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2018 ABLE Financial Empowerment conference

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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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 disabilitiesLIMITED CambieTimothy Ames • Evelyn Huntjens • Karen Lai • Tom O'Dwyer Population focus - Financial well-being for youth-in-care transitioning to independenceFILLING BridgeportWilliam 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?FILLING Richmond RoomElizabeth 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