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JoinEunice Kajobafor this unique offering and hear fromPasima Suleon recruiting Black talent. Senior leaders and managers within your organization are welcome to attend this program. We anticipate this program filling quickly, with the program fully funded by the Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity (WORBE) project, supporting employers subject to the Employment Equity Act in their efforts to improve designated group representation in areas of low representation through partnerships and industry-tailored strategies.
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By the end of this workshop you will learn how to:
- Identify and address some of the most common challenges faced by Black professionals at work in terms of microaggressions, stereotypes and tokenism.
- Develop a greater understanding of the structural and personal impact of power and your role in uplifting and supporting Black talent through mentorship, sponsorship and active allyship.
- Better advocate for change to processes and systemic barriers faced by Black professionals within the employee lifecycle of your organization including barriers faced in the hiring, retention and promotion of Black talent.
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Industry Association, New Media, Wireless, Digital Media
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DigiBC — The Digital Media + Wireless Association of BC - is a member-supported, non-profit organization, based in Vancouver, BC Canada.
Our members include world-class companies such as EA (Electronic Arts), Disney Interactive, Rainmaker Entertainment, Nokia Vancouver, Sierra Wireless and others.
There are over 1,300 companies in our sector, creating innovative products in wireless and mobile, video gaming, animation and VFX, web 2.0 and social media, interactive marketing and e-learning.
Collectively, our sector employs 22,000 people and generates revenues of $3 billion a year - making us one of the most significant contributors to British Columbia's economic well-being.
Industry Snapshot
- Vancouver has one of the top video game clusters in the world, with the presence of major publishers, including EA, Nintendo, THQ, Vivendi/Activision, Disney and Microsoft.
- The EA studio in Vancouver is the largest of its kind in the world.
- Digital Media has a strong symbiotic relationship with the North American film and TV sector.
- Vancouver's roots in mobile communications run deep, beginning with satellite data technologies developed by MacDonald Dettwiler and continuing with the GIS systems developed by MDI.
- Vancouver is also home to major companies in wireless telecom and technology, including such companies as Telus Mobility, Sierra Wireless and Nokia.
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