Schedule
EMPWRNG MNDS //
Navigating the Future of Us
INTRODUCTION
// 12:00 - 12:05 PM //
A word from EMPWRG MNDS Organizer & (Land Acknowledgement)
KEYNOTE
// 12:50 - 12:10 PM //
A Word from the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, The Honorable Bardish Chagger.
KEYNOTE
// 12:10 - 12:20 PM //
Fiona Haynes, Mental Health Commission of Canada,
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
PERFORMANCES
// 12:55 - 1:05 PM //
The Soulful Poet and Kar33m
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
KEYNOTE
// 1:40 – 1:50 //
A Word from The Honorable Omar Alghabra, Liberal Member of Parliament (for Mississauga Centre)
CLOSING REMARKS
// 2:00 - 2:10 PM //
Ally Salama, EMPWRNG MNDS Founder