LUNCHEON - WCB: Protecting the Nova Scotia Workforce, Together
Presenting Partner
Progress Through Accountability
Protecting the Nova Scotia workforce, together
WCB Nova Scotia’s dynamic CEO Karen Adams pulls no punches in a just-the-facts look at the year ahead, and an update on the WCB’s Strategic Plan. A year into that plan, the injury prevention story remains a good one, with injury happening at half the rate it once did. The WCB is delivering on new service level agreements that never existed before. But, there’s still work to do, for all of us, to better support workers when injury does happen.
New duty-to-cooperate requirements under an updated Act are coming, and they’re an important first step on a new path forward… a path paved with increased accountability: For the WCB, for employers and workers, and for service providers.
Join us for lunch, and to learn what the new path forward means for you.
KAREN ADAMS, MBA. ICD.DCEO, Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
Karen is a CEO and Board Director with international and multi-industry experience. She was recognized in 2017 as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network and was voted by her peers as “CEO of the Year” by Wealth Professional in 2019.
Karen has served as the CEO of numerous companies, including Fundserv Inc, Alberta Pensions Corporation, and HSBC Bank. She is a change leader, repeatedly managing large technology transformation projects and leading people through cultural change.
Although born and raised in Toronto, Karen spent much of her career outside Canada. She has lived and worked in Mumbai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Dubai, London and Amman.
Karen snowshoed 100 km across the Article Circle on The True Patriot Love Women’s Expedition – Baffin Island 2019, raising over $1 million to support Canadian military members, Veterans, and their families.
Karen has a double major in Mathematics and Economics from Queen’s University in Kingston, an MBA in International Finance from The University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and an ICD.D designation from The Rotman School of Management and Institute of Corporate Directors.
Josh Creighton, Corporate partnership Specialist
(902) 481-1229 josh@halifaxchamber.com
Date and Time
Tuesday Mar 4, 2025
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM AST
Agenda
11:30 AM – Registration
12:00 PM – Welcome Words
12:05 PM – Lunch Service
12:45 PM – Presentation
1:25 PM – Closing Remarks
Fees/Admission
Members:
$70.95 / Table of 10 $709.50
Future Members:
$93.95 / Table of 10 $939.50
Note: Payment is due upon purchase. 25% discount for Not-for-profit & student. All prices subject to HST
**Please note: your registration gives the Halifax Chamber of Commerce permission to use the photographs taken during the event for any legal use.
Contact Information
Ashley Groves, Event Specialist (902) 481-1226
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