama - Middle East's Mental Health Ambassador

  • Swish Goswami - CEO of Trufan.io / Member of Forbes Youth Council

  • Hanan Nanaa, Foundr of BAM and VP @ Ryerson’s POGSA

  • Abhay Singh, Co-Founder of Break The Divide

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PERFORMANCES

// 12:55 - 1:05 PM //

The Soulful Poet and Kar33m

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PANEL 2

// 1:05 - 1:40 PM // 20 min panel // 15 min Q&A

Navigating Canadian Mental Health Resources During COVID-19

Panelist

  • Matt Zerker, Founder of Tethr.men

  • Jessica Singh, CSI, Toronto - Evidence-based researcher, MScUniversity of Oxford

  • Sukhmeet Rohan Singh, Co-Founder of Break the Divide

  • Zeinab Khawaja, LGBTQ National Programs Assistant at Canadian Mental Health Association

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KEYNOTE

// 1:40 – 1:50 //

 A Word from The Honorable Omar Alghabra, Liberal Member of Parliament (for Mississauga Centre)

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CLOSING REMARKS

// 2:00 - 2:10 PM //

Ally Salama, EMPWRNG MNDS Founder