BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Exware Solutions Inc.//ExSite v3.8//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ExSite-EvtCal-1679-@cacee.com DTSTAMP:20260608T194704 DTSTART:20260415T083000 DTEND:20260415T170000 SUMMARY:2026 CACEE Campus Talent Checkpoint DESCRIPTION:The 2026 CACEE Campus Talent Checkpoint brings together care er educators, employers, and leaders for bold conversations, idea-sharin g, and collaboration as we unpack the 2025-26 campus recruitment season and look ahead to the future!\nYork University - Keele Campus\nVictor Ph illip Dahdaleh Building, Room 1014\nApril 15th, 2026 | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm \n\nThis gorgeous venue is conveniently located (close to the 401 and a variety of transit options) and provides an ideal venue for this dynami c one-day event!\n\nVenue Information & Directions\n\nCACEE wishes to re cognize our Host + Venue Sponsor for their generous support of this eve nt:\n\n-- What to Expect? --\n\nThrough a plenary panel, two rounds of s mall group discussions, a student panel, insights into national data, a programming showcase, and closing reflection you will gain practical tak eaways to inform your campus recruitment, career education, and early ta lent strategy for 2026-27.\n\nTogether, we will:\n\n* Reflect on the cur rent campus recruitment and early talent landscape\n\n* Explore emerging trends and innovations shaping experiential and work-integrated learnin g\n\n* Engage in focused discussions to share best practices, troublesho ot challenges, and strengthen partnerships\n\n* Learn from employer lead ers navigating recruitment pauses, scaling programs, and responsible tec hnology adoption\n\n* Hear directly from students about what supports th eir career clarity and success\n\n* Build meaningful connections across the CACEE network\n\n-- Key Themes  --\n\nThe program for the Campus Ta lent Checkpoint centres around four themes:\n\n* Maintaining and Streng thening the Skills Pipeline in the Current Campus Recruitment Climate\n\ n* Pivoting or Piloting Early Talent Programs in Evolving Contexts\n\n* Scaling Responsibly Through Technology and Innovation\n\n* Empowering A ccess and Broadening Participation in Early Talent Career Pathways\n\nYo u will have the opportunity to explore these themes through employer ins ights, facilitated breakout discussions, national data, student voices, and collaborative reflection.\n\n-- Agenda --\n\n-- 8:30 am – Arrival + Networking + Refreshments --\n\nGet you know your colleagues and fuel- up over refreshments for the day ahead.\n\n-- 8:50 am – Words of Welco me + Land Acknowledgement --\n\nJoin our hosts and MC for words of welco me and a kick-start to a full day of learning, idea exchange, and collab oration.\n\n-- 9:00 am – Opening Plenary Panel with Campus Recruitme nt & Early Talent Leaders --\n\nA moderated and interactive dialogue wit h:\n\n* Daisy Asare-Akoto — Senior Recruiter, Early Talent Acquisition | RBC\n\n* Susan Bachal — Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Nestlà © Canada \n\n* Krista Navalta — Lead, Early Talent and Diversity| Ont ario Health\n\n* Paul Dudzinski — Talent Acquisition Specialist, Early Talent | TTC\n\nTogether, we will unpack trends from the 2025-26 campus recruitment season, explore the key themes underpinning the Campus Tale nt Checkpoint, exchange practices and ideas, and address your top-of-min d questions to inform your work.\n\n-- 10:15 am – Small Group Discussi ons - Round #1 --\n\nSelect your first key theme to take a deeper dive i nto and explore with your colleagues. Golden nuggets and top takeaways f rom each group will be captured and shared during the plenary debrief.\n \n-- 10:45 am – Small Group Discussions – Round #2 --\n\nChoose your second key theme to examine and discuss with your colleagues. Golden nu ggets and top takeaways will again be captured and shared before we brea k for lunch.\n\n-- 11:15 am – Partner Spotlight - TECHNATION: Empower ing Access through BNEXT, Infuse, PRISM and Indigenous Pathways --\n\nJ oin Madison Edwards - Program Manager | TECHNATION as you learn about fo ur unique programs that are inclusive and promote beloging by design.   \n\n-- 11:30 am – Plenary and Small Group Discussion Debrief --\n\nS hare key insights and takeaways from both the opening plenary and the th ematic small group discussions in this debrief with the larger group.\n\ n-- 12:00 pm – Lunch + Fireside Chat --\n\nFeaturing findings from th e 2025 Career Centre Resources, Services, and Metrics: A Pan-Canadian Be nchmarking Survey Report\n\nEnjoy a delicious lunch and examine CACEE co mmissioned national benchmarking data in the context of campus recruitme nt, employer relations, and post-secondary - industry partnerships.