2018 ABLE Financial Empowerment conference : Full Schedule

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.

1:30pm PDT

What is financial empowerment? Financial empowerment 101

A session for practitioners that are new to the world of financial empowerment and hoping to learn from the champions of this work on: what it is, how they define it, and why they think it's critical to their practice.

Moderators

John Stephenson

Manager, Program Delivery & Integration, Prosper Canada

John M. Stephenson is a program manager at Prosper Canada where he leads the Financial Empowerment Champions national initiative. John has developed a network of service providers across Canada, supporting their frontline work with marginalized communities. Prior to coming to Prosper... Read More →

Speakers

Dean Estrella

Financial Literacy Manager, Momentum

Dean Estrella is the Financial Literacy Department Manager at Momentum, a change-making organization based in Calgary, AB that combines social and economic strategies to reduce poverty. He is a dedicated social worker with a strong focus on partnering with low-income individuals and... Read More →

Karina Hurtado

Community investment Specialist, United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

Karina Hurtado holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics. She has spent over 19 years working in the social sector both in Canada as well as overseas in countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Cuba. Her life’s work and passion is focused on the areas of poverty reduction, community... Read More →

Steve Vanderherberg

Director of Strategic Initiatives, WoodGreen Community Services

Steve Vanderherberg is WoodGreen’s Director of Strategic Initiatives. In his role, Steve oversees WoodGreen’s Financial Empowerment program, which provides financial supports for low income individuals including running one of the largest free income tax clinics in Toronto... Read More →

Monday May 7, 2018 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
President Ballroom A

Pre-Conference

3:30pm PDT

Applying the behaviour change framework to financial empowerment

In this interactive workshop, service providers will learn and apply the Behaviour Change Framework (BCF) adapted from Bridgeable. The BCF can be used by teams that develop and implement programs to generate ideas that can address or leverage client behaviours in order to reach your program’s ideal goal.

Speakers

Philippe Raphael

Research and Evaluation Officer, Prosper Canada

Philippe Raphael is a Research and Evaluation Officer at Prosper Canada and has over five years of experience conducting research and program evaluations in universities and community organizations. His current work focuses on understanding the impact of financial empowerment services... Read More →

Ayesha Umme-Jihad

Research and Evaluation Officer, Prosper Canada

Ayesha Umme-Jihad is a social justice scholar and researcher, motivated by inquiry, analysis, and the empowerment of others. She is passionate about social justice issues, understanding power and privilege in Canadian society, and upholding anti-racism and anti-oppression values.Currently... Read More →

Monday May 7, 2018 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
President Ballroom A

Pre-Conference