Industry Insights - Part 5 - Construction
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About this Event
YSBES ITO 2.0 is proud to present Industry Insights Part 5 - Construction
Industry experts from the Ottawa and area Construction sector will be joining us for a moderated panel discussion.
Our panelists include industry experts from:
- Minto - https://www.minto.com/
- Impressions Group Ottawa - https://https://www.impressionsgroupottawa.ca/
- 9JA Inc. - https://9ja-inc.business.site/
In this one hour panel with time for Q & A, we will be discussing what's happening now and in the future for the industry, and the associated careers.
We will be discussing topics like:
- How has covid-19 changed the sector
- What is the vision for Construction going forward
- How will the industry grow in the next 5 years
- What are the labour market opportunities that will develop
- What are the new skills, education and experience needed going forward
- What are industry leaders doing to help prepare the labour force that will be needed
- What are industry leaders doing regarding retention and employee growth
If you are interested in the construction sector, the trades, or if you are a recruiter, career counsellor or a job seeker, this panel discussion will provide excellent information on the industry as it stands now, and going into the future.
**Event will be closed captioned.**
Here is some information on our panelists ahead of the event!
Impressions Group Ottawa
Impressions Group Ottawa Inc was founded in 2003 as a decorative concrete and landscaping company. In 2014, Impressions began installing swimming pools and specializing in turn-key design-build landscaping projects. In 2015, we procured a second property on March Road and increased our service offerings to include; a landscape supply depot, a swimming pool retail store, swimming pool service and maintenance, and commercial & residential property maintenance). We currently have approximately 70 employees and are constantly expanding.
AmySpinks - Co-Owner
Amy graduated f om Carleton University in 2006 with a degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management (BPAPM). At Carleton, she met her husband Earl Spinks, founder of Impressions Group Ottawa Inc.. Amy had a 10 year career at the Bank of Canada, specializing in security and risk management. In 2018, Amy decided to leave the Bank and run Impressions Group Ottawa with her husband on a full-time basis. Amy has 3 school-aged daughters and resides in Dunrobin.
9JA Inc
9JA Inc. is a construction & Renovation Company based out of Ottawa, we provide quality workmanship, Free Estimates and Excellent prices. We Service All of Ottawa area with renovation services such as Basement Finishing, Kitchen, Bathroom remodelling and many more.
Samuel Orajiaku - Project Coordinator
Samuel's role is to coordinate with commercial clients and residential home owners in order to achieve their desired goal through renovation or remodelling of their current state. He is fully engaged with customers during a project throughout the different project phases: from planning or preconstruction, executing or construction, and monitoring and closing or post-construction phase
The Minto Group
Minto is an award-winning, fully integrated real estate company - proudly creating better places for people to live, work and play for over 60 years. With expertise in home building, construction and property and investment management, they’ve built over 85,000 new homes, manage 15,000 multi-residential units and carry 2.7 million square feet of commercial space. Their investment management portfolio spans $2.9 billion in assets. Its business is comprised of four divisions with operations in major cities spanning across Canada and the United States. As they continue to evolve and grow, they believe in hiring the best people who are as committed to creating incredible experiences for our customers as they are.
Nina Ianni-Alice - Director, Human Resources & Talent Acquisition Lead
Nina is a Human Resources professional with 20 years of progressive HR experience within a leading privately-held and diversified real estate/construction company. In her role with Minto, she represents the full spectrum of Human Resource functions, programs, and processes for our Corporate Finance & Corporate Services groups. This includes establishing and maintaining relationships with senior management to drive the execution of HR programs, and leading the HR programs and processes within the business.