What Really Matters to You?
September 17th – 21st, Vancouver, Canada.
Hosted by YMCA of Greater Vancouver our 2017 conference was co-ordinated to celebrate Canada’s 150th.
Presentations
Theme One: Judgement and Decision Making: What do Leaders Do?
| Day host | Marísia Donatelli, General Secretary, YMCA Sao Paulo | |
| Keynote | Dale Griffin, UBC Sauder School of Business | |
| My leadership story | Medhat Mahdy, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Toronto | Medhat_MY_STORY_201709 |
| YMCA Insight Panel | Dan Dummermuth, President and CEO, YMCA Middle Tennessee
Sandy Berlin Walker, President and CEO, YMCA of Silicon Valley Jonathan Martin, CEO, YMCA Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
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| Thinking differently | Nick Parkinson, President and CEO, YMCA of Northern Alberta | FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE CASE STUDY |
Theme Two: Is the YMCA a leader in social justice?
| Day host | Ross Kyrwood, Chief Executive, YMCA of Western Australia | |
| Keynote | Dr Paul Kershaw, Generation Squeeze | |
| My leadership story | Christian Kamara, General Secretary, YMCA of Sierra Leone | |
| YMCA Insight Panel | Carlos Sanvee, General Secretary, Africa Alliance of YMCAs
Helene Weir, Vice President Large YMCA Resources, YMCA USA Deepak Londhe, General Secretary, YMCA India |
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| Thinking differently | Bob Gilbertson, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Seattle | Bob Gilbertson slides for 2017 WUN Conference (for 9-19-17) |
Theme Three: The Perils and Potential of YMCA Governance.
| Day host | Steve Ives, President and Chief Executive Officer, YMCA of Central Ohio | |
| Keynote | Michael Weil, Senior Adviser, YMCA of the USA | Perils and potentials of YMCA Governance |
| My leadership story | Marina Rokotomalala, General Secretary YMCA Madagascar | |
| YMCA Insight Panel | Gloria Hildago, General Secretary, YMCA Bogotá
Yoshihiro Seueko, President and CEO, Osaka YMCA Dave Ball, Chief Executive, YMCA Thames Gateway |
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| Thinking differently | Peter Burns, Chief Executive, YMCA Victoria | 170920 Think_Diff_PB_WUN
Link to Prezi Videos |
Theme Four: The Changing Dynamics of a Federation
| Day host | Shannon Doran, president and CEO YMCA Calgary | |
| Facilitator | Patricia Pelton | |
| My leadership story | Alan Bray, CEO YMCA Brisbane | |
| YMCA Insight Panel | Peter Dinsdale, President and CEO YMCA Canada
Kevin Washington, President and CEO YMCA USA Carlos Sanvee, General Secretary, Africa Alliance of YMCAs Johan Eltvik, General Secretary, World Alliance of YMCAs |
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| Our Big Learnings | Janet Emmett, Sam Bradd
Drawings from Sam are here. |
YMCA World Urban Network 