Day 2 Opening Keynote is Proudly Sponsored by SE Health
The Business of Care
Armine Yalnizyan, Vice President of the Canadian Association for Business Economics
Canada's economy is changing, and so is the role of the non-profit sector. In this keynote, discover how your day-to-day work connects to the country's broader economic story and why the care your organization provides has never been more essential. Explore strategies to improve talent recruitment and retention in an era of growing demand and persistent workforce shortages, while gaining a powerful new narrative to communicate your impact. Learn how to articulate why the non-profit model of care is not only vital to the people and communities you serve, but also fundamental to the growth, productivity, and economic resilience that governments and business leaders are striving to achieve.
Armine Yalnizyan is the Atkinson Foundation’s Fellow on the Future of Workers, and a leading voice on Canada’s economic scene. Municipal, provincial and federal governments have sought her advice on labour market policy for over 35 years. She was senior economic policy advisor to the federal Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada in 2018 and 2019; and served on a high-level federal task group during the pandemic. Armine is respected for her ability to deliver clear, thought-provoking public commentary on the economic issues shaping decisions and lives, with analysis featured in newspapers and on radio and TV. In the past two years she has been working on a major report on private equity in the care economy with the working title Investment Invasion, to be released in fall 2026. Vice President of the Canadian Association for Business Economics, Armine means business.
