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On Tuesday, November 16, Calgary Economic Development hosted a half-day practices forum focusing on succession planning - the deliberate practice of identifying and grooming individuals for key roles within the company.

The session featured a keynote address by Dr. S. Brett Savage (view biography - 386KB), who has worked and consulted for a number of companies, including IBM and Dell. Additionally, participants took part in a real-time, interactive succession planning exercise.The forum also featured a panel discussion, highlighting best practices used by Calgary companies within administrative, professional and trade ranks and a presentation on the value of mentorship and topical roundtable discussions.

View the videos from Who's on Deck
View Dr. S. Brett Savage's keynote presentation
View Mike Grogan's panel presentation
View Jodi Baker's panel presentation
View Lynn Roger's panel presentation
View David Knudson's panel presentation
View Marie-France Varin and Bruce Randall's mentorship presentation

About Workforce Development

Calgary Economic Development (CED), in partnership with industry, business, government and the education sector has a focus on workforce development.

Results from our ongoing consultation reaffirms a clear need to take action in developing a coordinated labour strategy. Not only to examine current and future labour force requirements, but also develop tangible actions in order to advance our competitive position in the global economy.

Fast facts

• Lowest 5-year (2005-2009) average annual unemployment rate at 4.1% of all major Canadian cities
• Forecasted to be the location for well over one third of all new jobs in Alberta
• Forecasted to require approximately 90,000 new jobs over the next five years and 158,000 in the next 10 years - highest of any economic region in Canada