Trucking HR Canada (THRC) is now accepting early bird registrations for their eighth annual Women with Drive Leadership Summit.

The summit scheduled for June 2, 2022, in Toronto promises to offer new insights into strategies that can help attract, recruit, and retain a diverse and inclusive workforce across the trucking industry. This year will focus on emerging trends in the industry that supports diversity.

The Keynote Speaker is Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB). A fluent Cree speaker and a former residential school student, Cook-Searson is exceptionally proud of her First Nations heritage and is a strong advocate for culture, language, and maintaining ties to the land. Elected LLRIB Councillor at the age of 25, she served three terms prior to being elected as the Band’s first female Chief in 2005.

As Chief of LLRIB, Cook-Searson is President of Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership, which manages the Band's economic development activities. The Kitsaki portfolio is diverse, with investments in insurance, engineering, mining, utility project management, environment, hospitality, transportation, and more. Kitsaki is committed to long-term, sustainable business, and continues to develop opportunities that meet the appropriate profitability, risk, and employment criteria.

A Driving Diversity Panel will include industry leaders, academics, and policymakers whose are influencing how industry understands diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Learning Highway will also be back by popular demand and will allow attendees to take part in mini breakout sessions to enable learning on different initiatives, best practices, approaches, and various helpful resources.   

Early bird rates expire April 29. To reserve a seat at Women with Drive at the early bird rate, and to learn more about sponsoring the event, visit THRC’s website.