This June, Toronto will be welcoming home leaders and innovators who are living abroad. For anyone
thinking of returning to Toronto, there is no better opportunity to
reconnect and build professional and personal networks in the city. What is Toronto Homecoming?
It is a series of events, spread over four days and coinciding with the opening of the Luminato festival, designed to connect Canadians living abroad with professional opportunities in Toronto.
Who is coming back?
Participants are people who:
Have a connection to the city, have been living abroad and want to return to the city, but are need to develop their personal and professional networks to do so. Recent returnees already living in Toronto are welcome to participate as well.
Leaders and innovators; people who would make an impact to Toronto’s private, public or cultural sectors if they returned to the city.
Professionals in early- to mid- stages in their careers
**Applications for this event are now closed.**
Schedule of Events *Updated Times as of June 6, 2010*
Opening Reception (Thursday, June 10, 5:30pm. Program will begin promptly at 6:00pm) Attire: Business
Many other firms will be
participating in the reception and will be available to meet with
participants.
The Job Market in Toronto
(Friday, June 11, 7:45am. Program begins at 8:00am.) Attire: Business
Breakfast and welcome from the Province of Ontario.
Perspectives from Executive Search: Representatives from Thorek/Scott, Caldwell Partners, Knightsbridge and SpencerStuart will answer your
questions about the job market in Toronto and are available for
discussions at the conclusion of the panel.
Lunch
will be generously sponsored by the Bank of Montreal for all participants.
Individual Meetings (Friday, June 11, 2:00-6:00pm)
This
afternoon has been set aside for participants to arrange meetings with contacts
specific to their areas of interest.
Networking
Reception (Friday, June 11, 6:30-8:00pm)
The Emerging Leaders
Network is organizing a networking event with their members, a diverse
group of leaders working in the private, public and non-profit sectors.
Come find out what people are doing both professionally and personally
to make the city a better place. Julia Deans, CEO of the Toronto City Summit Alliance will
host.
Luminato
First Night (Friday, June 11, 8:00pm)
R&B star Melanie
Fiona and rocker Sass Jordan headline a celebration of Canadian divas in
the Festival's free opening-night concert at Yonge and Dundas Square.
Neighbourhood Tour and Family Friendly Event
(Saturday, June 12, 9:30-4:00pm) Attire: Casual
We are kicking off the
neighbourhood tour at 9:30 Saturday morning with a family friendly event
at the historic Wychwood Barns in Toronto's St.Clair
West neighbourhood. All Homecoming participants are invited to meet us
at the historic TTC streetcar repair barns with their families or on
their own for one of the city's best farmer's markets. There is a great
outdoor playground for the kids and lots of good coffee and food for the
adults.
From there we'll move on to Liberty Village, dubbed by
many as the "hottest" neighbourhood in Toronto, according to Wikipedia, for brunch at noon (pay
your own way) and a neighbourhood walk-around. After that we'll take the
streetcar through the financial district to the Distillery District, with a walking
tour of this pedestrian-only area, and we expect to end up at the Mill Street Brew Pub.
Dinner
(Saturday)
Dinner at a local restaurant with Torontonians who have
returned to the city after having lived abroad (pay your own way).
Closing Brunch (Sunday, June 13,
11:30am-1:30pm)
Attire: Business Casual
The City of Toronto is hosting a closing
brunch that will be moderated by John Tory, Chair of the Toronto City Summit Alliance.
Representatives from the City of Toronto and civic leaders look forward
to hearing your impressions and suggestions for the City.