\n\n- - 1:30 pm – Student Panel Conversation --\n\nHear directly from our pr imary interest holders, students, in this moderated conversation explori ng their needs, challenges, and experiences in the current campus recrui tment climate. We will also explore what works to optimize student engag ement and in building critical relationships with student groups on camp us.\n\n-- 2:45 pm –  Reflection+ Networking Break --\n\nConsider and reflect on your key takeaways from the day so far and keep the conversa tions going with colleagues throughout your break.\n\n-- 3:00 pm – Yor kU Spotlight Sessions & Event Wrap-Up --\n\nHear about initiatives and programming underway across the York University career and experiential learning ecosystem. These spotlight sessions will demonstrate practical approaches to addressing the challenges and opportunities connected to our key themes. There will be time to ask questions, share examples from your own context, and engage in some blue-sky thinking together as we c lose out the formal program.\n\n-- 4:00 pm – Employer | Career Centre Connections Networking Social --\n\nFoster connections, exchange ideas, further conversations and explore opportunities for collaboration with y our colleagues in an informal and relaxed setting.\n\n-- 5:00 pm – Eve nt Closing + Departure --\n\n-- Who Will Be There? --\n\nThis event is t argeted to campus recruitment, career education and employer relations s pecialists. Whether you are a talent acquisition professional, leader of an early talent program, hiring manager, work-integrated learning or ex periential learning coordinator, career educator, industry partnerships representative, or senior leader, there will be concrete takeaways you c an apply in your day-to-day work and future planning cycles.\n\nParticip ation is capped at 60 attendees to support dialogue and idea exchange. D on't miss out, secure your spot today!\n\n-- Pricing & Important Dates - --\n\nCACEE is committed to keeping this event as financially accessib le as possible. The pricing is as follows:\n\n* Early Bird Rate- until A pril 8th: CACEE Members - $139 | Non-Members - $189\n\n* Standard Rate  - April 9th - 13th:  CACEE Members- $159 | Non-Members - $259\n\n* Pri cing includes the full event program, meals and refreshments, and networ king throughout the event.\n\nSAVE on registrations for groups of 3 or m ore -  Discounts start at 10% off. E-mail events@cacee.com for addit ional details and to take advantage of these special rates.\n\n-- Cancel lations, Transfers, & Event Policies - --\n\nCACEE understands that from time to time work and life commitments may emerge that will result in y our inability to attend the event. Should you need to make an adjustment to or cancel your registration, please e-mail the CACEE National Office at events@cacee.com We ask that you also please kindly note the follo wing policies:\n\n-- Transfer of Registration --\n\nCACEE is able to tra nsfer your registration to another professional from your organization u p until the time the registration opens on the day of the event. \n\n-- Cancellations --\n\nCancellation requests received:\n\n* Up to March 15 th are eligible for a refund minus a $25 administration fee\n\n* Up to April 1st are eligible for a 50% refund\n\n* No refunds will be issued  after April 1st\n\nIn lieu of refunds, you are able to transfer your re gistration at no cost to another professional from your organization up until registration opens on the day of event in accordance with CACEE' s transfer policy and procedures.\n\n-- Other Event Policies  --\n\n* I f payment is not received  72-hours prior to the event, CACEE reserves the right to cancel an attendee's/attendees' registration(s) without pre judice or liability.\n\n* CACEE reserves the right at any time to change the event venue, topics or speakers, and to cancel the event without prejudice or liability, other than, except where a force majeure (which will have the same meaning as in the applicable contracts with the third party suppliers in connection with the event) event applies, a refund o f the registration fees paid. If, because of a force majeure event(s), the CACEE National Board of Directors determines that the event needs to be cancelled, CACEE may deduct fees (determined by reference to the am ounts which CACEE is required to pay to third parties under contracts en tered into in connection with the event) to any and all refunds issued. Copies of the contractual arrangements with third parties, including the force majeure provisions of those contracts, can be made available to m embers on request.\n\n* CACEE follows the guidance of local public heal th authorities and event venues in relation to health protocols and even t policies.  This includes but is not limited to any public health orde rs or venue requirements (e..g. masking, vaccination) in place prior to or that take effect during the event.\n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR