EVOLVE Benefits and Workforce Strategies Summit

Tuesday, June 24 - Thursday, June 26, 2025

White Oaks Conference Resort and Spa,

Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Welcome Reception

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Networking Ice-Breaker and Opening Remarks

8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

KEYNOTE: Resilience Through Adversity

Tareq Hadhad
Founder and CEO
Peace By Chocolate

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Strategies for Creating and Implementing a Neurodiversity-Friendly HR and Benefits Strategy

Melanie Crutchley, M.Sc., M.B.A.
Founder
Futurpruf Marketing Inc.

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Revolutionizing Employee Engagement With Hyper-Personalized Benefits

Taylor Valee, CEBS
Director, National Enterprise Group Solutions
People Corporation

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

AI and Retirement Planning: What Does the Future Hold?

Mark Yamada
Founder and CEO
PUR Investing Inc.

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM

CAPSA and Other DC Developments: What Plan Sponsors Need to Know

Jonathan Marin
Partner
Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Bernadette Chik, CFA
Leader of Defined Contribution Advisory Business, Wealth, Canada
Mercer

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Networking Break

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

“Speed-Dating-Style” Roundtables on Topics of Interest

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Networking Reception

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP: Conflict Resolution at Work

M. Cole Cohen, Ph.D.
President
Coleagues Consulting Corp.

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Obesity at Work: Tackling Bias, Reducing Costs, and Building a Healthier Workforce

Sandra Elia
Chair
Obesity Matters

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Networking Break

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Hot Topics in Drug Plan Management Today

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

Response to Societal Trends

Christina Furtado
Mental Health and Wellness Specialist
GuardMe Wellness & Learning Initiatives

Bernadette Chik

Leader of Defined Contribution Advisory Business, Wealth, Canada

Mercer

M. Cole Cohen

President

Coleagues Consulting Corp.

Melanie Crutchley

Founder

Futurpruf Marketing Inc.

Sandra Elia

Chair

Obesity Matters

Christina Furtado

Mental Health and Wellness Specialist

GuardMe Wellness & Learning Initiatives

Tareq Hadhad

Founder and CEO

Peace By Chocolate

Suzanne Lepage

Private Health Plan Strategist

Suzanne Lepage Consulting Inc.

Jonathan Marin

Partner

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Neda Nasseri

Product Director, Drug Insurance

Desjardins

Taylor Valee

Director, National Enterprise Group Solutions

People Corporation

Mark Yamada

Founder and CEO

PUR Investing Inc.

Pricing

Through May 13, 2025

Employer/Plan Sponsor:

C$1,095.00

Member

Service Provider/Vendor:

C$1,495.00

Member

C$1,425.00

Nonmember

C$1,825.00

Nonmember

After May 13, 2025

Employer/Plan Sponsor:

C$1,395.00

Member

Service Provider/Vendor:

C$1,795.00

Member

C$1,725.00

Nonmember

C$2,125.00

Nonmember