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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.

11:00am PDT

Population focus - Financial well-being for Canada’s northern, rural and remote communitiesLIMITED CambieJérémie Ryan • Stewart Anderson • John Cockburn • Jessica Gilray Promising practice - Government financial empowerment trailblazersFILLING BridgeportMarlene 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 itFILLING Richmond RoomRachel Schneider • Rina DeGrazia • Marie-Eve Dubé • Dr. Jennifer Robson

1:30pm PDT

Evaluation - How do we reduce the pain and increase the gain?FILLING CambieAllison Meserve • Reuben Ford • Steve Trites • Lynne Woolcott Population focus - Financial well-being for newcomers and refugeesLIMITED Richmond RoomMack 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?FILLING BridgeportJerry Buckland • Anna Cameron • Judy Duncan • John Stapleton

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