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The ABLE Financial Empowerment Conference is a national biannual conference for all stakeholders interested in fostering financial empowerment for people who live on low incomes.

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Monday, May 7
 

1:30pm PDT

Prototyping solutions to increase Canada Learning Bond take-up President Ballroom BTeresa Bellefontaine • Monica Soliman What is financial empowerment? Financial empowerment 101 President Ballroom AJohn Stephenson • Dean Estrella • Karina Hurtado • Steve Vanderherberg

3:00pm PDT

Networking break Prefunction Ballroom

3:30pm PDT

Applying the behaviour change framework to financial empowerment President Ballroom APhilippe Raphael • Ayesha Umme-Jihad Resources for working with Indigenous Peoples President Ballroom BNene Kraneveldt

5:30pm PDT

Networking dinner with Dean Estrella TBA Networking dinner with Jane Rooney TBAFULL Networking dinner with John Stephenson TBA Networking dinner with Murray Baker TBA
 
Tuesday, May 8
 

6:30am PDT

Self-care activity TBA

7:30am PDT

Breakfast Prefunction Ballroom

8:30am PDT

Musqueam welcome President BallroomKwes' Kwestin

9:10am PDT

Introduction: Setting the stage President Ballroom

9:40am PDT

Household financial health: Lessons from the U.S. Financial Diaries study President BallroomElodie Young • Jerry Buckland • Judy Duncan • Rachel Schneider

10:30am PDT

Networking break Prefunction Ballroom

11:00am PDT

Population focus - Financial well-being for Canada’s northern, rural and remote communities CambieLIMITEDJérémie Ryan • Stewart Anderson • John Cockburn • Jessica Gilray Promising practice - Government financial empowerment trailblazers BridgeportFILLINGMarlene Chiarotto • Althea Arsenault • Tobias Novogrodsky • Katie Walker Promising practice - One-on-one financial help: Established and emerging models President BallroomAna Fremont • Stacie Baker • Jose Jaime Guerrero • Tanya Raso Research - Income volatility: Why it matters, and what we can do about it Richmond RoomFILLINGRachel Schneider • Rina DeGrazia • Marie-Eve Dubé • Dr. Jennifer Robson

12:30pm PDT

Networking lunch Prefunction Ballroom

1:30pm PDT

Evaluation - How do we reduce the pain and increase the gain? CambieFILLINGAllison Meserve • Reuben Ford • Steve Trites • Lynne Woolcott Population focus - Financial well-being for newcomers and refugees Richmond RoomLIMITEDMack Rogers • Mohammed Alsaleh • Noemi Garcia • Amal Shire Population focus - Indigenous Financial Wellness: A holistic framework President BallroomSimon Brascoupé • Jocelyn Bebamikawe • Eddie Buli • Rachelle Venne Promising practice - High cost financial services: What's happening? BridgeportFILLINGJerry Buckland • Anna Cameron • Judy Duncan • John Stapleton

3:00pm PDT

Networking break Prefunction Ballroom

3:30pm PDT

The 1 billion dollar opportunity President BallroomElizabeth Mulholland • Timothy Ames • Simon Brascoupé • Marie-Josée Gagné • Steve Vanderherberg

4:30pm PDT

Closing remarks President Ballroom

5:00pm PDT

Reception Prefunction Ballroom
 
Wednesday, May 9
 

6:45am PDT

Self-care activity TBA

7:45am PDT

Breakfast Prefunction Ballroom

8:30am PDT

Reducing poverty in Canada: Federal action and opportunity President BallroomThe Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos

9:10am PDT

Reducing poverty in Canada: Basic income – the next frontier? President BallroomNene Kraneveldt • Alana Baltzer • Sheila Regehr

10:15am PDT

Networking break Prefunction Ballroom

10:45am PDT

Population focus - Financial well-being for people living with disabilities CambieLIMITEDTimothy Ames • Evelyn Huntjens • Karen Lai • Tom O'Dwyer Population focus - Financial well-being for youth-in-care transitioning to independence BridgeportFILLINGWilliam Litchfield • Sheri Fata • Maya Ramchandani • Tia Schaefer Promising practice - Financial services innovation President BallroomAliza Gutman • Doug Pawson • Brendan Reimer • Eva Wong Research - Do we have the data and insights we need to tackle financial vulnerability? Richmond RoomFILLINGElizabeth Mulholland • Andrea Harris • Chantal Hicks • Dr. Jennifer Robson

12:15pm PDT

Networking lunch Prefunction Ballroom

1:15pm PDT

Marketplace discussions President Ballroom

2:45pm PDT

Networking break Prefunction Ballroom

3:15pm PDT

Bold visions for building financial well-being for all President BallroomAdam Fair • Carmen Daniels • Aliza Gutman • Hannah Moffatt

4:15pm PDT

Closing remarks President Ballroom

4:30pm PDT

Musqueam closing President BallroomKwes' Kwestin