New this year on Diversity Awards is a panel discussion. In addition to handing out awards and a keynote presentation, this year, Diversity Awards will be adding a panel discussion on recognition of foreign credentials and the respect and hiring of foreign trained professionals into Albertan industry, municipalities, communities, and universities.

Facilitated by a facilitator, five Panel participants will be drawn from government, industry, community, and education to educate participants, and a summary document, and recorded video will be put together to share with those who can not attend. Each participant will have 5 minutes to share their experiences and best practice, and the facilitator will take questions from the audience in an hour session.

Questions will be collected from those who cannot attend and online to ask to panelists. Any organization can be involved in sponsoring the panel discussion and taking part. For more information on Diversity Awards 2019, please go to https://diversitymag.ca/staging/diversity-awards-2019/